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We’ve already seen this happening — mobile operators have started to sell laptops. The trend is steadily going to the east and now Russia’s MTS, Microsoft and Fujitsu Siemens partnered to launch the first integrated 3G notebook solution in the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States). The three companies collaborated to deliver a 3G-enabled Fujitsu Siemens notebook running Windows Vista with an embedded SIM card and a special data tariff plan from MTS.
The new notebook from Fujitsu Siemens Computers features a 3G modem that supports both the HSDPA mobile communications technology with data speeds up to 3.6 Mbit/s and the widely available GPRS/EDGE data networks. The notebook will be available from August 1, 2008, and all customers that buy the notebook in August will receive 100Mb data packages for free on a monthly basis for the following four months.
The Fujistu-Siemens notebook computer will be initially sold in Moscow, followed by the four cities where MTS already launched its 3G network – St. Petersburg, Kazan, Yekaterinburg and Sochi.
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
