Fujitsu has been chosen by NTT DoCoMo to be a supplier of the core networking systems (EPC, or “Evolved Packet Core”) for the next-gen LTE (4G) network. This follows a 2006 deal for Fujitsu to develop and manufacture the wireless base stations and handsets for the network. The new systems will integrate with Nokia hardware…
Google patent application could have handsets selecting cheapest wireless network
Be it WiMAX, WiFi, GSM, CDMA, or LTE, mobile users are quickly becoming inundated with wireless network choices in their area. And, if Google has anything to say about it, the future of the mobile market might be more about network operators bidding for a chance to serve up wireless data/voice to your handset and…
Casio packs 960×540 pixels into 2-inch LCD!
And you thought those all those new handsets sitting just over the mobile-horizon with glorious VGA and WVGA resolution displays were impressive. Casio’s busting up the cellphone display market with their newest creation – a deceptive little 2-inch LCD display with a whopping 960 x 540 pixel count! That’s right, with a resolution rivaling some…
Art Lebedev’s WiMAX concept phone for Scartel Russia is cool
It’s not often we see a concept phone that actually has a chance at making the crossover from vaporware to hardware. But, that’s just what you see pictured here. The artists at Art Lebedev dreamed up this WiMAX handset concept phone for use, presumably, on Scartel’s Russian WiMAX networks in Moscow and St. Petersburg. None…
PureSpeech Bluetooth technology promises improved audio clarity Add ne
SRS Labs and CSR have partnered to create PureSpeech – a new Bluetooth software solution that will improve audio clarity of Bluetooth mono headsets. The technology combines SRS Labs’ VIP+ software — which improves audio quality at the near end — with CSR’s Clear Voice Capture (CVC) noise reduction software, which improves audio quality at…
New liquid lens technology uses sound and water for smaller cameraphones
Sure, pixel count and optical quality are key to determining a cameraphone’s worth. But, not much consideration is given to the size of the camera module in today’s high-end cameraphones. Smaller camera lenses make for smaller camera modules – in turn making for smaller, slimmer, and more power-efficient cameraphones. Different research teams are looking into…
“Lived-in” review – Skypephone S2
So, the folks at Skype were nice enough to lend me a Skypephone S2 to play with – and in the time-honoured tradition of telling you my thoughts, I present a “lived-in” review. This means simply that given I only had the device for a couple of weeks, I can’t tell you details that you…
Steampunk Bluetooth headset
Call me a sucker for the seriously old-school, but damn this is cool. Before you ask, no, the Mechanical Aural Communication Device doesn’t actually work, it’s just a costume prop, but hey, maybe this guy will cook up a proper one in the future. Still interested? You can nab it for $75. [Flickr via Mobile…
Sony Ericsson will use Zi Corp’s user input technology on the majority of its phones
Zi Corporation, which is also known as the T9 competitor in the text-input business, has announced that its long-time client, Sony Ericsson, has agreed to “significantly expand its existing licensing relationship” with them. This is good news for the Canada-based Zi Corp, as the new arrangement will increase their revenues up to 33% per year.…
T-Mobile wins court case against VoIP iPhone app
Back in July, T-Mobile Germany was putting the legal screws to VoIP provider sipgate for requiring its users to jailbreak their iPhones in order to enjoy cheap calling over Wi-Fi networks (which is really just a roundabout way of fighting back at competition which is undercutting them). Well, T-Mo, the contested King of Magenta, won…