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After a brief snooze on the blog activity, we are back again with full force and will be bringing you a technology update every day. We bring you the second day update from GSMA World Mobile Congress 2009 today.
Nokia’s Ovi store to have a distinctive edge
Unlike its other competitors, Nokia plans to enable users to personalise their shopping in their new Ovi store. Nokia says the applications and the content sold in its store will vary according to user preferences, their geographic location and recommendations from friends.
“Ovi store is not just about applications. It also knows you and adds a social location aspect to the shop. It’s a smart shop.” said Niklas Savander, Nokia’s Executive Vice President.
Vodafone enters a new deal with Opera
With an intent to provide its users with Internet operability on low cost handsets, Vodafone decided to enter a new deal with browser company Opera Software. One of the factors for this move could possibly be a trial of the Opera Mini browser that was conducted by Vodafone Egypt that saw more than 400,000 customers downloading the product in a month.
In order to mitigate the data costs associated with mobile Internet browsing, Opera plans to compress web pages up to more than 90 percent before sending them to customers’ handsets, which would also mean that browsing would be fast even in areas of relatively low network speeds.
“We are confident that the agreement with Opera Software will help to ensure that customers will be able to enjoy an even more fulfilling experience on their handsets,” said Peter Knook, Vodafone’s Internet services director.
Acer forays into smartphones market, launches four new models
With an intent to drive convergence between desktops, home gateway, notebook, netbook and smartphones, Acer has launched four new models of smartphones:
E-Ten DX900: The world’s first dual SIM smartphone to support HSDPA and EDGE.
M900: Designed for those who need to be connected to their workplace. It can be synchronised with a notebook or PC, and sports a full keyboard.
F900: Optimised for browsing using HSDPA/HSUPA or Wi-Fi. I has a 3.8 inch, widget-based touch screen and touch keyboard, which has quick links to contacts, emails, bookmarks, etc. It uses Internet Explorer 6 with Javascript and Adobe Flash Lite.
X960: An all-purpose tool with a touchscreen, navigation button, and widget-based user interface. GPS functionality is embedded, and it has a 3.2 megapixel camera and a front-side camera for video calls.
“The most affordable phone ever” by Vodaphone:
The Vodafone 135 is a candy bar-style mobile featuring a short, two-line black and white display and FM radio. It will be available in the summer in developing markets.
New panels for Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X1
In order to help users personalise their devices with content they want most, Sony Ericsson unveiled new panels for its Xperia X1.
The CNN panel: Regularly updates news, sport, and other CNN content, and provides access to CNN’s citizen journalism tool, i-Report.
The Skype panel: Provides access to Skype so that the users can see when their friends are online.
The Mytopia panel: Lets players play bingo and poker games
On the road: Offers large touch icons enabling direct access to music playlists and tracks, navigation tools and call handling.
Look out for more updates about the 3rd day of the event tomorrow.
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