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Looks can't kill but might control your phone

The advent of wireless headsets has led to the sometimes confusing sight of people who look like they're talking to themselves, until you realize they're on a phone call. more

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Japanese Regulator Approves First LTE Device for Sale

­LG Electronics has announced that its LD100 data modem has become the first LTE device to receive Telecom Engineering Center (TELEC) certification, clearing the way for the modem to be used in Japan.  more

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DoCoMo 3rd-Quarter Profits Jump 48%

­Japan's docomo has reported a 48% rise in its third-quarter fiscal profits, boosted by the expiry of one-off write downs last year. Net income rose to 134.6 billion yen (US$1.5 billion) for the three months to 31st Dec 2009. Operating profit rose 28 percent to 217.4 billion yen in the quarter, although revenue declined 1.3 percent to 1.097 trillion yen (US$12 billion).  more

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WCDMA & HSPA reach 500 Million customers

­The UMTS Forum has confirmed that subscriptions to 3G/UMTS networks have reached 500 million. The milestone comes just over eight years after the world's first commercial 3G/WCDMA network was launched by Japanese operator NTT docomo.  more

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DoCoMo Develops 8-Band Power Amplifier for Mobile Phones

­Japan's docomo says that it has developed a prototype multi-band power amplifier that accommodates eight frequency bands between 700 MHz and 2.5 GHz, paving the way for lightweight, all-in-one mobile phones capable of standalone wireless communications of different standards, including the forthcoming LTE standard as well as existing W-CDMA and GSM.  more

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DoCoMo Introducing Remote Radio Equipment for LTE Base Stations

­Japans's NTT docomo announced today that in preparation for the start of LTE services, it is deploying new W-CDMA base stations equipped with newly developed remote radio equipment (RRE) units to provide both existing W-CDMA and forthcoming LTE service.  more

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DoCoMo to Sell Phones With Self-Healing Paint Covers

­Japan's docomo is to license a "Scratch Shield" paint for its mobile phones from Nissan Motors. The self-healing paint, currently applied to certain Nissan and Infiniti vehicles worldwide, was developed in collaboration with University of Tokyo and Advanced Softmaterials.  more

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Japanese Developers Pushing Ahead with LTE Mobile-Terminal Platform

­Japan's docomo, NEC, Panasonic Mobile and Fujitsu have announced that they are making progress with their joint development of "LTE-PF", a mobile-terminal platform based on LTE networks.  more

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DoCoMo Shows Off Concept Phone Made from Wood

­Japan's NTT docomo says that it has developed a mobile phone prototype made with the surplus wood of trees culled during thinning operations to maintain healthy forests. The prototype was created in collaboration with Sharp, Olympus and "more trees," a reforestation project founded by musician Ryuichi Sakamoto and others.  more

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Softbank still leading Japanese market for annual net additions

­The total Japanese customer base was up 0.37m in August to 109.27m. Annual growth stood at 4.6%, down from 5.6% a year earlier.  more

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