May 24th, 2008
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It’s a new report by Korea Investment & Securities (KIS) about handset market over the past few years and I think it’s a good reading for 3GWeek readers. Please keep it for the future reference.
“In 2004, Siemens shut down its handset business as it was unable to keep up with the rapidly-changing handset industry. In [...]
May 24th, 2008
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Mobile phone makers are still competing to win the low end phones market. Asia is one of the emerging market for this sector. Philips announces a new low-end handset that have very basic features, measuring 99 x 42 x 13.5 mm and weighing only 65 grams.
This company offers two variations of this entry phone. The [...]
May 24th, 2008
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The idea behind this is quite simple. When you are travelling, sometimes you need a back-up phone or desiring something simpler. Moreover, if you need to use your mobile phone only to talk, you can buy this phone: very cheap and easy to use. You can simply buy local SIM card and simply use [...]
April 26th, 2008
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This what might happen when you want more protection with your cell phone.
Hai there, this is a Saturday yet you still give us your time to visit this blog. Thanks, that’s the only word I can give you right now.
Just like the previous week, it is time for me to write about some useful [...]
April 25th, 2008
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Bad design with a goodness for deaf people. Not bad enough.
When I look this handset for the first time, surely, I don’t know yet what was in the mind of those Kyocera’s engineers and designers when they launched this CDMA handset.
Just look at it. This is somewhat not a cell phone for todays [...]
April 25th, 2008
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No place for 2G in Japan. Means that the 3G iPhone will become reality.
This is gonna be funny yet significant, especially for blogger like me which impatiently want to meet and greet the official iPhone in Asia.
Here is the funny stuff:
Yukiko Kanoh, contributor for Nikkei Electronics had reported in March 24, 2008 that Apple, Inc., [...]
April 24th, 2008
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This team need M110. Go on and burn all the Cobras you got.
Wait a minute, do you still remember about the G.I. Joe (short for Government Issue Joe) characters which was born in February 2, 1964? If you’re not, don’t worry because Hasbro, the maker, has a nice page on the history of this military-like [...]
April 23rd, 2008
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Thinking about entertainment business? Mobile music sales is gonna get crazy.
Analysis, a telecom and mobile business analyst had reported revenue from mobile media and entertainment (MME) in USA. This Cambridge-UK based company showed to us that US MME services (excluding messaging, mobile browsing and data charges) are able to generate US$3.1 billion in 2007. That’s [...]
April 22nd, 2008
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I think J-pop (Japanese pop) has frequently enjoyed in mobile phones in Japan since the mobile devices are becoming more popular in the country.
According to the latest statistics:
Total music sales for 2007 in Japan came to JPY 466 billion (US $4.66 billion). While CD/DVD sales declined 4% from the previous year, digital downloads jumped up [...]
April 22nd, 2008
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When I searched about 3G technology this morning, I found that one of my favorite sites, 3GToday.com has been closed. This is the only message on the site:
Thank you for visiting 3G Today. As 3G mobile technology is now a well established global reality with more than 550 million subscribers worldwide at the end of [...]
