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 ...

Posted by Budi Putra on April 17th, 2006 No Comments »

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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