Today Nokia announced its intent to acquire mobile consumer email provider Oz Communications. Oz provides email capabilities for wireless networks operators who offer access to AOL, Gmail, ICQ, Windows Live Hotmail, Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo. Oz already has ...
U.S. Cellular is said to be getting the Samsung Delve, a full touch screen phone similar to Samsung F480. Delve has a 3-inch touch screen, comes with a new generation of Touchwiz, 2 megapixel camera, HTML browser, bluetooth and threaded sms. It should be available by mid-November according to the source on BGR.
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ZTE Corporation announced the U990 device, the world’s first HSDPA TD-SCDMA mobile handset. The new handset was first unveiled last week and is ZTE’s third TD-SCDMA (China’s 3G Network) mobile handset model. The new model supports dual mode TD-SCDMA/EDGE allowing seamless transitions between the two networks. Its HSDPA speed is capable of reaching 2.8Mbps for downlink transmission and 384kbps for uplink transmission.
The U990 handset runs on Windows Mobile 6.0 operating system and is the first ZTE handset integrated with a Microsoft OS. ZTE’s U990 also has a full touch-screen and is equipped with both GPS/AGPS navigation technologies.
via [3g.co.uk]
SanDisk today announced it is bringing to market its 16GB microSDHC and Memory Stick Micro (M2) mobile memory cards. Best Buy Mobile and Verizon Wireless stores are the first major retail outlets in the United States to carry the 16GB capacity. SanDisk’s 16GB microSDHC card has an MSRP of $99.99 and the 16GB M2 card has an MSRP of $129.99. The new 16GB capacity will be available at Best Buy Mobile stores in October and Verizon Wireless stores in November.
MicroSD cards are designed for slot-equipped legacy mobile phones and can hold a maximum capacity of 2GB. Today’s microSDHC cards are available in 4GB, 8GB and now 16GB, are ideal for newer mobile phone models, most of which are compatible with these higher capacity cards. The Memory Stick Micro (M2) cards are designed for Sony Ericsson’s new generation of mobile phones, all of which are compatible with the 2GB, 4GB, 8GB and 16GB capacity levels. SanDisk’s 16GB mobile memory cards come with a five-year limited warranty.
Ericsson is selected by LG Electronics, to provide mobile broadband modules based on HSPA. LG Electronics notebooks and netbooks will include mobile broadband modules from Ericsson in Q3 2008. HSPA provides a DSL-like experience wirelessly with true mobility and there are currently more than 207 commercially deployed HSPA networks globally, serving more than one billion subscribers.
“We are excited to work with LG Electronics to give consumers and business users the freedom and flexibility to access internet in the way they want it, wherever they are.” says Mats Norin, Vice President, Mobile Broadband Modules, Ericsson. “Ericsson is also very pleased to be selected to provide mobile broadband modules to LG Electronics’ netbooks which is a segment that is forecasted to grow fast”
Market projections indicate that in 2011, approximately 200 million notebooks will ship annually and Ericsson anticipates that 50 percent of those notebooks will feature a built-in HSPA mobile broadband module. Users will increasingly have the option to take their broadband connections with them, delivering on the promise of full service broadband, which is anytime, anywhere access from the screen or device of choice.