Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) and Finnish operator Elisa yesterday activated the operator’s WCDMA/HSPA network addition in the 900MHz frequency band. The new part of the network is seamlessly integrated in Elisa’s existing WCDMA/HSPA network in the 2.1GHz band. Ericsson’s WCDMA/HSPA portfolio for the 900MHz band offers Elisa a cost-efficient way to further expand the coverage of its [...]

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Samsung, NXP Semiconductors and T3G Technologies just announced the world’s first TD-SCDMA HSDPA/GSM/GPRS/EDGE multi-mode mobile phone. Samsung SGH-T578H uses a software-defined modem, which is capable to achieve data transfer rates of 2.8Mbps. That’s about 20 times faster transfers than GPRS, which should prove great when transferring personal files, music or even videos. The performance makes [...]

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NEC announced the launch of N905i? in Japan market. It is equipped with Yamaha’s audio engine supporting high quality sound with size 12.9-mm-thick. It will be available in Japan market on November 26. [Source]

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Verizon launched BlackBerry Pearl 8130, the company’s first Pearl model. The design holds close to the reference model with a 2-megapixel camera, 3G data access through EVDO, and an externally accessible microSDHC card slot that holds up to 8GB of music, videos, and other data. The candybar phone’s signature GPS is intact and can be [...]

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The largest corporate investment in preschool care and education in rural China was announced today by mobile technology leader Nokia and leading international children’s organization, Plan. In a landmark partnership, Nokia will provide funds of over EUR 6 million (about RMB60 million) to enable Plan to dramatically increase its preschool and early childhood care and [...]

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