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Mobile Network Operators Bundle Eee PCs with 3G Contracts

According to a recent article on Digitimes, the Taiwanese manufacturer ASUSTeK will be collaborating with network operator Orange to release a free netbook bundle in the UK. The pack will include one of the company's vast range of Eee PCs and a two-year online service contract with Orange.It looks like ASUS will...

18 August 2008
10:37 GMT

T-Mobile Goes 3G in Las Vegas

T-Mobile USA has announced today the availability of its 3G services in the "entertainment capital of world" - which is, of course, Las Vegas. Thus, T-Mobile subscribers from the city of lights and casinos can now enjoy 3G speeds on their compatible phones. T-Mo said that it had invested slightly over $37.5 million i...

6 August 2008
12:07 GMT

LG KF390 Gets an Australian Release

Telstra, the largest Australian mobile operator, has announced the release of a new LG handset to work on its fast Next G network: LG KF390. The phone will be offered in Australia only by Telstra and it was added to the carrier's Blue Tick family of devices. This means that it can be used in rural and remote are...

31 July 2008
03:42 GMT

Ericsson and 3 Can Provide 5.8 Mbps HSPA Upload Speeds in Italy

Ericsson and 3 Italia (Italy's 3) recently announced they have established a cutting-edge 3.5G HSPA commercial network that allows data transfer speeds of up to 5.8 Mbps in uplink. This achievement is an important step towards the deployment of an HSPA Evolution network. With uplink transfer speeds of 5.8 Mbps, ...

17 July 2008
12:05 GMT

Nokia Siemens Enhances Taiwan's Largest 3G Network

Nokia Siemens Networks and Chunghwa Telecom, the largest mobile operator in Taiwan, have signed a new deal in order to enhance the Taiwanese carrier's 3G network. Following the new agreement, which is valued at 72 million Euros ($113.5 million), the new 3G network will allow Chunghwa Telecom's subscribers t...

14 July 2008
10:19 GMT

Telcel Launched Its 3G Network and Announced iPhone 3G Prices

Telcel, the largest mobile carrier in Mexico, has announced the commercial launching of its 3G network in several Mexican cities, along with the unveiling of the prices for Apple's new iPhone 3G. Telcel is the only carrier to offer the iPhone 3G in Mexico and it will release it on Friday, July 11 - at the same...

8 July 2008
10:35 GMT

3G and WiMAX Will Work Together on 2.6 GHz Spectrum

The European Commission announced its Radio Spectrum Committee decision to allow both TDD and FDD on the 2.6 GHz (2500-2690MHz) frequency band, which means that GSM and LTE cellular technologies using FDD will also be able to use the 2.3, 2.6 and 3.5 GHz frequencies, categorized by the WiMAX Forum as the key bands fo...

8 July 2008
04:12 GMT

ASUS Eee PC to Feature 3G

Since the ASUS Eee PC has become the choice of many users since it was launched, its roadmap is always in the center of attention, especially since information on it comes from almost everywhere. For now, we can say that one of the "company's representatives" announced the release of a 3G version of the Eee PC s...

4 July 2008
05:41 GMT

iPhone 3G to Say "Hello China" in August

One of the few big mobile markets where Apple's iPhone is not officially released yet, and we mean China, seems to be finally getting the touchscreen handset, starting August. Moreover, it's not the old iPhone that will make its way to China, but the new 3G one, which was unveiled on June 9. Although App...

18 June 2008
04:43 GMT

iPhone 3G Announced for a CDMA Network

The new, fancy, 3G and GPS-enabled iPhone, unveiled no earlier than last week, was announced by Apple to be released in Jamaica, via MiPhone, the third largest mobile operator in the Caribbean country. This is not really a surprise, since Apple said from the beginning that the iPhone 3G would be available in a lot of...

17 June 2008
10:59 GMT

1 iPhone 3G = 1 Euro at T-Mobile

One of the great news for today is that T-Mobile will be offering Apple's new iPhone 3G for only 1 Euro. And no, we're not talking about T-Mobile USA, which will most probably never see any iPhone in its line-up of products, as Apple seems to be deeply in love with AT&T and chose only them to be iPhone carr...

16 June 2008
05:39 GMT

iPhone 3G Will Actually Be Expensive in Europe

Apple's new and much-talked-about iPhone 3G was announced on June 9 with the now famous line "Twice as fast, half the price". Steve Jobs, Apple's big boss, first said that the new iPhone would cost as low as $199, revealing no further details about exactly how and where that was going to happen. Despite th...

12 June 2008
07:50 GMT

Huawei H11HW Brings Music and 3G at a Reasonable Price

Huawei, a leading telecommunications company from China, recently released its latest mobile phone, the H11HW. This new handset comes with some cool features (for an affordable device) as well as a pretty nice overall look. Huawei H11HW has a clamshell form factor and, when closed, it shows a small internal displ...

12 June 2008
05:38 GMT

HTC Not Afraid of the iPhone 3G

Both HTC and Apple have recently announced new full touchscreen high-end mobile devices, and it seems that the Taiwanese company and the Cupertino-based American one will be, from now on, in a competition fiercer than ever. HTC has just rolled out its Touch Diamond Pocket PC, while Apple has announced the upcoming a...

11 June 2008
13:13 GMT

Telstra Enhances Its Next G Network

Telstra, Australia's leading mobile carrier, together with Ericsson, have announced a new feature for the Next G Australian network, namely the so-called 3G Direct Tunnel. This 3G Direct Tunnel will allow Telstra's network to function at an increased capacity and, therefore, to support the continuously grow...

11 June 2008
11:02 GMT

iPhone 3G Officially Hits 23 Countries on July 11

After yesterday's official presentation of the second-generation iPhone, named "iPhone 3G", Apple also announced that its new handset would be available starting July 11, in no less than 23 markets around the world. Also, iPhone 3G will be released by the end of 2008 in other 50 countries, allowing about all the...

10 June 2008
05:37 GMT

Japan Doesn't Know What the iPhone Is

Softbank, the third largest mobile carrier in Japan, has announced a few days ago that it would begin to sell Apple's iPhone (the 3G one) to its customers, later this year. This seems to be great news for Japanese users, as they'll finally get the chance to buy the handset that became hugely popular since i...

6 June 2008
10:42 GMT

Meteor Expands Its 3G Network

While in India Ericsson is helping disadvantaged people, back in Europe, the Swedish telecommunications giant is taking care of more technical things. The company has announced a new deal with the Irish mobile operator Meteor, according to which it will be the exclusive supplier of the carrier's future nationwid...

5 June 2008
13:17 GMT

Nokia Siemens Enhances Celcom's Malaysian Network

Celcom, a leading Malaysian mobile operator, has contracted Nokia Siemens Networks in order to expand and modernize its current 3G nationwide network. Incorporating the high-end HSPA technology of Nokia Siemens, the future 3G network of Celcom will allow users to benefit from new services, while the already existing ...

4 June 2008
06:44 GMT

Vodacom Rolls out HSUPA Services in South Africa

Vodacom, the largest mobile operator in South Africa, has announced the availability of the country's first HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet Access) 3G service, accessible all over its nationwide network as of yesterday. Coming to improve the "HSDPA 3.6" service that Vodacom is currently offering, the new HSUP...

29 May 2008
11:49 GMT

Russia Going 3G Thanks to MTS

MTS, the number one Russian mobile operator in terms of subscriber numbers (55 million), has just announced that its first 3G network is now functional, covering the area of Saint Petersburg, the second largest city in Russia (more than 4.6 million people). MTS also readied 3G networks for Yekaterinburg, Kazan and ...

28 May 2008
10:46 GMT

3G Enabled Hisense T68 Released

Hisense recently launched its latest mobile phone, the T68, which comes to work on China's new and not yet fully developed 3G / TD-SCDMA network. The device was showcased at the Chinese HI-TECH 2008 fair and it's the second handset to come with support for TD-SCDMA frequencies, after Samsung's SGH-L288...

22 May 2008
04:55 GMT

3G iPhone Coming on June 9 to Smash HTC's Touch Diamond

In the breaking-but-not-really category of news we have this: the much-talked-about and impatiently awaited 3G iPhone will be officially presented and released on the 9th of June, during the Worldwide Developers Conference 2008 (WWDC), which will take place in San Francisco. This precious piece of info comes not from...

21 May 2008
03:56 GMT

HTC Diamond and the 3G iPhone to Be Camera Palls

HTC Touch Diamond, the latest high-end smartphone unveiled by HTC, will apparently have lens cameras similar to Apple's second generation iPhone, which should be released sometime in June or July (if all the rumors appeared until now are not too far from the truth). Quoting the Chinese Economic Daily News websi...

16 May 2008
10:42 GMT

Ericsson Brings Faster 3G Speeds to Singapore

Ericsson signed today an agreement with SingTel, Singapore's largest mobile operator, according to which, the Swedish company will enhance the carrier's GSM, WCDMA and HSPA networks. After Ericsson upgrades SingTel's network, the carrier will be able to provide higher data transfer speeds as well as an...

16 May 2008
06:56 GMT

Billion's Bipac 7402GX Router Goes 3G When Your ISP Lags

Here's a network device that's really worth billions, although it sells for a dramatically lower price. Billion Electrics has unveiled its Bipac 7402GX wireless router that promises not to let you down when your ISP does. The wireless device comes with a 3G back-up plan when there are service outages with t...

7 May 2008
10:52 GMT

Samsung SGH-L288 Brings 3G to China

Samsung SGH-L288 (or simply Samsung L288) is the first mobile phone to be launched in China and to feature 3G connectivity, working on TD-SCDMA frequencies. The TD-SCDMA technology is developed by the Chinese Academy of Telecommunications Technology, especially for China and for its 3G needs. Part of the AnyCal...

7 May 2008
05:45 GMT

T-Mobile USA Officially Offers 3G Services

Gone are the days when T-Mobile was the only major North American mobile operator without a 3G network, because the "magenta carrier" went live and official with its very first UMTS/HSDPA network in New York (the city, not the state). After several delays and rumors regarding T-Mo's 3G network deployment, the...

6 May 2008
05:13 GMT

3G iPhone To Cost Only $199 at AT&T

The second generation iPhone, you know, the one that will soon come with 3G connectivity, might be cheaper than the first version, the EDGE-only one. This will be possible thanks to AT&T, the sole carrier who can currently sell the iPhone in the US (apparently, it will be the only one selling the 3G version too).Acc...

30 April 2008
02:59 GMT

Nokia Siemens Goes Green in Slovenia

Nokia Siemens announced it has closed a deal with Tusmobil, a leading Slovenian mobile operator, in order to deploy no less than 400 environmentally-friendly base stations which will allow Tusmobil to expand and upgrade its network from 2G to 3G. Following Nokia Siemen's deployments, Tusmobil will be ab...

25 April 2008
10:39 GMT

Sony Ericsson Introduces Z780 and G502

Sony Ericsson confirmed today the existence of Z780 and G502, and it also released official images and details about the two handsets. Both phones are 3G-enabled (for a good mobile Web experience) and are set to hit the market in a few months. Sony Ericsson Z780 is a new clamshell that follows the line of Z770, bu...

23 April 2008
06:22 GMT

The First 3G Levi's Mobile Phone

The very first Levi Strauss branded mobile phone to feature 3G connectivity (and the second ever Levi's handset) is now offered by Orange France, under the name of Levi's The Original 3G. Like the other existent Levi Strauss phone, simply named Levi's The Original, the new one doesn't pack adva...

21 April 2008
02:36 GMT

Ericsson Brings 3G Speeds to TIM Brasil's Network

Ericsson and TIM Brasil announced they have reached an agreement according to which the Swedish company will provide a new WCDMA / HSPA network for the South American mobile operator, in order to allow the deploying of high-speed broadband across eight Brazilian states. The states that will benefit from the agreemen...

17 April 2008
08:39 GMT

The First 3G MTV Phone Comes From France

MTV3.3 is the name of the first 3G-enabled MTV mobile phone, and the third ever MTV phone (as far as we know). The handset comes exclusively from SFR, the second largest mobile operator in France, after Orange, and it's created in collaboration with ModeLabs, the company behind other exclusive devices (the Levi&...

16 April 2008
03:09 GMT

Nike + iPhone, iPod Touch

Sources on the Internet have revealed that Nike is planning on introducing yet another version of its Nike equipment, this time for Apple's iPhone and iPod touch. The extended compatibility with Apple's devices is most likely going to make use of Wi-Fi and even 3G, as far as the iPhone is concerned, so fol...

14 April 2008
04:04 GMT

3G iPhone To Hit Australia in June

Apple's iPhone is impatiently awaited by Australia and, although there have been various rumors about its launch, there were no official details to sustain it, not from Apple and nor from any of the Australian carriers. The wait will apparently be ended in June, when not only that the iPhone hits the Australi...

10 April 2008
17:06 GMT

Ericsson's New LTE Mobile Platform: 50Mbps Upload Speeds

Ericsson recently unveiled a glimpse of what the future of mobile Internet will bring, announcing its new M700 mobile platform, capable of LTE (Long Term Evolution) data transfer speeds. Ericsson says this is "the world's first commercially available LTE-capable platform", and we have no choice than to believe i...

7 April 2008
17:06 GMT

3G iPhone Confirmed

At least one in three iPhone news today contains the term "3G" in one context or another. Everyone's holding their breath for the day when Apple finally confirms its availability, but no one really knows when that is going to be exactly... except for AT&T CEO Ralph de la Vega, who has indirectly confirmed the ne...

7 April 2008
03:25 GMT

Rumor: Motorola Z10 to Come at T-Mobile, 3G Enabled

The unreleased yet Motorola Z10 might be among the first handsets to work on the (also unreleased yet) 3G network of T-Mobile USA. Moto Z10 could come in the next months via the fourth largest mobile US operator, together with the delayed and long awaited 3G network, reports Electronista, following a post made on Ho...

4 April 2008
17:31 GMT

3G Sony Ericsson Z750a Finally at AT&T

Rumored to be released by North America's largest mobile carrier since last year, Sony Ericsson Z750a will finally be available to AT&T's subscribers, starting from April, for $49.99, with a $100 mail-in-rebate and new 2-year contract. Z750a is the first 3G enabled mobile phone from Sony Ericsson to reach ...

31 March 2008
19:06 GMT

Super 3G Network Achieves 250 Mbps Data Transfer Speeds

NTT DoCoMo, the largest mobile operator in Japan, today announced it has achieved a stunning performance in terms of data transfer speeds over a wireless network. The Japanese carrier performed several outdoor tests with an experimental Super 3G mobile network and recorded a maximum downlink transmission rate of 250 ...

26 March 2008
18:06 GMT

3G iPhone to Reach the Singapore Market

SingTel, the largest mobile operator in Singapore, plans to offer Apple's iPhone to its subscribers starting September 2008. Since by then the 3G version of the handset will be released and Singapore mainly uses 3G mobile networks, it's almost certain that SingTel wants to bring the 3G-enabled iPhone. Curre...

25 March 2008
16:11 GMT

Digg Founder Claims 3G iPhone Will Support Video Chat

An interview with Digg founder Kevin Rose has revealed that Apple's iPhone is in for an overhaul within a few months, and he's not just talking about 3G. According to the man, Apple will implement video chat capabilities into the handset as well.As everyone owning an iPhone knows, Apple's smartphone sp...

24 March 2008
15:47 GMT

Nokia 6220 Classic Coming to the US

Nokia 6220 Classic was recently approved by FCC and it's now ready to hit the US market. Despite its "Classic" name, the phone is not a mid nor a low-end device, as you might expect, but a highly featured one. First announced in February, at the 2008 edition of MWC, Nokia 6220 Classic has specs that make it co...

24 March 2008
15:15 GMT

2G Phones Disappearing in Japan

2G mobile phones account for the majority of the handsets currently functional worldwide. They only work on GSM, CDMA, TDMA or PCD networks and offer less advantages than the new generation phones which come with support for 3G. Most probably, as time goes by, all 2G networks will be completely replaced with new 3G (...

15 March 2008
12:19 GMT

3 Loves Motorola and Introduces the RAZR2 V9

3, the largest 3G mobile network in the UK, announced that as of today, the 13th of March, it reintroduces Motorola mobile phones in its products line-up, starting with the popular RAZR2 V9. No Motorola handsets were offered by 3 in the last 18 months, as the carrier preferred other brands like Sony Ericsson and Noki...

13 March 2008
04:04 GMT

Nokia 6124 Classic Brings Fast Internet Browsing

Along with Nokia 6550 for T-Mobile, Nokia also announced today the Nokia 6124 classic, a candybar that will be available exclusively via Vodafone in all markets where the operator is present. Nokia 6124 classic is a compact multimedia phone created to offer customers easier and faster access to Vodafone's range ...

3 March 2008
06:34 GMT

Nokia 3555 + March 17 Launching = 3G T-Mobile Network?

As rumored at the beginning of the year, T-Mobile will bring a new entry-level Nokia phone, the 3G-enabled Nokia 3555. It looks like the handset's launching is planned for 17 March 2008, which might mean that T-Mobile will finally roll out its 3G network that has been delayed for several times until now. This wo...

29 February 2008
14:51 GMT

Ericsson to deploy WCDMA/HSPA Network to Russia's VimpelCom

Ericsson and VimpelCom, a leading Russian telecommunications operator, announced today they have signed an agreement for the supply and implementation of a WCDMA/HSPA network as well as associated services. The new network will cover seven out of nine macro regions in Russia, including Moscow, Volga, the Urals, Siber...

20 February 2008
14:24 GMT

Aluminate Cases Shipping for 3G Nanos

Just last month, GizMac, designers and manufacturers of innovative "Gizmos for Your Lifestyle" were announced their Aluminate and DuraSport lineup of cases for the 3G iPod nano. Now, the company responsible for a lot of accessories for Apple's products can confirm the availability of Aluminate protective cases f...

18 February 2008
05:50 GMT




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