The handset will also offer advice to users about how to improve their sleeping habits.
As part of that initiative, Motorola has been searching for a new chief for its handset unit.
"A majority of the connected world has nothing but a basic handset and SMS, " says Sheth.
The handset didn't bring anything spectacular to the table, but it wasn't really expected to.
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The device will build on Apple's splashy arrival in the handset market last year.
Outside of these cities, the handset will be limited to 2G EDGE speeds only.
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We'll be doing our best to track down that Medfield-powered handset up there, so stay tuned.
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Many expected the strong early demand for this new technology to keep handset market growing.
The handset industry is now trying to deal with a pervasive sense of gloom.
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He reported a problem with his phone last summer when the handset seemed to overheat.
In less than three years, it has become one of the most successful handset makers.
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It beat Synaptics to the first cell phone design, in a high-end Motorola handset.
Either way, Round 2 of the mobile-phone wars will produce some gripping handset-to-handset combat.
There's also no WiFi or Bluetooth available on this handset, and the storage isn't expandable.
That has handset manufacturers studying color psychology, investing in materials research and consulting color forecasts.
It was a well made handset, but fell somewhat short in every other area besides imaging.
There are several factors making 4Q11 a particularly hazardous period for the handset sector.
Platypus' proprietary app helps control the boat autonomously, using the handset's camera to provide situational awareness.
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The handset has an all-black front, with a display that occupies most of its upper third.
Such a handset once again blurs the line of what size consumers think is too large.
This was about 9 months after European handset sales volumes started dipping, around June 2008.
In the same month, LG lowered both its smartphone and total handset volume projection for 2011.
The Big Three traditional handset companies, Ericsson, Nokia, and Motorola, watched their market share diminish.
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Case in point, Google is acquiring Motorola Mobility, the handset business of the former Motorola.
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Apple introduced the iPhone in 2007 that reinvented the handset paradigm on three levels.
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No one stayed up all night to sit in line for the latest corporate BlackBerry handset.
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This is great for us consumers of course: but not so great for those handset manufacturers.
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If you spend time on screws, some competitor will score a hit with a cooler handset.
In the fourth quarter of 2011, ZTE moved into fourth place in the global handset market.
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Needless to say, this is deeply perplexing, even with likely European handset market erosion.
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