For the average person, the prospect of controlling your mobile phone’s music player and camera with a flick of the eye-balls is just a ridiculously lazy alternative to a swift finger jab or two. For the disabled, however, eye-controlled mobile tech opens the doors to a whole new world of productivity and independence. NTT DoCoMo,…
Touch control is turning Japanese, I really think so!
Apologies for the shocking pun in the title – just for a microsecond, I was feeling a bit funny… Synaptics announced today that its ClearPad™ solution is driving the interactive touchscreen in NTT DOCOMO’s new Sharp SH906i clamshell handset. The SH906i uses Synaptics’ ClearPad technology to enable finger-input character recognition capabilities for Japanese character entry.…
NTT DoCoMo buys 30% of Bangladesh’s Aktel for $425 million
It’s not just the Chinese telecom industry that’s consolidating. Large operators constantly eye emerging markets for expansion. That being said, Japanese leading operator NTT DoCoMo has sealed a deal to buy the 30% stake of Bangladesh’s third largest mobile operator Aktel, which has 7.4 million subscribers as of end Q1 2008. According to Reuters, DoCoMo…
Napster, DoCoMo launch Napster Clips digital music video service
Napster has announced that its unlimited over-the-air mobile subscription service in Japan will now include unlimited access to digital video service to complement its music subscription service. The new video service called Napster Clips puts high-quality music videos into the palms of purchasers of DoCoMo’s new N906iL handset. Napster Clips is a broadband video service…
NTT DoCoMo Unveils 19 Handsets
NTT DOCOMO has announced the new 906i and 706i series, with a total of 19 handsets and 64 body colours!! The 906i series’ eight handsets are equipped for all-round functions, including 3G/GSM international roaming, upgraded GPS location information, HSDPA, “One-Segment” mobile TV, 2 in 1® (combines capabilities of two phones in one), DCMX® mobile credit…
Apple looking to launch 3G iPhone in Korea and Japan
The latest iPhone rumors to hit the grapevine seems to indicate that Apple could finally break in to the attractive Korean and Japanese wireless markets. Previous reports indicated that Japan would not be getting the iPhone anytime soon, seeing as how the nation’s 3G network did not mesh well with the current iPhone. But, Apple…
NTT DoCoMo to get HSDPA-enabled LG Prada phone
When you’re in Japan, handset makers are fine-tuning their products to meet the high-tech needs of advanced Japanese mobile phone users. That being said, NTT DoCoMo announced it is working alongside LG to develop the new Prada phone. From what we can tell, aside from the 7.2Mbps HSDPA support, the device is pretty much the…
Nokia 6124 Classic is the first Nokia to support NTT DoCoMo’s i-mode
In case you’re living in Japan, at which point this blog is meaningless to you since it is already the year 2012 in terms of mobile telecommunications, you’ll be happy to know that the Nokia 6124 Classic will be coming to your island nation with support for i-mode. QVGA resolution and a 2 megapixel camera…
NTT DoCoMo changes its look and revamps logo
Japan’s NTT DoCoMo wireless carrier has taken to freshening up its brand with a new logo. In its push to change up its look, NTT DoCoMo has rolled out its more lower-case friendly brand-logo. According to NTT DoCoMo (or is it NTT docomo now?), the new logo will go live on July 1 to usher…
Panasonic sells 100 millionth Mobile phone
Panasonic has announced the sale of it’s 100 millionth Mobile phone in Japan. It has supplied devices to carriers including NTT DoCoMo, KDDI, and Softbank. Pansonic first began selling mobile comms terminals in 1979 – the first mobile phone being in 1987. Since then Panasonic has gone on to be Number 1 or Number 2…