Samsung, LG, RIM and Sharp will support JIL widget specs
The Joint Innovation Lab (JIL), whose members include Verizon, Vodafone, China Mobile and Softbank, announced that top handset makers agreed to support the JIL widget specification in phones released starting the first quarter of 2010.
The handset makers are: Samsung, LG, Research in Motion and Sharp. It is the first time when giant phone manufactures announce [...]
High-end SOLAR HYBRID SH-08A phone from NTT DoCoMo
NTT DoCoMo, Japan’s leading mobile carrier, announced that it has developed a new solar-powered phone, called SOLAR HYBRID (or SH-08A).
Part of the docomo STYLE series, the SH-08A can be charged with both electricity and sunlight. Reportedly, 10 minutes of solar recharging is enough for about one minute of talk-time.
Built by Sharp, the phone is also [...]
T-Mobile Sidekick 2009 (PV300) approved by FCC, 3G confirmed
Remember that T-Mobile Sidekick LX 2009, which would reportedly come with a 854 x 480 pixels screen, GPS and 3G connectivity?
Well, the 3G part is now confirmed, as the Sharp-made handset has just been approved by the FCC, under the internal name of PV300.
It’s not clear yet how T-Mobile USA will officially call the new handset.
It could [...]
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, [...]
SoftBank 930SH out in Japan with an 8MP CCD autofocus camera
Clamshells with 5 Megapixel cameras are so last year in Japan. 8MP flip phones are all the rage now, and the new SoftBank 930SH comes to sustain my affirmation.
Created by Sharp for SoftBank, the 930SH is truly unique among camera phones. That’s because its autofocus camera, instead of having a standard CMOS sensor, comes with [...]
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 [...]
Sharp to try its luck in Chinese cellphone market with Aquos clamshell phone
Although Sharp is having very little success in markets that are outside its home country of Japan, it has announced plans to venture into China’s mobile phone market with a new high-end Aquos phone.
Currently, Sharp sells mobile phones in Japan, US, Europe, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. With this move, they will be vying against leading [...]
Sharp & Disney reveal the Cinderella phone
Forget the Japanese kids. My wife would love one of these. Except for the Cinderella theme for the phone interface and the fact that this can work on Softbank’s Disney Mobility service, there’s nothing remotely Disney about this sleek and sexy clamshell, which any style-conscious teenager would love to carry around.
Manufactured by Sharp, the DM002SH [...]
Sharp Willcom D4 Intel Atom based UMPC announced
Sharp has just announced Willcom D4, the first Intel Atom based UMPC that runs Windows Vista (the Home Premium version).
It’s a small, sleek device with beautiful design and amazing specifications. It runs on the new 1.33 Ghz Atom Z520 processor and is packed with 1 GB RAM, a 40 GB hard drive and a 5″ [...]
Sharp VGA Touchscreen/Fingerprint reader
Sharp was the first mobile handset manufacturer to put a VGA screen on a mobile phone with it’s Vodafone Sharp 904SH clamshell. Now it want’s to do something better by making this VGA screen into a touchscreen combined with fingerprint reader.
Developed in Sharp’s European labs the new VGA touchscreen features 640×480 300 ppi resolution, [...]