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All DoCoMo handsets to be GSM-capable within 2 years, sez paper {Engadget Mobile}
May 21st 2006 9:06PM #1, About 6 months ago three new mobile service licenses were handedd out to Softbank, eMobile and ipMobile. Softbank since aquiring Vodafone have returned theirs, but the other two are getting prepared for a launch sometime within the next 6 months.
#2, Willcom is picking up steam, but still only has a tiny market share percentage, and the big 3 dont yet see them as a threat. Vodafone / Softbank were losing maket share, and few expect the aquisition to make many any changes that could really effect their poor performance.
One thing that is important to not is that these phones will NOT be able to be used with other carriers. This means that YES you will be able to roam in other countries using your DoCoMo connected phone, but will not be able to discard the DoCoMo part.
DoCoMo's new 902iS series also features two handsets which are roaming 3G capable. DoCoMo are slowly but surely making changes to their network and hardware that means their WCDMA network will become intercompatable with the Euro and American standards.
Again, however, you can only use them on a DoCoMo contract, roaming in other countries, not connectable directly to an international service provider.
IBM, Fujifilm developing 8 terabyte magnetic tape cartridges {Engadget}
May 17th 2006 10:14AM Only if it comes with the quality haircut.
E3: Kentia hall walkthrough {Engadget}
May 14th 2006 9:48PM Tomokun, Any idea who the manufacturer of the IIDX controller is - and/or if there's a website for purchace / pre-order?
WSJ sez Nokia 770 followup to feature Google Talk {Engadget}
May 13th 2006 5:15AM Good one, Cybe. You've got a real talent for spotting the obvious and intentional.
NTI Comodo's NP-950 DAP with in-dock VoIP and DJ functions {Engadget}
May 11th 2006 10:39AM Raja, I thought the same thing. 'NTI Comodo' and
NTT DoCoMo' have a similar ring to them ;).
Meanwhile, it seems like a very cool device. I've not had any experience with e-books, but are they more or less .txt files with pretty formatting?
SanDisk and Philips team for mobile payments {Engadget Mobile}
May 6th 2006 10:19PM As someone who uses a mobile phone equipped with a FeliCa IC chip every day for the trains, food, shopping and entertainment I'm yet to figure out how anyone directly makes money from it.
I charge in increments of 1,2,5 or Y10(,000) - (That's about $100USD for those of you playing at home), and that's exactally what I get.
There's no 'taxes' or 'fees', the service is completely free. I assume the profit goes to the provider (DoCoMo) in sales of handsets boasting 'equipped with IC', and then some to retailers who supply the hardware to use it at their stores on the idea that people will buy more with their Mobile Wallet rather than using real cash.
As for these cards it seems rediculous to buy a card each time to want to charge up. I would imagine that you would be able to 'charge' your card atleast somehow. you'd probably have to do this dodgily online with serial numbers as the cards would have limited~no credit communication between the handset. This ofcourse means that the only way of checking your balance would probably be to go to some WAP site etc.
The more I think about this the worse the idea sounds. Well lets just hope they do it (if they actually -do- do it) well. End rant.
The wireless Xbox zombie controller hack {Engadget}
May 6th 2006 9:59PM Geez, blah, have a cry about it.
Patent holder Visto wants a share of that RIM pie {Engadget}
May 2nd 2006 12:46AM It's funny that you guys make such a big deal about wireless email. It's the standard here in Japan, where only a handful of handsets support SMS.
I assume the delay in email standardisation is in liu of of the fact that service providers are making plenty of cash from SMS.
The Pipeline: Pundits go Wii! {Engadget}
May 1st 2006 6:35AM Not if you called 'em "Stench Blossoms".
PS3 price and launch window per PSM {PS3 Fanboy}
Apr 27th 2006 8:51PM " $425 Japanese yen. " Don't do inline conversions. That's just slack and reeks of cheapism.
"50,000 Japanese Yen ($425 USD)" would probably be a better choice.
