By Zatni Arbi What is black all over but has been christened with the name "Chocolate"? Well, let me tell you -- it is another handset that I have found quite hard to part with. I do not consider myself fashion-crazy, but when it was time to return it I could not help saying to myself, "This one would be nice to have." LG Electronics, the consumer electronics giant from South Korea, has just launched what they call the "Black Label Series" of cell phones outside their home base. Chocolate is the first in the series. Courtesy of LG Electronics Indonesia, for three weeks I could witness the envy of the people around me each time I ...

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JAKARTA -- Nokia will promote its master piece, NSeries, as a multimedia computer and considered as a latest invention of computer history, a Nokia senior manager told 3GWeek.NET here today. "NSeries was different from cell phones or smart phones. It's a computer, a mobile multimedia computer," said Usun Pringgodigdo, Business Development Manager, Nokia Indonesia. Nokia Nseries is a range of high performance multimedia devices that delivers unparalleled mobile multimedia experiences by combining the latest technologies with stylish design and ease of use. With Nokia Nseries products, consumers can use a single device to enjoy entertainment, access information and to capture and share pictures and videos, whenever and wherever they want. According ...

Posted by Budi Putra on May 30th, 2006 4 Comments »

If you have to spend your time in deep sea, don't worry, you still can connect to the world, even send your great and exclusive picture to your family members live from the surface using 3G network! While you can’t go deep sea diving with this thing and send off a huge picture and/or video files to your compatriots on dry land, the new SO902WP+ from Sony Ericsson is able to survive for up to half an hour in a metre-deep of water. Available now through the DoCoMo people in Japan, the SO902WP+ is basically an upgrade of sorts to the previously released SO902i. [3G!] Source

Posted by Budi Putra on May 21st, 2006 No Comments »

Internet cell phones sales remain robost and are increasing daily as customer are feeling at ease ordering cell phones on line and thereby saving time and money. Trends in cell phone sales are announced and logged at http://www.westerncell.com/ "Great Eight" cell phones sales. The most popular/best selling cell phones are featured on their front page. There are four new cell phones added to the "great eight" list of hot selling cell phones and of course, four drop off the list. The Motorola Cingular pink RARZ and Motorola Cingular black cell phones continue to be hottest cell phones on the market and will once again hold the number one and two spots. Added ...

Posted by Budi Putra on May 19th, 2006 2 Comments »

The third generation (3G) providers in Japan have came to "open war" now. In facing the fast growing of the rival KDDI with CDMA2000 1xEV-DO and BREW platform, NTT DoCoMo chooses Windows Media to support their W-CDMA handset. Japan's premier mobile communications company, NTT DoCoMo, provides wireless voice and data communications to tens of millions of subscribers. NTT DoCoMo is the creator of W-CDMA technology, the new de facto global industry standard, as well as the groundbreaking mobile i-mode service. NTT DoCoMo is collaborating with Microsoft to incorporate Windows Media in its 3G wireless phones. The companies announced Thursday that Windows Media Audio and Digital Rights Management 10 would be used in the F902iS handset NTT will release ...

Posted by Budi Putra on May 12th, 2006 1 Comment »

Optus is preparing to offer free mobile phones to push customers towards its third generation srvice, but hasn't found an appropriate handset or price. The number-two telco has spent $370 million on its 3G mobile network, which gives users faster and cheaper services, but is yet to aggressively push its 2G customers towards it. Earlier this year, almost 500,000 Hutchison mobile subscribers were offered a new free 3G handset as the provider moved to ditch its 2G network. Optus chief executive Paul O'Sullivan said the telco would look to offer free handsets before Christmas. "We are driven by customer behaviours, rather than necessarily by the technology itself," Mr O'Sullivan said. [3G!] Source

Posted by Budi Putra on May 8th, 2006 No Comments »

Nokia today revealed that the Nokia N80 multimedia computer has been voted the Best Mobile Imaging Device in Europe 2006 by the Technical Image Press Association (TIPA), the largest photo and imaging press association in Europe. The award is an endorsement of the Nokia N80's industry-leading feature set, which makes it one of the most high performance devices currently available in the marketplace. Commenting on the award, TIPA praised the Nokia N80 as "so much more than just a camera phone." The official comment from the TIPA Awards 2006 jury reads: "the Nokia N80 is a multimedia device with a host of superb functions. It combines a 3 megapixel ...

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The number of third generation mobile phones in Finland doubled in the month after new laws took effect on April 1 allowing bundled sales of phones and subscriptions, a senior executive at operator Elisa said on Monday. "The number of 3G handsets has doubled in a month, they are now 2 percent of all phones and the churn has come down," Matti Vikkula, Elisa's executive vice president for private customer business, said at Helsinki's MobileMonday technology fair. Mobile operators in Finland had competed fiercely on price for several years, with call costs dropping at the fastest speed in Europe last year, according to research firm Informa. But competition has calmed in recent months, with operators like TeliaSonera announcing their first price hikes. ...

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NTT DoCoMo Inc plans to invest about 640 bln yen for its third generation (3G) mobile phone FOMA service by the end of the year to March 2007, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported, citing the company president Masao Nakamura. The move is aimed at helping the firm catch up with KDDI Corp, the current leader of 3G phone services, the business daily said. The investment will enable the firm to boost the number of its cell stations by 50 pct to more than 44,000 and it is eyeing a 150 pct increase in subscribers for its FOMA service to 35 mln, the Nikkei said. In October 2001, NTT DoCoMo succeeded in launching FOMA — the world's first fully commercialized third generation ...

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By Budi Putra Editor 3GWeek.Net It has everything you need. Its an iPod and a phone. And it's also a 3G and Wi-Fi-enable mini smart phone. How can people say 4Gb with room for up to 3000 songs is not enough? Got this phone a couple of days ago, I can't stop looking at it! Looks very slick and stylish. It's so amazing with it's major features. This phone is going to give everything in one. Since I don't like to carry so many things with me, like music player, camera, handycam, notebook and mobile phone, N91 is for sure a best friend for me. Thanks to Apple's Ipod, Nokia should not to spend too much money and time just ...

Posted by Budi Putra on May 6th, 2006 3 Comments »