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Motorola, Samsung and others form mobile Linux platform

Jun 15 2006 - 07:12 AM ET | DoCoMo, Motorola, Panasonic, Samsung, Vodafone
A collection of mobile industry players have announced a foundation to create an open source Linux-based platform for mobile phones. Founding members include: Motorola, NEC, NTT DoCoMo, Panasonic Mobile Communications, Samsung Electronics, and Vodafone. While Linux is not new to...

Sony Ericsson and Panasonic to deliver EDGE enabled ToughBooks to Cingular

Feb 07 2006 - 02:18 PM ET | 3G, Backpage, Cingular, Panasonic, Sony Ericsson
News Note: Today Sony Ericsson and Panasonic inked a deal to integrate the GC83 EDGE PC Card inside the Toughbook CF-29 utilizing Cingular's network. [Press Release]...

Panasonic says goodbye to US market

Apr 20 2005 - 05:34 PM ET | Panasonic
Panasonic has officially exited the US mobile phone market. Since the US division had little luck in finding carriers for its phones, the move comes at no surprise. Panasonic will continue operations in Europe and Japan. AT&T Wireless was the...

Panasonic intros SC3, A210

Feb 14 2005 - 07:48 AM ET | Panasonic
3GSM World Congress -- To round out an introduction of 9 phones today, Panasonic has announced the SC3 and A210 (strangely part of the 'SC' series, even without the SC prefix). *SC3* * Minimal stylish finish * 65K color screen...

Panasonic launches SA series

Feb 14 2005 - 07:42 AM ET | Panasonic
3GSM World Congress -- Adding to its 2005 lineup, Panasonic today introduced the SA series. The phones are aimed at outdoor enthusiasts. The SA7 comes with a 2-megapixel camera, 2.5" display and a long battery life. The SA6 has all...

Panasonic launches MX series

Feb 14 2005 - 07:36 AM ET | Panasonic
3GSM World Congress -- Panasonic today announced its MX series of mobile phones, part of Panasonic's 2005 lineup. The MX series has almost double the battery capacity of the freshly announced VS series. The new models are: *MX7* (Shown at...

Panasonic launches VS series

Feb 14 2005 - 07:25 AM ET | Panasonic
3GSM World Congress -- Panasonic today took the cover off of the VS series of mobile phones. Included models are: *VS7* (Shown at right) * 2.5" display with millions of colors * 2 megapixel digital camera * 19mm thick *VS3*...

Panasonic X800 announced

Feb 14 2005 - 07:12 AM ET | Panasonic, Smartphone
3GSM World Congress -- Panasonic today announced the X800. Earlier this month MobileTracker noted that the FCC approved the Panasonic X800. The X800 is a Symbian powered Series 60 device. Features include: * QuickOffice - Read and edit Microsoft Word...

Panasonic X800 specs

Feb 02 2005 - 07:45 PM ET | Panasonic
The FCC today posted approval documents for the Panasonic X800 (FCC ID NWJ21C001A). The X800 is a Series 60 device in a sleek flip-phone design. Features include: * Bluetooth * miniSD card slot * Main display: 176 x 208 pixels...

Panasonic X700 announced

Jun 17 2004 - 12:51 PM ET | Bluetooth, Panasonic, Smartphone
At the CommiunicAsia conference, Panasonic announced its Symbian powered phone ever: the Panasonic X700. The company is calling it the "flagship" phone for 2004: * MiniSD * VGA Camera with video recording * Edit native Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint...

Panasonic X500 announced

Jun 17 2004 - 12:41 PM ET | Panasonic
During a fleet of announcements at CommunicAsia 2004 in Singapore, Panasonic announced the X500. It's the first Panasonic phone to feature a sliding cover mechanism. Here are some of the features: * Built-in antenna with an overall thin design *...

Panasonic X400 announced

Jun 17 2004 - 12:37 PM ET | Panasonic
Panasonic, at the CommunicAsia 2004 conference, released the Panasonic X400. It's quite thin (17.5mm) but still packs in a 65,000 color screen and a VGA camera. It's a clamshell phone, but has a neat feature that pops it open with...

Panasonic launches Symbian powered smartphone

Feb 24 2004 - 08:52 AM ET | Bluetooth, Panasonic, Smartphone
In more smartphone news, Panasonic has released a Symbian powered handset called the X700. The sleek clamshell design houses a camera with flash, Bluetooth and a miniSD card slot for memory expansion. Look for it in Europe starting this fall....

DoCoMo intros FOMA 900i, 3G power phones

Dec 18 2003 - 01:30 PM ET | 3G, DoCoMo, Panasonic
NTT DoCoMo has announced its latest offering, the FOMA 900i series. The entire series is shipping with a Macromedia Flash browser, a first for 3G handsets. Expect to see them early next year. The notables in the 5-phone series are:...

Panasonic G50 review

Sep 29 2003 - 02:32 PM ET | Panasonic, Review
MobileBurn has posted a review of the Panasonic G50--an updated version of the popular GD55: bq. "The major lackings of the GD55 were its display and sound system. To fix that, the G50 was given a 4096 color display with...