N-Gage owners get easy access to games through www.n-gage.com/gameshop Today, Nokia launched its first global digital retail distribution channel for N-Gage games. N-Gage owners can now trial, purchase and download popular N-Gage games like Pathway to Glory and Mile High Pinball from www.n-gage.com/gameshop. To access N-Gage content, N-Gage owners simply browse the online catalogs to see what is available and then download their choices to a PC. With a compatible memory card reader and memory card, game files can then be installed to the N-Gage game deck. The price of games ranges from 19.99 to 29.99 euros per game and purchases can be made directly using a credit card. [3G!]

Posted by Budi Putra on June 6th, 2006 No Comments »

Nokia today announced the release to the global open source software community of the source code for S60 WebKit, the engine for its leading-edge Web Browser for S60, marking a turning point in the drive toward an open code base for web browsers used on mobile devices. Nokia's contribution of the S60 WebKit source code, with key mobility enhancements that make WebKit easier to port to different mobile platforms, will enable reduced fragmentation in the next generation of mobile browsers, simplifying content development for the mobile web and accelerating adoption of mobile browsing by millions of smartphone users worldwide. The web browser source code released by Nokia comes under the terms of the open source BSD License, a highly permissive ...

Posted by Budi Putra on May 24th, 2006 No Comments »

Nokia, a leading mobile networks supplier, recently announced that it has won a GSM network expansion deal with Sichuan Unicom, a subsidiary of China Unicom. The agreement is Nokia's first with Sichuan Unicom and marks a significant milestone for Nokia in entering the GSM market in Sichuan and West China. The deal also highlights Nokia's leading position in mobile softswitch systems deployment in the China area. Under the agreement, Nokia will deploy its GSM radio and core networks, including the Nokia MSC Server mobile softswitch, in 4 cities in the Sichuan Province. Nokia also provides an extensive range of services, including network planning, optimization and rollout services. Deliveries have started and the network expansion will be fully operational by ...

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

telSPACE, an innovative provider of multi-service billing, rating, and customer care software solutions for the MVNO industry, today announced its selection of the SmartPath solution by Trilibis Mobile. This choice will accelerate telSPACE’s plan to offer data services that will dramatically enhance the customer’s experience with their mobile phones. These applications will work hand in hand with its data strategy launch powered by Wireless Services Corporation. telSPACE has created a system that allows any company to add communications to their product line and become an MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator). The system comprises a comprehensive back office network, including all operations functions such as customer activation, carrier procurement, fulfillment, billing and rating, MIS reporting, customer service and soon ...

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

Who's afraid of the big bad cell phone bill? A lot of people, apparently. A quarter of MinuteWatcher's visitors on the first day signed up for the free service and started receiving semiweekly alerts about their cell phone usage. MinuteWatcher puts customers in control of their usage. The company monitors unbilled cell phone usage and sends out regular reports with actual and forecast usage. Customers can take action according to their needs. Although many carriers make consumption information available on line, none send out the information automatically nor do they issue forecasts. The information is there, but is not always easy to get, so most people don't see it. MinuteWatcher is perfect for students, families or small companies, anyone who needs ...

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

SK Telecom proved Korea as the leader of third-generation (3G) mobile network technology with the kick-off of the world's first commercial HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) service. SK Telecom introduced today a first-ever 3.5 generation (3.5G) network HSDPA handset and announced the launching of the world's first handset-based commercial HSDPA network. The company has named the new service 3G+ (read 3G plus) to familiarize users with the HSDPA service. HSDPA, the upgrade of 3G WCDMA, is a global standard technology allowing video conferencing and high-speed, high-capacity data access to users. Together with EVDO, it is projected to expand to become the next generation network technology of SK Telecom. [3G!]

Posted by Budi Putra on May 22nd, 2006 No Comments »

PT Bakrie Telecom, one of Indonesia's leading providers of fixed wireless voice and data services, is significantly boosting the capacity and transmission capabilities of its wireless network with new radio access, switching and optical solutions from Nortel. The increased capacity of the CDMA2000 1X network, serving Greater Jakarta and 15 cities in West Java and Banten province, will position Bakrie to meet escalating subscriber demand for the voice and fixed wireless broadband Internet, data and fax services it provides via its 'Esia' brand. "We are currently experiencing 55% growth within one quarter in 2006 and expect to grow this base to approximately 1.35 million subscribers during 2006, more than double last year's total," said AG Rao, Chief Technical Officer, PT ...

Posted by Budi Putra on May 18th, 2006 No Comments »

Oracle recently announced that Oracle Identity Manager, a component of the Oracle Identity and Access Management Suite, has been positioned in Gartner’s Leaders Quadrant of the 1H06 User Provisioning Magic Quadrant report. Gartner positions vendors in the “Leaders” quadrant based on their completeness of vision and ability to execute. According to Gartner, user-provisioning implementations are increasing due to regulatory compliance needs. In the report, Gartner states, Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions solve two main functions: administration of user-attributes, credentials, and privileges; and real-time enforcement of assigned privileges. Oracle Identity Manager, formerly Oracle Xellerate Identity Provisioning, is an industry-leading solution that automates the process of provisioning IT resources across heterogeneous business processes and managed platforms to quickly connect users to ...

Posted by Budi Putra on May 12th, 2006 No Comments »

Qualcomm, a leading developer and innovator of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) and other advanced wireless technologies, today announced that it will be sampling three of its UMTS solutions ahead of schedule in order to enable the quicker delivery of affordable and compelling 3G handsets to the UMTS market. The sampling date for the Mobile Station Modem™ (MSM™) MSM6245™ chipset for entry-level WCDMA/EDGE/GPRS/GSM (WEDGE) devices, MSM6255A™ chipset for mainstream multimedia WEDGE devices and the MSM6260™ chipset for highly cost-efficient HSDPA devices supporting 3.6 Mbps data rates has been brought forward to May of 2006. The early sampling of the family of integrated solutions will help enable the proliferation of mass-market UMTS devices, driving the migration of 2G wireless ...

Posted by Budi Putra on May 12th, 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 ...

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