Rumors have been going on that NEC would quit the overseas cellphone market, in fact, it has been a while since we last saw a new NEC 3G device. NEC might not be known to you, but the company has been the largest cellphone maker in Japan for years, with the highest domestic shipping volume. It was only until recently ...
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First non-photoshopped unannounced SonyEricsson Walkman cellphone pictures
We’ve been hearing too much about what SonyEricsson has under its sleeves, rumor has been going on about the next announcement which could be as early as this week (if not up till CeBIT). This morning we spotted new non-photoshopped photos of an unannounced SonyEricsson Walkman-branded phone on a forum, so far no word on specification, but we are sure ...
Read More »Citizen updates i:VIRT Bluetooth hands-free watch
Citizen Japan today announced a face-lifted version of their i:VIRT Bluetooth handsfree watch. The difference between the i:VIRT and the SonyEricsson watch (MBW-100) accessible to most of us outside Japan would be that the i:VIRT supports call ID display (the name of the person not just the number), it will also flash and vibrate when there’s a new call ...
Read More »World’s first cellphone supporting both DVB-T and DVB-H
Taiwanese cellphone company GIGABYTE has unveiled the world’s first cellphone that supports both DVB-T and DVB-H digital broadcasting standards. The t600 is also a smartphone that runs on Windows Mobile 6 Professional, the CPU is an Intel PXA270 520Mhz which is reasonably powerful. The t600 has 256MB ROM and 96MB RAM, external memory used here is microSD. In terms of ...
Read More »Speaker phone over FM radio
We’ve all seen Bluetooth headsets for cellphones, we’ve also seen in-car speaker phone, a lot of us may also own an iTrip, now imagine putting all 3 together; you’ll end up listening to your own voice over the FM radio. Princeton Japan has announced this new in-car hands-free that borrows your car’s HiFi system as speaker for speaker phone, it ...
Read More »Spotted: Sharp HSDPA slider prototype for European market, plus more insider gossips
A lot of Sharp fans are worried because they have not heard any news from Sharp at 3GSM this year, no new models at all apart from minor facelifts. As told by our insider 2 months ago, it’s about time we expect something from the Japanese company. Itmedia spotted this HSDPA (3.6Mbps) slider prototype at the 3GSM Sharp booth, a ...
Read More »Motorola Q q9 expands Q platform
Motorola has just released their brand new Q q9. So what is it? It’s basically an upgraded/updated Q with a new design and Windows Mobile 6. So what does the Q q9 offer? One feature is the very nice screen. Whether you are indoors or out in the wilderness (escaping your computer chamber), you will be able to read what ...
Read More »New BlackBerry 8800 is full-sized Pearl
The BlackBerry Pearl sure was pretty, wasn’t it? Now the newly revealed BlackBerry 8800 from RIM takes that special design centerpiece (the scrolling ball) and puts it into a full size BlackBerry. The 8800 has a full keyboard with one button per letter, which is the way it should be. Sorry, no camera. RIM is probably sick of the random ...
Read More »MOTORIZR Z8’s new “kick-slider” does not kick your face
Motorola has released the MOTORIZR Z8, and it looks as if this new phone really has some improvements (unlike some other MOTO updates). The MOTORIZR Z8 is one of the first phones to feature what is being called the “kick-slider”. This kick-slider has the phone, when open, curve to fit to the contours of your face. No longer is it ...
Read More »Philips 9@9f phone gives you 30 days of standby and 8.5 hrs of talking
Philips is relatively unsuccessful in the cellphone market, seriously they are even less popular than the good o’BenQ-Siemens. Today they announced an addition to their Xenium series, with a funky number 9@9f. If you rememberthe 9@9 that was out a long while ago, this would be the follow-up, with markedly improved design and thickness (100.7x44x15.7mm, 77g). The 9@9f is ...
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