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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 / LG / News

LG Electronics Launches LG-KH1800 in Korea

December 24, 2007

LG Electronics launches its 13.3mm-thick 3G phone ‘LG-KH1800’ dubbed as ‘Orange color phone’ in Korea market, which enhanced orange colored keypad.

By adopting an additional multitasking button, you can use SMS service, telephone directory, and alarm setting, even while calling.

Other features included its 3G WCDMA automatic roaming service, MP3 playback, text viewer, camera and electronic dictionary function.

It is expected to be available for 352,000(KRW) via KTF telecom.

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Cellphones / News / Sharp

Sharp to Launch W61SH Next Year

December 20, 2007

For you in Japan, get ready for this. Sharp expects to launch its cycloid style mobile phone called W61SH in Japan market, which supports 1-Seg for mobile.

Adopting 2.8-inch wide display, the W61SH supports up to 2,000:1 contrast ratio and Super Vivid engine. Nice. It is expected to be available in January 2008.

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Ericsson / Network / News

Ericsson Wins Additional HSPA Expansion Contract with mobilkom austria

December 19, 2007

Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has been selected by leading Austrian operator mobilkom austria (mobilkom) to expand and upgrade its WCDMA network with the latest high-capacity HSPA (High-Speed Packet Access) functionality in the region of Carinthia. The deal builds on earlier contracts between the companies and is allowing mobilkom austria subscribers to enjoy the fastest mobile-broadband speeds in Austria.

Under the terms of the agreement, Ericsson is supplying its latest HSPA technology, enabling high-speed mobile broadband with uplink speeds of up to 1.4Mbps and peak downlink speeds of up to 14.4Mbps, fully supporting currently available end-user devices that allow download rates of up to 7.2Mbps.

Ericsson’s HSPA solution boosts network capacity and cuts response times for interactive services. The upgrade of mobilkom austria’s existing network will increase the performance of mobile broadband and enable the operator to expand its mobile broadband offering into Carinthia.

Boris Nemsic, CEO of Telekom Austria Group and CEO of mobilkom austria, said, “With Ericsson’s HSPA solution, we are now able to offer the most advanced multimedia services to our 3.9 million customers across Austria, reaffirming our position as the leading mobile operator.”

Peter Zehetner, Managing Director of Ericsson Austria, said, “We are proud to continue our long-running relationship with mobilkom austria. This contract highlights Ericsson’s ability to provide cutting-edge solutions to one of the most advanced markets for mobile broadband in Europe.”




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