Filed under: BROADCAST/CABLE | Tags: Apple, High Tech Computer Corporation, HTC, HTC Touch Diamond, iPhone, Smartphones, Touch Diamond, Windows Mobile
High Tech Computer, whose Touch smartphone was a surprise hit after its June 2007 introduction, on Tuesday followed up with the more powerful Touch Diamond, a touch-screen device aimed at competing with Apple’s iPhone and other larger competitors. The Taiwanese company will launch the phone in Europe next month and plans a U.S. rollout for later this year. (The Wall Street Journal 5/7, InformationWeek 5/6)
T-Mobile launched its first 3G network, in New York, but customers can’t yet use the fastest speeds that the network offers. (http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/05/T-Mobile-launches-3G-in-NYC_1.html?source=NLC-MOBILEHARDWARE&cgd=2008-05-07 5/5)
Sprint and Clearwire are close to announcing a $12 billion joint venture that will bring true WiMax broadband to computers and mobile devices in the coming years, reports the WSJ. More than $3 billion has been raised from other players including Comcast ($1.05 billion), Intel ($1 billion), Time Warner Cable ($550 million) and Google ($500 million). One of the sticking points of the deal was the concern that Sprint would use its position to limit the offering only to Sprint customers. Instead the service will be available to all comers, retaining the Seattle-based Clearwire name and boss, wireless pioneer Craig McCaw. (Cynopsis 5/7)
The iPhone lined up Vodafone as a distribution partner in 10 international markets including Australia, New Zealand, Italy, the Czech Republic and India. The deal may be significant because it seems to indicate Apple is willing to give up offering exclusivity in each market, as Vodafone is a distant third player in Australia with limited coverage and only a 16% market share. (Cynopsis 5/7)
Leave a Comment so far
Leave a comment
