BROWSING: Devices

Twin advantages for new cellphone

2degrees has started stocking a mobile phone made by South Korean firm LG that has slots for two Sim cards, providing connections to two networks and two mobile phone numbers. The main advantage of the phone is that customers can easily switch ...

Motorola Announces DEFY™ in Singapore – a Smartphone Built to Survive your Active Lifestyle

Singapore – 9 December 2010 - Motorola Mobility, a subsidiary of Motorola, Inc., today announced the launch of Motorola DEFY™ in Singapore. DEFY is a slim, pocketable Android™ smartphone that comes equipped with advanced Web-browsing capabilities and a 3.7” high-resolution...

Huawei Ideos X5 and X6 Android smartphones announced in Australia

Australia, 6 December, 2010: Huawei, a leading provider of smart devices to operators around the world, has tonight staked its place as an exciting new consumer brand in the Australian mobile market. The milestone event marked a major transition for the brand, which has worked...

Meizu ships 2nd-gen iPhone clone on Christmas, 2.3 later

Meizu's chief Jack Wong today said his company's M9 smartphone would ship in China on Christmas day. The Android phone widely considered to be an iPhone clone should reach Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Shenzhen at the same time and will expand...

Audio Kit iPhone App version 1.4 released by Sinusoid Pty Ltd

Sydney, Australia – Sinusoid Pty Ltd today is pleased to announce the release of Audio Kit 1.4 for iOS. Audio Kit is a collection of four tools which are essential for those working in audio, sound and music; A real time Spectrum...

All I want for Christmas is an Android

MANILA, Philippines –  It’s the gift of an exclusive Android smartphone experience that can only be delivered by Sony Ericsson. The Xperia family of smartphones is headlined by the newly upgraded best-selling Xperia X10 with HD viewing and recording, and continuous...

Motorola Tablet Specs, Honeycomb Screen Shot Leak

You know that really sharp looking Motorola tablet that Andy Rubin had the other day at Dive into Mobile?  It looks like he’s not the only guy to have one.  According to a Mobile01 (translated) source who has spent time with one of them, Motorola...

Global M2M deployments to increase to 2.1B in 2020

The number of machine-to-machine devices will grow 36% in 2011, and is expected to reach 2.1 billion M2M connected devices in 2020, driven by the utilities, healthcare and securities industries, according to new research from Analysis Mason.While nearly 30% of today's M2M connections are...

Huawei launches consumer brand

Chinese communications equipment maker Huawei has launched a line of consumer devices, an attempt to expand from behind-the-scenes manufacturer to a consumer brand. In a move reminiscent of the transition of Taiwan-based smartphone maker HTC in 2007, Huawei said Monday it would continue to work...

Mobile users 'are second-class citizens'

Prepaid mobile-phone customers in Thailand have been clearly treated like second-class citizens as they are tied to substandard service contracts, says an independent telecom researcher. Anuparb Thiralarb slammed the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) for wilful neglect of its statutory duty to implement...

China Telecom, Samsung Kick Off W899 Promotion

BEIJING, Dec 06, 2010 (SinoCast Daily Business Beat via COMTEX) -- Ma Daojie, general manager of eSurfing Telecom Terminal Co., Ltd. under the aegis of China Telecom Corporation Ltd. (NYSE: CHA and SEHK: 0728), reveals that the company will spend more...

Smartphone car service starts up

SK Telecom, the largest wireless network carrier in South Korea, last week introduced what it claims is the world's first commercial "mobile telematics" service in China. The so-called E-MIV service, which was first reported by the South China Morning Post last year, enables...

China Unicom Warned About Locking Apple IPhones to its Network

China Unicom has been warned about protecting customer rights after it started locking the Apple iPhone to its network, reports the Shanghai based EastDay newspaper. The warning came from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, which regulates the industry after the phone...

Dual Touchscreen Clamshell Android Smartphone Launched in China

Samsung "Zhen Zun" W899 is among the first few Android smartphones that features a clamshell form factor and dual touchscreens. The device comes with two 3.3-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen displays, both supporting multitouch and 480 × 800 pixels resolution. The phone is...

More tracking programs for smart phones

SINGAPORE: Smart phones are just about to get smarter with more security functions in place to prevent theft. This after 1823 mobile phones were reported stolen in the first half of this year, said the Police. More companies are coming up with tracking programmes in mobile...

SK Telecom and PT. Telekomunikasi Team Up to Launch Digital Music Content in Ind…

SK Telecom (NYSE:SKM) and PT MelOn Indonesia, the company’s joint venture with PT. Telekomunikasi Indonesia, announced today the launch of an online music service called MelOn Indonesia (www.melon.co.id). This marks a major roll-out of SK Telecom’s global expansion plans under...

Samsung to bring out the W899, a traditional Android flip phone

China Telecom and Samsung have announced the Samsung W899. Instead of the traditional flat design, Sammy is offering a flip Android smartphone. You're probably thinking "this is just a flip phone, it's probably an entry level Android phone." Well ... not really....

Motorola to Launch More Smart Phones in China

BEIJING, Dec 08, 2010 (SinoCast Daily Business Beat via COMTEX) -- Motorola (China) Electronics Ltd. will complete its final spin-off and restructuring on January 4, 2011. By then, the mobile terminal subsidiary of Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT) will become an independently...

Movile Introduces Mozca, the Largest Platform in Latin America for the Payment of Virtual Goods by Cell Phone

Company enters into partnership with Vostu, one of the biggest designers of social games for Orkut in Latin America, relying on more than 32 million players, to market items through 36 regional carriers SAO PAULO, Dec. 7, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Movile (www.movile.com), the most complete company offering cell...

Globalcctvsec introduces first 3G Mobile Camera in China

As of 20 October 2010, another 3G technology based product of Globalcctvsec is available for sales. Globalcctvsec customers can now use 3G+ Surveillance Cameras to have remote video surveillance. This device is presented to the mobile communication market of China for the first time...

China telecom is planning to launch iPhone

From: techwenchcom China Telecom is the third largest Chinese wireless carrier in the service and is also the smallest China's Wireless Carrier. Reports are that China Telecom will become the second wireless carrier for Apple's popular iPhone.

Opera Mini comes to Chile

Oslo, Norway - November 29, 2010 - Opera Software today announced a partnership with Entel Chile that will put a customised version of the Opera Mini mobile browser with widgets, developed exclusively for Vodafone, on handsets sold by the Chilean operator. (Media-Newswire.com) - Oslo, Norway...

Vietnamese-made Phones Dominate Domestic Market

It is easy to own a mobile phone that is made in Vietnam these days, as phones with Vietnamese trademarks such as ABTel, Viettel, Hanel or FPT are available in many shops in Hanoi. With a comparable quality and much cheaper prices than many of...

Yeedong announced the Christmas gifts-F206 Dual cards Dual cameras Color TV phone

BigNews.Biz - Dec 09,2010 - eedong announced new products -F206 Quad Band Dual Cards Dual Cameras Color TV Bluetooth 2.0 Inch Screen China Phone - Blue Yeedong announced today some christmas gifts for its customers worldwide.Among them are: Yeedong F206 Dual Cards Dual Cameras China...