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...those who live luxe: Gwyneth Paltrow has already got hers. But though the company says Tom Ford has ordered one, his p.r. says he hasn't. In many ways Vertu is an old phone in a shiny new suit. The company is wholly owned by Finnish phone giant Nokia, and uses a souped-up version of the same software in your basic 3310. But what a suit: the Vertu comes in stainless steel, gold, white gold and platinum. It is sheathed in the same leather used in Rolls Royces, and the face is scratch-proof sapphire. Ruby bearings under each...
...move from a world of tight control to one of open standards. Last week the largest European manufacturer committed to a Microsoft-powered Smartphone, Britain's Sendo, abandoned the project just weeks before launch. Now, Sendo will develop a new phone that uses open-source software from Finland's Nokia, which makes customizing phones for specific operators easier. In other words, Europe's courts aren't the only ones that can pressure Microsoft to open up - the firm's own clients have clout too, and they may be the most persuasive. BEVERAGES Muslims Sip The 'Real Thing' as soft-drink...
...Wooburn Green, England. Red-M has developed software that enables roaming between phone networks, Bluetooth and 802.11, a standard which allows broadband wireless Internet access. Both Norwood Systems and Red-M say their technology can't reach critical mass until handset manufacturers start putting CTP in mobile phones. Nokia says it sees no business case in the short term for CTP, claiming that there are easier ways to reduce mobile-phone bills. Sony Ericsson says it has no immediate plans to include CTP in its handsets. For its part, Motorola says it is evaluating CTP at the request of fixed...
...week with investors' now-traditional agony. Markets had the biggest four-day rise in a decade, surging over 10% on encouraging earnings. But like the days of irrational exuberance, it soon ended. Sure, banks earned more, but only by increasing consumer debt - raising larger economic doubts. Yes, Finland's Nokia showed that mobiles can still make money; but Motorola didn't. And while shares in German software-maker sap rocketed 32%, investors worried about companies cutting costs rather than raising sales. Volatility is the new buzzword: yet London's market ended the week up 5%, Germany...
...smart phones based on a scaled-down version of its ubiquitous Windows. The first wide-scale deployment of phones running Microsoft's software is expected to come later this month through Orange, the pan-European mobile firm owned by France Telecom. But most of the major handset manufacturers - including Nokia, Sony-Ericsson, Motorola, Matsushita (Panasonic) and Siemens - are all betting on an alternative system made by the London-based consortium Symbian. These manufacturers will want to convince consumers they can Web surf via phone without installing a mini-version of Windows. Assuming Opera's technology catches on, it could make...