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The number one handset manufacture in Japan, Sharp, may be facing some steep competition if the rumor about NEC getting into a three way with Hitachi and Casio are to be believed. Nikkei is reporting that Japanese publication Yomiuri Shimbun has been tipped offed that the three companies plan on merging their handset divisions as early as April 2010. This combined entitiy would give them 20% of the Japanese domestic market, which still isn’t enough to topple Sharp. At the end of the day, if these companies want to make more money, they should look at releasing their handsets to the rest of the Asian markets, and even Europe. I think I speak for mobile phone geeks everywhere when I say I would love an 8 megapixel clamshell with WVGA screen and a solar panel built in.
[Via: The Inquirer, Wireless Watch Japan]
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Stefan Constantinescu
Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.
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