Monthly Archive: March 2008

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Sharp Releases Sharp SH705iII

March 15, 2008

Sharp recently unveiled one of its latest mobile phones, Sharp SH705iII. The handset features a built-in TV tuner and a wide 2.8 inch internal screen with a 400 x 240 pixels resolution and support for 262,000 colors, hence it can offer a good mobile TV viewing experience.

Sharp SH705iII comes in an elegant clamshell form factor, weighs 106 grams and, when closed, it measures 106 x 48 x 16.1 millimeters. Other features, except the TV related ones, include an external OLED screen with 96 x 39 pixels, 3G international roaming capability, microSD card support to boost the internal memory, and a 3.2 Megapixel camera (with flash and video recording). The phone’s battery can provide an unlimited time of watching TV, but only if you re-charge it after every 160 minutes.

For the moment Sharp SH705iII is only available in Japan, exclusively via NTT DoCoMo, the largest mobile carrier in the country. The handset is released as FOMA SH705iII and not as Sharp SH705iII, because the Japanese carrier renames all its 3G-enabled mobile phones with “FOMA”, regardless of their producer.

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Vodafone selects Ericsson for national mobile broadband rollout

March 13, 2008

Vodafone Australia has appointed Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) as the primary hardware and software vendor to support its national mobile broadband rollout, based on High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) technology, which is being fast-tracked for completion in December 2008.

Vodafone’s national network upgrade will deliver an enhanced experience to the growing number of business and personal customers using Vodafone Mobile Connect data cards and USB modems. The upgrade will also improve Vodafone’s capacity to provide high-quality voice calls, SMS, video messaging and Vodafone live! services, such as mobile news, entertainment and the best of the web, to customers in more areas.
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Verizon Launches Car and Driver SlideShow Application

March 12, 2008

Verizon today launched a new application called Car and Driver SlideShow. Developed by Viva Vision, the application is an interactive SlideShow one that will bring users the latest automotive images from Car and Driver, the famous American automotive magazine.

Car and Driver SlideShow will allow mobile users to view a large number of images with the best automobiles, speed vehicles, and concept cars that appear in the Car and Driver magazine. The application packs the received content in seven SlideShow categories, each of them containing 10 images. The platform created by Viva Vision for Car and Driver SlideShow gives users a full control of the slide-shows, thus they can rewind, pause or fast-forward whenever they want.

“Our SlideShow products expand the entertainment and content options for Verizon Wireless customers,” said Nick Montes, president of Viva Vision.

The new Car and Driver SlideShow application is available for Verizon’s subscribers for a $4.49 monthly fee and compatible with almost 50 phones, including LG’s Venus and Chocolate, MOTORIZR Z6tv, MOTORAZR maxx Ve, Samsung Alias and so on. Users can get it from the Picture & Video shopping area of Verizon’s Get It Now virtual store.

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HTC P3470 Will Be Available in May 2008

March 7, 2008

The new GSM communicator HTC P3470, also known as Pharos will be available in early/mid May at a price of $550-600. HTC P3470 is one of the best communicators to date, and is a perfect replacement for the P3300.

HTC P3470 Pharos Specifications:

* Type: communicator;
* Form-factor: candy bar;
* Materials used: plastic, soft-touch, metal;
* Operating system: Windows Mobile 6 Professional;
* CPU: TI’s OMAP 850 200 MHz;
* RAM: 128 Mb (~106 Mb available);
* ROM: 256 Mb (~140 Mb available;
* Connectivity: microSD (SDHC), Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (A2DP), USB 1.1 for charging/synch/headset;
* GSM: 850/900/1800/1900, GPRS/EDGE;
* GPS: SiRF Start III;
* Display: TFT 2.8″ with a resolution of 320×240 pixels, shows up to 65K colors;
* Camera: 2Mpix, macro mode, self-portrait mirror, 176×144-pixel video recording;
* Battery: detachable 1100 mAh Li-Ion;
* Dimensions: 108 x 58.3 x 15.7 mm;
* Weight: 122 g (with battery).

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E-Plus Selects Ericsson for Upgrading WCDMA network

March 6, 2008

Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has been selected by German mobile operator E-Plus to expand and upgrade its WCDMA network. The deal also includes the expansion and enhancement of the E-Plus microwave transmission network and will allow subscribers to enjoy best-quality mobile data services in most parts of Germany.

Under the three-year agreement, Ericsson will upgrade E-Plus’ existing Ericsson WCDMA base stations and add new 3G base stations to increase network coverage and capacity. Ericsson will also supply microwave transmission solutions, including MINI-LINK TN, to support capacity growth for the transmission network. Ericsson will also provide network technology consulting services.

Ericsson’s microwave transmission solutions shift voice and data traffic from the radio access to the core network, enhancing the capacity of the mobile network backbone to cope with increased traffic in the radio network.

Carsten Ahrens, President of Ericsson Germany, said, “We are proud to support E-Plus’ strategic initiative with the supply of our advanced 3G and microwave transmission technology. Our leading mobile broadband solutions will allow the E-Plus Group to introduce innovative mobile internet and multimedia services cost-effectively and quickly.”




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