A report in French newspaper Le Figaro (reported by MobileBusinessBriefing.com) says Stephane Richard, the CEO of France Telecom, wants to meet the heads of Deutsche Telekom, Telefonica and Vodafone on 8th October to talk about creating a common OS for mobile devices.
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The latest forecast from Informa Telecoms & Media suggests that Android will overtake Symbian as the world's most popular smartphone operating system in around four years – with sales of new Android devices outnumbering Symbian smartphones in 2012.
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The mobile phone market in Western Europe grew just 1.5% year-on-year to 43.3 million units in the second quarter of 2010, with smartphone growth offsetting a fall in the sale of traditional handsets. International Data Corporation's Mobile Phone Tracker says smartphone shipments were up 60% on Q2 2009 to 14.6 million units, while traditional phone sales fell 14% to 28.7 million units. That means 34% of all devices shipped were smartphones, up from 28% in the previous quarter.
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HipLogic, which already offers an alternative 'home screen' with live information for mobile users, has announced a new application called *Spark. (Yes, the asterisk is part of the product name). It's currently available free in beta form for Android and Symbian users, having been revealed yesterday at Nokia World in London and at DEMO in San Francisco.
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Nokia has announced a new Eseries business mobile phone at the Nokia World event in London. The Nokia E7-00 is described by the company as a 'mobile office', offering a tilt-and-slide form factor with a 4-inch touchscreen (using the company's new Nokia ClearBlack technology for improved outdoor visibility) and a QWERTY keyboard.
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