15/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Adewumi Mogaji, CEO of Oxydo mms

Oxydo mms, a mobile technology and marketing solutions provider, was present at the 2010 Mobile World Congress. Their products are dedicated to connecting commercial and business clients with their traditional audiences and beyond.

15/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Adam Schlegel of GestureTek

At the Mobile World Congress we spoke with Adam Schlegel, Lead Algorithm Designer at GestureTek, inventor and patent-holder in video-gesture-control software for interactive displays and devices.

15/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Ahmad Borghol of MobiNetS

MobiNetS provides planning, optimisation, engineering and added value services for mobile networks. They supply NPT, an end-to-end software suite. Their VAS offering includes Mobile Payment Server (MPS), cell broadcast and dynamic load balancing platform, customisation & system integration.

15/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Romeo Xue Zhong of Vtion

Vtion is one of the three leading providers of wireless data card solutions for mobile computing over wide area networks in China.

At the Mobile World Congress we spoke to Romeo Xue Zhong, Regional Sales Director at the company, who believes Vtion is one of only a few suppliers of wireless data cards in China that has the capability to produce wireless data cards for all 3G industry standards.

15/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Scott Papenfuss of Aplix

At the Mobile World Congress we talked to Scott Papenfuss, Director of Business Development at Aplix, a Tokyo-based company that deploys Java technology in mobile phones and other consumer electronics devices.

15/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Blayne Jackson of rapIDscan

The rapIDscan solution for mobile operators allows anyone with a suitably configured handset to collect subscriber's ID data through an automated process combining Text and Facial Recognition and using the handsets advanced camera function.

Watch the interview with Blayne Jackson to find out more about the company and the product.

15/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Min Huang of Celcite

Celcite’s core business is Wireless Engineering and Optimisation products such as COPS (Customised Optimization & Self Performing Solutions). COPS employs Automatic Intelligence Correlation in the form of Embedded Subject Matter Expertise (emulating an Engineer’s critical thinking) and provides automatic fault analysis with executable solutions.

15/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Tomas Torok of ITWare

ITWare was at the stand of Hungarian companies at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, they specialize on mobile application development. They announced the launch of their new mobile TV application at the MWC.

15/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with David Holland of DivX

DivX is a digital media company that enables consumers to enjoy a high-quality video experience across all types of devices.

Their digital video technologies cover PCs, television and mobile devices.

15/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Ciaran Mcgovern of Critical Path

Critical Path is a mobile applications provider; it works on white label custom solutions for some of the largest operators in the world. They enable millions of users to communicate, connect, share and organize while providing industry-leading safety and assurance.

15/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Dirk Dorre, CEO of O3SIS

O3SIS which was recently acquired by Gemalto, is a provider of solutions that brings together data from social networks, pc’s and handsets. All sources used over the internet are being put together in one central place and they communicate with each other.

15/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with David Neumann of PCTel

PCTel works with antennas and high speed scanner receivers for wireless operators. The scanners help plan, deploy and optimize networks, especially handy for LTE which currently does not have too many devices to test the system on.

12/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Colin Abrey of Zinwave

Zinwave provides in-building coverage through its Active Wideband Distributed Antenna System (DAS) technology. A fascinating product that is worth learning more about, hear what Colin Abrey, VP of Marketing & Sales has to say about the company and their service.

12/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Paul Erickson of fSona

fSona sells optical wireless communication equipment, providing high speed connectivity through air.

At the Mobile World Congress Paul Erickson showed us their latest launch the SonaBeam Series E Series.

12/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Christian Lanzani of RadioComp

Radiocomp is a provider of modular RF systems and components for existing and next generation mobile and wireless infrastructure networks. We met with Christian Lanzani at the Mobile World Congress who told us about the company and their star product.

12/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Asger Petersen of Telebilling

Telebilling offer a billing platform for operators, it allows operators to get in touch with their end costumers, send them invoices and manage their accounts.

We met Asger Petersen at the Mobile World Congress and he told us about the future expectations of the company.

12/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Andreas Froland of BluePosition

BluePosition offers a “One phone - One number” solution, allowing employees to use only one device as opposed to a personal and work mobile phone. They target mobile network operators who in turn offer the service to their business clients.

12/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Peter Knudsen, CEO of BLIP Systems

At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona we met Peter Knudsen, CEO of BLIP Systems. The company offers solutions for Bluetooth Marketing, Mobile Marketing, Proximity Marketing and Location Based Services worldwide.

12/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Nicolai Palmquist of Telogic

Telogic is a premier solutions enabler for the telecommunications industry. They assist carriers and service providers in improving the efficiency of their networks, enhancing profitability and increasing customer satisfaction.

11/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Jacob Andersen of AM3D

We met with Jacob Andersen from AM3D at the Mobile World Congress. A Danish company that specializes on Audio Enhancement for mobile devices including navigation, phones and TV. They have software based solutions and Jacob gave us a demonstration of a 3D audio engine, which is great for games.

10/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Gilberto Brizzi of Teko Telecom

Teko Telekom is an Italian leading manufacturer of high-tech mobile coverage systems for in-building, metros, tunnels and outdoor applications, expressly designed for long-term reliable operations.

10/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Gregory Dunn of SYBASE

We visited the Sybase 365 booth at the Mobile World Congress they are a division of Sybase, and are the messaging arm for the company. They deliver more than 1.4 billion message a day.

10/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Darren Madonick of DeviceAnywhere

We met with Darren Madonick from DeviceAnywhere at the Mobile World Congress; he gave us a full explanation on what the company does and also gave us a live demonstration. He demonstrated how they can help testers and developers interact with mobile devices remotely or locally.

10/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Mendy Ouzillou of Telegent Systems

Telegent Systems provides high-performance, single-chip solutions enabling worldwide live, free-to-air broadcast TV reception in mobile handsets, laptops and netbooks, and other portable devices.

10/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Ivan Cheng of Coiler

Coiler is a leading supplier of RF indoor repeaters that provide reliable access, quality voice and high-speed data transmission via cellular networks throughout any facility. We met Ivan Cheng at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

10/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Jorge Garcia of Kvaleberg

Jorge Garcia is the Principal Software Engineer at Kvaleberg, a Norwegian company specialized in mobile software. One of their software is Mimiria a state of the art complete applications suite for mobile handsets.

10/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Sven Freudenfeld of Kontron

Sven Freudenfeld, in charge of Business Development at Kontron told us about the company’s open communications platforms. Sven commented on the sectors tendencies and how the company is responding to its clients needs.

10/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Mark Bingham of Kathrein

We were with Kathrein, the world market leader in base station antenna technology. The company is renowned for its quality, high technology and wide offer.

10/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Gianluca Aleotti of Eurotek Italia

At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona we met with Eurotek, and Italian company that manufactures mobile phone cases and accessories. They presented their new Dolce Vita branded products, an iPhone case with an integrated battery which you can use to recharge your iPhone when your battery runs out.

09/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Sisco Sapena, CEO of Lleida.net

At the Mobile World Congress we spoke with Sisco Sapena, CEO of Lleida.net, a Catalonia-based SMS operator. It has agreements with more than 1.000 carriers worldwide and has developed an international communication network via SMS reaching 200 countries.

09/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Alessandro Marcenaro, Co-Founder of Mobyt

At the Mobile World Congress we met with Alesandro Marcenaro, Co-Founder & Sales Director at Mobyt, a company that claims to be a key player in the European market of mobile messaging services (sms/mms) and two-way messaging applications.

09/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Tolga Kislal of Hobim

Smart cards manufacturer and information processing company, Hobim, was present at 2010 Mobile World Congress. They produce any kind of simcard for GSM industry, scratch cards for pre-paid services and chip-embedded cards for PSTN telecom operators.

09/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Denis Pagnac of Mobiclip

At the Mobile World Congress we talked to Denis Pagnac, Senior VP of Marketing & Sales at Mobiclip. They build branded mobile TV application for smartphones including Symbian phones, Windows phones and iPhone.

08/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Jabra’s Stereo Headsets

At the Mobile World Congress Jabra, headset giant, unveiled new mobile music product and showcased its extensive range of stylish Bluetooth headsets.

We spoke with Steven Doan Schmidt, Sales Director for Northern Markets at GN Netcom (the owner of Jabra brand). He showed us recently announced Jabra Clipper headset that comes with amazing functionality and sleek Scandinavian design.

08/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Eric Mariette of RFS

On the occasion of the 2010 Mobile World Congress RFS was highlighting its technology and market leadership in in-tunnel wireless coverage. Watch the interview with Eric Mariette, VP Global Marketing and Strategy at RFS to find out more about this arguably one of the world’s most challenging environments from a radio frequency perspective.

08/03/2010 - MWC 2010: 2D Barcode Reader in Action

At the Mobile World Congress we spoke to Avi Marinstrauss, VP Global Sales at 3GVision, the company that is the global pioneer and leader in mobile barcode reading. Their star product i-nigma offers comprehensive 1D/2D mobile barcode solution incorporating a code-creation, campaign management and advanced metrics reporting platform.

08/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Guy Levit, CEO of TeleMessage

At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona we interviewed Guy Levit, CEO of TeleMessage. They offered converged messaging products and services that send, receive, and manage SMS, MMS, voice, fax and e-mail and video messages from the internet, e-mail clients, fixed or mobile phones and APIs.

08/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Paulo Glórias of WIT Software

At Mobile World Congress we met with Paulo Glórias, Business Development & Marketing Manager at WIT Software who told us more about the WIT Communications Suite, a software solution that enables the convergence of telephony services with the PC, Internet, Game Consoles and IPTV.

05/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Connecting Voice Calls with Web Applications

Ditech Networks, a company that delivers advanced voice processing services that drive service provider revenue and retention, was present at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Smartphone.Biz-News.com spoke to Karl Brown, Vice President of Marketing at Ditech, who told us more about the company’s PhoneTag.

05/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Alon Rotem of Electronics Line 3000

At the Mobile World Congress we talked to Alon Rotem, Technical Support Engineer at Electronics Line 3000, a provider of advanced security and control solutions, with remote management applications, for the residential and SoHo markets.

05/03/2010 - Pomeranian Science and Technology Park at MWC 2010

The Pomeranian Science and Technology Park based in Gdynia a Polish city in the north of the country, was present at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Their aim was to promote the innovation in their city and region, and present to the market two products that have been developed by two of the 80 companies that the Park holds.

05/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Jose Maria Horta of Knock

Knock is a Spanish company that manufactures solutions for the infrastructure of telecommunications deployment. At the Mobile World Congress Jose Maria Horta, Commercial Director of Knock spoke to us about their latest solution the Tiger Series.

05/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Sudip Nandy, CEO of Aricent

At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona we met with Sudip Nandy, CEO of Aricent. They are a global innovation, technology and services company focused exclusively on communications.

05/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Hisham Isa of BuzzCity

BuzzCity a Singapore based company that works globally and were present at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. They specialize on mobile advertising, delivering ads to mobile phones as they surf the internet.

05/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Albert Riera of BioAccez

BioAccez was present at the Mobile World Congress with their 3G surveillance cameras; they have developed a very simple hardware that revolutionizes the use we have given surveillance cameras to date.

04/03/2010 - MWC 2010: OnMobile Squeezes Music into Your Phone

At the Mobile World Congress we spoke to Mouli Raman, Co-Founder & CTO of OnMobile, who gave us a short introduction to this interesting Indian company. Kiran Anandampillai then showed us OnMobile’s latest creation – the Squeeze device that "squeezes fresh music” from internet into the mobile phone.

03/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Miguel Silva, CCO of Rubberduck

Smartphone.Biz-News.com spoke to Miguel Angel Silva, Chief Commercial Officer at Rubberduck that was one of the first companies in Europe to launch commercial off-deck mobile TV and mobile radio services.

03/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Michael Sandager, CSO of Mobiletech

At the Mobile World Congress we talked to Michael Buch Sandager, CSO of Mobiletech, who revealed that the company has been chosen by Voice of America as the technology supplier of the mobile solution to the famous international broadcaster.

02/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Jorge Branco, Account Manager at eLeader

eLeader is a banking software developer for all smartphone platforms in the market. Jorge Branco, Account Manager, showed us their mobile banking solution that allows you to do practically everything with your bank account from your mobile phone; account information, transfers, credit card information, stock market ect.

See the video for a demonstration of how this software works.

02/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Pete Cunningham, Senior Analyst at Canalys

On the last day of the Mobile World Congress we met with Pete Cunningham, Senior Analyst at Canalys, he gave us a review on what his impressions had been at the congress. Watch the video to get his expert opinions on the devices and apps which impressed him most at the Congress.

02/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Polystar Presents Test Solutions for Networks

We spoke with Niklas Thorin, CEO of Polystar at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. They have a test system for networks that tests on various types of possible situations during network development and whilst they are live. All major manufacturers use their systems in their labs; Ericson, Nokia and Alcatel.

02/03/2010 - MWC 2010 : Interview with Peter Rosenbeck, CEO of IDENT Technology

At the Mobile World Congress we met with Peter Rosenbeck a most charming man who promised to show us magic, he is the CEO of IDENT Technology which is an IP company that works in the field of gesture recognition. Peter gave us a complete demonstration on how their technology works.

02/03/2010 - MWC 2010 : Interview with Albrecht Von der Recke, COO of fonYou

At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona we had the opportunity to talk to Albrecht Von der Recke COO of fonYou, a Spanish company that provides online telephony services. fonYou’s mission is to reinvent mobile telephony for the internet era, they have developed a service that allows you to have your phone on line.

02/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Toni Klinc from Mireo

Mireo is a Croatian navigation company that was for the first time at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. They were presenting their navigation solution “Don’t Panic”; it calculates a route of 3,000 km in less than 2 seconds and gives you directions according to landmarks which lessens the risk of getting lost and coming into a panic.

01/03/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Jonathan Dalton of Trade Wings

At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona we interviewed Jonathan Dalton, VP of Enterprise Sales at Trade Wings, the U.S.-based company with offices in Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Trade Wings is a global reuse optimization technology, consulting and outsourcing partner to the world’s largest telecom OEMs and carriers.

01/03/2010 - International Roaming for Free? Interview with Arif Reza, Director of WorldSIM

At the Mobile World Congress we talked to Arif Reza, Director of WorldSIM, the company that was showcasing their Multi IMSI global roaming sim card.

This revolutionery card enables travellers to use their mobile phone in over 200 countries worldwide and receive incoming calls for free in over 80 countries including the USA, all of Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

01/03/2010 - MVNO in a Box: Interview with Han Beukers, Senior Account Manager at COMSYS

Comsys and I-New where together at the Mobile World Congress in their stand which represented a box, a reflection of the new product they have launched, a complete MVNO in a Box solution. The solution contains everything that a company needs to start its own MVNO or MVNE.

01/03/2010 - WellDoc: Healthcare and Technology

VIDEO INTERVIEW. WellDoc was a pleasant surprise at the Mobile World Congress 2010 in Barcelona, they are a US based Health Technology company that have developed mobile phone support for chronic diseases.

The system contains tips on health care and coaches the patient on how best to proceed.

25/02/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Gareth Mee of Myphonehas

Your shopping experience goes social; this is the objective of this young company myphonehas a content and application store that has connected the world of retail with the world of social networks.

We spoke with Gareth Mee at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, watch the interview to get a feel for how this young company may revolutionize your shopping experience.

25/02/2010 - Mobile Spam Protection: Interview with Sharon Kiernan, CEO of Sentry

Sharon Kiernan, CEO for SENTRY Wireless told us about their new anti spam software for mobile phones.

The software allows users to report spam to their mobile operator, who in turn will ensure they do not receive any more messages from that sender and will also help the operator build a profile on spam senders.

25/02/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Paulo Ramalheira of PT Inovação

In a modern booth of PT Inovação at the Mobile World Congress we talked to Paulo Ramalheira, Sales, Marketing and Communications Director of this Portuguese company.

Inovação is a technology company of Portugal Telecom Group with competences in all the different areas in telecommunications, but with focus on Intelligent Networks, Access Networks and VAS Platforms for fix and mobile operators.

24/02/2010 - Widget on Demand: Interview with Thomas Landspurg, CTO of Webwag

At the Mobile World Congress we met with Thomas Landspurg, CTO and Co-Founder of Webwag, the company that publishes mobile and web widget convergent solutions.

They had a big announcement in Barcelona – they announced that they had become a developer of AFP’s LIVE SPORT NEWS app for the recently unveiled PUMA PHONE.

24/02/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Marco Monsurrò, General Manager at Coelmo

At the Mobile World Congress we interviewed Marco Monsurrò, General Manager at Coelmo, an Italian company that manufactures generating sets since 1946(!) and supplies major European operators.

In Barcelona Coelmo was presenting its special unit that is meant for the telecom industry and provides energy for GSM antennas.

24/02/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with David Golding of CelleBrite

CelleBrite was present at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, they had on show their star product the UME-36. David Golding, Director of International Sales told us all about the device which provides an amazing service to mobile users.

24/02/2010 - Mobile Speech Recognition: Interview with Oddmund Braaten of SVOX

At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona we met with Oddmund Braaten, Head of Marketing & Business Development for SVOX. They are a speech technology company that specializes in computerized speech and voice recognition.

Watch the vide interview that also contains a demonstration of their technology to get a feel of what we can expect from this company in the near future.

23/02/2010 - Simplify how you charge: Interview with George McGhee, Director at Powermat

Powermat had an impressive stand at the Mobile World Congress, it was their first time at the show and they definitely had something worth showing off about. George McGhee, Director at Powermat took us through this revolutionary wireless charger.

23/02/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Gauthier Chastan, Marketing Manager at Stantum

Stantum has been the pioneering company in multi-touch technology since 2002, and in 2005 was the first company to market commercial products using a truly reliable multi-touch user interface.

We didn’t miss the opportunity to try their 4,3” and 12” demonstration units, which have been showcased by the Stantum team at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

23/02/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Arif Shahab of Jabil

At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona Jabil, one of the world’s largest EMS companies, has provided snapshot of the future with breakthrough camera modules: Compact 5MP Autofocus Camera Module and the World’s First 2MP Reflowable Wafer-Level Camera.

Smartphone.Biz.News.com spoke to Arif Shahab, Business Unit Director for Jabil.

22/02/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Ashis Sharma, VP of Marketing at Alvarion

At the Mobile World Congress we talked to Ashis Sharma, VP of Marketing at Alvarion, the world’s leading provider of 4G WiMAX solutions that has more than 3.5 million wireless devices deployed around the globe

22/02/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Christian Nyborg from MasMovil

At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona we met with Christian Nyborg from MasMovil, a low cost Spanish mobile operator currently working with 100,000 clients.

They came into the market two years ago, competing with big operators like Movistar, Orange or Vodafone but charging half the price.

22/02/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Jordi Serra, Director for Ubiqua

The Spanish pavilion at the Mobile World Congress held some of the most innovative companies of the country, in this case we met with Jordi Serra, Director for Ubiqua a Barcelona based company. They are a mobile marketing agency and a tools developer specialist.

22/02/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Colin Shave, Head of Sales for Alert Me

We had the chance to talk to Colin Shave, Head of Sales for Alert Me a three year old company based in Cambridge. They provide smart energy solutions which help you monitor your energy consumption at home, therefore helping consumers reduce their bills and their carbon footprint.

19/02/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Rajiv Mehrotra, CEO of VNL

Among the winners of the 15th Annual Global Mobile Awards is VNL, an India-based company that won Green Mobile Award for Best Green Programme Product or Initiative.

We spoke to Rajiv Mehrotra, Founder, Chairman & CEO of VNL just before the Awards have been announced.

He talked about VNL’s zero-opex solar-powered WorldGSM base station developed specifically for use in rural areas where people have less than US$2 a month to spend on their phone bills.

19/02/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Bobby Cha, Managing Director for Inbrics

During the Mobile World Congress 2010 in Barcelona we met with Bobby Cha, Managing Director for Inbrics, a Korean based company that is opening up to the world this year.

CIS was their introduction to the US market and the MWC to the European market. They have come strong with two star products the Mobile Internet Device (MID) and the SOIP Home Station.

19/02/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Sami Niemi, CTO of Scalado

Sami Niemi, Co-Founder and CTO of Scalado has taken time from his busy Mobile World Congress schedule to give us an amazing demonstration of their technology.

Scalado specializes in mobile imaging and works on software and applications that allow for an improved imaging experience for your mobile camera.

18/02/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Christophe Colas of Trusted Logic

Smartphone.Biz-News.com spoke to Christophe Colas, Product Marketing Director at Trusted Logic, a provider of open software for smart cards, terminals & consumer devices.

Christophe talks about the company’s flagship product - Trusted NFC that was designed for OEMs and value-added service providers. It can be used on various NFC controllers, mobile devices, (U)SIM cards, and Secure Elements.

18/02/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Matthieu Kopp, Director of Aquafadas

In the French pavilion at the Mobile World Congress we found AVE!Comics, a company that specializes in developing comics for smartphones.

Watch the video interview with Matthieu Kopp, Director of Aquafadas to get a brief demonstration of how you can view comics on your smartphone and to find out why Matthieu is so excited about the arrival of the iPad.

18/02/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Karim Chaari, Sales Manager at StreamWIDE

Smartphone.Biz-News.com team was very busy at the Mobile World Congress today. One of the companies we met was StreamWIDE, a French firm that develops next generation Value-Added Services and telecom solutions for fixed and mobile operators.

Karim Chaari, Sales Manager at StreamWIDE gave as an overview of the company and talked about the innovative solutions they provide to the market.

16/02/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Jean-Paul Deschamps, CEO of 3Roam

VIDEO INTERVIEW. At Mobile World Congress Smartphone.biz-news.com interviewed Jean-Paul Deschamps, President & CEO of 3Roam, the provider of IP and MPLS microwave backhaul solutions.

He gave us a brief introduction to the company and talked about the MicrowaveRouter – the company’s star product.

15/02/2010 - MWC 2010: Interview with Chris Cox, Product Line Manager at ip.access

VIDEO INTERVIEW. The first day of the Mobile World Congress was full of interesting conversations for the Smartphone.Biz-news.com reporters. One of them was the interview we did with Chris Cox, Product Line Manager at ip.access.

04/02/2010 - Interview with Xavier Bertschy, Founder of CityOnline.net

Smartphone.Biz-News.com spoke to Xavier Bertschy, CEO at xb83studio Sàrl and the founder of CityOnline.net, a specialist in web content management. Xavier was one of the speakers at MobileMonday “Android and web-convergence” event that was held last… Monday in Fribourg, Switzerland.

02/02/2010 - Developing 3D Mobile Solutions: Interview with Eric Bernard, CEO of Visioglobe

Since we observe a rapid growth of 3D interactive mobile applications market, Smartphone.Biz-news.com wanted to know more about the technology behind it.

We spoke to Eric Bernard, CEO & Co-Founder of Visoglobe, the company that won the French National Contest for Innovative Companies for bringing innovative real-time solutions to 3D technology for mobile devices.

15/01/2010 - Interview with Anna Chagnon, CEO of Bitstream, the Maker of BOLT Mobile Browser

Global mobile communications software and technology giants Bitstream see the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa as a perfect platform to expand its influence in Africa and beyond.

Nigeria is currently Africa’s biggest user of Bitstream’s flagship product – BOLT mobile browser – and once the football extravaganza hits the continent in June and July, the impact should be felt far and wide, says award-winning Anna Chagnon, CEO of Bitstream, in an interview with Smartphone.Biz-News.com

04/01/2010 - Poken: Say Goodbye to Business Cards

Poken has established itself as the social business card for staying connected. The Poken network makes it easier to connect and stay in touch with the people that you meet.

The first product is a fashion accessory that you can carry on your keychain and easily share your social media information by touching pokens and connecting with them on the poken platform.

"Many people easily forget name, I'm one of them, but we remember people more easily when we can see faces or key in on information that remind us of where we met them," says CEO and Founder, Stephane Doutriaux in an interview with Smartphone.Biz-News.com.

07/12/2009 - Zhone Technologies Makes Impact with Telecommunications Platform

INTERVIEW. Zhone Technologies specializes in multi cell service platforms selling to the service provider community globally. The company which pioneered the known as Broadband Loop Carriers (BLC's) has just recently turned 10 years old.

Zhone produces a platform where providers can service all technologies on same platform, unlike having to service multiple devices.

“We're also known to have the smallest most dense engineering boxes so service providers can get the most out of serving the most number of customers,” says Gerardo Lara, Director of Marketing at Zhone in an interview with smartphone.biz-news.com.

03/12/2009 - Mobile Business Advertising Made Easy with Peperoni Mobile

Smartphone.Biz-News.com recently had the pleasure of interviewing Marcus Ladwig, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Peperoni Mobile & Internet Software and discussing the use of mobility services, how businesses are expanding, and what the future has in store for businesses and Peperoni alike.

01/12/2009 - Canalys Mobility Forum: Interview with Patrick Remy, VP Devices for Orange Group

The Canalys Mobility Forum EMEA 2009 took place in London on the 17th of November. A highly informative event which gave industry experts insights into the evolution of the pc and phone industries for the coming years, it specifically developed a discussion around the dynamics of the netbook and smartphone sectors.

Biz-News.com was with Patrick Remy, VP Devices for Orange Group a young French industry professional that is based in London. Patrick gave us some insights into the work of Orange Group and how it is managing to keep on top in a market that is continuously changing and where customers are growingly more demanding with the devices and services operators offer.

30/11/2009 - A New Vision of Mobile Social Networking: Interview with Olivier Chouraki, Mobiluck

Mobiluck is a mobile service that allows users to find friends, places, and even people nearby with their smartphone. If you've got an account on Skype, AIM, or MSN for example, those friends can be included on the Mobiluck system, and their locations relative to yours will be shared and if they are nearby, what a great way to notify them.

When asked if importing of contacts is remainst strictly to chat clients, Oliver Chouraki, CEO of Mobiluck says, “Yes at the moment you can import your MSN and other chat client contacts and we are working on Facebook and Twitter.”

30/11/2009 - It’s Our Year, Says Solar Power Mobile Phone Giants Intivation

INTERVIEW. Intivation has declared 2009 a breakthrough year and the solar power mobile phone technology giant is not about to rest on its laurels.

Paul Naastepad, chief executive officer of Intivation, says GSM Association award the Netherlands based company won early this year is clear testimony that they are moving in the right direction in technology advancement.

27/11/2009 - Canalys Mobility Forum: Interview with Ted Morgan, CEO of Skyhook Wireless

VIDEO INTERVIEW. The Canalys Mobility Forum EMEA 2009 took place in London on the 17th of November. A highly informative event which gave industry experts insights into the evolution of the pc and phone industries for the coming years, it specifically developed a discussion around the dynamics of the netbook and smartphone sectors.

Smartphone.Biz-News.com spoke to Ted Morgan, CEO of Skyhook Wireless, an American based company that has great passion for its developed iPhone App, a location based app which has been used to develop most extraordinary and original apps. Watch our video interview to find out more.

26/11/2009 - bnetTV.com to Continue Covering Emerging Technologies Conferences

INTERVIEW. Leading online broadcasting company bnetTV.com (Business Network Television) will continue taking the most of the events such as conferences to reach out to its focus market of emerging technologies.

bnetTV.com will also keep to its mission to deliver compelling and insightful content, says Michelle Sklar, vice-president of Programming and Content Management.

13/11/2009 - Bringing the Best of the Web to the Phone: Interview with David Mannl, Mippin

Mippin is one such company that specializes in helping users attain access to mobile content, and helping publishers mobilize their content for easy access for their audience.

Mippin, backed by Refresh Mobile, came to life in 2007. David Mannl, Head of Creative and co-founder of Mippin, states that he and his partner said, "let's ditch the whole client business for the time being' and focus only on mobile apps and that's when Mippin got started and launched as a product."

He also notes that when they started back in 2007 there were hardly any mobile internet sites around, and left a huge need for publishers and users to have mobile versions of all the web content they could.

12/11/2009 - Bringing Content to Cross-Media Platforms: Interview with Thomsen Ghebresellassie, Yukoono

One such company that is ahead of the curve is Yukoono, a digital content portal that is as adaptable as the user is.

Sales Director of Yukoono, Thomsen Ghebresellassie states that “The idea of Yukoono came up last year in April when the CEO thought about why a user should only have access to certain types of content and certain type of media? If you are browsing on the website, you have to visit several websites in order to get news, videos on YouTube, or a different application in order to get access to content. So we came up with the idea of having one platform which you can think of a big shopping mall.”

06/11/2009 - Running Web 2.0 Campaign: Interview with Ben Self, Founding Partner of Blue State Digital

Blue State Digital claims itself to be “the leader in online fundraising, advocacy, social networking, constituency development for nonprofit organizations, political candidates and causes, and corporations.” Though just starting in 2004 they've been able to acquire an impressive clientele list to include President Obama, Walmart, Alliance for Climate Protection and Communication Workers of America.

When asked what separates their products and services from the rest, found partner Ben Self had this to say, “the thing that I think makes it really interesting and important is that it has been rigorously tested through our analytics department.”

03/11/2009 - Mobile Security Solutions: Interview with Alain Rollier, President of AXSionics

A paradigm shift in information communication technology is set to address security threats and concerns in Africa and the world at large, a senior official has said.

In an interview, AXSionics founding president, Alain Rollier, said his company was bringing a new innovative security system aimed at addressing insecurity in technological business with respect to mobile phones, computing and financial sector (banking).

28/10/2009 - Interview with Robert Lang of TechTour Web & Mobility Summit

TechTour is nonprofit organization that puts on many events and they either have a country focus or they are industry focus, but both welcome investors, startups, and innovators to come together. Each of them repeat themselves every 3 or 4 years providing a cycle between each event and summit.

"More specifically, the Web & Mobility Summit, which takes place on November 18-19, 2009. It is during these events that we pull together a committee from the industry, venture capitalists, and business angels," said Robert Lang, President of the TechTour Web & Mobility Summit, in an interview with Biz-News.com.

26/10/2009 - Mobile Internet in Africa: Interview with Jose Henriques, Vodacom

Mobile internet is no longer luxury in Africa as it has become a valuable tool of global development, this according to Jose Henriques, Vodacom executive head of internet services.

Henriques was speaking to Biz-News.com in Johannesburg last week during the Mobile Web Africa conference whose focus was looking at ways of harnessing the potential of internet and applications on mobile devices.

22/10/2009 - Young Entrepreneur Brings Openmoko to Africa

INTERVIEW. A young entrepreneur in South Africa has teamed up with Openmoko to distribute the Neo Freerunner to Africa.

Nyasha Mutsekwa spoke to Biz-News.com at the sidelines of Mobile Web Africa conference in Johannesburg of his mission.

The Neo Freerunner is an open-source phone, which allows developers and enthuasists alike access to the source code and hardware schematics to customize the device to their hearts content.

21/10/2009 - Smartphone Faces Security Threat

INTERVIEW. The pervasive nature of the mobile world has made it difficult to successfully curb security threats on smartphones and other mobile devices offering internet access, says Alain Rollier, founder of AXSionics.

In an interview with Biz-News.com this week, Rollier gave a detailed account of how security threat on mobile devices was shifting from the traditional devices that offer Internet Access.

20/10/2009 - Collecting Testimonies of Violence Using Mobile Internet

INTERVIEW. Kenya has taken a leading role in Africa by embarking on effective use of Mobile Internet to expose acts of political violence, murder and torture, Ory Okollo the founder of Ushahidi.com told Biz-news.com

In an interview on the sidelines of Mobile Web Africa conference in Sandton recently, executive director of Kenya’s Ushahidi, Ory Okolloh, said her organization was primarily established to expose crisis situations to empower Africa.

14/10/2009 - Internet On The Go: Interview with Deb Hall, Managing Director at Web2Mobile

INTERVIEW. Web2Mobile is a company that specializes in making your content mobile ready for ease of use for your customers on the go.

In the last 12 months we seen a lot change in the mobile market with a huge transition of users putting their mobile devices ahead of their laptops and desktop computers.

Deb Hall notes that even on a personal level, using mobile devices create a difference in behavior in how we use and read content and how we interact with our devices. In the last ten months she notes that this transition has become more apparent as the iPhone, specifically, has immersed itself into the general populace.

08/10/2009 - TomTom Presents Car Kit for iPhone

VIDEO. Biz.News.com reporters navigated to TomTom’s stand at IFA 2009, where Sarah Schweiger, PR Manager for TomTom, gave them a brief introduction to the company: their main markets, competitors and challenges as well as newly released products, including long-expected car kit for iPhone scheduled to ship in the U.S. in October.

02/10/2009 - IFA 2009: The Smallest Wireless Printer and Scanner for Smartphones

Biz-News.com reporters interviewed Klaus Düll, the owner of PRETIOSO, the distributor of Datomo mobile solutions for German speaking market.

Datomo provides mobile application development and marketing services and offers web to mobile content integration& adaptation. PRETIOSO localizes all the Datomo’s apps for the German language.

Klaus gave us a live demonstration on the world’s smallest wireless printer and scanner designed for smartphones and offered by PLANon. According to him, the printer is also the world’s first to have built in paper cartridge.

29/09/2009 - IFA 2009: Menq Presents Mini GPS/GSM Tracker with GPRS

VIDEO INTERVIEW: Biz-News.com interviewed Ann Meng, Marketing & Sales Manager of Menq International. She presented the company’s star product - mini GPS/GSM tracker with GPRS.

This tiny device shows directly map location on any mobile without installing any software and transmits the SMS message of longitude, latitude and location link to cell phone. It supports indoor orientation, single location reporting and continuous tracking. In case of emergency, help message with location is send to all preset phone numbers.

14/09/2009 - IFA 2009: The Magic Touch of Hero

Eric Matthes, Channel Manager of HTC, was interviewed by Biz-News.com reporters at IFA 2009 in Berlin. He explains the innovativeness of the two company’s handsets – Magic and Touch Diamond2 – that have been nominated for Plus X Award.

Our reporters were also one of the first to see the HTC’s Tattoo, short of the release.

10/09/2009 - IFA 2009: IDAPT Presents Universal Desktop Charger for All Devices

VIDEO INTERVIEW. At IFA 2009 in Berlin, Biz-News.com reporters interviewed Jacques Giribet, CEO & Founder of IDAPT.

He showed us the company's star product – a universal desktop charger that allows to charge several portable devices (such as mobile phones, MP3 players, digital cameras, PDA notebooks, GPS, Bluetooth devices, game consoles, etc.) at the same time, through a system of interchangeable tips. According to the company, it’s compatible with over 3000 devices.

21/08/2009 - 4G: Network For Real Mass Market Activity

INTERVIEW: Erik Hallberg, Senior Vice President and Head of TeliaSonera Mobility Services in Sweden, tells smartphone.biz-news how this telecom is changing the face of mobile technology with its innovative 4G network.

03/08/2009 - HTC opens Android Market in South Africa

Leaf International Communications, the sole distributor of HTC in South Africa launched three phones: Touch Pro2, Touch Diamond2 and the Snap for the local market.

The Leaf team presented their new offerings to the media at Central Grill in Fourways. The company also confirmed the Android Market, Google’s mobile application directory, will be available to South African users from August 2009.

27/07/2009 - Behance iPhone App is "Twitter for Actionable Tasks"

INTERVIEW: Scott Belsky, founder and CEO of Behance, tells smartphone.biz-news about his company's Action Method iPhone application - a free and innovative app aimed at increasing users' productivity.
He said that people focus too much on deadlines instead of what matters most - action and delegating.

22/07/2009 - Clearing Houses at Centre of WiMAX Hub Model

INTERVIEW: Smartphone.biz-news spoke to John Dubois, global roaming director for the WiMAX Forum, to hear the latest on the deployment of the 4G technology's networks - and plans for operators to use a hub model for roaming agreements.
Getting underway are the first commercial global roaming trials, which will involve 14 "ecosystem leaders" carrying out end-to-end testing of roaming over live WiMAX networks.

20/07/2009 - US Mobile Market Ready for Location-Based Advertising

INTERVIEW: Location-based advertising (LBA) is still in its early stages - and has so far mostly been rolled out in European markets, including France, Romania and Germany.
Now TechnoCom has brought a mobile advertising and marketing content delivery platform to the US where it believes the opportunities are huge.
Smartphone.biz-news spoke to Janice Partyka, vice president of external affairs at TechnoCom, about its SpotOn GPS application and plans for combining location-aware advertising with navigation.

17/07/2009 - Wireless Broadband World Africa 2009: South Africa to Allocate WiMax This Month

Paris Mashile, chairman of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), has said that WiMax spectrum in the country will be allocated within 30 days with operators getting 30 MHz each.
ICASA published its final decision on the awarding of radio frequency spectrum.

09/07/2009 - Opt-In Subscriber Database "Crucial" To Mobile Operator Ad Revenues

INTERVIEW: Mobile operators are searching for new and innovative ways to generate revenues beyond service plans.
Julien Oudart, sales and marketing director for French mobile advertising company Sofialys, tells smartphone.biz-news about the opportunities open to carriers from opt-in subscriber databases.

06/07/2009 - iPhone Wine App Points to Potential of Location-based Data

INTERVIEW: Rick Breslin, Principal of Hello Vino, tells smartphone.biz-news how the food pairing and wine suggestion tool came about - and the team's plans for both monetising it and capitalising on location-based data.
The California-based company launched an iPhone app in June but it offers a multi-platform delivery - mobile web, Web and SMS.

01/07/2009 - MetaPlaces09: Location-Based Services Have To Earn Consumer Trust

INTERVIEW: Tony Jebara, chief scientist for New York start-up Sense Networks and a professor at Columbia University, tells smartphone.biz-news how location-based data is being used to predict consumer behavior and preferences.
Jebara, who is delivering a keynote presentation at this year's MetaPlaces09 conference, said the results can be used to highlight hot spots where different urban "tribes" gather - but can also give advertisers a better idea of where and when to advertise to certain groups of people.

24/06/2009 - WiMAX MENA: Gulf Offers "Real Opportunity" For WiMAX

Richard Jones has just overseen the largest WiMAX deployment in Europe, Africa and the Middle East for a telecom startup in Saudi Arabia.
Yet the managing partner of Ventura Team said his biggest concern is whether WiMAX will make it as a technology.

24/06/2009 - WiMAX MENA: Roll-Out Strategy Key To WiMAX v LTE Debate

Arguing that WiMAX is a better wireless 4G system than Long Term Evolution (LTE) - or vice versa - is a waste of time.
That's the view of Dr Hans-Peter Petry, head of radio access and transport at Detecon International, who is adamant that it's pointless claiming either side in the 4G debate is superior to the other.

16/06/2009 - HiT Barcelona: Android Marketplace To Overtake Apple's App Store?

INTERVIEW: Android's Market will be at least as successful as Apple's hugely popular App Store - and could prove even more of a hit.
That's the view of Florian Seiche, vice president of HTC Europe, who believes app downloads for the open-source software platform developed by Google could well emulate Apple's success.

16/06/2009 - West&Central AfricaCOM'09: African Mobile Growth Opportunities Attract Record Numbers

While the African teleco market may not capture the headlines as much as other parts of the world, that's not to say it's being overlooked by the industry.
So it's good to see the organisers of West & Central Africa's largest telco event announcing record pre-registered attendance for the AfricaCOM event in Abuja, Nigeria.

11/06/2009 - HiT Barcelona: Can Mobile Operators' New Openness Change Lose-Lose to Win-Win?

INTERVIEW: Mobile network operators traditionally seem to have done their utmost to prevent developers from innovating on the mobile web.
But Michael Crossey, chief marketing officer at Aepona, tells smartphone.biz-news that barriers seem to be tumbling - and the mobile industry is steadily moving towards openness.

02/06/2009 - Wireless Technology Specialist Option "Optimistic" After Business Model Shift

INTERVIEW: Known for its hardware products, wireless solutions specialists Option is transforming itself in the face of fierce competition and plunging margins.
The company's marketing director, Jan Poté, tells smartphone.biz-news how the company is expanding to offer complete end-to-end solutions - ranging from its Ucan virtual 'PC on a stick' to designing the system board for Sharp's new 3G Sidekick LX messaging phone.

27/05/2009 - EU Mobile Roaming Charge Caps Will "Increase Traffic and Revenue"

INTERVIEW: As mobile operators in Europe rush to comply with legislation to protect consumers from massive roaming and SMS/MMS bills, Amit Daniel, vice president of marketing for Starhome, tells smartphone.biz-news about the challenges - and the advantages - the new rules will bring.

22/05/2009 - iPhone Has "Changed Dynamic" of US Smartphone Market

Worldwide smartphone shipments grew 5.1 per cent in the first quarter of 2009 compared to the same period last year, according to the latest quarterly market overview by Canalys.
However, Pete Cunningham, senior analyst with Canalys, told smartphone.biz-news the North American consumer market saw shipments rise in Q1 2009 by 22.5 per cent year-on-year.

14/05/2009 - App Store Growth Risks Confusing Consumers

INTERVIEW: Mark Newman, Chief Research Officer at analyst house Informa, talks about some of the latest trends affecting the mobile voice and data markets.
Speaking in advance of his address to the Insights'09 conference next month in Lisbon, he discusses the impact of the iPhone, the rush to open app stores and carriers' attitude to mobile VoIP.

06/05/2009 - Customised Mobile Banking Key To Future Success

Lukasz Michalkiewicz, from smartphone software developer eLeader, tells smartphone.biz-news about developments in mobile banking and the importance of tailoring applications to mobile platforms.
The Polish company has developed the first mobile banking solution customised for specific mobile operating systems.

16/04/2009 - MobiTV Readies European Expansion As Momentum Grows

INTERVIEW: Anders Norström, managing director of MobiTV Europe, talks to smartphone.biz-news about the company's expansion plans and the growing consumer appetite for mobile TV.
The California-based operation now offers content and primetime channels to over 6 million subscribers on more than 350 handset models on its managed mobile media service.

24/03/2009 - Turkish Mobile Market: Opportunity Beckons With Summer Launch of 3G Network

INTERVIEW: Isik Uman, general manager of leading Turkish service provider Retromedya, talks to smartphone-biz.news about the rapidly changing mobile market in Turkey.
With 3G going live this summer, the nation's 66 million mobile subscribers are expected to take full advantage of new services - making it an appealing prospect for operators and service providers.

19/03/2009 - FutureDial's Mobile Content Solution Can Have "Huge Impact" On Operators' Revenue Potential

INTERVIEW: Sanjiv Parikh, vice president of marketing for FutureDial, talks to smartphone-biz.news about its mobile content management service and its potential to generate revenue for operators and retailers.
The company's Retail Management Solution (RMS) 4.0 allows mobile content to be directly loaded to handsets at store counters - an industry first.

10/03/2009 - INTERVIEW: Ivar Plahte, CEO and Co-Founder of OnRelay

Cast your eyes over most office desks and something they have in common is a fixed-line telephone - at least for now.
Ivar Plahte, CEO and co-founder of OnRelay, has no doubt that mobile PBX is the future - with smartphones increasingly replacing desktop phones to become the sole business phone.

04/03/2009 - INTERVIEW: Ofer Tziperman, President of LocatioNet

Ofer Tziperman, president of LocatioNet, spoke in detail to smartphone-biz.news about its free navigation and local search service amAze.
A pioneer of ad-funded mobile applications, he gave his views on the revenue model's future prospects - and the benefits of targeting mobile users with location-based adverts.

03/03/2009 - TuneWiki Adds Lyrics To Mobile Streaming Radio

TuneWiki is taking the idea of giving listeners lyrics to go with their mobile music a stage further by extending it to streaming radio.
The social media player already offers audio and video while displaying synchronized or translated lyrics.
Smartphone-biz.news spoke to Chad Kouse, VP of R&D and CIO of the US-based developers, at the recent Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

24/02/2009 - Growing Appeal of Memory Card Movies For Mobiles

Watching movies on smartphones has in the past had its drawbacks - picture quality, screen size and memory limitations among the most obvious.
Those are fading rapidly but it seems that delivering video content to mobiles is occupying a lot of people's attention.

18/02/2009 - Can MEEPASS's Mobile Tag Replace Credit Cards and ID?

French software developer MTag has just launched its cutting edge mobile identification solution MEEPASS at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
The secure ID tag works on any mobile phone and uses a 2D barcode that verifies a user's identity without the need for the handset to be network connected.

17/02/2009 - Location Sharing Start-up Wizi Sees Google Latitude As Challenge

For a start-up like Wizi having Google launch a competing product might seem like the kiss of death. Not so with the Lisbon, Portugal-based developers who have welcomed the launch of Google's Latitude as a way of bringing attention to their instant location sharing application. The free mobile application allows you to share your location instantly by e-mail or SMS.

17/02/2009 - ART's Breakthrough Technology Promises Uninterrupted High-speed Mobile Broadband

Advanced Receiver Technologies (ART) has launched interference cancellation technology which has the potential to dramatically improve 3G call connectivity and mobile broadband download rates.
Crucially, the Texas-based company says the solution doesn't require additional network investment but will allow twice as many users to connect in the same 3G coverage area.
It can do all this while maintaining broadband connectivity throughout the entire cell - including tripling data transfer speeds at cell edge.

17/02/2009 - Dial2Do Making Hands-free Mobile Tasks Simple

Irish start-up Dial2Do are creating quite a stir at this year's Mobile World Congress.
The Dublin-based company lets you do various tasks on your mobile simply by calling a number and speaking.
So you can send email or text messages, record reminders, post updates to Twitter or Jaiku stream or even listen to internet content - all while driving your car.

17/02/2009 - Intivation Launches World's First Solar-powered Mobile Phone

Intivation today launched the world's first low-cost solar-powered mobile phone.
The Dutch company uses an innovative converter that takes 0.5v from a solar cell and steps it up to the 3.7v needed for any lithium ion mobile phone battery.

16/02/2009 - Emoze Aiming To Be "Skype of the Push Email World"

It was interesting to hear Eitan Linker, CEO of emoze, talk about his company's efforts to introduce the mass market to mobile push email at the Showstopper event on the eve of Mobile World Congress 2009.
Emoze's free software enables users to configure multiple mobile email accounts - and send and receive emails from corporate, personal and family accounts all on the same mobile.

16/02/2009 - Bitstream Launches "Fastest Mobile Browser"

Bitstream is launching its new BOLT mobile browser today with the claim that it is the fastest on the market.
Sampo Kaasila, VP of R&D at Bitstream told smartphone.biz-news, that the new browser was "25-50 per cent faster" than competitor Opera.
Speaking at Showstoppers on the eve of Mobile World Congress 2009 in Barcelona he said this was backed up by tests carried out in India.

16/02/2009 - Can Vuzix Transform Video Glasses From Geek To Chic?

Ever fancied a pair of those video glasses but felt you'd look a bit silly? Well Vuzix has come up with a set that would easily pass for wrap-around sunglasses.
The US company claims its Wrap 920AV is the most advanced video eyewear yet produced - offering the viewing equivalent of a 62-inch screen seen from 3m away. Video interview in main story.

13/02/2009 - Advertising Will Subsidise Cost of Location-based Smartphone Services

The smartphone market is likely to see big changes in 2009 - not least in how revenue is raised for services and content.
Kris Kolodziej, CTO and vice president of business development with Spime, told smartphone-biz.news that advertising could begin to subsidise the cost of location-based services to consumers in 2009 and 2010.

28/01/2009 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Rising Mobile Social Networking Star Mobiluck

The idea that it's not necessary to know someone's exact location for mobile social networking to work successfully might seem a little bizarre.
Yet Mobiluck's Patrick Lord believes just that. The marketing director for the Paris-based start-up insists a GPS-enabled smartphone isn't needed for location-based networking to succeed.

15/01/2009 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Eric Mergy, CEO of navigation software company ZorroGPS

Giving potential paying customers 48 hours to try out your product is a smart move - especially when you're an unknown GPS navigation software company trying to break into new territory.
That's just what ZorroGPS is doing in an attempt to capture a chunk of the European and North American GPS markets.

18/12/2008 - OnePhone Seeks To Benefit From Shift To Open-source

Devoteam is to release a Blackberry version of its VoIP client OnePhone that runs on mobile platforms enabling voice calls over an IP network.
smartphone.biz-news spoke to Christoph Wernli, business development manager at Devoteam, about the convergence market and the opportunities offered by open-source operating systems.

11/12/2008 - Mobile Videoconferencing Still Some Way To Go

Improvements in call quality and economic conditions are doing wonders for global demand for videoconferencing - and in particular desktop video calling.
But the day when globe-trotting executives hook up to a video conference call on their smartphone would still appear to be a little way off.
Linor Shachar, VP sales and marketing for videoconferencing experts Emblaze VCON, said video over mobile had had limited success so far.

27/11/2008 - INTERVIEW: PC's Problems Will Come To Mobiles

The BBC was recently criticised for scaremongering about the threat mobile viruses posed to smartphones, particularly those operating on the Symbian platform.
F-Secure was one of two anti-virus software companies quoted by the BBC - the other was Adaptive Mobile.
So it was interesting for smartphone.biz-news to speak with Samu Konttinen, vice president of mobile solutions at F-Secure, to hear his views on the danger of viruses to smartphones.

24/11/2008 - Scalado Promises Next Generation Of Mobile Photography

Shutter lag is one of the biggest gripes about taking photos on a camera phone - especially on higher resolution handsets.
So it was interesting to hear first hand Scalado's take on a solution to that particular problem.
Appropriately called the Scalado Camera Solution, it enables zero-shutter lag, burst capturing and instant zoom/pan in the camera.

24/11/2008 - Forget Megapixels - Most Camera Phones Not Up To The Job

When it comes to cameras - and that includes camera phones - many consumers are fixated by the megapixel count.
Yet John Turner, product manager for multi-media at Symbian, said higher resolution was definitely no guarantee of quality.
He said this was especially true since the majority of camera phone photos are taken in the darkened environs of bars and nightclubs.

11/11/2008 - Wow-factor Converting New Fans To Mobile Gaming

Show most non-gamers an iPhone running the 3D fighting game Kroll and the reaction is usually some variation of "wow".
What surprises them is that a game of such quality and with such stunning graphics is on a handheld device.

02/11/2008 - Nokia Bets On Smartphone Openness Versus "Dictator"

So who exactly was Nokia's Kai Öistämö referring to as a "dictator" when he addressed the recent Symbian Smartphone Show in London?
No names were named by the executive vice president of devices but his speech made it clear the Finnish giant isn't resting on its laurels.

28/10/2008 - Will Smartphones Be The Death of PNDs?

With the market for personal navigation devices (PNDs) getting tougher and many smartphones now equipped with GPS, what does the future hold for the likes of TomTom and Garmin?
Smartphone.biz-news.com asked Chris Jones, VP and principal analyst with Canalys, what direction mobile navigation was taking.

22/10/2008 - Symbian Vows To Sweep Clear Obstacles For Developers

Symbian’s CEO Nigel Clifford spelt out his vision for the organisation’s future under Nokia as one which would sweep away previous obstacles and attract innovative developers.
Giving the opening keynote speech at the Smartphone Show in London, Clifford admitted that up until now developers may have been put off working with Symbian because of licensing agreements and conditions.

22/10/2008 - Dialling INTO Your Smartphone To Get Easier

Hundreds of millions of people have used Virtual Network Computing’s (VNC) remote access applications on their PCs.
The Cambridge, UK-based company is now counting on the same success with its mobile version of allowing remote control both to and from smartphones.

22/10/2008 - Why Halt At Tethering One Device To Your Smartphone?

It’s one thing to hear the corporate blurb about a product, quite another to hear company executives’ experience of using their own gear.
Sean O’Leary, TapRoot Systems’ VP of marketing and business development, has just spent a week touring Europe relying on his company’s WalkingHotSpot software for internet connectivity.

25/09/2008 - Who Said Smartphones Were Just For Fun?

While the iPhone and Google’s HTC-made G1 may be introducing a more consumer-oriented market to the smartphone, it is still very much a business tool.
The high-end handsets are being used to carry increasing amounts of confidential data, yet only 35 per cent of companies have a mobile device security strategy in place.
Smartphone.biz-news.com spoke to Larry Ketchersid, chairman and CEO of Media Sourcery, about how it’s helping enterprises with mobile workforces securely distribute confidential information.

24/09/2008 - Web Sites Must Adapt For Mobile Access

The rising popularity of smartphones and their increasing use to access the internet means web sites must be prepared for effective handheld viewing.
With the launch of new phones from the likes of Apple, RIM and now HTC, with Google’s Android-based G1, that trend is set to accelerate.

18/09/2008 - Mobile TV To Become Standard Feature of Smartphones

Mobile TV will soon become as accepted a feature of mobile handsets as the camera.
That is the prediction of David Srodzinski, founder and chief executive of Elonics, who spoke about his expectations for the future of mobile TV in an interview with Smartphone.biz-news.com.

25/08/2008 - Millions will wear video glasses for mobile viewing

Screen size limitations on smartphones and UMPCs hamper users’ ability to fully enjoy mobile video, TV or the internet, according to Kip Kokinakis, president and CEO of Myvu.
smartphone.biz-news.com spoke to him about Myvu’s Crystal video glasses and his prediction that millions of people will soon be wearing them for mobile viewing.

01/08/2008 - iPhone tethering app vanishes from App Store

An application by Nullriver that turns an iPhone into a portable WiFi hotspot disappeared from Apple’s App Store 20 minutes after being made available - only to re-appear hours later.
Once operating the app is designed to give Wi-Fi-enabled devices internet access wherever a mobile signal is available.