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ZTE debuts solar-powered phone
Kent German | Feb 18, 2009
The Coral-200-Solar gets its power from above.
(Credit: ZTE)
Exact feature details are sketchy at this point, but from what we can tell the phone won't offer a lot of goodies. Considering its target markets, the Coral-200-Solar is really about making calls. It should be available in June.
The candy-bar design is pretty plain and not nearly as appealing as the Samsung Blue Earth. On the front there's a display, a functional navigation array, and a keypad. Except for the solar panels on its rear face, the Coral-200-Solar largely resembles the ZTE C78 that's currently with MetroPCS. On a side note, a C78 is on my desk back in San Francisco awaiting a full review.
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Ultimate Ears now in Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan
Juniper Foo | Feb 18, 2009
The Super.fi series is targeted at a wide range of musical genres. (Credit: Logitech/Ultimate Ears)
I'm no fan of in-ear canalphones for two good reasons. They stopper up your hearing, which can be a bit isolating when you're commuting. And they don't plug in comfortably out of the package; fit being subjective as no one pair of ears are the same. But I do know of diehard fans who swear by Ultimate Ears (UE) and have long awaited its arrival in Asia.
The good news is that Logitech, having bought over the US company last August to get into the earbuds game, has brought all four series in to Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan, with plans to roll UE out to other parts of Asia in the near future. The bad news is, if you're looking for UE's custom-molded Rolls Royce of earbuds, you won't get that here.
What you will get are universal-fit products at a price accessible to the average consumer. Available are: The top-range Triple.fi; Super.fi for varied musical genres; Metro.fi's wallet-friendly earphones; and LoudEnough for kiddos.
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UMTS Palm Pre displayed at GSMA but not much else
Bonnie Cha | Feb 18, 2009
Palm showed off its UMTS version of the Palm Pre.
(Credit: Bonnie Cha/CNET Networks)
Once again, Palm had a presence at GMSA Mobile World Congress 2009, but unlike last year, the company's pavilion was buzzing with visitors and journalists from around the world trying to get a glimpse at...what else? The Palm Pre.
Disappointingly, Palm didn't make any major announcements at the show, namely a GSM version of the smartphone, but did have a bit of news. The company has joined Adobe's Open Screen Project and promised to bring Flash 10 Player to its WebOS devices by the end of the year. We asked Palm if it would be included on the Pre, and, unfortunately, it will not since the Pre is slated for release during the first half of 2009 and Flash 10 won't be available until the second half.
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RIM, Lenovo sync up BlackBerrys, ThinkPads
Erica Ogg | Feb 18, 2009
The BlackBerry just got closer to the ThinkPad. (Credit: RIM )
Seeing that, the Canadian smartphone maker and the Chinese PC vendor have teamed up on Constant Connect, a new service that will make it easier to link ThinkPads and BlackBerrys.
A PCI Express card, available from Lenovo for US$150, will enable emails from a user's BlackBerry to automatically sync to their ThinkPad's email program, whether that be Outlook, or a POP mail account. The key is that the ThinkPad doesn't have to be powered on for this to happen: It can be off, suspended, in hibernation, or on.
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Alcatel-Lucent aims to lead 4G consortium
Colin Barker | Feb 18, 2009
Alcatel-Lucent said on Monday at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that it has joined with other companies to form a consortium to encourage the development of the next generation of wireless communications technology.
Called NG Connect--the "NG" stands for "next generation"--the consortium will bring together device manufacturers with content providers, application developers, and other interested parties, the Alcatel-Lucent said.
The consortium will be looking at different next-generation technologies, such as 4G, long-term evolution (LTE), and other ultra high-bandwidth technologies, Alcatel-Lucent said in a statement.
Other companies that have joined the consortium include Samsung, HP, Buzznet, Chumby, Connect2Media, Total Immersion, TuneWiki, and Words & Numbers.
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