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| New Nokia 3120 Classic: Stylish and Affordable 3G Phone |  | Nokia revealed today a new entry-level mobile phone, Nokia 3120 Classic, a device that offers "no-nonsense functionality" together with other Nokia specific features. The phone is created to answer the needs of consumers who want a reliable, easy to use phone that doesn't cost too much, and comes to consolidate Nokia's new line-up of affordable handsets (which includes models like ... [read more >>] | | 05 February 2008, 06:58GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Blueface and Fring Offer Free Mobile Phone Service |  | Blueface, a leading VoIP phone service provider, just announced the launch of the first free mobile phone service for Ireland. The new service also offers consumers a mobile number that can be called at landline tariffs, reducing the cost of staying close to family, frien ... [read more >>] | | 05 February 2008, 03:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| The First 3G Linux Mobile Phone to Cost Less Than $100 |  | NXP Semiconductors, the Dutch independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, together with Purple Labs, a French leading supplier of embedded Linux solutions for cell phones, announced today the future release of a 3G Linux-based handset that can provide video telephony, video streaming, high-speed Internet browsing and ... [read more >>] | | 31 January 2008, 06:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| YouTube Available For Most 3G Mobile Phones |  | YouTube, world's largest video sharing website that holds together more than 60 million videos, announced its intention to extend its coverage to a larger range of mobile device, in order to allow more than 100 million users to browse the website via their mo ... [read more >>] | | 28 January 2008, 06:38GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Fujitsu F705i, the Slimmest Waterproof 3G Handset |  | Fujitsu, the Japanese electronics manufacturer, recently presented the new F705i handset, which comes as the "world's slimmest waterproof 3G mobile phone". Or at least that's what the company says, and we have to believe it since we don't have any proof again ... [read more >>] | | 23 January 2008, 04:50GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nokia Enriches Prism Collection: Nokia 7900 Crystal Prism |  | After recently revealing two under 100 USD handsets, Nokia announces its latest addition to the Prism Collection, the Nokia 7900 Crystal Prism. Opposite to the earlier mentioned low-end phones, Nokia 7900 Crystal Prism is aimed at design-conscious consumers. With its seamless diamond-cut de ... [read more >>] | | 23 January 2008, 04:17GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Another Affordable 3G Samsung: J400 |  | After the slim and handsome L170 that Samsung unveiled these days, the South Korean company brings a new entry-level 3G phone, a clamshell dubbed Samsung J400 (or SGH-J400). The J400 doesn't come with an awesome design, like Samsung L170, but it's not a bad looking ... [read more >>] | | 23 January 2008, 03:40GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| New Slim and Awesome Samsung L170 |  | Samsung just unveiled one of its future phones from the 2008 line-up, Samsung L170 (or Samsung SGH-L170), a handset that comes with a rare and beautiful design. Its metallic look combined with the unusual form will surely attract mobile fans who want a phone that ... [read more >>] | | 22 January 2008, 06:13GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung SCH-T819 With 3G, Available at T-Mobile |  | In December 2007, FCC approved Samsung SCH-T819 (or simply T819) and everyone believed the phone will come at T-Mobile. Now the beliefs are coming true, as the US carrier is ready to offer the new Samsung to its users starting this week.
The SCH-T819 is one of the few 3G-enabled phones to come from T-Mobile, along with Samsung T639 and the affordable ... [read more >>] | | 21 January 2008, 05:30GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nokia 6500 slide Review |  | Fully aware that its own developed Symbian operating system is not a perfect one, Nokia offers users devices with its newly launched S40 5th Edition. The latter is a much more user friendly and it seems that also 'lacks' the bugs and glitches that have been so much present in Nokia's Symbian OS. Normally, that should translate into a more stable and speedy functionality with no more lockups and freezes. Lately, it 'rain ... [read more >>] | | 18 January 2008, 10:14GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 3G Nokia 3555 Launched at T-Mobile |  | T-Mobile enlarges its range of mobile phones with Nokia 3555, an affordable low to mid-end clamshell with 3G capabilities. The handset will also be available in the US via AT&T, as announced a few months ago, and now FCC approved the UMTS 1700 MHz version of the phone too, so T-Mobile is ready to offer it to its subscribers.
Nokia 3555 is the little brother of ... [read more >>] | | 09 January 2008, 09:42GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| FCC Says OK to Nokia 5610 XpressMusic |  | The Nokia 5610 XpressMusic is a handset that has been officially announced this past summer. Still, it did not have the FCC approval, but this is not the case anymore. The phone has just got its OK stamp and if you're in U.S., it's time to get yourself a present.
The new model is b ... [read more >>] | | 03 January 2008, 06:18GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| UK Gets Full 3G Coverage |  | Some get lucky! One of the best examples of this kind is the full 3G network that will be available in Britain by the end of the year 2008. Thanks to the 3G network, users will be able to access a variety of multimedia applications.
This action was possible after two of Britain's bigge ... [read more >>] | | 19 December 2007, 09:18GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 3 UK and T-Mobile Reach 3G Network Sharing Agreement |  | 3 UK and T-Mobile UK have reached an agreement to combine their 3G access networks in a move that constitutes the largest 3G network sharing agreement in the world to date. The combined 3G network will provide almost complete population coverage for 3G services acros ... [read more >>] | | 18 December 2007, 10:10GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Ericsson to Supply 3G/HSPA Network to Claro in Brazil |  | Ericsson announced it has been selected by Claro, a company in the América Móvil Group, to implement a commercial network based on 3G/HSDPA technology in the metropolitan regions of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Porto Alegre.
Under the agreement Ericsson will be responsible for the 3G< ... [read more >>] | | 18 December 2007, 09:03GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| The Chinese People Will Soon Use the Samsung SGH-J758 |  | Most people know that Asians use cellphones more than anybody else on the planet. Maybe Samsung will take this into account and launch its SGH-J758 in China in the near future.
This handset is a great thing, and the pictures are out and ready for anybody to see and all the specifications of the phone are also available. So, first things first... The phone will be equipped with MP3 Player, Digital Camera (but unfortunately, t ... [read more >>] | | 17 December 2007, 04:34GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Sony Ericsson Z660i - Ghost in a Shell |  | It's not like Sony Ericsson hasn't had any slim clamshell phones until now. And it's not like they haven't looked good or functioned properly... But it is the first time that Sony Ericsson would launch a clamshell, on the market, that woul ... [read more >>] | | 17 December 2007, 04:22GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| First Commercial Launch of a 3G UMTS/HSPA Service in the Caribbean |  | Alcatel-Lucent and SETAR, the leading telecommunications service provider in Aruba, have activated the first 3G UMTS/HSDPA network in the Caribbean. The new network will increase SETAR’s network capacity and enable advanced services such as video-on-demand, video calling, mobile& ... [read more >>] | | 13 December 2007, 08:17GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| New 3G Samsung Slider: T819 |  | One of the latest mobile phones coming from Samsung, the T819 model (or SCH-T819), has been spotted at FCC, with pictures and User Manual, and is apparently heading to a US release via T-Mobile. Being a 3G handset, Samsung T819 will be launched only when T-Mobile upgrades its network t ... [read more >>] | | 13 December 2007, 06:39GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 3G Mobile Phone for Kids |  | While in India the government doesn't allow children under 16 to use mobile phones at all, Japan kids are gifted with handsets specially created for them, as NTT DoCoMo, the largest mobile operator in the country, will launch the new FOMA F801i. After ... [read more >>] | | 12 December 2007, 07:22GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| World's First 3G Dual SIM Mobile Phone |  | Verzio, a Singapore-based computing, communications and consumer electronics brand, released Verzio Duplii and Verzio Twinn, two new one-of-a-kind handsets. Verzio Duplii is the world's first 3G dual-SIM tri-band mobile phone, while Verzio Twinn is the world's first EDGE ... [read more >>] | | 11 December 2007, 04:24GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Ericsson to Deploy 3G Network in Russia |  | Ericsson announced it has signed an agreement to deploy a 3G/HSPA network for MTS (Mobile TeleSystems OJSV), the largest mobile operator in Russia with more than 83 million subscribers. The new network will enable MTS to offer its subscribers high-speed wireless Internet access, as well as advanced multimedia services such as mobile ... [read more >>] | | 05 December 2007, 08:58GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Qualcomm Brings the First 700MHz 3G Mobile Chip |  | Qualcomm Incorporated unveiled its new mobile phone chipset, RTR6570, the first to provide support for WCDMA (UMTS) and CDMA2000 wireless services in the yet to come 700 Mhz frequency band. The new product is a CMOS quad-band, single-chip transceiver that will also support any other frequency band available in the US, including 850 Mhz, 1900 MHz and 1700/2100MHz.
"Qualcomm is pleased to offer the first CMOS transceiver ... [read more >>] | | 05 December 2007, 05:01GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Alcatel-Lucent Deploys HSPA Network for Bouygues Telecom |  | Alcatel-Lucent announced it is deploying a 3G/HSPA network for Bouygues Telecom in four of the mobile carrier's operational regions in France. The network will enable Bouygues Telecom to offer its customers high-speed wireless Internet access and advanced se ... [read more >>] | | 29 November 2007, 10:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Half of All US Mobile Phones Are 3G Enabled |  | The Strategy Analytics ProductTRAX program revealed the top selling mobile phones on the US market. 55 percent of all devices are 3G-enabled ones, which shows a great development for this handset market as well.
Apple is surely not very happy to see that ... [read more >>] | | 22 November 2007, 05:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Hawaii Gets 3G Wireless Broadband Network from AT&T |  | AT&T announced the launching of a 3G wireless broadband service in Oahu, Hawaii, changing how, when and where people in Hawaii will access the Internet, use e-mail and entertainment services. During the last three years, AT&T invested about $49 million in Hawaii's wireles ... [read more >>] | | 14 November 2007, 10:33GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Motorola Trials 3G Femtocell in EMEA |  | Motorola announced today that it has completed end-to-end testing of its 3G femtocell solution and it also begun trialing the solution with an important European mobile operator who's name was not yet disclosed.
"Motorola is pioneering the development of femtocell ... [read more >>] | | 05 November 2007, 10:17GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nokia Closes Agreement for 3G Chipset Development |  | Nokia just announced closing of a deal with STMicroelectronics in order to deepen their collaboration. The two companies announced their intention on collaborating on the 8th of August, this year and seem to have stuck to the promise.
As a result of the new agreement,[ADM ... [read more >>] | | 05 November 2007, 10:04GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| World's Fastest Next G Download Mobile Phones |  | Telstra will bring the best of Next G technology with the introduction of six mobile phones that will use this technology. As a result, the operator's Next G range will grow around one third, including some handsets capable of offering the world's fastest 3GSM data download speeds.
7.2Mbps is currently the highest data transfer speed that carriers can provide for their customers. Telstra will make this technology pos ... [read more >>] | | 05 November 2007, 06:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| AT&T Finally Releases Samsung SGH-a737 |  | Samsung SGH-a737 will be available from now on at AT&T to bring some of the most common features at an extremely affordable price. It’s far from being worthy of great attention, as it scores only pretty average performances at many chapters, although it’s great news to finally see it out for many people to welcome it.
The greatest advantage about Samsung SGH-a737 is that is provides 3G connectivity and fast data transfer s ... [read more >>] | | 30 October 2007, 15:30GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Alcatel-Lucent and Sagem to Co-develop 3G Femto Cell Base Stations |  | Alcatel-Lucent and Sagem Communications announced a collaboration on the development of a femto cell base station that will allow mobile operators to provide their users with 3G UMTS/HSPA network coverage in indoor locations. The Base Station Router (BSR) Femto can help mobile operato ... [read more >>] | | 09 October 2007, 08:58GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Ericsson Launches HSPA Solution for the 2.6 GHz Frequency Band |  | Ericsson announced the launch of infrastructure and device platforms for WCDMA/HSPA in the 2.6 GHz frequency band, to support the growth of mobile broadband worldwide. Ericsson's solution is immediately available to operators planning to offer mobile broadband services in the 2.6 ... [read more >>] | | 08 October 2007, 09:04GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| New Nokia 8900 Leaked Image |  | Could the new leaked photos of Nokia 8900 that we have seen lately hint toward a possible close release for the phone? Might very well be so, as the phone has been spotted for a long time now and looks all ready to be packed in a shiny box and sent out on the market ... [read more >>] | | 08 October 2007, 03:49GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| AT&T Tilt Starts Shipping on 5th October |  | The HTC Tilt phone will finally arrive at AT&T. After a long wait and many steps made for the device to hit the US market, the first device running on Windows Mobile 6 from AT&T will soon hit stores.
The smartphone is packed with performances that few other devices on this market have to offer. At some points, the Tilt even manages to surpass the iPhone, although it lacks many of the features that drove the ... [read more >>] | | 04 October 2007, 06:38GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| More than 40 Million 3G FOMA Subscribers |  | NTT DoCoMo has just announced that at the end of September, this year there were more than 40 million 3G FOMA subscribers. This happened in less than a year as it reached 30 million subscribers towards the end of 2006, six years after the service's launch back in October 2001.
3G FOMA has had a stunning evolution lately, as recent results reveal. Not only that, but it has registered a continuous growth over a long period ... [read more >>] | | 03 October 2007, 10:44GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nokia 6267 Review |  | Nokia never quite made it into the competition of bringing extra slim mobile phones. Their 6267 model looks as if they are not even trying too hard and are less interested in coming up with new designs for their devices. The developers just took the case of an older model, gave it a slightly fresher touch, put some average performances in it and then sent it out to face the world. Then what does Nokia 6267 hold special enough to impress an ... [read more >>] | | 28 September 2007, 08:12GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| HTC Kaiser, T-Mobile's First 3G Smartphone |  | HTC Kaiser will support the radio frequency used by T-Mobile USA's 3G network: 1700 MHz, which clearly points at a release for the smartphone in this network. The device should make its entrance on the US market in the near future, although a time has yet to be set for [A ... [read more >>] | | 22 September 2007, 02:56GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| T-Mobile and 3 Want to Share 3G Networks |  | T-Mobile and 3 are now negotiating in order to share their 3G networks and boost profits. This should considerably increase the coverage and also reduce costs for the two companies.
The two companies are now only in early stages of discussions for making the joint network possible. Rene Obermann, CEO of Deutsch Telekom (German T-Mobile), hinted at network consolidation last month, when it described it as "a perfectly logi ... [read more >>] | | 21 September 2007, 08:56GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Google's Gphone Says No to EDGE, Prefers 3G |  | If we were to listen to previous rumors on Google's Gphone, the device ought to have already been here. This is not the case and even more rumors pour in to keep the story hot. Latest information states that the Gphone will be a 3G enabled one.
Come to think of it, a 3G han ... [read more >>] | | 21 September 2007, 06:40GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| The iPhone Gets GPS through Navizon |  | One more problem solved. The iPhone will receive GPS technology as well, until Apple takes care of the official introduction of this feature in the phone. The assisted-GPS software Navizon is coming to bring the handset even closer to perfection.
3G and GPS are two ... [read more >>] | | 20 September 2007, 09:05GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Why the iPhone Will Disappoint in the UK |  | The first reactions on the iPhone's release in the UK have already started appearing and show a rather gloomy perspective for Apple. Ovum analysts consider that the iPhone is "simply inadequate" for the UK market and give some strong reasons for why things stand this way.
The European iPhone is just the same as that released in the US, although everybody was expecting a ... [read more >>] | | 19 September 2007, 10:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 3G and GPS Enabled iPhone in 2008 |  | The 3G enabled iPhone has not arrived with the European launch of the device. Apple tries to cheer up those expecting a new, upgraded version of the handset by promising that it is surely going to come sometime during year 2008.
Apple has just announced the iPhone's ... [read more >>] | | 19 September 2007, 08:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nokia Siemens Networks Works on 3G Femto Home Access |  | Nokia Siemens Networks has partnered with Airvana in order to provide an end-to-end femto cell solution for mobile operators around the world. The two companies have both a long time experience in developing solutions for mobile broadband services.
The Femto technology uses a broadband Internet connection to bring consumers better mobile voice, video and data services, especially at home. In order to do this, they use the exis ... [read more >>] | | 17 September 2007, 09:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| The First True Online RTS Mobile Game |  | Mikoishi, the Singapore-based game developer and Nexon Mobile, the Korean game developer and publisher, recently announced the upcoming release of SteamIron: The Fallen, declared by Mikoishi as being "the world's first true online Real Time Strategy game for mobile phones". The game will be released in November this year and, according to the Mikoishi website, it features "intense gameplay ai ... [read more >>] | | 10 September 2007, 09:55GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| LG KS20 New 3G Prada Phone Arriving |  | An LG Prada successor will be soon out on the market, looking to win the credit that its predecessor has not been capable of achieving. LG KS20 will have to work hard in order to stand out from the large line of touchscreen mobile phones out there.
One great thing about LG KS20 is that it will run on Windows Mobile 6, the most evolved ... [read more >>] | | 29 August 2007, 06:49GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
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