Japan handset vendors now ready for global limelight
Fujitsu and NTT DoCoMo’s move to offer a new handset officially outside Japan was no accident. Other Japanese handset makers like Sharp, Kyocera and NEC are also eyeing to make good on sales of their notable handsets worldwide. This is a trend that has only started recently.
Just as Fujitsu’s F905i handset was announced in Taiwan, [...]
Fujitsu F905i, the first phone released by NTT DoCoMo outside Japan
Japanese-made phones and smartphones are known for not getting out of Japan, so you’ll hardly find any of them for sale in other markets.
However, NTT DoCoMo and Fujitsu want to change that, as they’ve just announced the release of F905i in Taiwan.
Similar to the FOMA F905i (already on sale across Japan), F905i is a clamshell phone [...]
NTT DoCoMo cancels Nokia E71 after Nokia ditches Japan
Rumor has it that the Nokia E71 will have the letter “X” appended to its name by the time it launches on AT&T’s network. That it will be called the Nokia E71x, and available in a color that can only be called unorthodox black. But over in Japan, a different kind of X has hit [...]
Nokia to become a MVNO in Japan, helped by NTT DoCoMo
One of the biggest surprises that Nokia is preparing for 2009 is that it will become a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) in Japan. Or at least that’s what Reuters is reporting.
It seems that the Finnish giant will collaborate with NTT DoCoMo, Japan’s largest mobile carrier.
Thus, Nokia will use DoCoMo’s high-speed network in order [...]
NTT DoCoMo reaffirms plans to launch Android phone in 2009
Early yesterday we reported that NTT DoCoMo and KT Freetel were working on a new Android smartphone that will be released in 2009. Then, later in the day, in a statement issued by Korea’s KTF, it was made clear that the two wireless carriers actually weren’t working with each other at all, especially not on [...]
NEC N-01A, a high-tech transformer phone
Wide VGA display resolution, 5MP camera, high-speed connectivity – these are only few of the features that you can easily find in lots of the Japanese phones outed in 2008.
The new NEC N-01A is itself a proud owner of a 854 x 480 pixels screen, a 5.2MP camera and HSDPA connectivity. But what really makes [...]
NTT DoCoMo and KT Freetel to launch Android smartphone in 2009
These days, it seems everybody’s working on a smartphone with the open-source Android operating system running on it. Japan’s NTT DoCoMo and South Korea’s KT Freetel are no exception.
A report from Nikkei business daily cited by Reuters is saying that NTT DoCoMo will team up with KT Freetel in launching their very own Android-powered smartphone, [...]
22 new handsets in four new series announced by NTT DoCoMo for Japan
The largest Japanese mobile operator, NTT DoCoMo, has announced today its upcoming 22 new handsets.
The devices are part of four new series that the Japanese operator will offer to its customers: docomo STYLE series, docomo PRIME series, docomo SMART series and docomo PRO series.
Obviously, the docomo STYLE series is the one targeted to [...]
HSUPA mobile phone prepared by NTT DoCoMo, Renesas, Sharp and Fujitsu
Japan strikes again with big plans regarding the future of mobile phones. Four of the country’s giant companies, Renesas, NTT DoCoMo, Fujitsu and Sharp have announced today their intention to develop what they call a “SH-Mobile G4 single-chip LSI device”, as well as a platform to incorporate said device. This should be able to support [...]
Panasonic P706ie headed for NTT DoCoMo in Japan
There’s no shortage of great 3G clamshell phones in Japan, and yet handset maker Panasonic just doesn’t seem to know when to stop.
Starting August 15th, the Panasonic P706ie will be released through NTT DoCoMo in Japan to take advantage of its 3G network. It doesn’t really bring anything special in terms of features to the [...]