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British wireless giant Vodafone has stakes in operators around the world — perhaps notably its 45 percent share in Verizon Wireless — but the company has recently made it clear that it plans to aggressively reevaluate all of its holdings, and those words are starting to turn into actions on news that its 3.2 percent piece of China Mobile is no longer. That’s significant if for no other reason than the fact that China Mobile is far and away the largest wireless carrier in the world by subscriber count — a total that exceeds half a billion — which means that Voda’s mere 3.2 percent share, acquired between 2000 and 2002, was valued at roughly $6.6 billion. What this means for Vodafone’s numerous other holdings remains unclear, but needless to say, it’s possible this isn’t the last sizable transaction we’ll see over the next few months. Vodafone flips stake in China Mobile for a cool $6.6B originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Swype is still far more difficult to get than we’d like — basically, you either need to be in an invite-only beta or own a device where it ships in ROM — but it’s being opened up to a pretty sizable new set of potential customers this month now that it’s been ported to S60 5th Edition in an open beta. It’s currently tested for use on the 5800 , 5230 , X6 , N97 , N97 Mini , and C6 — and considering that most of those devices use resistive screens, we’re really curious to hear how well it works (for what it’s worth, Samsung’s Omnia II includes Swype in the box and uses a resistive display, so this isn’t a first). Installation looks pretty straightforward and you don’t need to jump through any hoops or be invited to get the binary, so let us know how it goes for you, alright? Follow the break for the official video demo. [Thanks, Lloyd N.] Continue reading Swype beta hits S60 5th Edition Swype beta hits S60 5th Edition originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
If you’re still running a GPRS or EDGE network anywhere in the world, we’ve just about reached a breaking point now where you’re probably better off moving straight to LTE rather than investing billions of dollars and years of work bringing HSPA or HSPA+ online. Indeed, that seems to be the call that Polish operator Mobyland (our proposed logo pictured left) has made, deploying and flipping the switch on a new LTE network — the first in the world to go live in the 1800MHz band. Of course, the many proposed LTE frequencies around the globe are going to make it more of a nightmare than ever to release roaming-capable 4G devices in the future, but for now, we imagine the data card or two that these guys have on store shelves should be enough to get the job done — and we’d love to see the look on customers’ faces the first time they give it a shot after upgrading from their ancient 2G modem. Polish operator Mobyland jumps straight from 2G to LTE originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Samsung’s done an admirable job of pushing its Galaxy S line far and wide already, but when you enter the Chinese market — a market with a billion wireless customers — you’re potentially taking things to a whole new level. Sammy has crafted HSPA, EV-DO, and TD-SCDMA versions of its high-end Android phone for China Unicom , China Telecom , and juggernaut China Mobile , respectively, all offering the same 4-inch Super AMOLED display seen elsewhere around the world. The Telecom model launches first — this month, in fact — but all three versions will be available before the end of the year. Follow the break for the full press release. Gallery: Samsung Galaxy S keeps up global offensive with three Chinese launches Continue reading Samsung Galaxy S keeps up global offensive with three Chinese launches Samsung Galaxy S keeps up global offensive with three Chinese launches originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Historically, Samsung has worked up a pretty spotty record for properly supporting its Android devices with updates to newer versions of the platform — just look at the Behold 2 debacle for evidence of that — but that doesn’t mean some enterprising folks out in the field can’t make up for that, now, does it? The Galaxy Spica (also known as the i5700) has been blessed with multitouch support in some homebrew drivers that are making their way into homebrew kernels for homebrew ROMs, despite the official line that said phone doesn’t support more than one finger at a time. Really drives home the point that “support” can refer both to the hardware’s capability and the manufacturer’s willingness to maximize it, doesn’t it? Follow the break for the hack on video. [Thanks, OKK77] Continue reading Samsung i5700 Galaxy Spica hacked for multitouch support Samsung i5700 Galaxy Spica hacked for multitouch support originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Along with Quickoffice , DataViz’s Documents To Go is one of the longstanding stalwarts of the mobile document editing game, stretching back into Windows CE’s early days and beyond — but the future of the company’s direction is in question on news that it’s apparently been snapped up by RIM in a deal valued around $50 million. Nothing official’s been said at this point, but the evidence is growing, most notably the fact that a number of DataViz employees on LinkedIn have updated their profiles to indicate that they’re now employed by Waterloo. If you’re the conspiracy theory type, you might appreciate this little morsel: DataViz recently blamed its cancellation of the WebOS version of Documents To Go on shifting business needs after a delay brought on by SDK issues, but a far more likely explanation would be that RIM isn’t really interested in producing versions of Documents To Go for competing platforms going forward. Windows Phone, Android, and iOS users: we sense trouble. DataViz quietly acquired by RIM for $50M? originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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We’re not sure if this is a regional variation or a last-minute global decision, but a device known as the “Yizo” from Sony Ericsson has recently garnered the FCC’s blessing — and it looks suspiciously like the Yendo that was announced back in June. Of course, it’s not unusual for Sony Ericsson to create both Walkman- and non-Walkman-branded versions of essentially the same device, but in this case, they both bear the trademark Walkman logo in their lower right corner and seem to be identical in every notable way, making this something of a non-Android remix of the X10 mini with a music slant. Interestingly, SE’s got product pages up for both devices, and they’re definitely showing the same phone, at least from the front — though the Yizo’s page seems to be a little screwed up, suggesting they might still be in the process of making the transition over from the Yendo name. More on this one as it develops. Sony Ericsson Yendo renamed Yizo? originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Well, well — what have we here? Word on the street has it that we’re looking at a new, unreleased (officially, anyway) Froyo build for Google’s now-tough-to-locate Nexus One . The open source community has yet again uncovered what looks to be a real gem, with this fresh Android 2.2 version (FRG33) promising minor bug fixes, improved WiFi performance and speed improvements from top to bottom. There’s obviously no Google-approved changelog to prove anything one way or another, but you can give that source link a look if you’re feeling froggy. Just don’t blame us when you suddenly can’t access the Android Market, or your world otherwise implodes. New Android 2.2 build leaks out for Nexus One, minor improvements noted originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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