3G
Features July 2002 |
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| New
Sharp Sha-Mail Wireless Phone
J-Phone
will begin selling its newest Sha-Mail (picture messaging) handset manufactured
by Sharp Corporation. It has a highly sensitive CCD mobile embedded camera
with 310,000 pixel resolution. Close-up function allows for close-up photos
from 5cm |
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| New
Wireless Pocket PC 2002 PDA
NTT
DoCoMo announced that it will market a new Pocket PC 2002 PDA. The musea
will be the first PDA compatible with DoCoMo's M-stage visual, a video
content distribution service |
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| FCC
Approve First CDMA Wireless Disposable Phone
Hop-On
announced that it has received approval from the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) for the world's first CDMA disposable cell phone. |
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| First
3G Telematics system to support
CDMA 2000 1xRTT Wireless
The
PICCI-3G design has been optimized for high-volume applications where
cost is a critical factor. |
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| 3G
Wireless CDMA2000 Location Service Launched
KDDI
is to begin a GPS MAP location service that takes advantage of the location
capabilities of KDDI's 3G CDMA2000 |
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| i-mode
on way to Spain
NTT
DoCoMo announced an agreement under which i-mode will be launched in Spain
in the first half of 2003. |
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| 3G
FOMA To Be Showcased in U.S.
NTT
DoCoMo and AT&T Wireless Services to jointly showcase third-generation
(3G) wireless service in the United States. |
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| 3G
Tested at 65,000 feet in the stratosphere
IThe
IMT-2000 3G mobile test demonstrated video telephony using an off-the-shelf
NTT DoCoMo handset sold in Japan. |
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| 3G
Wireless Noise Receives A Clean Up In Japan
Sharp
has incorporated NCT's Clear Speech Adaptive Filter algorithm into 3G
Phones. |
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| 3G
Market Set to Expand with ASIC Solutions
Qualcomm
granted NEC a license to develop and manufacture 3G WCDMA and TD-SCDMA
ASICs products |
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| Samsung
Delivers Brilliant Full-Color Images on a Razor Thin Screen
The
cell phone has a bright, vibrant, power-efficient, 2.2-inch active-matrix
OLED produced by Samsung. |
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| Mobile
Presence Solution for 3G, i-Mode, GSM and GPRS
The
Mobile Presence Solution provides device availability, which tells if
the phone is on, in use or off. |
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| 3G
Operators Will Save $15 Billion
Effnet
allows NEC Corp to licence Effnets Robust Header Compression technology.
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| Place
live wireless bet while in the ground watching the match
The
new betting service came through its baptism of fire during the recent
football World Cup |
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| UMTS
Network Development Dynamic Monitoring Solution
Tektronix
announced a new solution for real-time monitoring and analysis of the
latest UMTS mobile networks elements. |
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| Wireless
picturemail
opens up new horizon
SmarTone
introduces the first capture-and-send-anywhere MMS-enabled service in
Hong Kong with Wireless picturemail |
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| US
Wireless Carrier Gears Up For Austin Powers
Motorola
and VoiceStream announced an offer for Austin Powers fanatics to transform
their mobile phones. |
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| New
NTT Wireless i-shot phones
NTT
DoCoMo announced that the company will begin marketing two new models
of i-shotTM compatible phones, the D251i and the mova F251i. |
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| 2D
Graphics for 3G Mobile Devices
Handset
manufacturers will be able to meet the new 2D graphics multimedia standard
mandated by 3GPP for MMS on 3G devices. |
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| 3G
Multimedia Messaging Services
Message
Server Selected As Basis for One Third of World's 3G Multimedia Messaging
Service Trials. |
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| New
3G PDA / Bluetooth Handset
NTTDoCoMo,
announced it will market a 3G compatible two-part terminal - a PDA base
with a Bluetooth handset. |
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| 3G
Video Breakthrough
Wireless
multi media company Pedagog Ltd believes it has the technology to make
third generation mobiles profitable. |
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| 2
New Phones From J-Phone
Wireless
multi media company Pedagog Ltd believes it has the technology to make
third generation mobiles profitable. |
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| 3G
Branding Hiccups
Hutchison
3G launched its brand as "3". Should a 3G Phone be sold as a
3G Phone? |
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| New
Nokia for ASIA - the Nokia 3610
Another
product developed by Nokia in Beijing maily for consumers in China. |
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| Nokia
MMS Is Step Towards 3G
Singapore's
MobileOne (M1) signs for a complete end-to-end multimedia messaging (MMS)
system. |
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| Actress
Catherine Zeta-Jones Signs with T-Mobile
Mobile
International announced that internationally acclaimed actress Catherine
Zeta-Jones as its spokeswoman. |
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| Popstar
Takes Wireless To A New Level
Legend
Mobile to develop " Popstar " mobile game and expects to include
separate versions of the game with Christina Aguilera and others. |
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| Hutchison
3G Goes Big Game Hunting
Hutchison
3G has asked It's Alive to produce a new game for 3G Phones. |
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| W-CDMA
IMT-2000 handset on display
Picture
on left shows an LGE member of staff with a W-CDMA handset Model: LG-K8000
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