The phone many exhibitors and attendees are talking about wo n’t even be on display at next week’s3GSM World Congressin Barcelona , the year ’s large mobile industry exhibition .
software program and phone developers are comparing the production they ’ll exhibit at the group discussion to the iPhone , even though Apple wo n’t be at 3GSM and the iPhone is n’t available yet .
Funambolplans to show off its Linux - based applications , let in mobile einsteinium - chain mail , as an candid alternative to Apple ’s earphone , which is base on proprietary software system .
One French telephone Lord , Neonode , says that the iPhone follows its blueprint lead . Neonode introduced a buttonless , in full touchscreen headphone in 2004 and plans to harbinger a unexampled one at 3GSM .
ANokiamarketing executive will sit on a panel at the conference entitled “ Mobile Music : The Apple Factor . ” The panel could touch on the competition the iPhone will pose to manufacturers such as Nokia andSony Ericsson Mobile Communicationsthat are already sell phones that include medicine musician .
The references to the iPhone intimation at the threat it get to existing phone manufacturing business . “ Because the iPod has been so successful , it ’s difficult to push aside the carry - through success that Apple could have in the peregrine arena , ” tell Nick McQuire , an psychoanalyst with the Yankee Group .
Apple foretell to begin with this year that the iPhone , its extremely anticipated combined euphony player and mobile phone , will go on sales agreement in the U.S. in June and should reach European markets in the 4th quarter .
While the scourge of the iPhone might loom in the background at 3GSM , Apple ’s arch - rival , Microsoft , may plan on try on to slip centre stage . Microsoft is schedule to make an announcement Monday and some experts distrust the software system giant will usher in a unexampled version of Windows Mobile . “ It ’s potential they ’ll make some form of announcement around the next iteration of Windows Mobile 5.0 . The interrogation is when it will be quick to be ship , ” McQuire said .
In April last yr , Microsoft enjoin it was work on the successor to Windows Mobile 5.0 , computer code - discover Crossbow . Microsoft said then that the raw release would include potent links to Office 2007 and Exchange 12 and an clamant messaging feature . Unconfirmed reports online suggested the operating organization would be introduced either late last year or early 2007 .
Crossbow could also boast sustenance for VoIP ( vocalisation over Internet Protocol ) , although Microsoft would be unlikely to spotlight that feature because some operator discourage mobile VoIP , McQuire said .
Phone makers that use software system from Symbian and Research In Motion could react to a new Windows Mobile release by highlight their broad gimmick portfolio , McQuire said . Operating system like Symbian , which can enable interoperability with Microsoft back - end program , have an advantage over Windows Mobile because they execute on a spacious multifariousness of telephone set , he pronounce .
New French telephone infix at the group discussion will probably settle into two primary categories : HSDPA ( eminent - hurrying Downlink Packet Access ) and enterprise devices , McQuire articulate . The HSDPA phones will be thin and have good assault and battery life , an melioration over first generation 3 gigabyte phones that were “ ungainly , ” he say .
High Tech Computer , Toshiba , and Nokia may all introduce new handsets aimed at line user .
With the increase usage of phone by business exploiter to access embodied datum comes concern over protection . A figure of party including Spansion , Discretix , AdaptiveMobile , McAfee , and Trend Micro all plan to highlight roving security issue and products .
In addition , more and more phone arrive with support for Wi - Fi , enabling services that can roam between Mobile River and Wi - Fi networks . A bit of companies plan to introduce or demo Cartesian product that support some facet of a converged Wi - Fi and wandering service . Boingo Wireless will introduce software system for developer that will enable use of its Wi - Fi roam web from Symbian and Linux phones . Kineto Wireless will also exhibit at the group discussion and Shanghai company E28 plans to introduce its second generation of dual - manner Linux - based phones .
