Wavecom Announces WMP120 ATEX GSM/GPRS Chip

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Wavecom announced today the first ATEX approved GSM/GPRS wireless microprocessor. The CPU is intended to enable wireless machine-to-machine communication. ATEX (Atmosphere Explosive) is a European Directive for products that will be used in environments where there is a risk of explosion from gas or volatile chemicals.

The processor is intended to be used in gas meters and metering gateways. The device can work with ZigBee, RF, PLC, and GSM/GPRS communication protocols. The processor is certified for use in ATEX equipment category 1 and 3 in zones 0,1, and 2. Read more

Posted on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 05:42:45 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Motorola wins $431 million GSM Contracts with China Mobile

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Motorola announced today it has signed multiple contracts worth US $431m with China Mobile Communications Corporation (CMCC) for its GSM network upgrades and expansion. The contracts were signed in the first half of 2008 and reflect Motorola's position as a global leader in GSM network solutions. Approximately 50% of the revenue from these contracts was recognized in the first half of 2008.
Following the US $394m contracts over the same period of last year, these multiple contracts mark another milestone of the cooperation between China Mobile and Motorola. The cooperation will enable China Mobile to expand its network coverage and manage its GSM network even more effectively; allowing the company to maximize its investment returns and to provide subscribers with enhanced services. Read more

Posted on Wed, 6 Aug 2008 04:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

HTC Touch Diamond GSM Version to hit U.S.

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A GSM version of HTC Touch Diamond handset could be available in the North American market before the Christmas Holiday Season reports Digitimes quoting a Chinese newspaper as source.

The HTC Touch Diamond has passed the FCC already. Read more

Posted on Thu, 31 Jul 2008 04:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Turtle Wireless Introduces Wearable GSM Phone at CES 2008

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Turtle Wireless will be making its first appearance at the CES show this year and will be showing off a new tri-band GSM mobile phone watch. The Turtle Wireless TWP-800 includes a stereo Bluetooth headset, MP3/MP4 capability, touch screen, WAP/GPRS, and more.

The watch is slated to be available starting in Latin America on January 13th for under $199.95. Turtle Wireless will also be introducing a line of mobile phone accessories at CES called B-Dazzle. Read more

Posted on Wed, 2 Jan 2008 13:00:06 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Hot Mini Boombox Slider GSM Phone

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Think Geek offers a very small slider style unlocked mobile phone for only $149.99. The GSM phone is only 3.5 inches long, 1.3 inches wide and 0.8 inches thick.

The Quad-band GSM Phone works on AT&T and T-Mobile.
Features of the Mini Cellphone include 1.5 inch color screen, 1.3MP camera, built-in speaker phone, mp3 player, mp4 player, microSD card slot, integrated 256MB storage, and stereo amplified speakers. Read more

Posted on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 07:35:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

GSM Wrist Phone at Think Geek for $249.99

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Gadget shop Think Geek jumps into being as far as I know the first U.S. based shop to sell a GSM Wristphone. The price is hot too at only $249.99.

The Touch screen GSM wristwatch phone features a 1.3 inch screen, 60MB internal memory, MP3 player, MP4 player, Bluetooth headset support and more. Read more

Posted on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 07:25:11 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

GIGABYTE GSmart i350 GPS Mobile Phone Reivew

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Tweaktown published a review of the Gigabyte Gsmart i350 windows smartphone. The Gigabyte i350 runs Windows Mobile 6 Professional.

Quote from the review: "It’s been a few months since we reviewed our first handset from GIGABYTE’s GSmart division, that being the t600. With the launch of the GSmart i350 last month, we thought we’d bring you a review of it as well. Read more

Posted on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 02:37:36 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Huawei GSM Base Station to be built on Mount Everest

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Huawei announced plans to build a GSM base station on Mount Everest at an elevation of 6,500 meters or 21,325 feet. The reason for putting a GSM base station on Everest is to provide coverage for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay Team on Mount Everest.

The torch relay team plans to reach the summit in time for the Olympic Games. The GSM station will be placed at an altitude high enough to provide GSM coverage for the base camp on Everest and the main route to the summit of Everest. Read more

Posted on Thu, 4 Oct 2007 09:50:18 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

M500 GSM Cellwatch has U.S. Distributor

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Australian SMS Technology stopped selling the M500 wristwatch mobile phone directly. They have now signed distribution deals for the U.S. and Europe.

The U.S. distributor is Brightpoint, which is selling wireless products to carriers and other businesses.

The European reseller for the unique GSM watch is Dangaard Telecom, which funny enough was just acquired by Brightpoint. Read more

Posted on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 09:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Details about updated M500 GSM Wristphone

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Our watch news site Wrist Dreams got exclusive photos of the updated M500 wristwatch mobile phone that will ship end of the month.

Australian SMS Technologies is currently producing the new batch of M500 wristphones with an improved wrist strap that features a smart metal clasp (photo). Other improvements are found in the software of the M500. Read more

Posted on Thu, 9 Aug 2007 04:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

3GSM is now Mobile World Congress

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The GSMA is rebranding the 3GSM World Congress and its sister event in Asia to Mobile World Congress and Mobile Asia Congress respectively.

Apparently the GSMA wants to broaden the appeal of the show to other industries with the rebranding.
It is not the name of the show that counts, its the attending companies and if the show is seen as a forum to make deals and launch new products. Read more

Posted on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 10:55:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Latte BOOM Unlocked GSM Cellular Phone Review

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Today we are having a look at the Latte BOOM Unlocked GSM Cellular phone. This phone is aimed at the music lover with twin amplified external speakers and built-in MP3/MP4 player functionality.

The phone uses a cool slider design, which could be set up better. Dual battery packs are included with the phone for additional run time. You can also playback video and look at still images on the 1.5” LCD. Read more

Posted on Fri, 25 May 2007 13:24:02 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Latte Slim11b GSM Unlocked Mobile Phone Review

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Today we are going to check out a cool unlocked GSM portable phone from Latte Communications. If you have never heard of Latte Communications don’t let that scare you off. While this phone gives up some features to the big names in the cellular industry, the svelte design will make up for that lack with many users.

Many cellular phone users (like my mom) have no idea what Bluetooth or one touch dialing is, and don’t care to know. For all the users out there who just want a small, attractive phone to place and receive calls the Latte Slim11b is for you. Read more

Posted on Wed, 9 May 2007 09:18:47 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

I4U Gadget Flyer: 3GSM Highlights : CryptoPhone : RIZR Z8 : Nokia N77 : M300

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his weeks highlights came from the 3GSM 2007 conference in Barcelona. See the hottest mobile device announcements below.

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