June 1, 2004 articles

4G test results announced

Jun 01 2004 - 02:50 AM ET | DoCoMo
NTT DoCoMo announced results from a recent test of 4G. It looks even better than first thought (promised to be links of up to 100 megabits per second): bq. The company said that the test achieved a maximum downstream data...

Top ringtone chart appears

Jun 01 2004 - 02:38 AM ET | Ringtones
In Britain, cellphone ringtones outsell music singles. Singles have had charts for a long time, so it was only natural that ringtones would have them soon. bq. This week the world's first official top 20 chart for ringtones appears in...

Motorola leads China

Jun 01 2004 - 02:33 AM ET | Motorola
Motorola has the #1 marketshare spot in China according to the Wall Street Journal [subscription] (it's likely that the official announcement from Motorola will come out later today). The company expects to stay number one throughout the year. Motorola's Chinese...

NTT DoCoMo announces new FOMA 900i series phones

Jun 01 2004 - 02:24 AM ET | DoCoMo
NTT DoCoMo has announced three new FOMA 900i series mobile phones. The company also noted that it has surpassed 4 million FOMA subscribers. The new phones are: F900iT The F900iT comes with a wireless Bluetooth headset for hands-free conversations. When...

Nokia 3220 announced

Jun 01 2004 - 02:14 AM ET | Nokia
Nokia has announced an innovative new handset dubbed the Nokia 3220. The most obvious feature of the new phone is transparent Nokia Xpress-On grips, which pulsate with light effects to indicate calls, messages, and in sync with the beat of...

Nokia 7610 now shipping

Jun 01 2004 - 02:09 AM ET | Nokia
According to a release by Nokia, the Nokia 7610 is now shipping in Europe, Africa and Asia-Pacific. The phone is the first to ship with the Lifeblog application. Here are some of the other features: * Bluetooth * Megapixel camera...