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AU iida G9
This is the G9 from Sony Ericsson and is AU’s first cellphone for their newly created brand known as iida (which is some kind of design collaboration between some famous designers and AU’s Design Project team). There is practically nothing ground-breaking in this phone – it’s just a phone that looks… well… darn good! The designer? Ichiro Iwasaki.
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Can’t wait!!
The first steps towards the next generation of mobile phones have been taken with the allocation of new frequency bands for cellphones by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
Using Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology, the phones are hoped to provide communication speeds rivaling optical communication. Download speeds will be 30 times faster and upload speeds 100 times faster than current third generation (3G) cell phones.
While initially planning to assign frequency bands to just three carriers, the ministry decided to allow four telcos — NTT Docomo, KDDI, Softbank Mobile and Emobile — to apply. Applications will be taken from April, and approved by June.
The first 4G phones themselves are slated to hit shelves in 2010 at the earliest.
Mainichi Japan
January 25, 2009
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Unlocking the iPhone 3G
Unlike the 1st generation iPhone, there is still currently no software hack to unlock the iPhone 3G for use in regions other than the region the phone is registered in.
The only way around this problem at the moment is to use a hardware hack device know as a ‘region unlock sim’. There are currently plenty of these unlock-sims (brands) floating around: there are ones which retain all of the iPhone’s functions but requires you to cut a bit of your sim card (so they can fit together), and there are ones which spare you from cutting your sim but not all of the iPhone’s functions are retained. Gain some, loose some. Well, that was with the older unlock-sims, I guess…
5 commentsMy very own iPhone 3G
iPhone 3G in Tokyo
Phwoaaaaaaar… what a gorgeous phone! As we all know, the iPhone 3G came out today in Tokyo (and many other countries) and that a crazy load of folks camped out overnight (and longer) at the flagship SoftBank store in Omotesando just so they can secure themselves a unit. Approx. 1,500 people camped out, to be exact. Needless to say, the iPhone 3G is sold out. Of that 1,500 or so, a handful happen to be my friends whom have all pretty much got themselves a brand spanking new iPhone.
3 commentsHTC Touch Diamond mobilephone
While the whole world is all caught up with tomorrow’s launch of the iPhone 3G (a dude here in Tokyo has been camping outside a SoftBank store in Omotesando since Monday!!), I was given a run-through of the HTC Touch Diamond cellphone by TMK, whom I happened to bump into on the train.
1 commentIntroducing the iPhone 3G
2 commentsPhone, iPod, and Internet in one fast 3G device.
Introducing iPhone 3G. With fast 3G wireless technology, GPS, support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, and the new App Store, iPhone 3G puts even more amazing features in your hands. And just like the original iPhone, it combines three products in one —a revolutionary phone, a widescreen iPod, and a breakthrough Internet device.
SoftBank brings iPhone 3G to Japan
Sony Ericsson W61S sample
Saw a mock-up of the Sony Ericsson W61S mobile phone on the weekend at the AU KDDI Design Center in Harajuku.
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