1. Sony Ericsson W900i: This is the first 3G Walkman phone, and while its storage capacity can’t match the Nokia N91, its system for transferring music from PC to phone is extremely simple, playback is strong and the handset’s rotating front is effective. Bulky, but recommended. 2. Nokia N91: This is the real music-lover’s phone. It has a 4GB hard drive so you can take the phone and leave your iPod at home. Sound quality is extremely good, adding tracks is straightforward and if there’s a fault it’s that the phone is not exactly tiny. Out next month. 3. Samsung i300: This phone comes with a 3GB hard drive so you can store a lot of music or photographs on board. That’s ...

Posted by Budi Putra on April 19th, 2006 No Comments »

South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. has unveiled a 3G music phone equipped with Bluetooth, the company said in a statement Tuesday (April 18). The WCDMA-enabled LG-U890 phone provides Bluetooth stereo audio for higher fidelity compared with the mono audio used in other Bluetooth 3G phones, said LG in a statement. The phone measures 18.5 mm thick and has a 70-megabyte internal memory for MP3. A button on the outside of the clamshell controls the MP3 function. An integrated 1.3 megapixel rotating camera with flash can take pictures without having to open the clamshell. The phone also has a 2.2-in. wide LCD screen. Starting this month, the LG-U890 will be available through the global telecommunications service carrier Hutchison in ...

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Nokia hatched the Nseries as an elite brigade of 3G multimedia virtuosos. So elite in fact, that with the exception of the popular N70, getting your hands on these ‘multimedia computers’ has proved problematic. The N90 didn’t even get picked up officially by a network operator. Its 4GB-hard-drive-packing musical sibling, the N91, hasn’t yet hit the shops despite being unveiled just under a year ago. And the N92 TV handset won’t even make it to UK shores because we don’t yet support Digital Video Broadcast for Handheld (DVB-H) technology. Nokia has gone on record declaring that the Nseries is an exercise in chest thumping and concept building, showing just how high mobile technology can reach, but these ...

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Sagem Communication unveils the my900C, it’s a hot new multimedia mobile phone. With both EDGE and UMTS technology, Sagem's latest innovation lets you make the most of broadband wherever you are, on whatever network, with the best service quality available. A top-of-the-range mobile phone, the Sagem my900C is a powerhouse of functions guaranteed to appeal to the most technology enthusiasts. Sagem Communication has designed the my900C for all those who wish to make the most of every possible feature of their mobile. Designed to enhance your leisure pursuits, it has a 262,000-color QVGA display (320x240 pixels) giving outstanding image quality. It also has an ingenious external 262,000-color TFT LCD display (96x64 pixels). The Sagem my900C has two ...

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From revolutionising the dating game to bringing people closer together and spawning new street trends, 3G is changing the way we think, behave and communicate. Generation HERE is the first publication to investigate the impact of 3G on peoples’ everyday lives to reveal a whole new world of social and cultural interaction. 3G is changing the way we flirt: thanks to photographs, video and GPS, the new generation of handsets have become social and romantic catalysts. Far from breeding a generation of text-obsessed loners, in Japan, for example, girls take photos of themselves with the object of their desire and use it as a calling card. In Australia, singles scan bars for other Bluetooth users, then and arrange to meet them ...

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Axalto announced that it has launched the first third generation CDMA User Identification Module (UIM) commercial card in Japan with KDDI. The Axalto cards are designed to work together with KDDI’s CDMA 2000 EV-DO third generation mobile handsets. With the Axalto UIM card, KDDI offers increased transaction security, and delivers portability ease for Japanese mobile users. KDDI subscribers can now access both GSM and CDMA networks with just one card, and users will be able to use the same telephone number both domestically and internationally. [3G!] Read more: Wireless Design Asia

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Research In Motion (RIM) reportedly expects to launch its Blackberry wireless e-mail deivce with Hong Kong-based China Mobile by the end of 2006. The number of Chinese mobile subscriptions reached 404 million at the end of February, according to Chinese government statisticians. Over half of Chinese users rely on China Mobile for their wireless service, a total of 254.9 million as of the end of February, according to the company. China Mobile alone has more mobile phone subscribers than the entire U.S RIM has also announced plans of launching a Blackberry device that uses 3G mobile technology in the second half of 2006. Meanwhile, China Unicom has launched a 'Redberry' wirless e-mail service which emulates the Blackberry. Once the genuine Blackberry hits ...

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Nokia yesterday introduced a 3G handset, the 6280, to the mid-range market in Taiwan. The new slide phone, which offers a 2-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, MiniSD memory card and flash light, will be priced at NT$16,800 (US$519). :: Photo: Jeremy Huang, DigiTimes

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Samsung Electronics posted an increase in its year-over-year net income during the first quarter, although, despite record shipments during the quarter, the company's results were hit by declining margins in its cell phone business. The company reported net income of $1.96 billion, up from $1.56 billion a year ago. Revenue was up slightly, too, but operating profit was down 25 percent year-over-year. Samsung shipped 29 million handsets in the first quarter, setting a record and coming close to its forecast of 29.5 million. The company shipped 27.2 million units in the fourth quarter and 24.5 million in the comparable period a year ago. The operating margin for the telecom unit came in at 10 percent, down from 17 percent a year ...

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Research and Markets has announced the addition of Telecommunications in Thailand to their offering. This Study has been published for those companies requiring an in-depth report describing the current state of the telecommunications industry in Thailand. While that industry is under-developed at present, it is moving forward. Until recently, it was characterized by a regulatory regime that had developed over the years as a hotchpotch of complex and ill-defined agreements. Efforts are being made to straighten out the situation prior to full de-regulation and liberalisation planned for the end of 2006. The industry has, in many respects, recovered well from the serious financial crisis experienced by the country in 1997. That crisis had severe repercussions for the ...

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