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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[NTT DoCoMo rolls out high res Panasonic P905i Viera phone]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/25/ntt-docomo-rolls-out-high-res-panasonic-p905i-viera-phone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/25/ntt-docomo-rolls-out-high-res-panasonic-p905i-viera-phone/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/25/ntt-docomo-rolls-out-high-res-panasonic-p905i-viera-phone/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/panasonic/" rel="tag">Panasonic</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/ntt-docomo/" rel="tag">NTT DoCoMo</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news_details.php?id=15569"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2008/02/p905i_docomo_1.jpg" alt="" /></a>
<div align="left">Last we saw Panasonic's P905i handset it was bunched in between a <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/12/ntt-docomos-winter-2007-lineup-the-905i-series/">slew of other phones</a> NTT DoCoMo was touting, but now that the phone is finally on sale it's getting the spotlight to itself for a little while. In case you missed it, the real stand-out feature on this one is the phone's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/search/?q=viera">Viera</a> image processing and 3.5 inch, 854 x 480 screen, which should get put to good use thanks to the ample supply of PMP features including, of course, a 1seg TV tuner. Otherwise you can expect the usual 3G capabilities, along with a 2 megapixel camera, 1GB of built-in memory, and support for theDCMX iD mobile banking service. No word on a price just yet, but you can probably guess if it's in your budget or not. <br /> </div>
</div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news_details.php?id=15569>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/25/ntt-docomo-rolls-out-high-res-panasonic-p905i-viera-phone/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/1124088/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/25/ntt-docomo-rolls-out-high-res-panasonic-p905i-viera-phone/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ntt docomo</category><category>NttDocomo</category><category>p905i</category><category>panasonic</category><category>viera</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Melanson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:36:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[LiMo Foundation makes a splash; adds members, shows hardware]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/11/limo-foundation-makes-a-splash-adds-members-shows-hardware/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/11/limo-foundation-makes-a-splash-adds-members-shows-hardware/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/11/limo-foundation-makes-a-splash-adds-members-shows-hardware/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/software/" rel="tag">Software</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/lg/" rel="tag">LG</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/panasonic/" rel="tag">Panasonic</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/nec/" rel="tag">NEC</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/samsung/" rel="tag">Samsung</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/orange/" rel="tag">Orange</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/linux/" rel="tag">Linux</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/ntt-docomo/" rel="tag">NTT DoCoMo</a></p><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/02/limo-logo.jpg" /><br /></div>
Not to be outdone by a powerful Android presence, the boys and girls at the LiMo Foundation have brought it strong with a series of announcements at Mobile World Congress. Yeah, the SDK is <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/11/limo-foundation-plans-sdk-for-mid-2008/">en route</a>, but that's just the beginning; first up, and perhaps most notably in its effort to fight the Android juggernaut, LiMo has managed to sign up a slew of new partners. Most notable on the refreshed roster include ACCESS (<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/11/access-linux-platform-gets-integrated-with-montavista-mobilinux/">which just hooked up with MontaVista</a>, itself a LiMo member), Samsung, and carriers Orange and SoftBank.<br /><br />The foundation is backing up its talk with some walk, too, in the form of several production-ready handsets: the U9, Z6w, Z6, E8, RAZR 2 V8, and RAZR 2 V8 Luxury Edition from Motorola (all devices that have previously been launched using <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/08/07/motorola-intros-motomagx-mobile-linux-platform/">MOTOMAGX</a>, Moto's own special flavor of mobile Linux), the Samsung i800 which is destined for Orange's airwaves, and the N905i, N905iu, N705, N705iu, P905i, P905iTV, P705, and P705iu -- a <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/12/ntt-docomos-winter-2007-lineup-the-705i-series/">mouthful</a> of <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/12/ntt-docomos-winter-2007-lineup-the-905i-series/">models</a> from members NEC and Panasonic for Japan's NTT DoCoMo. Also rocking out at MWC are prototypes from LG and Aplix along with the <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/04/purple-labs-announces-cheap-linux-based-reference-design/">Purple Magic</a> low-cost flip from Purple Labs. Is it all enough momentum to give some balance to the mobile Linux landscape and serve as the yin to Google's yang? Seems like a strong possibility, but we'll have to hold our horses until developers are playing with the final tools and handsets are in wide circulation.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.limofoundation.org/press-releases/limo-press-releases/limo-foundation-unveils-first-limo-handsets.html">Read</a> - LiMo Foundation unveils first LiMo handsets<br /><a href="http://www.limofoundation.org/press-releases/limo-press-releases/powerful-inflow-of-new-members-puts-limo-foundation-at-the-heart-of-the-mobile-industry.html">Read</a> - New LiMo Foundation members introduced<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/11/limo-foundation-makes-a-splash-adds-members-shows-hardware/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/1112180/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/11/limo-foundation-makes-a-splash-adds-members-shows-hardware/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>lg</category><category>limo</category><category>limo foundation</category><category>LimoFoundation</category><category>linux</category><category>mobile world congress</category><category>MobileWorldCongress</category><category>moto</category><category>motorola</category><category>mwc</category><category>nec</category><category>ntt docomo</category><category>NttDocomo</category><category>orange</category><category>panasonic</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:32:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Softbank Mobile's Spring 2008 collection]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/02/softbank-mobiles-spring-2008-collection/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/02/softbank-mobiles-spring-2008-collection/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/02/softbank-mobiles-spring-2008-collection/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/features/" rel="tag">Features</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/htc/" rel="tag">HTC</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/nokia/" rel="tag">Nokia</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/panasonic/" rel="tag">Panasonic</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/samsung/" rel="tag">Samsung</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/sharp/" rel="tag">Sharp</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/gsm/" rel="tag">GSM</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/softbank-mobile/" rel="tag">Softbank Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/toshiba/" rel="tag">Toshiba</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://mb.softbank.jp/mb/special/08spring/?cc_1082="><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2008/02/softbank-spring-08.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
Right on <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/28/kddi-au-announces-spring-2008-collection/">KDDI's</a> heels comes Softbank, roaring in with fourteen new models (not including the oh-so-pricey <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/01/softbank-hooks-up-with-tiffany-for-nauseatingly-expensive-handse/">Tiffany phone</a>) for the spring season. Though the lineup includes the usual array of crazy clamshells, this particular group includes a curious model designed specifically for stock trading and the Japanese introduction of a couple phones we're already well acquainted with. Can ya spot 'em in the picture there? Read on!<p><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/02/softbank-mobiles-spring-2008-collection/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Softbank Mobile's Spring 2008 collection</em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://mb.softbank.jp/mb/special/08spring/?cc_1082=>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/02/softbank-mobiles-spring-2008-collection/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/1104899/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/02/softbank-mobiles-spring-2008-collection/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>820sc</category><category>820t</category><category>821sc</category><category>821t</category><category>822p</category><category>822t</category><category>823sh</category><category>920p</category><category>920sh yk</category><category>920shYk</category><category>921sh</category><category>921t</category><category>922sh</category><category>candybar</category><category>clamshell</category><category>features</category><category>flip</category><category>fullface</category><category>fullface 2</category><category>Fullface2</category><category>htc</category><category>internet machine</category><category>InternetMachine</category><category>japan</category><category>n95</category><category>nokia</category><category>panasonic</category><category>premium texture</category><category>PremiumTexture</category><category>s730</category><category>samsung</category><category>sharp</category><category>slider</category><category>softbank</category><category>softbank mobile</category><category>SoftbankMobile</category><category>toshiba</category><category>x02nk</category><category>x03ht</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2008 15:28:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[KDDI au announces Spring 2008 collection]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/28/kddi-au-announces-spring-2008-collection/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/28/kddi-au-announces-spring-2008-collection/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/28/kddi-au-announces-spring-2008-collection/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/features/" rel="tag">Features</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/others/" rel="tag">Others</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/panasonic/" rel="tag">Panasonic</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/pantech/" rel="tag">Pantech</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/sanyo/" rel="tag">Sanyo</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/sony-ericsson/" rel="tag">Sony Ericsson</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/kddi/" rel="tag">KDDI</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/ev-do/" rel="tag">EV-DO</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/kyocera/" rel="tag">Kyocera</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/cdma/" rel="tag">CDMA</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/casio/" rel="tag">Casio</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/toshiba/" rel="tag">Toshiba</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://flash.kddi.com/collection/08spring/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2008/01/kddi-spring-08.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
Yes, friends, the time has come once again for Japan's carriers to upheave their still-fresh lineups and replace them with even fresher ones. Here we take a look at KDDI au's just-announced Spring '08 collection, including a model with an e-ink display and another with a 3 inch OLED. Wowza! Note that not all of these handsets are new -- some are carryovers from the carrier's <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/27/kddi-aus-autumn-and-winter-2007-collection/">Winter '07 collection</a>, so we won't be covering those here. Read on.<p><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/28/kddi-au-announces-spring-2008-collection/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>KDDI au announces Spring 2008 collection</em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://flash.kddi.com/collection/08spring/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/28/kddi-au-announces-spring-2008-collection/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/1098748/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/28/kddi-au-announces-spring-2008-collection/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>au</category><category>casio</category><category>clamshell</category><category>features</category><category>flip</category><category>hitachi</category><category>japan</category><category>kddi</category><category>kddi au</category><category>KddiAu</category><category>kyocera</category><category>panasonic</category><category>pantech</category><category>sanyo</category><category>slider</category><category>sony</category><category>sony ericsson</category><category>SonyEricsson</category><category>toshiba</category><category>w61ca</category><category>w61h</category><category>w61k</category><category>w61p</category><category>w61pt</category><category>w61s</category><category>w61sa</category><category>w61t</category><category>w62s</category><category>w62sa</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 04:50:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ACCESS gets nod to craft NTT DoCoMo's mobile Linux platform]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/12/11/access-gets-nod-to-craft-ntt-docomos-mobile-linux-platform/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/12/11/access-gets-nod-to-craft-ntt-docomos-mobile-linux-platform/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/12/11/access-gets-nod-to-craft-ntt-docomos-mobile-linux-platform/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/panasonic/" rel="tag">Panasonic</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/nec/" rel="tag">NEC</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/linux/" rel="tag">Linux</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/ntt-docomo/" rel="tag">NTT DoCoMo</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/alp/" rel="tag">ALP</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&amp;STORY=/www/story/12-10-2007/0004720233&amp;EDATE="><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/12/ntt-docomo-access-limo.jpg"  alt="" /></a><br /></div>
Well, would you look at that! ACCESS has finally landed a whale of a customer for its overdue, underloved <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/alp">ACCESS Linux Platform</a>, the mobile software stack (and sort-of successor to <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/palm-os">Palm OS Garnet</a>) that has failed to garner enough hardware partners to make a splash in the marketplace thus far. The Japanese firm is partnering with NTT DoCoMo and ESTEEMO -- NEC's <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/10/25/nec-and-panasonic-team-up-to-form-esteemo/">joint venture</a> with Panasonic -- to build a standard Linux stack that incorporates ALP while still using the carrier's existing Linux-based MOAP(L) platform. That's not all, though: they're tasked with making the new platform compatible with the <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/02/01/limo-foundation-launched-to-turn-up-heat-on-mobile-linux/">LiMo Foundation's</a> specifications, too. A tall order? Maybe, but it's likely an order that has to happen -- NTT DoCoMo's involved in all sorts of Linux initiatives, and it makes good sense to bite the bullet and have some company tie it all together. The one piece of the puzzle missing here is DoCoMo's tie-up with the Open Handset Alliance, and as far as we can tell, this announcement steers entirely clear of Android's domain. Confusing, yes -- but for a company used to <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/12/ntt-docomos-winter-2007-lineup-the-705i-series/">releasing</a> <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/12/ntt-docomos-winter-2007-lineup-the-905i-series/">23 handsets</a> in one fell swoop, it's business as usual.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&amp;STORY=/www/story/12-10-2007/0004720233&amp;EDATE=>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/12/11/access-gets-nod-to-craft-ntt-docomos-mobile-linux-platform/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/1059762/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/12/11/access-gets-nod-to-craft-ntt-docomos-mobile-linux-platform/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>access</category><category>access linux platform</category><category>AccessLinuxPlatform</category><category>alp</category><category>esteemo</category><category>japan</category><category>linux</category><category>moap</category><category>nec</category><category>ntt docomo</category><category>NttDocomo</category><category>panasonic</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 03:10:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[NTT DoCoMo's Winter 2007 lineup: the 905i series]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/12/ntt-docomos-winter-2007-lineup-the-905i-series/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/12/ntt-docomos-winter-2007-lineup-the-905i-series/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/12/ntt-docomos-winter-2007-lineup-the-905i-series/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/features/" rel="tag">Features</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/lg/" rel="tag">LG</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/nokia/" rel="tag">Nokia</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/others/" rel="tag">Others</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/panasonic/" rel="tag">Panasonic</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/nec/" rel="tag">NEC</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/sharp/" rel="tag">Sharp</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/sony-ericsson/" rel="tag">Sony Ericsson</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/ntt-docomo/" rel="tag">NTT DoCoMo</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/hsdpa/" rel="tag">HSDPA</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.nttdocomo.com/pr/2007/001372.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/11/ntt-docomo-905i-series.jpg"  alt="" /></a><br /></div>
We started with the <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/12/ntt-docomos-winter-2007-lineup-the-705i-series/">weaklings</a> in NTT DoCoMo's latest round (and we use that term <span style="font-style: italic;">very</span> loosely), so now it's time for the powerhouses. The 905i range is loosely bound by a general rule thrown down by the carrier: 3 inch wide VGA display, minimum (with one exception, and even that model still puts up WVGA resolution). That's the kind of rule we can definitely live with. Follow the break for the full breakdown.<p><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/12/ntt-docomos-winter-2007-lineup-the-905i-series/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>NTT DoCoMo's Winter 2007 lineup: the 905i series</em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.nttdocomo.com/pr/2007/001372.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/12/ntt-docomos-winter-2007-lineup-the-905i-series/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/1037168/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/12/ntt-docomos-winter-2007-lineup-the-905i-series/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ericsson</category><category>features</category><category>japan</category><category>lg</category><category>mitsubishi</category><category>nec</category><category>nokia</category><category>ntt docomo</category><category>NttDocomo</category><category>panasonic</category><category>sharp</category><category>sony</category><category>sony ericsson</category><category>SonyEricsson</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:44:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[NTT DoCoMo's Winter 2007 lineup: the 705i series]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/12/ntt-docomos-winter-2007-lineup-the-705i-series/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/12/ntt-docomos-winter-2007-lineup-the-705i-series/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/12/ntt-docomos-winter-2007-lineup-the-705i-series/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/features/" rel="tag">Features</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/lg/" rel="tag">LG</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/nokia/" rel="tag">Nokia</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/others/" rel="tag">Others</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/panasonic/" rel="tag">Panasonic</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/sharp/" rel="tag">Sharp</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/sony-ericsson/" rel="tag">Sony Ericsson</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/ntt-docomo/" rel="tag">NTT DoCoMo</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/hsdpa/" rel="tag">HSDPA</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.nttdocomo.com/pr/2007/001372.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/11/ntt-docomo-705i-series.jpg"  alt="" /></a><br /></div>
With <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/27/kddi-aus-autumn-and-winter-2007-collection/">KDDI au</a> and <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/05/softbanks-winter-2007-lineup/">Softbank</a> under our belts, we turn our attention to the granddaddy of 'em all, NTT DoCoMo. As usual, Japan's largest carrier has pulled out all the stops for its latest release, the 705i and <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/01/ntt-docomos-foma-905i-handsets-on-the-loose-in-japan/">905i</a> series rocking entries from Sharp, Fujitsu, LG, Sony Ericsson, Nokia, Mitsubishi, Panasonic, and NEC. Flips are the name of the game here (surprise, surprise) with an occasional slider thrown in for good measure, all with feature lists designed to please -- and in some cases, stun. We're going to kick things off here with a look at the 705i goodies -- so without further ado, read on.<p><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/12/ntt-docomos-winter-2007-lineup-the-705i-series/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>NTT DoCoMo's Winter 2007 lineup: the 705i series</em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.nttdocomo.com/pr/2007/001372.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/12/ntt-docomos-winter-2007-lineup-the-705i-series/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/1037257/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/12/ntt-docomos-winter-2007-lineup-the-705i-series/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ericsson</category><category>features</category><category>fujitsu</category><category>japan</category><category>lg</category><category>nec</category><category>nokia</category><category>ntt docomo</category><category>NttDocomo</category><category>panasonic</category><category>sharp</category><category>sony</category><category>sony ericsson</category><category>SonyEricsson</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:59:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Softbank's Winter 2007 lineup]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/05/softbanks-winter-2007-lineup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/05/softbanks-winter-2007-lineup/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/05/softbanks-winter-2007-lineup/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/features/" rel="tag">Features</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/panasonic/" rel="tag">Panasonic</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/samsung/" rel="tag">Samsung</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/sharp/" rel="tag">Sharp</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/gsm/" rel="tag">GSM</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/hsdpa/" rel="tag">HSDPA</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/umts/" rel="tag">UMTS</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/softbank-mobile/" rel="tag">Softbank Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/toshiba/" rel="tag">Toshiba</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://mb.softbank.jp/mb/special/07winter/?cc_1072="><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/11/softbank-winter-07.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
Alongside <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/27/kddi-aus-autumn-and-winter-2007-collection/">KDDI</a>, Softbank and NTT DoCoMo have both announced their autumn / winter '07 handset lineups as well. More on the <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/01/ntt-docomos-foma-905i-handsets-on-the-loose-in-japan/">NTT DoCoMo</a> goodies shortly, but for now, let's take a closer look at just what Softbank has to offer our friends on the other side of the Pacific, shall we?<br /><br />[Thanks, Chris N.]<p><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/05/softbanks-winter-2007-lineup/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Softbank's Winter 2007 lineup</em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://mb.softbank.jp/mb/special/07winter/?cc_1072=>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/05/softbanks-winter-2007-lineup/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/1029792/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/05/softbanks-winter-2007-lineup/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>820p</category><category>820sh</category><category>821p</category><category>821sh</category><category>822sh</category><category>913sh</category><category>920sc</category><category>920sh</category><category>920t</category><category>clamshell</category><category>features</category><category>flip</category><category>japan</category><category>panasonic</category><category>sharp</category><category>slider</category><category>softbank</category><category>softbank mobile</category><category>SoftbankMobile</category><category>toshiba</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 01:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[NTT DoCoMo's FOMA 905i handsets on the loose in Japan]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/01/ntt-docomos-foma-905i-handsets-on-the-loose-in-japan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/01/ntt-docomos-foma-905i-handsets-on-the-loose-in-japan/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/01/ntt-docomos-foma-905i-handsets-on-the-loose-in-japan/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/others/" rel="tag">Others</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/panasonic/" rel="tag">Panasonic</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/nec/" rel="tag">NEC</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/sharp/" rel="tag">Sharp</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/sony-ericsson/" rel="tag">Sony Ericsson</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/ntt-docomo/" rel="tag">NTT DoCoMo</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?u=http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/product/foma/905i/index.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2007/11/ntt-docomo-905i.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
It's just not fair. While we're lucky to bear witness to a single hot handset release per month, our Japanese brethren just received a batch of 10 new handsets to swoon over courtesy of NTT DoCoMo. The very best of the best from the new FOMA 905i series includes the Panasonic Viera P905iTV and 5 megapixel Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot SO905iCS. As you'd expect from a handset sporting the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/viera">Viera</a> branding, the P905iTV is all about the mobile TV with a feature that smooths-out 1Seg's 15fps mobile broadcast rate to display it at 30fps on that 3.5-inch 480 x 854 pixel display. The 17.7-mm (0.7-inch) slab also packs HSDPA and a battery capable of a 1-month standby. Otherwise, it'll pump that TV-to-vein fix for 6-hours straight or up to 80 hours of SD-Audio or 65 hours of WMA if that's your preference. Meanwhile, the Cyber-shot SO905iCS brings a 5 megapixel CMOS camera with 3x optical zoom and 2.7-inch, 480 x 864 pixel display to the Japanese market. It features an LED flash, face recognition and anti-shake stabilization while busting a 24-mm (nearly 1-inch) girth. Plenty more of these two in the gallery below.<br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/photos/ntt-docomos-foma-905i-handsets-on-the-loose-in-japan-1/">NTT DoCoMo's FOMA 905i handsets on the loose in Japan</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/photos/ntt-docomos-foma-905i-handsets-on-the-loose-in-japan-1/468320/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/11/p905itvdoc2_01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/photos/ntt-docomos-foma-905i-handsets-on-the-loose-in-japan-1/468323/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/11/p905itvdoc2_02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/photos/ntt-docomos-foma-905i-handsets-on-the-loose-in-japan-1/468322/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/11/p905itvdoc2_03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/photos/ntt-docomos-foma-905i-handsets-on-the-loose-in-japan-1/468321/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/11/p905itvdoc2_04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/photos/ntt-docomos-foma-905i-handsets-on-the-loose-in-japan-1/468324/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/11/p905itvdoc2_05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />[Via <a href="http://www.unwiredview.com/2007/11/01/ntt-docomo-so905ics-cybershot-from-sony-ericsson-is-here/">The Unwired</a> and <a href="http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?&amp;u=http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/20071101/docomo2.htm">Impress]</a><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?u=http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/product/foma/905i/index.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/01/ntt-docomos-foma-905i-handsets-on-the-loose-in-japan/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/1027022/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/01/ntt-docomos-foma-905i-handsets-on-the-loose-in-japan/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>905i</category><category>docomo</category><category>foma</category><category>ntt</category><category>p905itv</category><category>panasonic</category><category>so905ics</category><category>sony ericsson</category><category>SonyEricsson</category><category>viera</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Ricker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 07:07:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[NTT DoCoMo rolls out 704i series]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/07/05/ntt-docomo-rolls-out-704i-series/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/07/05/ntt-docomo-rolls-out-704i-series/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/07/05/ntt-docomo-rolls-out-704i-series/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/features/" rel="tag">Features</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/lg/" rel="tag">LG</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/others/" rel="tag">Others</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/panasonic/" rel="tag">Panasonic</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/nec/" rel="tag">NEC</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/sharp/" rel="tag">Sharp</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/sony-ericsson/" rel="tag">Sony Ericsson</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/ntt-docomo/" rel="tag">NTT DoCoMo</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/gsm/" rel="tag">GSM</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/gprs/" rel="tag">GPRS</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/hsdpa/" rel="tag">HSDPA</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/umts/" rel="tag">UMTS</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.nttdocomo.com/pr/2007/001352.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/07/ntt-docomo-704i.jpg"  alt="" /></a><br /></div>
Here it is, a moment that is both dreaded and eagerly anticipated by phone journalists across the land: the release of a new handset series by NTT DoCoMo. This particular flock belongs to the FOMA 704i line, offering three sliders and five flips for a grand total of eight lovely devices. The massive release is <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/05/23/kddi-pulls-a-kddi-shows-entire-summer-lineup-at-once/">nothing out of the ordinary</a> for a Japanese carrier -- they tend to do this with <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/05/28/softbank-mobile-unveils-summer-07-lineup/">shocking frequency</a>, in fact -- but what is surprising is that this particular lineup offers an LG phone, cementing Korea's ever-increasing presence in the launches. Click on for all the gory details!<p><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/07/05/ntt-docomo-rolls-out-704i-series/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>NTT DoCoMo rolls out 704i series</em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.nttdocomo.com/pr/2007/001352.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/07/05/ntt-docomo-rolls-out-704i-series/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/933356/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/07/05/ntt-docomo-rolls-out-704i-series/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>clamshell</category><category>d704i</category><category>f704i</category><category>features</category><category>flip</category><category>japan</category><category>l704i</category><category>lg</category><category>mitsubishi</category><category>nec</category><category>ntt docomo</category><category>NttDocomo</category><category>p704i</category><category>panasonic</category><category>sh704i</category><category>sharp</category><category>slider</category><category>so704i</category><category>sony</category><category>sony ericsson</category><category>SonyEricsson</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2007 08:39:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Softbank Mobile unveils summer '07 lineup]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/05/28/softbank-mobile-unveils-summer-07-lineup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/05/28/softbank-mobile-unveils-summer-07-lineup/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/05/28/softbank-mobile-unveils-summer-07-lineup/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/htc/" rel="tag">HTC</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/panasonic/" rel="tag">Panasonic</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/samsung/" rel="tag">Samsung</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/sharp/" rel="tag">Sharp</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/gsm/" rel="tag">GSM</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/hsdpa/" rel="tag">HSDPA</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/umts/" rel="tag">UMTS</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/softbank-mobile/" rel="tag">Softbank Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/toshiba/" rel="tag">Toshiba</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.softbankmobile.co.jp/corporate/en/news/press/2007/20070522_03/index.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/05/softbank-summer-07.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
Let's be honest: 'round these parts, we're lucky to get <em>a</em> summer phone, let alone fricking thirteen of them. Following <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/05/23/kddi-pulls-a-kddi-shows-entire-summer-lineup-at-once/">KDDI's announcement</a> of ten brilliant handsets for the summer months, Japan's Softbank Mobile is unleashing a full thirteen of its own from Toshiba, Sharp, and Panasonic, along with darkhorses Samsung and HTC. As can be expected for a Japanese carrier aiming to impress with a new lineup, Softbank's colorful stable includes something for pretty much everyone. Let's have a closer look after the break.<p><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/05/28/softbank-mobile-unveils-summer-07-lineup/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Softbank Mobile unveils summer '07 lineup</em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.softbankmobile.co.jp/corporate/en/news/press/2007/20070522_03/index.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/05/28/softbank-mobile-unveils-summer-07-lineup/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/905072/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/05/28/softbank-mobile-unveils-summer-07-lineup/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>810p</category><category>815t</category><category>912sh</category><category>913sh</category><category>htc</category><category>japan</category><category>panasonic</category><category>samsung</category><category>sharp</category><category>softbank</category><category>softbank mobile</category><category>SoftbankMobile</category><category>toshiba</category><category>x01t</category><category>x02ht</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2007 09:39:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[KDDI pulls a KDDI, shows entire summer lineup at once]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/05/23/kddi-pulls-a-kddi-shows-entire-summer-lineup-at-once/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/05/23/kddi-pulls-a-kddi-shows-entire-summer-lineup-at-once/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/05/23/kddi-pulls-a-kddi-shows-entire-summer-lineup-at-once/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/others/" rel="tag">Others</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/panasonic/" rel="tag">Panasonic</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/sanyo/" rel="tag">Sanyo</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/sony-ericsson/" rel="tag">Sony Ericsson</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/kddi/" rel="tag">KDDI</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/1xrtt/" rel="tag">1xRTT</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/ev-do/" rel="tag">EV-DO</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/cdma/" rel="tag">CDMA</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/casio/" rel="tag">Casio</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/toshiba/" rel="tag">Toshiba</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.au.kddi.com/collection/07summer/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/05/kddi-summer-07.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
We'd be shocked at the rate KDDI <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/01/16/kddi-follows-ntt-docomos-lead-unleashes-ten-phones/">churns out</a> <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/08/28/kddi-throws-down-endless-onslaught-of-new-phones/">new models</a>, but let's be honest -- its domestic competitors manage to stay pretty much in lockstep, and they're <em>all</em> bested by the <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/tag/kirf">Keepin' It Real Fake</a> machine that is mainland China. As we might expect from a massive launch on a Japanese carrier, the so-called "Collection 2007 Summer" (that's the "Summer 2007 Collection" for those not accustomed to reading phrases backwards) holds a handful of gems, including some VGA displays and 5 megapixel cams. Let's hop to it, shall we?<p><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/05/23/kddi-pulls-a-kddi-shows-entire-summer-lineup-at-once/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>KDDI pulls a KDDI, shows entire summer lineup at once</em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.au.kddi.com/collection/07summer/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/05/23/kddi-pulls-a-kddi-shows-entire-summer-lineup-at-once/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/902019/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/05/23/kddi-pulls-a-kddi-shows-entire-summer-lineup-at-once/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>au</category><category>breaking news</category><category>BreakingNews</category><category>casio</category><category>clamshell</category><category>ericsson</category><category>flip</category><category>hitachi</category><category>japan</category><category>kddi</category><category>kddi au</category><category>KddiAu</category><category>panasonic</category><category>sanyo</category><category>se</category><category>sharp</category><category>slider</category><category>sony</category><category>sony ericsson</category><category>SonyEricsson</category><category>toshiba</category><category>w52ca</category><category>w52h</category><category>w52p</category><category>w52s</category><category>w52sa</category><category>w52sh</category><category>w53ca</category><category>w53sa</category><category>w53t</category><category>w54t</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 07:55:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[NTT DoCoMo announces new FOMA 904i handsets]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/04/23/ntt-docomo-announces-new-foma-904i-handsets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/04/23/ntt-docomo-announces-new-foma-904i-handsets/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/04/23/ntt-docomo-announces-new-foma-904i-handsets/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/others/" rel="tag">Others</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/panasonic/" rel="tag">Panasonic</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/nec/" rel="tag">NEC</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/sharp/" rel="tag">Sharp</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/ntt-docomo/" rel="tag">NTT DoCoMo</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.nttdocomo.com/pr/2007/001335.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/04/904ireleases.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
We've all accepted the reality that Japan has the straight up coolest handsets on the planet, and this lineup of <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/ntt-docomo/">NTT DoCoMo</a>'s new flagship 9 series does nothing but up the ante. From the pic's top left to bottom right, we have the NEC N904i, Sharp SH904i, Panasonic P904i, Fujitsu F904i, and Mitsubishi D904i. As an upgrade to the <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/10/12/ntt-docomo-shows-slew-of-new-phones/">FOMA 903i</a> series, the new <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/04/22/some-of-ntt-docomos-904i-series-phones-in-the-wild/">904i</a> stable brings a pile of new goodies to the table with features like "2in1" support (more on that in a moment), Uta-hodai (full track download), and Chokkan Game (game downloads with motion control), with One-Seg mobile TV reception and HSDPA on select models The 2in1 support is one of our faves, with two separate phone numbers, email addresses, and address books, all accessed via a mode-switching function which allows a, b, or dual-mode -- no word if dual-mode enables both numbers at once. We're also loving the Chokkan Game support, but the press release shared no detail about the touted "intuitive motion" beyond mention of finger tracing, tilting and waving as means of control. Pocket Wii, anyone?<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.nttdocomo.com/pr/2007/001335.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/04/23/ntt-docomo-announces-new-foma-904i-handsets/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/880432/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/04/23/ntt-docomo-announces-new-foma-904i-handsets/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>903i</category><category>904i</category><category>chokkan</category><category>d904i</category><category>docomo</category><category>f904i</category><category>foma</category><category>n904i</category><category>ntt</category><category>ntt docomo</category><category>NttDocomo</category><category>p904i</category><category>sh904i</category><category>uto-hodai</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean Cooper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:48:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[LiMo Foundation launched to turn up heat on mobile Linux]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/02/01/limo-foundation-launched-to-turn-up-heat-on-mobile-linux/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/02/01/limo-foundation-launched-to-turn-up-heat-on-mobile-linux/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/02/01/limo-foundation-launched-to-turn-up-heat-on-mobile-linux/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/software/" rel="tag">Software</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/motorola/" rel="tag">Motorola</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/panasonic/" rel="tag">Panasonic</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/nec/" rel="tag">NEC</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/samsung/" rel="tag">Samsung</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/vodafone/" rel="tag">Vodafone</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/ntt-docomo/" rel="tag">NTT DoCoMo</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.limofoundation.org/sf/sfmain/do/home"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/02/limo-logo.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
Last time we <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/06/15/carriers-and-manufacturers-form-pact-to-push-mobile-linux/">checked in with these guys</a>, papers had been signed, hands had been shaked, and promises had been thrown around, but that's about it. No product, no slick website -- just a handful of companies looking to come to some consensus on just how to get open source to the phone-toting masses. We still don't have any pretty phones or screen shots to look at here, but at least the committment is still going strong with the so-called "LiMo Foundation" officially launching this month. Star players include Motorola, Samsung, NTT DoCoMo, NEC, Panasonic, and Vodafone, so there's definitely some weight getting thrown around; outsiders can join the good times for anywhere from $40,000 to $800,000 depending on the amount of pampering and privilege demanded. LiMo will apparently be looking to recruit a few good companies to join its merry band of Linux promponents this month at 3GSM (and at those membership rates, why wouldn't they?) so we're cautiously bullish on some sort of open platform eventually getting birthed here. Whether the late '07 production goal will hold true, though, is another question entirely.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.limofoundation.org/sf/sfmain/do/home>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/02/01/limo-foundation-launched-to-turn-up-heat-on-mobile-linux/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/746612/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/02/01/limo-foundation-launched-to-turn-up-heat-on-mobile-linux/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>limo</category><category>limo foundation</category><category>LimoFoundation</category><category>linux</category><category>moto</category><category>motorola</category><category>nec</category><category>ntt docomo</category><category>NttDocomo</category><category>panasonic</category><category>samsung</category><category>vodafone</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2007 13:33:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Panasonic's Conference Speakerphone packs a SIM card]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/01/27/panasonics-conference-speakerphone-packs-a-sim-card/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/01/27/panasonics-conference-speakerphone-packs-a-sim-card/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/01/27/panasonics-conference-speakerphone-packs-a-sim-card/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/panasonic/" rel="tag">Panasonic</a></p><center><a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fpanasonic.co.jp%2Fpcc%2Fnews%2F2007%2Fjn070122%2Fjn070122.html&amp;langpair=ja%7Cen&amp;hl=en&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;prev=%2Flanguage_tools"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt=""  src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/01/1-27-07-conference_speakerphone.jpg" /></a></center>Any of us blessed (or cursed) to spend the majority of our waking hours theoretically locked in a corporate boardroom know very well the form and function of a desktop <a href="http://gaming.engadget.com/search/?q=speakerphone">speakerphone</a>, but <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/panasonic">Panasonic</a> and <a href="http://gaming.engadget.com/search/?q=Willcom">Willcom</a> and teaming up to deliver a rendition that relies on cellular technology rather than landlines. Oddly enough, it appears the forthcoming Conference Speakerphone will actually pack a SIM card, speaker, several built-in microphones, a mobile microphone, and even an SD slot for users to easily record conversations. Actually, if someone utilized a third-party <a href="http://gaming.engadget.com/search/?q=battery+pack">battery pack</a>, this entire unit could be taken on the go and used as what would quite possibly be the world's largest cellphone of the decade. The appeal is that Willcom will reportedly be offering a "flat-rate talk plan" that allows companies to equip their employees with these machines and then communicate gratis, similar to many mobile networks with free in-network calling. Although the Conference Speakerphone is slated to ship this Spring, the value here is definitely questionable, as picking up a numerous &yen;100,000 ($828) devices can seriously squash that meager IT budget.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/2007/01/the_mobile_phone_thats_tied_to.php">DigitalWorldTokyo</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fpanasonic.co.jp%2Fpcc%2Fnews%2F2007%2Fjn070122%2Fjn070122.html&amp;langpair=ja%7Cen&amp;hl=en&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;prev=%2Flanguage_tools>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/01/27/panasonics-conference-speakerphone-packs-a-sim-card/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/743613/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/01/27/panasonics-conference-speakerphone-packs-a-sim-card/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>commicate</category><category>conference</category><category>conference speakerphone</category><category>ConferenceSpeakerphone</category><category>corporate</category><category>japan</category><category>phone</category><category>phs</category><category>speakerphone</category><category>willcom</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darren Murph]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2007 15:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Softbank's spring '07 collection]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/01/26/softbanks-spring-07-collection/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/01/26/softbanks-spring-07-collection/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/01/26/softbanks-spring-07-collection/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/nokia/" rel="tag">Nokia</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/panasonic/" rel="tag">Panasonic</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/nec/" rel="tag">NEC</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/samsung/" rel="tag">Samsung</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/sharp/" rel="tag">Sharp</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/gsm/" rel="tag">GSM</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/gprs/" rel="tag">GPRS</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/ev-do/" rel="tag">EV-DO</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/hsdpa/" rel="tag">HSDPA</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/umts/" rel="tag">UMTS</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/softbank-mobile/" rel="tag">Softbank Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/toshiba/" rel="tag">Toshiba</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://mb.softbank.jp/mb/special/07spring/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/01/softbank-spring-07.jpg"  alt="" /></a><br /></div>
Alright, this is just getting ridiculous. Between <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/01/16/ntt-docomo-rolls-out-ten-phones-in-other-news-sky-is-blue/">NTT DoCoMo</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/01/16/kddi-follows-ntt-docomos-lead-unleashes-ten-phones/">KDDI</a>, and now Softbank, we've already seen enough new phones for the Japanese market in this young year to last us years of in-depth analysis. That'd be just great if we actually <em>had</em> years to track 'em all down and play with them, but oh, no -- we've no doubt that there'll be a fresh round of handsets dropping just in time for the temperatures to rise. Let's see if we can blurt all these new Softbanks out before they've been obsoleted by their successors: from Samsung, the 708SC; from Sharp, the 812SH and 813SH; Toshiba brings the 911T, 812T, and 813T; Nokia (yeah, Nokia... <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/09/29/softbank-pulls-a-docomo-launches-12-phones/">crazy</a>!) packs the X01NK; Panasonic does the 706P, and NEC rounds out the bunch with the 706N. Some of this is old news (at least one phone, the kid-friendly 812T, has been <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/12/14/softbank-releases-812t-for-the-kiddies/">kicking around</a> for a while, and the X01NK is basically a rebranded <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/search/?q=e62">E62</a>) but the real story here seems to be the 812SH clamshell which'll be offered in no fewer than 20 (yes, twenty) frickin' colors. But wait, it gets better: the phone is co-branded with Pantone, which we're guessing must mean that the color of the phone is extraordinarily... uh, accurate. The 911T slider is another winner, rocking that same 800 x 480 display we saw in <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/01/19/hitachis-w51h-sports-800-x-400-display-for-kddi/">Hitachi's W51H</a>, a 3.2 megapixel cam, A2DP, a 1seg TV tuner, 1GB of onboard storage with microSD expansion, and enough juju to humiliate pretty much any phone with the stones to step to it. Actually, we're pretty sure the same could be said of about any phone in the bunch.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://mb.softbank.jp/mb/special/07spring/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/01/26/softbanks-spring-07-collection/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/742844/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/01/26/softbanks-spring-07-collection/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>706n</category><category>706p</category><category>708sc</category><category>812sh</category><category>812t</category><category>813sh</category><category>813t</category><category>911t</category><category>nec</category><category>nokia</category><category>panasonic</category><category>samsung</category><category>sharp</category><category>softbank</category><category>softbank mobile</category><category>SoftbankMobile</category><category>toshiba</category><category>x01nk</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2007 01:41:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[NTT DoCoMo rolls out ten phones; in other news, sky is blue]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/01/16/ntt-docomo-rolls-out-ten-phones-in-other-news-sky-is-blue/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/01/16/ntt-docomo-rolls-out-ten-phones-in-other-news-sky-is-blue/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/01/16/ntt-docomo-rolls-out-ten-phones-in-other-news-sky-is-blue/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/multimedia/" rel="tag">Multimedia</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/others/" rel="tag">Others</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/panasonic/" rel="tag">Panasonic</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/nec/" rel="tag">NEC</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/sharp/" rel="tag">Sharp</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/ntt-docomo/" rel="tag">NTT DoCoMo</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/umts/" rel="tag">UMTS</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.nttdocomo.com/pr/2007/001311.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0"  src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/01/ntt-703-800-903.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
We think we've finally ceased to be amazed when Japan's NTT DoCoMo <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/05/11/docomo-breaks-out-a-slew-of-hsdpa-phones/">drops</a> some <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/10/12/ntt-docomo-shows-slew-of-new-phones/">endless</a> <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/07/04/ntt-docomo-adds-six-to-endless-array-of-foma-choices/">array</a> of new phones on its domestic market. Sure, the latest gaggle -- which includes the multi-manufacturer 703i series, the SO903iTV from Sony Ericsson, and the D800iS from Mitsubishi -- holds a number of claims to fame, but we're trying our darndest to stand firm in our commitment to remain unmoved by the torrent of Far East-style technology. The 703i variants from NEC and Panasonic, denoted with a "&mu;" on the ends of their model numbers, are said to be the thinnest WCDMA handsets in the world at 11.4 millimeters, the D800iS includes a second display in place of the keypad for handwriting recognition and various "ooh, aah" kinds of functionality, and the Bravia-branded SO903iTV rocks 1seg for mobile TV reception. We have to admit, our resolve is wearing a bit thin here; anyone care to fly us out to Japan?<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.nttdocomo.com/pr/2007/001311.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/01/16/ntt-docomo-rolls-out-ten-phones-in-other-news-sky-is-blue/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/736948/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/01/16/ntt-docomo-rolls-out-ten-phones-in-other-news-sky-is-blue/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>703i</category><category>clamshell</category><category>d800is</category><category>docomo</category><category>ericsson</category><category>flip</category><category>foma</category><category>mitsubishi</category><category>nec</category><category>ntt</category><category>ntt docomo</category><category>NttDocomo</category><category>panasonic</category><category>sharp</category><category>so903itv</category><category>sony</category><category>sony ericsson</category><category>SonyEricsson</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2007 13:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bluetooth patent suit hits Nokia, Samsung and Panasonic]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/01/03/bluetooth-patent-suit-hits-nokia-samsung-and-panasonic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/01/03/bluetooth-patent-suit-hits-nokia-samsung-and-panasonic/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/01/03/bluetooth-patent-suit-hits-nokia-samsung-and-panasonic/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/peripherals/" rel="tag">Peripherals</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/nokia/" rel="tag">Nokia</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/panasonic/" rel="tag">Panasonic</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/samsung/" rel="tag">Samsung</a></p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070103/tc_nm/bluetooth_patent_infringement_dc"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.engadgethd.com/media/2007/01/bluetooth-logo.jpg"  alt="" /></a>In a move that could spell heap big trouble for that "little wireless standard that could," aka <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Bluetooth">Bluetooth</a>, phone manufacturers <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/nokia/">Nokia</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/samsung/">Samsung</a> and <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/panasonic/">Panasonic</a> have just been sued for violating a patent that purports to underly the ubiquitous wireless standard. University of Washington scientist Edwin Suominen apparently obtained a patent in 1999 for a "simplified high-frequency broadband tuner and tuning method," which he now claims is infringed upon by the free Bluetooth standard developed by Ericsson and pals in the 90s. It seems like prior art would clear this right up, since the Bluetooth standard was set in 1998, but apparently chip manufacturer Broadcom thought there was enough weight to the claim to purchase a license to the dubiously patented technology. Other manufacturers might not be so "lucky," with Bluetooth device makers selling to the US market specifically at risk right now, but with a win in this lawsuit potentially putting the whole of the Bluetooth industry at risk of royalty payments on the heretofore free technology. We'll be keeping an eye on how this one goes down; Nokia says it's "currently studying the claims," while the actual chip manufacturer, CSR, which is unnamed in the suit since it doesn't sell its products directly, says that "The suit is without merit in relation to CSR's Bluetooth chips, and CSR will defend its products vigorously."<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070103/tc_nm/bluetooth_patent_infringement_dc>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/01/03/bluetooth-patent-suit-hits-nokia-samsung-and-panasonic/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/728503/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/01/03/bluetooth-patent-suit-hits-nokia-samsung-and-panasonic/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>bluetooth</category><category>lawsuit</category><category>nokia</category><category>panasonic</category><category>patent</category><category>samsung</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Miller]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2007 12:40:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Panasonic claims world's thinnest speaker]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/12/05/panasonic-claims-worlds-thinnest-speaker/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/12/05/panasonic-claims-worlds-thinnest-speaker/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/12/05/panasonic-claims-worlds-thinnest-speaker/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/panasonic/" rel="tag">Panasonic</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/misc/" rel="tag">Misc</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.business-i.jp/news/ind-page/news/200612050038a.nwc"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" id="vimage_2" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/12/panasonic_200612050038a1.jpg" /></a></div>
<a href="http://www.engadget.com/search/?q=panasonic">Panasonic</a> has unveiled what it claims to be the world's thinnest speaker, cutting its previous best effort (an enormous 2.5 millimeters thick) by a full 40%, with this room-shaker sliding in at a far more manageable 1.5 millimeters (or 0.059 inches) . Rest assured, despite being sliced nearly in half, according to Panasonic, the speaker will boast the same great sound quality you've come to expect from a speaker the size of a postage stamp. You'll have to wait a little while to sample the quality yourself though, with full production slated to start in May 2007, and availability dependent on the cellphone makers that decide to pick it up.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.plasticbamboo.com/2006/12/05/thinnest-speaker-in-the-world/">Plastic Bamboo</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.business-i.jp/news/ind-page/news/200612050038a.nwc>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/12/05/panasonic-claims-worlds-thinnest-speaker/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/713369/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/12/05/panasonic-claims-worlds-thinnest-speaker/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>cellphone speaker</category><category>CellphoneSpeaker</category><category>panasonic</category><category>speaker</category><category>thin speaker</category><category>ThinSpeaker</category><category>world's thinnest</category><category>World'sThinnest</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Melanson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2006 16:51:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Panasonic's P702iD looks sentient to us]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/15/panasonics-p702id-looks-sentient-to-us/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/15/panasonics-p702id-looks-sentient-to-us/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/15/panasonics-p702id-looks-sentient-to-us/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/panasonic/" rel="tag">Panasonic</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/ntt-docomo/" rel="tag">NTT DoCoMo</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://aving.net/usa/news/default.asp?mode=read&amp;c_num=28749&amp;c_code=01&amp;sp_code=33&amp;btb_num=871"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2006/11/panasonic-p702id-2.jpg" id="vimage_2" alt="" /></a></div>
"Just what do you think you're doing, Dave?" This little gem is the P702iD from Panasonic, which (you guessed it) is destined for NTT DoCoMo's FOMA network. Besides the (moderately frightening) LED array underneath the phone's surface -- which can be programmed to display one of ten different patterns of varying color and intensity, they say -- stand-out features include a microSD slot, 1.3 megapixel shooter, and push-to-talk. The "Feel*Talk" feature analyzes the user's voice in real time and chooses animations and LED effects based on their mood; of course, it probably <em>chooses</em> not to open the pod bay doors, too.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://aving.net/usa/news/default.asp?mode=read&amp;c_num=28749&amp;c_code=01&amp;sp_code=33&amp;btb_num=871>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/15/panasonics-p702id-looks-sentient-to-us/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/702756/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/15/panasonics-p702id-looks-sentient-to-us/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>clamshell</category><category>flip</category><category>foma</category><category>ntt docomo</category><category>NttDocomo</category><category>p702id</category><category>panasonic</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2006 22:50:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[NEC and Panasonic team up to form ESTEEMO]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/10/25/nec-and-panasonic-team-up-to-form-esteemo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/10/25/nec-and-panasonic-team-up-to-form-esteemo/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/10/25/nec-and-panasonic-team-up-to-form-esteemo/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/panasonic/" rel="tag">Panasonic</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/nec/" rel="tag">NEC</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20061025/122699/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2006/10/3-panny-nec.jpg" id="vimage_2" alt="" /><br /></a></div>
In a deal that was surely signed over SMS and must have involved the words "bff" and "lmad" (let's make a deal), two Japanese giants will combine their respective powers to create a new company called ESTEEMO. As <em>TechOn!</em> explains: "This is a coined term consisting of Esteem and Mobile and contains the concept of mutual esteem between NEC and Panasonic Mobile." We couldn't have said it better ourselves. The new startup will begin with a capitalization of &yen;100 million ($837,000) and will be headquartered at Panasonic Mobile HQ in Yokohama. 130 people will report for duty on November 6 -- assigned to the task of creating a more efficient common hardware and software platform. We hope that our holding you in high esteem isn't misplaced, ESTEEMO. Don't let us down.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20061025/122699/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/10/25/nec-and-panasonic-team-up-to-form-esteemo/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/691121/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/10/25/nec-and-panasonic-team-up-to-form-esteemo/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>esteemo</category><category>japan</category><category>merger</category><category>nec</category><category>panasonic</category><category>partnership</category><category>yokohama</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cyrus Farivar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2006 23:18:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[NTT DoCoMo shows slew of new phones]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/10/12/ntt-docomo-shows-slew-of-new-phones/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/10/12/ntt-docomo-shows-slew-of-new-phones/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/10/12/ntt-docomo-shows-slew-of-new-phones/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/others/" rel="tag">Others</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/panasonic/" rel="tag">Panasonic</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/nec/" rel="tag">NEC</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/sharp/" rel="tag">Sharp</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/sony-ericsson/" rel="tag">Sony Ericsson</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" id="vimage_1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2006/10/ntt-docomo-903i.jpg" /></div>
At this point, we're beginning to wonder whether NTT DoCoMo can keep track of its <em>own</em> lineup, let alone its customers -- because we sure as heck can't. They've gone ahead and announced a mind-boggling eleven new handsets this week, all members of the new FOMA 903i series. The members of the series include entries from NEC, Sharp, Panasonic, Mitsubishi, and Sony Ericsson, with three (the D903iTV, P903iTV, and SH903iTV) supporting digital television, and another two rocking HSDPA. Interestingly, Panasonic's P903i supports a new security mechanism that's capable of locking the phone when it's taken a certain distance from an RFID card stored in the owner's wallet, handbag, or clothing -- while it won't prevent your phone from being stolen, it's not a bad idea for stopping the baddies from placing international calls on it.<br /><br /><a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nttdocomo.co.jp%2Fproduct%2Ffoma%2F903i%2Findex.html&amp;langpair=ja%7Cen&amp;hl=en&amp;safe=off&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;prev=%2Flanguage_tools">Read</a> - NTT DoCoMo 903i product page (translated)<br /><a href="http://www.newscientisttech.com/article.ns?id=dn10272&amp;feedId=online-news_rss20">Read</a> - New Scientist<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/10/12/ntt-docomo-shows-slew-of-new-phones/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/683873/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/10/12/ntt-docomo-shows-slew-of-new-phones/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>903i</category><category>d903i</category><category>d903itv</category><category>f903i</category><category>f903ix</category><category>hsdpa</category><category>mitsubishi</category><category>n903i</category><category>nec</category><category>ntt docomo</category><category>NttDocomo</category><category>p903i</category><category>p903itv</category><category>p903ix</category><category>panasonic</category><category>sh903i</category><category>sh903itv</category><category>sharp</category><category>so903i</category><category>sony</category><category>sony ericsson</category><category>SonyEricsson</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2006 17:32:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[NTT DoCoMo adds six to endless array of FOMA choices]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/07/04/ntt-docomo-adds-six-to-endless-array-of-foma-choices/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/07/04/ntt-docomo-adds-six-to-endless-array-of-foma-choices/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/07/04/ntt-docomo-adds-six-to-endless-array-of-foma-choices/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/handsets/" rel="tag">Handsets</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/motorola/" rel="tag">Motorola</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/others/" rel="tag">Others</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/panasonic/" rel="tag">Panasonic</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/nec/" rel="tag">NEC</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/sharp/" rel="tag">Sharp</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/ntt-docomo/" rel="tag">NTT DoCoMo</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/umts/" rel="tag">UMTS</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.nttdocomo.com/pr/2006/001276.html"><img hspace="4" src="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2006/07/new-ntt-docomo-sm.jpg" vspace="4" border="0" alt="" /></a></div>
NTT DoCoMo --&nbsp;in an apparent bid to not just <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/05/11/docomo-breaks-out-a-slew-of-hsdpa-phones/">out-do</a>, but humiliate the rest of the world's carriers --&nbsp;has dropped yet another six 3G flips on its home crowd.&nbsp; The new handsets are part of NTT's "7 Series" of fashion-oriented phones, and include entries from Mitsubishi, Panasonic, NEC, Motorola, and Sharp.&nbsp;Moto has actually contributed two models here, one in the V3x vein and the other apparently a&nbsp;let's-see-how-long-we-can-milk-this port of the original V3. All six of the phones support&nbsp;the typical <a href="http://www.engadget.com/search/?q=i-mode">i-mode</a> goodness, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/search/?q=foma">FOMA</a>, video calling, and an array of functions that sound like science fiction to the non-Japanese among us.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.nttdocomo.com/pr/2006/001276.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/07/04/ntt-docomo-adds-six-to-endless-array-of-foma-choices/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/639506/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/07/04/ntt-docomo-adds-six-to-endless-array-of-foma-choices/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>d702if</category><category>foma</category><category>m702ig</category><category>m702is</category><category>mitsubishi</category><category>moto</category><category>motorola</category><category>n702is</category><category>nec</category><category>ntt</category><category>ntt docomo</category><category>NttDocomo</category><category>p702id</category><category>panasonic</category><category>sh702is</category><category>sharp</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jul 2006 14:51:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carriers and manufacturers form pact to push mobile Linux]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/06/15/carriers-and-manufacturers-form-pact-to-push-mobile-linux/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/06/15/carriers-and-manufacturers-form-pact-to-push-mobile-linux/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/06/15/carriers-and-manufacturers-form-pact-to-push-mobile-linux/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/software/" rel="tag">Software</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/motorola/" rel="tag">Motorola</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/panasonic/" rel="tag">Panasonic</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/nec/" rel="tag">NEC</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/samsung/" rel="tag">Samsung</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/vodafone/" rel="tag">Vodafone</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/linux/" rel="tag">Linux</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/ntt-docomo/" rel="tag">NTT DoCoMo</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/alp/" rel="tag">ALP</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/15/AR2006061500245.html"><img alt="" hspace="4" src="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2006/06/linux-razr.jpg" vspace="4" border="0" /></a></div>
Yeah, we've <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2005/02/14/linux-based-qtopia-phones-en-route/">heard it</a> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/04/wncs-gw1-dual-mode-gsm-wifi-phone/">before</a>, but they mean it this time. Carriers Vodafone and NTT DoCoMo have teamed up with Motorola, Samsung, NEC, and Panasonic to succeed where others have failed, busting out a common Linux-based smartphone platform and sharing costs and R&amp;D resources along the way. Besides unifying the fragmented mobile Linux community behind a single open platform, the group's goal is to see the light of day in a production phone before the end of 2007, but let's be honest&nbsp; -- the project won't be considered a success unless the joint venture can produce a popular, well-known platform that can scrap with the <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/symbian">Symbians</a> and the <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/windows-mobile/">Windows Mobiles</a> of the world. Hey, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/search/?q=alp">Access PalmSource</a>, you guys paying attention?<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.mobiledia.com/news/47668.html">Mobiledia</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/15/AR2006061500245.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/06/15/carriers-and-manufacturers-form-pact-to-push-mobile-linux/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/633647/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/06/15/carriers-and-manufacturers-form-pact-to-push-mobile-linux/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>alp</category><category>linux</category><category>motorola</category><category>nec</category><category>ntt docomo</category><category>NttDocomo</category><category>panasonic</category><category>samsung</category><category>vodafone</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2006 13:40:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Panasonic rolls Cingular HSDPA for ToughBook CF-18]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/06/14/panasonic-rolls-cingular-hsdpa-for-toughbook-cf-18/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/06/14/panasonic-rolls-cingular-hsdpa-for-toughbook-cf-18/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/06/14/panasonic-rolls-cingular-hsdpa-for-toughbook-cf-18/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/panasonic/" rel="tag">Panasonic</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/atandt/" rel="tag">ATT</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/hsdpa/" rel="tag">HSDPA</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/umts/" rel="tag">UMTS</a></p><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060613/20060613005332.html?.v=1"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://img.engadget.com/common/images/3060000000046300.PNG" /></a>It's a rough world out there, and no one should be without 3G nowadays -- especially not anyone whose job requires them to carry a <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/20/panasonic-toughbook-cf-18-ruggedized-tablet-reviewed/">Panasonic CF-18</a>, one of their iron-clad <a href="http://www.engadget.com/search/?q=toughbook">ToughBook</a> class laptops strong enough to take a bullet (ok, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/21/hps-storageworks-xp12000-is-bulletproof-they-checked/">maybe not really</a>). Looks like Panny landed a deal with Cingular to incorporate HSDPA into the CF-18 by way of a Novatel Wireless Expedite EU730 UMTS / HSDPA card, presumably a Mini PCI add-on. Nope, it's not the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/23/panasonic-toughbooks-get-sprint-ev-do/">first shot the ToughBook has had at having 3G</a> in its lifetime -- and we assume it won't be the last -- but this does add Panasonic to the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/28/dell-latitude-d620-d820-get-specs/">short list</a> of <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/29/fujitsu-siemens-lifebook-q2010-now-with-hsdpa/">HSDPA</a> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/24/fujitsu-siemens-3g-enabled-lifebook-e8210-reviewed/">laptop</a> makers, as well as to the growing list of companies offering help in the way of laptop-internal 3G while remaining relatively (though never entirely) carrier agnostic.<br /> <br /> [Via <a href="http://www.thewirelessreport.com/2006/06/13/cingulars-hsdpa-3g-network-gets-a-leg-up/">The Wireless Report</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060613/20060613005332.html?.v=1>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/06/14/panasonic-rolls-cingular-hsdpa-for-toughbook-cf-18/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/633028/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/06/14/panasonic-rolls-cingular-hsdpa-for-toughbook-cf-18/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>3g</category><category>cf-18</category><category>cingular</category><category>hsdpa</category><category>panasonic</category><category>toughbook</category><category>umts</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Block]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2006 06:21:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[NEC and Matsushita feel the love, cooperate on phone development]]></title><link>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/05/30/nec-and-matsushita-feel-the-love-cooperate-on-phone-development/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/05/30/nec-and-matsushita-feel-the-love-cooperate-on-phone-development/</guid><comments>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/05/30/nec-and-matsushita-feel-the-love-cooperate-on-phone-development/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/panasonic/" rel="tag">Panasonic</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/nec/" rel="tag">NEC</a></p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060529/tc_nm/japan_nec_dc;_ylt=AjODgEQN3PeTeqebyIw.yF4jtBAF;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA--"><img hspace="4" src="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2006/05/nec-panasonic.JPG" align="right" vspace="16" border="0" alt="" /></a>In the cutthroat mobile industry, sometimes it's better to make love, not war. NEC and Matsushita (better known&nbsp;by its biggest brand, Panasonic), sustaining heavy losses in their bids to make an honest buck against larger rivals,&nbsp;have drawn that conclusion and&nbsp;announced a&nbsp;broad-scale collaboration on phone development. Details of the collaboration are ambiguous at best, but NEC president Kaoru Yano insists the brands will not merge, a la Sony Ericsson. Insiders are suggesting, however,&nbsp;that a three-way deal involving Matsushita, NEC, and <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/search/?q=ti">Texas Instruments</a> is nearing completion and will produce a new joint venture to manufacture 3G chipsets and software. Hey guys, we have an idea to help you on your road to profitability -- how about a North American phone or two?<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060529/tc_nm/japan_nec_dc;_ylt=AjODgEQN3PeTeqebyIw.yF4jtBAF;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA-->Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/05/30/nec-and-matsushita-feel-the-love-cooperate-on-phone-development/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/forward/623162/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/05/30/nec-and-matsushita-feel-the-love-cooperate-on-phone-development/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>cooperation</category><category>matsushita</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 May 2006 12:06:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>