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120 Mbps Speeds Achieved in LTE Field Testing

Fujitsu and NTT DoCoMo have recently announced that they managed to conduct successful LTE trials and achieve transmission speeds of around 120Mbps. The two companies also stated that the field testing for Long-term Evolution (LTE) was conducted using 4x4 MIMO. The testing site for the LTE technology was the Specia...

17 March 2009
06:59 GMT

BlackBerry Bold Also Has Overheating Issues

It seems that AT&T's Quickfire is not the only handset to feature overheating problems. According to the latest news on the Web, another QWERTY device comes with the issue, namely the high-end BlackBerry Bold mobile phone made by Research in Motion. The new BlackBerry Bold, which has been previously reported t...

27 February 2009
07:09 GMT

NTT DoCoMo Doesn't Need Nokia Anymore

If you recall, Nokia made the decision to “pull the plug” on Japan and pulled all its phones, except the Vertu luxury model, off the market. The decision was highly discussed and even more thoroughly explained by Nokia, which came with very relevant reasons for it, and many regrets as well.It seems that t...

1 December 2008
08:57 GMT

Nokia Retreating from Japan

The Finnish company feels there is no more room left for expansion in the world's forth largest mobile market, Japan, since it believes that, starting next year, the economic crisis will hit this country pretty hard too. Also, since more than 80% of Japan's population already owns at least one mobile phone,...

28 November 2008
04:01 GMT

Incredibly Expensive Phone Line Sold Out

In ways unknown to us, hard-working people, a whole line of phones costing over $130.000 each has sold out a few days after the unveiling. This makes one wonder if things are really as bad as they seem. It wouldn't come as such a surprise if not for the so terrifying and inevitable financial crisis that everyone...

10 November 2008
11:21 GMT

SH-Mobile G4 Developed by DoCoMo, Sharp, Renesas and Fujitsu

The four major players in the mobile phone industry, NTT DoCoMo, Renesas, Fujitsu and Sharp, have announced that they are working on the development of SH-Mobile G4 single-chip LSI device, together with on a platform that will incorporate it, and that will support HSUPA 1, HSDPA2, W-CDMA and GSM/GPRS/EDGE (2G) mobile...

20 October 2008
06:17 GMT

BlackBerry Bold in Japan, Starting 2009

For all the Japanese mobile users wondering when RIM is going to release the BlackBerry Bold in their country, NTT DoCoMo has the answer today: the high-end smartphone will be commercially available in the Asian land of teddy bear phones starting the first months of 2009. Of course, the beginning of next year is not ...

29 September 2008
02:48 GMT

Nissan, NTT DOCOMO and Sharp Develop First Mobile Phone with Built-In Intelligent Key

Today, September 24, a press release was posted on the NTT DOCOMO website, announcing that, together with Nissan and Sharp, it was working on developing a new type of intelligent key for automobiles.In fact, development on a mobile phone capable of functioning as an intelligent key has already been wrapped up, and it...

24 September 2008
09:12 GMT

Panasonic P706ie, New Japanese Mobile Beauty

Panasonic, one of the leading handset manufacturers in Japan, has recently unveiled a new mobile phone for its domestic market: Panasonic P706ie. Coming shortly after other nice devices (like the Viera 921P or the Mirror II), the new Panasonic is a clamshell that looks very elegant and targets consumers in search of ...

13 August 2008
07:14 GMT

iPhone 3G Has a July 11 Competitor in Sharp SH706i

After the 923SH clamshell, which will be released tomorrow in Japan via SoftBank, Sharp has unveiled yet another new and advanced handset with an Aquos display: the SH706i. Unlike the 923SH, Sharp SH706i will not see the light of the Japanese market thanks to SoftBank, as it's scheduled for a release via NTT DoC...

4 July 2008
08:34 GMT

Sony Ericsson SO706i Hits Japan

There's something weird about Japan, in the way that a lot of made-for-girls mobile phones get to be released there. The half-Japanese Sony Ericsson is among the latest handset manufacturers to launch such a device, called SO706i and available soon from NTT DoCoMo, the largest mobile operator in the Asian countr...

28 June 2008
05:43 GMT

Sharp SH906i Brings Symbian and Japanese Elegance

SH906i is the name of the latest mobile phone created by Sharp Corporation, the giant Japanese company, and it comes after the unveiling of Sharp Disney and Sharp WS020SH (this one being a Windows Mobile 6.1 handset with a full QWERTY keyboard). As most of the latest phones produced in Japan, Sharp SH906i has an el...

5 June 2008
09:45 GMT

New NEC N706ie Clamshell Announced

NEC Corporation recently unveiled the future availability of a new mobile phone, the N706ie. As most of the handsets coming from NEC, the N706ie is a clamshell created to answer the needs of Japanese users. NEC N706ie has a simple overall look and it's probably very easy to use. Its features include: a 3.0 in...

30 May 2008
08:12 GMT

Fujitsu F884i Lets You Dictate Emails and Messages

Fujitsu, the Japanese giant company, has recently launched F884i, the latest mobile phone from the "Raku-Raku" series, available in three color versions black, red and light gold/silver. Also known as "Raku-Raku Premium", the new device comes in a clamshell form factor, as most of the company's mobile phones an...

23 April 2008
10:27 GMT

DoCoMo Builds Operator Pack for LiMo Based Linux Phones

NTT DoCoMo, Inc. has just announced that it would develop an operator pack for FOMA 3G handsets compatible with specifications established by the LiMo Foundation.The pack will contain a suite of Linux operating system-based software applications that implement i-mode, i-appli and other unique DoCoMo services. It will...

21 April 2008
09:39 GMT

100 Million Panasonic Handsets Sold

Panasonic announced that it had sold its 100 millionth mobile phone at the beginning of April 2008, becoming the first producer to have shipped so many handsets in Japan. International brand of Matsushita Electric, Panasonic launched its first device that can be cataloged as a mobile phone in 1987. It was the TZ-8...

11 April 2008
04:11 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

Nokia FOMA NM705i Hits the Market

NTT DoCoMo, the largest mobile operator from Japan, announced the release of Nokia FOMA NM705i, prepared to hit the market this month. FOMA NM705i is a candybar phone created by Nokia especially for the Japanese market and there are little chances that other countries will get it too, even though the handset was spo...

11 February 2008
04:56 GMT

Google and NTT DoCoMo Share Mobile Plans

NTT DoCoMo, the largest mobile operator in Japan, will sign a deal with Google in order to offer e-mail and web search services via the company's mobile phones. From the second quarter of 2008, NTT DoCoMo's subscribers will be able to access, directly from their handsets, Google's features (e-mail, pho...

28 December 2007
10:26 GMT

Nokia NM705i Looking for FCC Approval

Japan seems to have been a small land for Nokia NM705i, as it now looks to hit the US as well. The handset has been spotted at FCC looking for its approval to be released on this market as well.Mobile phones from the US usually don't mix with the Japanese ones. They all stick to their original market, especially...

19 November 2007
03:39 GMT

LG Chocolate, a Big Success in Japan

LG brought one month ago its most successful mobile phone, the LG Chocolate, on the most picky telecom market, the Japanese one. It's a risky move that could result with great success or cover it in shame. Recent sales results show that the device reached great popularity and has high chances of striking gold he...

15 November 2007
11:41 GMT

SO905iCS, a Sony Ericsson Phone with a 5 Megapixel Camera

One of the most powerful mobile phones from NTT DoCoMo's new lineup is the SO905iCS, a Sony Ericsson device. There are few handsets out there that can brag about having a 5-megapixel camera as this proves to be one of the lucky ones.The phone looks anything but what globally released devices from this producer h...

2 November 2007
04:03 GMT

23 New Handsets on NTT DoCoMo Major Release

NTT DoCoMo will bring a great diversity and vivid color in its new lineup for the near future. Japan's leading operator just announced the release of 23 new mobile phones in a total of 75 colors for the 905i and 705i series.Japanese mobile phones always seem to have stronger personality than those devices that a...

1 November 2007
11:28 GMT

High-Tech Health Phone Still Looks Cool

Japanese mobile phones come in a diversity which is as great as people's personality, bringing solutions for all the issues they might have, even if not telecom related. A new handset will be introduced in NTT DoCoMo's lineup, along with its great talent of measuring the user's body fat or just how bad...

4 October 2007
05:10 GMT

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...

3 October 2007
10:44 GMT

Breakthrough Tech Allows Data Transfers through Body Touch

Japanese developers always surprise us with their ideas that make the ground shake when it comes to things that we considered not possible. They are now looking for a method that could be applied in the future: using the handset owner's own body to make electronic payments with a simple touch.Using the human bod...

3 October 2007
06:49 GMT

Super 3G System Just Around the Corner

NTT DoCoMo has made one step forward to making Super 3G technology available at a large scale. The company has developed and tested a trial large-scale-integration (LSI) chip that meets the demands of mobile phones.The struggle to bring Super 3G performances to handsets started some time ago and also managed to regis...

13 September 2007
10:14 GMT

WiMAX Joint Venture between NTT DoCoMo and ACCA Networks

ACCA Networks and NTT DoCoMo, the largest mobile phone operator in Japan, recently announced a joint venture between the companies in order to provide mobile WiMAX-based broadband wireless services. The joint venture is called ACCA Wireless Co., Ldt and its birth comes after a ministry decision not to give 2.5GHz s...

3 September 2007
09:44 GMT

Stylish FOMA F1100 Arrives at NTT DoCoMo

The FOMA F1100 handset running Windows Mobile 6 has just been released at NTT DoCoMo along with the long expected HTC Nike. This other smartphone might be out of its league, but still manages to bring some more affordable and stylish solutions for mobile communication.Elegance is the main feature that FOMA F1100 has ...

30 August 2007
09:39 GMT

HTC Nike Released at NTT DoCoMo as FOMA HT1100

HTC Nike has come in two forms until now, although none of them was a real one. Some rumors saw this device ready for a September release. As the deadline is approaching, a handset highly similar to the Nike one has just been released at NTT DoCoMo under the name of FOMA HT1100.The new smartphone features the same sl...

30 August 2007
06:20 GMT

Mitsubishi D704i Announced for Close Release

Mitsubishi D704i will be available in the near future on the Japanese market on an exclusive deal. The phone has been announced a long time ago, and it's just about time for it to see a release. The handset is a fashionable slider phone that manages to pack many performances that will appeal especially to those ...

21 August 2007
09:42 GMT

Wireless 4G, Closer Than Expected

Experiments for a future 4G technology deployment have been taking place over the past weeks. Still, an official definition is expected for released only in the next two years.NTT DoCoMo has started work on a Super 3G network, one capable of performances situated just under the 4G borderline. Their technology is mean...

21 August 2007
04:35 GMT

NTT DoCoMo Releases Waterproof F704i Phone

"A waterproof handset perfect for using in the bathroom or kitchen", presents NTT DoCoMo their new F704i handset. Just how much time someone must spend in the bathroom or kitchen on a daily basis in order to get a special handset for this is uncertain. Still, it has high chances of proving to be quite useful in sever...

18 July 2007
09:54 GMT

NTT DoCoMo Brings BlackBerry Phones with Language Support

NTT DoCoMo has announced that they will bring from now on Research in Motion's BlackBerry devices in Japan too. The devices will come with Japanese language support in order to make it easier for them to relate to this new market.The BlackBerry 8707h is the smartphone which will benefit from this particularizati...

18 July 2007
04:50 GMT

NTT DoCoMo Launches F883iES for Old People

Although not the first target in the mind of mobile phone producers, old people also look for certain performances from their cellulars as to respond to their personal needs. F883iES, or the RakuRaku phone, is the device which NTT DoCoMo has released with the intention of making it easier for this specific target to ...

16 July 2007
04:57 GMT

NTT DoCoMo Goes for 300Mbps Super 3G Network

NTT DoCoMo looks for a revolutionary breakthrough in mobile data transfer speeds. The Japanese company has started testing an experimental Super 3G system for mobile communications.NTT DoCoMo aims for high results with this experiment. In the future, they will do their best in managing to reach performances of up to ...

13 July 2007
07:40 GMT

NTT DoCoMo Brings 3G FOMA 704i Series

NTT DoCoMo has announced eight more mobile phones, part of the 3G FOMA 704i series. This line of handsets brings a great amount of diversity, both in design and performances, as it usually happens with the phones released in Japan.The FOMA 704i series includes the TV-capable D704i and SH704i models, as well as the L7...

4 July 2007
10:34 GMT

Aromatic Personality with Sony Ericsson SO703i

Sony Ericsson has released a new phone with a great amount of personality at NTT DoCoMo. Not only is the SO703i model available in a great amount of case variations, but it also has one very rare feature: it has special fragrances.Motorola has also thought of putting the sense of smell in a phone model. Sony Ericsson...

2 July 2007
04:34 GMT

What Is So Great About Fingerprint Recognition

Fingerprint recognition is one of the most useful high-tech features that mobile phones have started to include lately. It first appeared in Japan and even at this time, it is mostly used on handsets produced in this country, although it has high chances of becoming a standard feature sometime in the future.We'v...

27 June 2007
04:00 GMT

50% Discount Season at NTT DoCoMo

NTT DoCoMo brings substantial discounts for their current service plans. These come after other previous such offers have been made for their subscribers who use roaming services and videophone calls.NTT DoCoMo's discounts are available for two-year billing plans for families and individuals and can go up to eve...

26 June 2007
10:55 GMT

Dramatic Beauty Panasonic P904i

NTT DoCoMo will add Dramatic Beauty Panasonic P904i phone model on their offer list of highly attractive products. This glamorous handset proves to be more of an exquisite accessory rather meant to astound than to be a mere telecommunications product, as it can be easily seen right from the start, in its design. What...

11 June 2007
06:01 GMT

NTT DoCoMo Releases FOMA SIMPURE L2

NTT DoCoMo has just unveiled FOMA SIMPURE L2. This is a 3G handset aimed mostly at those that need a device for communication first of any other complex function.The phone comes at sizes that are not at all impressive, although comfortable for easy handling by the user. It has a weight of about 110 grams at the size...

29 May 2007
08:32 GMT

NTT Allowing Users to Control Home Devices with a Phone

NTT-Neomeit, a NTT DoCoMo subsidiary is planning to introduce a new inexpensive service that will allow users to remotely control home devices with the help of their mobile phones. In order to control the devices, users will need to access a web page on their cellphone and select the desired operations. Reportedly, t...

26 April 2007
02:58 GMT

NTT DoCoMo Introducing Wii-Like Gaming for Phones

Mobile operator NTT DoCoMo has announced that starting May it will begin selling three cell phones that offer motion-sensitive gaming. In short, they work in a similar way to the Wii, the main difference being that, while only being cell phones and including less advanced technology, they won't quite compare to ...

23 April 2007
10:05 GMT

NTT DoCoMo Unveils the 904i Series

NTT DoCoMo's new lineup, the N904i series, includes five handsets, the D904i, F904i, N904i, P904i and SH904i. Each of the phones includes a specific set of features meant to suit the needs of a certain type of user. All of the five handsets come with GPS and IC cards and thus can be used as train passes or for p...

23 April 2007
06:08 GMT

Google Search Engine - Big Hit on Mobile Phones

A year ago, Google just launched its first mobile text ad service in Japan. Since then, profit has gone up to 1 billion $. The company looks for any profitable way of using the search engine, as the need for information is increasing nowadays, especially for the most active people. Information such as driving directi...

20 April 2007
11:07 GMT

NTT DoCoMo's N904i Making Its Debut In Milan

During March, mobile operator NTT DoCoMo had announced that it was planning to release a new FOMA handset that was developed with Stefano Giovannoni, an award-winning designer. Since then, more information was revealed, and it looks like the N904i will be officially unveiled during Milan's celebrated Design Week...

18 April 2007
09:13 GMT

NTT DoCoMo to Offer The Motorola Dolce & Gabbana M702iS

Japanese mobile operator NTT DoCoMo has announced that it will market a phone that's been available for quite some time to users from other parts of the world. The handset, Motorola's Dolce & Gabbana special edition, M702iS , developed jointly by Motorola, Dolce & Gabbana and NTT DoCoMo will be marketed for...

30 March 2007
10:12 GMT

NTT DoCoMo to Launch F903iBSC for Business Users

Mobile operator NTT DoCoMo has announced it will begin marketing its 3G FOMA handset, F903iBSC, that targets business users and enables companies to address security issues like information leaks and the use of mobile phones from work for non-work-related issues. To solve this problem and avoid information leakage, t...

14 March 2007
03:58 GMT

NTT DoCoMo Presents The Basic Raku Raku Phone

You'd think that a phone released by NTT DoCoMo would come with the latest advanced features available on the market, especially after that couple of weeks when all Japanese mobile operators released their very best devices packed with all features one could think of. In this case, NTT DoCoMo shows that they hav...

6 March 2007
04:30 GMT


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