China Mobile has selected Azalea Networks, a provider of wireless network equipment and technology, to install a wireless LAN (local area network) in major metropolitan areas throughout China. Azalea’s access points will be part of a network to provide broadband Wi-fi services. Azalea informed that its technology will provide a large part of the networks [...]
Research In Motion (RIM) has announced the new BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone for customers in France. The smartphone provides mobile access to e-mail, messaging (IM, SMS, MMS) and social networking sites (including Facebook® and MySpace) and features a tactile full-Azerty keyboard for comfortable typing. It also features multimedia capabilities and access to music, games and [...]
Hyperoffice and Tata Communications are partnering to offer the Hyperoffice collaboration suite with the data and voice tools that Tata Communications delivers to business subscribers in India and other countries around the world. Tata Communications offers internet services in India under the Tata Indicom brand name to business subscribers, including online backup, security, web conferencing, [...]
EMS, Telenor and Research In Motion (RIM) have announced the launch of the BlackBerry solution in Pakistan. The BlackBerry solution brings together smartphones, software and services to allow wireless access to e-mail, messaging, phone, organiser, web and multimedia applications, as well as other business and lifestyle applications. Telenor customers in Pakistan will now be able [...]
Vodafone Malta and Research In Motion (RIM) have launched the BlackBerry Curve 8900 in Malta. In addition to the phone, e-mail, messaging, organiser, web browser and multimedia applications, the BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone features global connectivity support, built-in Wi-fi and GPS, a next generation 512MHz processor and a hi-resolution display. The company informed that the [...]
Unidata has unveiled, what is claimed to be, the world’s first Wi-fi video conference phone ‘SQ-3000′ that supports high-resolution video telephony. Adopting a 2.8-inch touch screen with 240×320 resolution, the SQ-3000 supports both 802.11a(5GHz) and 802.11bg(2.4GHz). Other features included 30 fps video recording/playback, G.722.2 Wide-band audio codec, conference call, mp3/mp4 playback and XHTML browser. Suitable [...]
Sony is adding four new Blu-ray Disc devices to its line-up, including a stand-alone player with Wi-fi capability for easy BD-Live access and Blu-ray Disc home theatre systems with S-AIR wireless audio. The BDP-S360 and BDP-S560 stand-alone players and BDV-E300 and BDV-E500W BD home theatre systems are aimed to deliver full HD 1080/60p and 24p [...]
Alcatel-Lucent, a player in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, and Novatel Wireless, a provider of wireless broadband solutions, have announced that the Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess 3500 Nonstop Laptop Guardian enterprise security and management solution will be ported to operate on MiFi 2352, an HSPA version of Novatel Wireless’ Intelligent Mobile Hotspot product. MiFi 2352 is [...]
Avea and Research In Motion (RIM) recently launched the BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone in Turkey. The new BlackBerry Curve 8900 has a feature set aimed at keeping users connected to family, friends and colleagues. In addition to its e-mail, messaging, organiser, web browser and multimedia applications, the smartphone features global connectivity support, built-in Wi-fi and [...]
Research In Motion (RIM) and Docomo have announced that the BlackBerry Bold smartphone is now available at Docomo corporate and retail channels nationwide in Japan. Designed for business professionals, the BlackBerry Bold smartphone will leverage Docomo’s 3G network and offer a mobile experience with support for global roaming. The features of the phone include e-mail [...]