For those who want to enjoy 2006 World Cup beginning June 6 in your handset, you may choose a new release of LG Electronic mobile phone, LG-U900. This phone supports the digital video broadcasting handheld (DVB-H) standard, exclussively to Italian mobile telecommunications service provider, Hutchison. The provider has exclusive DVB-H broadcasting rights for the 2006 World Cup. Supporting UMTS network, LG's new LG-U900 DVB-H handset features a 2.2-inch 'wide-swing' screen for mobile TV viewing, 1.3 mega-pixel Camera, 55 MB internal user memory and external 512MB transflash, internal antenna (3G/GPRS), antenna(DVB-H). But are you sure to watch video footage of all World Cup matches in your cell phone? ...

Posted by Budi Putra on April 30th, 2006 No Comments »

Nokia High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) is a cost-effective, high performance solution that helps operators tackle the challenges of providing high speed, quality services with optimized cost of delivery, a senior director Nokia Networks told in a business meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia. Speaking before Synovate Business Consulting - Breakfast Meeting 2006 in Hotel Mulia today, Arjun Trivendi, Account Director Nokia Networks explained that today's mobile subscribers are a sophisticated crowd - looking beyond just voice and basic messaging, they want high quality music downloads, streamed video and higher speed connectivity to mobile office and the Internet. In a new report, mobile industry body The UMTS Forum forecasts that there will be almost one billion active users of HSPA networks by ...

Posted by Budi Putra on April 27th, 2006 No Comments »

Motorola has launched its latest 3G handset, Motorola E1070, an affordable, user-friendly device, featuring an integrated speaker phone and Bluetooth wireless technology. The company claims the handset is designed to offer entertainment, news and connectivity while mobile. E1070 is equipped with multi-call capabilities, enabling users to conduct a call while downloading a video clip, game or MP3 file, with broadband-like connectivity for rapid downloads, audio and video streaming. The company said users can make personal connections during work and play by using the E1070's second internal VGA camera to enjoy 2-way video calling. The 1.3 megapixel camera with up to 8x digital zoom and an expendable Micro SD TransFlash memory card slot has the ...

Posted by Budi Putra on April 23rd, 2006 No Comments »

The BlackBerry is not just for business anymore. Columbia Pictures is offering a free game playable on Research in Motion's iconic device as part of the promotion for "RV," the Robin Williams vehicle pulling into theaters April 28, Reuters reported. The idea for "RV Pile-Up" came out of discussions about Williams' character, Bob Munro, who obsesses about staying connected to work even while he has persuaded his family to give up their Hawaiian vacation in favor of motoring cross-country. As events unfold, he discovers the greater importance of staying connected with his loved ones. Digital devices are an important part of the family's lives, ranging from the hand-held GPS they use for navigation to music players to the BlackBerry the patriarch secretly ...

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

Taiwanese ODM Compal Communications Inc. (CCI) is developing a 3G cellular videophone/PDA running Windows Mobile 5.0, according to Radvision, the supplier of a 3G-324M protocol toolkit to CCI. The new 3G handheld will include an "advanced" video application that lets users subscribe to video conferences and participate in video communities, Radvision says. CCI's new 3G PDA/videophone will be based on an Intel PXA270 XScale processor, according to Radvision. The company says it developed the CCI videophone application using its 3G-324M Toolkit, in collaboration with both Microsoft and Intel. The toolkit includes APIs for 3G-based multimedia communication devices. [3G!] Source

Posted by Budi Putra on April 20th, 2006 No Comments »

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), the largest telecom operator in Taiwan, yesterday started marketing in Taiwan a co-branded version of the Nokia 6280 3G handset manufactured to its specifications, according to CHT sources. To boost its penetration in the 3G segment, CHT will launch more co-branded 3G handsets, with a model to come from Asustek Computer in May, and a PDA phone and a smartphone from High Tech Computer (HTC) in June, the sources said. A co-branded 3G handset displays CHT’s corporate logo on the front side of the handset, while the name of the contract maker appears on the back side of the device, the sources noted. Contract makers may require a minimum order of up to 100,000 units for each customized handset, market ...

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

Aurora Telecom, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Taiwan-based IT distributor Aurora Corporation, and Vibo Telecom, one of the five operators of 3G mobile communication services in Taiwan, on April 18 jointly announced a strategic-alliance to sell 3G handsets and service under a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) license Under the agreement, Aurora Telecom will purchase 3G numbers at wholesale from Vibo and rent Vibo’s 3G infrastructure and operating capacity while selling 3G numbers and handsets under its own brand through an existing retail network of 230 outlets throughout Taiwan. Aurora is the 10th MVNO licensee in Taiwan but is the first one with the competitive advantage of having its own retail outlets. [3G!] Source

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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