Emirate based telecommunication company, Etisalat, reported to buy 16% stake of XL, third largest Indonesia’s telecom company. Total price amounted US$ 438 million. Etisalat will obtain 1.13 billion shares of Rajawali Group, means that there will be no local stakeholder in XL. More than 60% shares are owned by Malaysian, Telecom Malaysia.
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As the domestic penetration dense up, operators may think to expand its business opportunities abroad. Korean largest telecom operator, KT, opens the road on expanding its business. KT CEO Nam Joong-soo says that the firm aims to build a “Silk Road” of the digital era with its broadband and mobile network technology.
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The phone is back to its motherland. After being introduced in Europe on October 2007, LG Viewty (also known as LG-SH210/KH2100/LH2100), made its path to Korean market. It is 3G phone that has 5 megapixels camera, powered by Schneider-Kreuznach lens. The phone is available in dark silver and black. The price tag is KRW 737,000 [...]
More than 150 films will be screened at the festival, organised by the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, which is being held in neighbouring Yokohama, said spokesman Yuko Mori. They will compete to grab the prize of 500,000 yen (£2,200).
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Twenty one years old Rin (not the real name), the nursery school teacher from Kokura, Southern Japan, will never dream that her novel, written down firstly using SMS menu is going to be major hit. Her series, now being converted into book, has been sold for more than 420 thousand copies. It is even higher [...]
For those using DoCoMo and SoftBank network, no need to worry when talking with low battery. Strapya offers really unique - yet very useful - portable battery [in Japanese]. What, portable battery? Not portable charger?
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Rumor about Sony Ericsson PSP again, this time is claimed spotted in Stuff, UK tech magazine. I don’t really sure when will Sony Ericsson reveals all this stuff. The Sweden-Japan phone manufacturer really need new ammo in competition against Nokia’s integrated N-gage application.
Source: PSP World via intomobile
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What is the biggest camera manufacturer company in the world? Well, certainly not Nikon, Sony, Canon, Casio, Panasonic. The truth is Nokia holds the crown. Tm Frain, Director of Intellectual Property and Regulation at Nokia, declared it. Seems that the Finnish giant is taking on the camera titans of Japan and South Korea in this [...]
Japan biggest telecom company, DoCoMo, in coordination with electronic manufacturer, Fujitsu, launch brand new cellphone for kids, F801i. The F801i comes in a series of bright colors and includes other kid-friendly features like access to online gaming. The phone is specifically designed to help keep kids safe.
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Japan is well known as center of technology. Recently they prove it again. As the Android platform buzz are all over the Internet, Japan based Wilcom, creator of PHS network mobile phone and data provider, is demoing core module based on Android in Tokyo last week. Aside from demoing a spot of multi-tasking by [...]
