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HTC aims high with NEWS IN BRIEF...
latest One flagship;
pushes into Peel expands into
wearables 'smart home'
control
By Steve Costello luxury watches,” Graham Wheeler, are doing with their mobile The wearable, called HTC Grip
director of commercialisation photography,” Wheeler said. (pictured), is said to offer more The Internet of Things (IoT) is
Recovering vendor HTC product management at HTC, told accurate tracking, for example set to become one of the key
debuted its latest flagship Mobile World Daily. New on the audio front is Dolby using GPS for outdoor walks rather trends of Mobile World
device, One M9, as it looks sound processing for both the than the more traditional Congress, with Alibaba-
to grab some of the smartphone Options available will be dual- integrated speakers and headphones. pedometer (which is still supported backed Peel set to play a
limelight from Android market tone silver and rose gold, single- for indoor use). It can also be prominent role at this year's
leader Samsung and its Galaxy S6. tone gunmetal grey, single-tone The device has a 5-inch full-HD connected to other devices such as event. Peel's remote control
gold and dual-tone gold and pink. display, compared with quad-HD heart-rate and cadence monitors app now supports an
With both devices set to reach on Samsung’s Galaxy S6 line. and via Blueooth LE. increased number of devices
the market in coming weeks, One M9 features a number of including smart home
alongside a raft of other new enhancements around the key use In terms of software, the device HTC Grip works with any recent electronic devices like smart
devices unveiled here at Mobile cases – pictures and video, and sound. runs a new version of HTC’s Sense iOS or Android device. thermostats, lighting and air
World Congress, competition user interface, Sense 7, which has a conditioners.
among vendors will be fierce. In the former category, HTC has focus on user customisation and Details of an international launch
shifted away from its not universally personalisation. were not revealed, although Wheeler Finnish firm
In terms of design, the product popular “ultrapixel” technology in hinted that this is likely to take place promises 'lock and
follows an evolution path from the the main camera to a more HTC also announced its first in line with the US-focused key' solution for
original One M7 smartphone, which traditional 20MP camera. wearable product, although at the sportswear company’s plans. M2M
was announced in 2013, through moment it is focused on the US
last year’s One M8. But ultrapixels live on in the market, following a partnership “It’s a strategic, longer-term Finland-based Tosibox has
front-facing camera, which is more announced earlier this year with partnership,” he said. unveiled an encryption tool
This time out the finish has a likely to be used for arms-length sportswear company Under Armour. that lets machine-to-machine
subtle two-tone colour element. selfies and low-light indoor shots. (M2M) network users access
“We’ve taken inspiration from their devices remotely with
jewellery sectors, for example “We’ve looked at how people are increased levels of security,
using cameras, and how tastes are as IoT emerges as one of the
changing in terms of what people key trends for network
operators to negotiate. The
j MOBILE CONNECT Cont. from P1 Mobile Connect launches and Alliance will deploy services using “The number of leading network "lock and key" solution lets
The mobile identity service has beta trials are to follow this year, the GSMA specification operators who have launched or users interact with remote
stretching across all major committed to deploy services equipment and robots in
been launched in Bangladesh (Robi, geographical regions. GMA counts Bell Canada, based on the GSMA Embedded industrial and manufacturing
part of the Axiata Group), China Deutsche Telekom, Orange, SIM Specification is now more than plants, according to Tero
(China Mobile and China Unicom), The GSMA Embedded SIM SoftBank, Telecom Italia and 20 worldwide,” said Alex Sinclair, Lepistö, Tosibox, CEO.
Indonesia (Indosat, member of Specification for remote over-the-air TeliaSonera among its operator GSMA’s chief technology officer.
Ooredoo Group, plus Telkomsel and provisioning of machine-to-machine members, while M2M World “The backing of these leading M2M Real-time network
XL Axiata), Malaysia (DiGi, part of (M2M) devices is also gaining Alliance comprises Etisalat, KPN, alliances further demonstrates that performance gets
Telenor Group) and Sri Lanka ground, promising to accelerate the NTT DOCOMO, Rogers, Singtel, the industry is firmly united behind a boost
(Dialog Axiata and Mobitel). Internet of Things market. Telefonica, Telstra, Telenor this common and truly global
Etisalat Group has enabled Mobile Connexion and VimpelCom. standard, an important factor that Network analytics firm JDSU
Connect in eight markets, including The industry association will drive the market to scale going has unveiled its latest
Benin, Cote D’Ivoire, Egypt, Gabon, announced that operator members America Movil, China Mobile, KDDI forward.” performance assessment
Niger, Nigeria, Togo and Tanzania. of the Global M2M Association and Tele2 also have plans to launch tools to help mobile
(GMA) and the M2M World services based on the specification. operators better troubleshoot
issues on their networks.
j MOZILLA Cont. from P1 “By leveraging Firefox OS and Huawei details wearables ambitions JDSU's updated offering
The devices will come in various the power of the Web, we are re- includes its real-time
imagining and providing a modern By Steve Costello screen with the executive stating ethernet network
form factors – flips, sliders and platform for entry-level phones,” that the 286 pixels-per-inch display performance tool that lets
slates – that attempt to balance said Li Gong, president of Mozilla. As its rival vendors used their oustrips rivals such as Motorola’s operators monitor "live-
basic phone requirements with pre-Mobile World Congress Moto 360 (205 ppi) and LG’s G traffic", as opposed to
more advanced features such as a “We’re excited to work with press conferences to unveil Watch R (247 pixels per inch). "synthetic traffic", as well as
smartphone, including apps, operator partners like KDDI, LG their latest high-end smartphones, its video service assurance
content, maps, camera, video, LTE, U+, Telefonica and Verizon Huawei instead chose to focus on It also includes 6-axis motion tool, which enables end-to-
VoLTE, email and web browsing. Wireless to reach new audiences in wearables, including its move into sensor and heart-rate monitor. end performance of video
both emerging and developed the smartwatch space. traffic from its source to a
Meanwhile Orange is to launch a markets and offer customers But the device, which will be user's device.
3G smartphone using current Firefox differentiated services,” he added. After unveiling the Huawei Watch available in gold, silver and black,
in 13 of its African and Middle (pictured), Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei’s will not launch commercially until generates “much higher” customer
Eastern markets in Q2, 2015. The The reference to developed, as consumer business group, initially “the middle of this year” – and no usage to other smartbands.
operator is promising an aggressive well as emerging, markets is focused on the design of the device, pricing guideline was given.
pricing of its Klif offer starting at interesting, as is the inclusion of US noting that rival products are “more like Talkband B2 has been slimmed-
under $40 (including voice, data and giant Verizon Wireless in the new gadgets, not like classical watches”. Also showcased at the event was down and offers a “more business
text), that will take the mobile internet initiative. an update to the Talkband B1 like professional design”. Available
to those previously unaddressed. The Android Wear powered combination wristband/Bluetooth with black, white (both €169) and
“Verizon aims to deliver device has a round sapphire glass headset unveiled by Huawei here gold (€199) finishes, it is due to be
The Orange Klif, which is innovative new products to its last year – which the company said available by the end of April 2015.
manufactured by Alcatel One customers, and this initiative is
Touch, offers connectivity speeds about creating a modern, simple And Huawei also showcased its
up to 21 Mb/s and is dual SIM. It and smart platform for basic Talkband N1 headset. In addition to
also sports a 2MP camera and a phones,” said Rosemary McNally, offering voice call features, it has
micro-SD slot. But the focus of the vice president, device technology 4GB of embedded storage good for
device is its web browsing at Verizon. 1,000 songs.
capability, the central pitch of the
Orange offer. Following today’s announcements, The design also means the
Firefox OS will be available from earbuds can be transformed into a
The Orange Klif is also the first operators in more than 40 markets “fashionable necklace accessory”.
Firefox OS phone powered by a over the next 12 months on a total of
MediaTek processor. 17 smartphones. Priced at €119, availability is
scheduled for May 2015.
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