Toshiba TG01 announced by DoCoMo and Telefonica

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Toshiba unveiled the ultra-thin (9.9mm) TG01 Windows Smartphone in February. Today DoCoMo and Telefonica announced plans to offer the Toshiba TG01 in Japan and Spain respectively starting in June.

DOCOMO will sell the handset in Japan as the docomo PRO series T-01A and Telefonica will sell it in Spain as the TG01.
DoCoMo and Telefonica are now considering various other initiatives to mutually strengthen corporate competitiveness and customer satisfaction in their respective markets, including a joint study of possible services and applications for open OS handsets. Read more

Posted on Mon, 25 May 2009 03:50:29 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

DOCOMO unveils Spatial Audio Transmission for Mobile Phones

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NTT DOCOMO announced today that it has developed a spatial audio transmission technology for mobile phones that enables a user to assign a spatial position to each sound source when listening to multiple sound sources, such as during a game or a conference call.

The new technology enables a user listening with headphones to hear each speaker's voice as if it were coming from a unique direction, creating a virtual face-to-face communication environment. 3D video games have offered this experience for a while and it works pretty well.
To have spatial sound sources on phone calls sounds interesting as long as you get good voice reception. These days I am still happy to hear one person loud a clearly.
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Posted on Mon, 11 May 2009 01:29:37 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Synaptics ClearPad Touchscreen Adds Gesture Control to NTT DOCOMO

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Synaptics has announced that its ClearPad touchscreen technology has been used in the new NTT DOCOMO Prime Series N-01A mobile phone. The ClearPad technology brings advanced gesture control to the handset.

The technology also supports an EGR gesture library to enable shortcuts for navigation and commands using gestures. Among the supported single finger gestures are tap, double tap, and swipe. Multi-finger gestures include things like pinch. Read more

Posted on Mon, 2 Feb 2009 15:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

NTT DOCOMO and AT&T Inc. extend 3G Network throughout Hawaii

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What was announced in 2007 is now finished. NTT DoCoMo and AT&T announced today that the extension of a third-generation (3G) mobile network to all principal islands in the U.S. state of Hawaii has been completed.

Using AT&T's 3G network, which is based on W-CDMA technology, DOCOMO customers now have access to data and voice roaming services in the main populated areas of Oahu, Hawaii, Maui, Lanai, Molokai, and Kauai.

NTT DOCOMO began providing 3G roaming services on Oahu in October 2007 and then extended the services to other islands including Hawaii and Maui islands as the network was expanded. Read more

Posted on Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

DoCoMo F706i Phone lets you watch TV underwater

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Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo unveiled a bunch of new mobile phones in the 706i and 906i series. The 706i line includes the new F706i water-proof 1Seg digital TV mobile phone.

As you can see in the photo you can watch TV with F706i underwater. When would we need that? I cannot even open my eyes underwater without goggles. Read more

Posted on Wed, 28 May 2008 09:31:12 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

DoCoMo has new Logo

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Most of the time it is not a good sign when a company changes or updates its logo. Japanese carrier DoCoMo is no exception. DoCoMo is slowly losing its huge market share to smaller players on the Japanese mobile phone market.

If the new more round and red colored logo will help stop this trend is questionable.
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Posted on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Panasonic P704i flat sliding Handset available on DoCoMo

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Panasonic and NTT DoCoMo announce the availability of the very thin slider P704i in Japan.

Panasonic managed to design a slider phone that is only 13.5mm thin. There are slimmer sliders already on the market like the Pantech IM-S230, which is only 9.9mm thin. Still the Panasonic Foma P704i slider has a great design.

Features of the P704i include a 2MP camera with smart flash, Napster music service support, micro-SD card slot and a 2.4 inch color screen with QVGA resolution. Read more

Posted on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

DoCoMo and AT&T bring 3G to Hawaii, Aloha!

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NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced that it has partnered with AT&T for their 3G mobile phone network in the U.S. state of Hawaii.

DoCoMo will provide technical and financial support of up to $24 million.
DoCoMo and AT&T plan to launch a 3G network based on W-CDMA technology on the island of Oahu by the end of 2007, expanding coverage to the rest of the state by early 2008. Read more

Posted on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 04:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

NTT DoCoMo launches 704i Mobile Phone Series

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Japanese NTT DoCoMo launches a new generation of mobile phones in Japan.

As always the new phones come from different manufacturers and share a common number. The new 704i series features 8 new rather stylish mobile phones from companies like Panasonic, Sharp, Sony Ericsson and LG.

The LG L704i Chocolate phone supports HSDPA and the D704i and SH704i feature digital TV reception. Read more

Posted on Wed, 4 Jul 2007 04:20:23 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New NTT DoCoMo HSDPA Enabled N902iX HIGH-SPEED

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NTT introduces the N902iX as first HSDPA mobile phone in Japan.

With HSDPA enables downlinks at up to 3.6Mbps, or 10 times faster than current FOMA handsets.
HSDPA is currently heavily advertised in Europe for 3G notebook cards. Insiders though say that the coverage is actually still spotty in most countries, contrary to provider statements. There are no handsets yet available for HSDPA in Europe.

With 106x51×25mm the N902iX is pretty big. It features a 2.5 inch screen with QVGA resolution, mp3 player and more. Read more

Posted on Fri, 12 May 2006 02:05:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Panasonic P506iCII Mobile Payment Phone for NTT DoCoMo

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The new Panasonic P506iCII features a 2MP digital camera and a built-in flash. The P506iCII features as its predecessor P506iC the Sony Felica Chip for payments.

Other features of the new NTT DoCoMo phone include a 2.4 inch QVGA resolution screen,
The folding phone measures 111×50×26mm and weighs 128g. Read more

Posted on Mon, 3 Apr 2006 02:09:05 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

NTT DoCoMo FOMA SO902i 3.2MP Camera Phone

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NTT DoCoMo 3G network FOMA gets a new Sony handset with 3.2MP digital camera dubbed SO902i.

After Sony Ericsson just announced the Cyber-shot K800 3.2MP camera phone we do not have to envy Japanese consumers over this particular phone.
The FOMA SO902i features a 1.9 inch screen with QVGA resolution, Memory stick Pro Duo slot, 2nd camera with 0.1MP and a 140min. talk time. Read more

Posted on Thu, 2 Mar 2006 09:57:41 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

NTT DoCoMo Postpones Nokia NM850iG FOMA 3G Phone

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As reported DoCoMo announced the Nokia NM850iG on February 15th. Now they issued a press-release that says that the launch planned for February 24th is canceled.

Quote from the press-release: "DoCoMo is confirming the handset's quality and will launch the handset as soon as all confirmations are completed."

Looks like Nokia did not live up to the expectations of DoCoMo at this point.
I find it interesting that DoCoMo is going to offer this Nokia phone on its 3G Foma network. Style-wise it is very different from the usually very stylish Foma handsets. Read more

Posted on Wed, 22 Feb 2006 07:21:57 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

DoCoMo Launches Nokia NM850iG 3G FOMA Phone

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DoCoMo announces the 3G FOMA NM850iG handset made by Nokia.

The NM850iG works on DoCoMo's 3G FOMA network in Japan and W-CDMA, GSM and GPRS networks overseas where DoCoMo's global roaming is available.
The Nokia NM850iG features a 1.23MP camera, Bluetooth, world clock, USB and a 2.1 inch screen with 65k colors. Read more

Posted on Wed, 15 Feb 2006 03:52:33 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

3GSM 2006: DoCoMo To Demo HSDPA Handsets by Motorola, NEC and Fujitsu

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NTT DoCoMo announces that they will demonstrate three HSDPA mobile phone prototypes at the 3GSM 2006 conference in Barcelona.

HSDPA is a high-speed packet transmission technology standardized by the Third Generation Partnership Project. It offers a theoretical maximum downlink speed of about 14Mbps - smokin'.
The prototype handsets currently available have maximum speeds of 3.6Mbps, 10 times faster than current 3G FOMA handsets. The HSDPA enabled mobile phones come from NEC, Motorola and Fujitsu (see photo). Read more

Posted on Wed, 1 Feb 2006 04:37:32 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

New DoCoMo Foma Phones: D902i, F902i and N902i

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DoCoMo introduces in Japan three new FOMA (3G) mobile phones.

The lemon yellow slider FOMA phone D902i (photo) features a 4MP digital camera, 2.8 inch QVGA screen, miniSD card slot and music player. It is only 19.8mm thin.
Looks like 4MP digital cameras are becoming the new standard in Japan. The rest of the world has still to be happy to get a 2MP digital camera. 4MP would be enough. 8MP in a digital camera phone is overkill. Read more

Posted on Thu, 10 Nov 2005 09:33:03 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

NTT DoCoMo FOMA P901iTV Digital TV Mobile Phone

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NTT DoCoMo announces today the 3G FOMA P901iTV, DoCoMo's first mobile handset to receive terrestrial digital broadcasting signals, in addition to conventional analog signals.

Japanese broadcasters will start mobile digital broadcasting in April 2006. In anticipation for the availability of digital terrestrial TV, NTT developed the P901iTV phone.
The P901iTV's main display will be a 2.5 inch, wide LCD screen. More than 2.5 hours of continuous viewing will be possible for digital TV programs. The TV function will be activated by twisting the screen. An antenna-embedded earphone will enhance TV signal reception. Read more

Posted on Tue, 27 Sep 2005 12:32:23 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

DoCoMo Sony Ericsson Radiden Mobile Phone and Radio

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DoCoMo releases in Japan the Sony Ericsson Radiden mobile phone.

The Sony Ericsson Radiden will be available for residents of Tokyo and Osaka starting on August 30th.
This handset has a hardware controlled radio functionality, meaning it can be operated without going through the mobile phone user interface. The channel selection buttons are on the backside of the phone. The radio phone supports AM, FM and TV audio channels.

I am not really excited about this combination, but maybe some people find it attractive.
More details on PhoneyWorld. Read more

Posted on Mon, 29 Aug 2005 10:39:48 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New NTT DoCoMo Micro Fuel Cell for Mobile Phones

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NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced today that the company together with Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. has developed a new and improved prototype methanol fuel cell for 3G FOMA handsets.

The new prototype enables eight hours of continuous talk time, three times the capacity of the existing prototype, while weighing the same, 190g.
DoCoMo improved the capacity by increasing the methanol concentration from 30% to over 99% and developing a method of recycling the generated water.
More details in this press-release.

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Posted on Wed, 6 Jul 2005 08:07:42 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

NTT DoCoMo Tests 4G Network Achieving 1Gbps Speeds

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I still do not have a 3G phone (because of the stupid pricing plans in Germany) and NTT DoCoMo already fools around with 4G networks.

NTT DoCoMo announced that they reached 1Gbps real-time packet transmission in the downlink at the moving speed of about 20km/h in a field experiment on fourth-generation (4G) radio access.
If you want to blow your mind read the sentence below taken from the press-release explaining the technology.

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Posted on Sun, 26 Jun 2005 08:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New NTT DoCoMo premini-II Tiny Mobile Phone

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NTT DoCoMo introduces a new version of its super tiny mobile phone premini called naturally the premini-II.

The premini-II measures 105mm×46mm×19.4mm. The first premini mobile phone measures 90x39x19mm. So the premini-II grew in size, not so cool. On the other hand the premini-II (Sony Ericsson SO506i) is a mega-pixel camera phone and has a 1.9 inch QVGA (320x240pixel) color screen. It also featurs a Sony memory stick DUO slot. Of course this means the premini-II plays music. Funny enough not MP3 but Sony's ATRAC format. The premini-II comes in three colors.
The new NTT DoCoMo small mobile phone goes on sale in Japan on February 10th.
More details on NTT DoCoMo site. NTT DoCoMo also has launched a special site for the premini phones (Japanese).

See also the Motorola Minimoto, which measures 90×32.4×21.2mm (smaller than the premini-II) and is available in Korea. The minimoto also plays music.

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Posted on Thu, 3 Feb 2005 04:04:16 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr