The popularity of smartphones continues to skyrocket with one in every five handsets sold in the Asia being a smartphone, starting a new war of operating systems.
Sonim was one of the first companies to introduce a Near-Field Communications-enabled (NFC) phone in Australia, but has shifted the popular paradigm from contactless payment to a bit of pioneering in heavy industry.
As demand for Smartphone's soar, Australians are looking for equally smart communication technology in the home, including follow me technology that links Smartphone's with cordless phones, SMS and email capability from home phones and VOIP handsets claims executives from German Company Gigaset Communications who recently appointed a new distributor in Australia.
The new Google G1 Android phone which is set to take on Apple's 3G iPhone has finally been unveiled in New York and will be shown for the first time next week in Australia.
Smartphone shipments are expected to break the 100 million mark in the Asia/Pacific region excluding Japan (APEJ), and IDC forecasts Android could claim the crown for leading the smartphone market by year end.