Nokia and Vodafone seek simpler software
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AMSTERDAM The mobile phone giants Vodafone and Nokia teamed up on Thursday to simplify cellphone software written with the Java computer language.
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InfoWorld - The wide variety of operating systems on mobile phones is hindering the growth of cool mobile Internet applications, according to Arun Sarin, CEO of network operator Vodafone.
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VoIP service will be available using traditional handsets.
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In an effort to make it easier to sell, distribute and buy cell-phone applications, Nokia (Quote, Chart) has announced the launch of Preminet, a service to distribute certified Java- and Symbian-based mobile software.
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(InfoWorld) - Several mobile phone operators are collaborating on an initiative aimed at achieving a common approach to short-range wireless technology in mobile phones that can be used for contactless applications such as ticketing and billing. Vodafone Group, TelefÃ³nica MÃ³viles, and China Mobile Communications are among the 14 GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) operators that have joined a project to enable Near Field Communications (NFC) in wireless handsets, the GSM Association, which is coordinating the project, said Monday. One of the goals is to build on the secure billing and identity relations that operators have with their customers through the SIM (Subscriber Identification Module) card, which is located inside the handset and contains users' unique information. NFC has evolved from a combination of RFID (radio frequency identification) and interconnection technologies. It enables any two devices to connect and exchange information or access services by bringing them together over a distance of a less than 10 centimeters. Earlier this year, the German public transportation authority Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV)Â launched one of the world's first commercial wireless ticketing servicesÂ based on NFC technology, in collaboration with Nokia, Koninklijke Philips Electronics, and Vodafone. But a broad rollout of NFC has been hampered by a lack of clearly defined NFC standards to ensure international interoperability, according to the GSM A. Its NFC project aims to help create standards by developing business cases and user requirements that will be incorporated in a white paper for consideration by standardization bodies, including the NFC Forum and the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). The NFC Forum, which promotes the standardization and implementation of this new short-range wireless technology, was launched by Philips and Sony, which jointly developed NFC. Additional information is available here. Â
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Wireless equipment vendor Nokia and wireless operator Vodafone said Thursday that they are launching an initiative to simplify standards for developing mobile Java applications.
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More handsets, more languages Nokia has powered up its handset software update system, having trialled the tool last year. The web-based system allows phone owners to update their devices without having first to find a service centre to do it for them.â¦
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Company aims to make it easier for Linux to be incorporated into low-cost consumer handsets.
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Nokia and Vodafone have begun a mobile service architecture initiative to help define the next generation of mobile Java standards.
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A group of mobile phone operators and handset vendors is developing a 3G (third-generation) mobile phone platform that combines many standard hardware and software components in an effort to reduce phone development time and costs.
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Looking to the future of the internet, voice over IP, streaming video, and other applications, Nokia has developed a prototype handset that supports Mobile Internet
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Nokia and Motorola, who dominate the  low-cost mobile phone segment, could feel the pinch after  Vodafone's  deal to buy cheap handsets from Chinese  handset maker ZTE (000063.SZ).
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The world's largest mobile phone maker, Nokia, and software giant Microsoft struck a deal on Monday to make it easier for consumers to buy digital music online and play it back on their handsets.
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Nokia, Motorola are set to offer their own navigation services, which could put them in competition with mobile operators.Photos: Nokia, Motorola navigators
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This will simplify the process of discovery, trial and purchase of mobile applications, content and services for the consumer. HELSINKI: The world&#39;s largest mobile phone maker Nokia, has launched an initiative
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Vodafone&#39;s new Text Centre service allows users to send text messages from PCs, just like sending an e-mail. Text messages can be sent to a single recipient or to a broader list, and the sender
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Unveiled at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, these handsets from Nokia aim to make access to the mobile Internet easy.