Monthly Archive: January 2008

Cellphones / News

ASUS to Launch P527 Smartphone in US

January 4, 2008

ASUS will launch its P527 smartphone in the US. The candybar sequel to the earlier P526 includes true GPS for navigation. A Travelog feature can be especially useful for vacationers and workers alike. Emergencies are handled by a unique Location Courier feature that automatically relays coordinates to as many as five separate phone numbers through SMS text messages.

P527 runs Windows Mobile 6 and comes with Office Mobile for basic editing and viewing on the road; extras loaded by the Taiwan firm itself include a business card reader tool for the 2-megapixel camera and an RSS news reader. Wi-Fi networking, FM radio, and an microSDHC slot with room for 8GB or more of media are built-in.

ASUS notes that the P527 will be the first cellphone from the company to launch in the US itself and will work with both GSM phone calls and EDGE cellular Internet access on supporting networks such as AT&T or T-Mobile.

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Cellphones / Motorola / News

Motorola Announces Z6m in Korea

January 3, 2008

This is a good news for Motorola lovers. Motorola announced the launch of its new pop orange color slider “Z6m” in Korea market through SKT.

Motorola Z6m offers enhanced features for playing music such as 3.5mm ear jack, 2MP camera, e-book, file viewer, memory card slot, and more. Looks interesting!

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3G / Cellphones / Nokia

Nokia 5610 XpressMusic to be Available in US Soon

January 3, 2008

Nokia’s 5610 XpressMusic slider could soon be available in the US with a full feature set. It is ready for full 3G Internet access through AT&T: it should support fast HSDPA Internet access on the 850MHz band.

The phone have a 3.2-megapixel camera, dedicated music controls on its outer face, and a high-capacity microSD slot up to 4GB.

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3G / Ericsson / Network

Ericsson to be Sole Supplier for Partner Communications

January 2, 2008

Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has been selected by Israeli mobile operator Partner Communications to replace and expand its WCDMA/HSPA equipment. The deal sees Ericsson become the sole vendor of Partner’s GSM and WCDMA/HSPA core and radio network.

Under the agreement, Ericsson will provide a full swap of 1400 base stations, expanding the capacity of channel elements for voice and data to support speeds of up to 14.4Mbps. Ericsson will also provide a wide range of professional services, including business consulting, deployment and integration. Ericsson will support and maintain other Ericsson elements in Partner’s network as well.

The deal reinforces Ericsson’s leading position as the supplier of WCDMA/HSPA technology in Israel and is expected to lead to higher operational and technological efficiency and to result in cost reductions for Partner Communications. The system deployment has started and is set to be completed by July 2011.




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