Motorola to Shut down Singapore Plant

Motorola is going to shut down its plant in Singapore. The US based widely know mobile phone manufacturer is now aiming at reducing its cost $500-million globally as the company going through a tough time now. With this move, 700 employees would lose their job. The company would start to close down its Singapore plant during the second quarter of this year which will be completed by the end of this year. Motorola said lat month that the company would split into two independent companies in order to revive its dominance in the market.

Hindustantimes reported:

"Motorola confirms that as, part of its strategic review of business operations, the company will begin a phased transition of its mobile phone manufacturing operations from Singapore to other Motorola facilities worldwide," company spokeswoman Lynn Chan said.

"This transition will enable Motorola to align the organisational structure with long-term plans to drive the business while continuing to provide its customers with high-quality products and services," she said.

However, Motorola confirmed that Singapore would remain as regional headquarters for software development, research and development, and business and corporate functions. Motorola lost its market share significantly over the last year. It was once the second largest mobile phone maker after Noika, but failed to hold on there being lost the place to Samsung. Now, Motorola is aiming to come back again with full swing, but this time Motorola wants to come with making its ground strong enough to face any challenge in the global market.

Review of Sony Ericsson W960i mobile phone

Sony Ericsson, a joint venture of Sony and Ericsson, is offering 8 GB of storage with Sony Ericsson W960i mobile phone set. This mobile set includes some more interesting features including 2.5in screen 119g of weight and touch screen capability. Even though it has touch screen capability, it includes a key pad at the bottom of the front side.

Sony Ericsson W960i mobile phone offers 3.2 megapixel camera, GSM and HSDPA. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and an FM radio are also included in the feature list of the phone set. With a walkman, users ca enjoy its music more efficiently. Using stylus users can also use touch controls while listening music. Sony Ericsson W960i mobile phone is run on the Symbian Operating System.

If you want to read the full review of Sony Ericsson W960i mobile phone, you can visit here.

Motorola Introduces “Smart Rider”: A GPS Supported Mobile Phone for the Drivers

Mobile phone manufacturer Motorola is going to offer an attractive mobile phone set for the drivers. Named Smart Rider, the mobile phone will allow drivers to take helps of GPS technology while driving. Motorola Smart Rider is expected to come to market in June.

This mobile set also features some other significant offers for the drivers including interactive voice activation technology in order to make the journey more comfortable and drivers can get to use Bluetooth technology in this mobile phone. Via Bluetooth, users can share information and personal data automatically from the phone to a device placed in the vehicle. Up to three users can enjoy having access to personalized phone book settings.

Techgadgets reported:

By using the robust integrated microphone and speakerphone, users get to experience an amazingly clear and sharp sound. It comes with a 2.8-inch high resolution and vibrant color display.

“The Smart Rider is the next generation in-vehicle phone, designed to operate in unison with the user’s daily needs and environment. The phone re-defines what communication on-the-go is all about, and the main focus was placed on transforming the user experience. We are confident that the worldwide success of this flagship product will speak for itself,” mentioned Golan Haver, business unit manager for Motorola Car Phones.

Using GPS technology, drivers will be able to take help in turn-by-turn navigation, voice-guided driving instructions, on-screen directions, access to maps, current traffic reports, re-routing, location based services (LBS) etc. So, you can see that Motorola Smart Rider phone set will enable drivers to use the some of the best technologies while driving their vehicles. Well, the price is not yet confirmed. So, if you are a travel freak person then I think you are only waiting to know the price. Hold on your breath till Motorola markets Smart Rider phone set.

Yahoo in Mobile Phone Search Market with OneSearch 2.0

Search is market is perhaps the most lucrative market in the internet world today. Google has total dominance in the market and Google is the no. 1 player in the search engine field. Yahoo and Microsoft both are trying to get back some share from Google but it is not happening. Yahoo has taken initiative to make a strong presence in mobile phone search market. The number of mobile phone subscriber has raised more than 2 billion in the whole world but most people actually do not have internet facility in their mobile phone. This will change soon as more and more people are getting connected to internet with their mobile phone. So, Yahoo has taken the initiative to be the leader mobile phone search. Yahoo has introduced OneSearch 2.0 tool for mobile phone developers. This is an open search tool and that means that anyone can develop it and create application for it. This is a really a good tool from Yahoo and it will be helpful to spread mobile phone search in the whole world.

OneSearch 2.0 has other facilities too. For example, if you search a name of a person, it will bring result for you from social networking sites and by one even you can go to social networking sites like Face book directly from a mobile phone. This will save a lot of time for the users.

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EUROPASS: Official Ball of UEFA EURO 2008

EUROPASS is the name of the official ball of EURO 2008. You know that there are just two months left before the start of EURO 2008. This time the tournament will take place in Switzerland and Austria. So, the name PASS represents the connection between the two countries. EUROPASS has been made by Addidas and Addidas has made a number of official footballs for Europe and FIFA tournament.

The official EURO ball is now available in many countries across the world. If fact, if you have an Addidas shop near in your city or near your home then you can check the EUROPASS ball. It does not matter if you live in outside Europe because EUROPASS ball is available in Asia too.

Nokia N810: Internet tablet with WiMax

Nokia is one of the mobile phone companies that understood the potential of Internet services in mobile phones much earlier than others. Nokia N810 is an Internet Tablet that comes with WiMax facilities. You know that with WiMax, we can brose Internet very fast and remain wireless at the same time.

CNN wrote:

Once the capabilities of WiMax become better known, interest will increase as people use their devices and the long-range wireless connection in different ways, he said.

Nokia plans to make the new N810 available when Sprint launches its WiMax network, which operates under the Xohm brand. Staley estimated that Nokia would begin selling them around June. The device will retail at around the same price as the current version, or around $479, he said.

SO, it is good news for mobile phone users. The price is a bit but many people surely would not mind paying it if they can find good internet facility.

Euro 2008: Czech Republic vs Italy Final?

Who will win the championship of Euro 2008? Well, I really don’t know. Some people have started to make predictions from now and it seems that they know who will win the trophy of Euro 2008. Even they claim to know that who will play in the final.

According to Bank Of Switzerland (UBS) AG forest, in the final Czech Republic Beat Italy. Frankly, I have no idea what a Bank has to do with football prediction. Nevertheless, there is no problem to make predictions. If it becomes true then UBS can show off that their prediction has come true. If it does not come true then no problem. People will forget about it. So, it is a win-win situation after all.