Articles on Telecom

Cell phone power is in your hands - May 7, 2008

Crave Even if your telecom operator gives you cellular coverage all the way into the heart of a tropical rainforest, it won't mean a thing if your mobile phone runs out of ... Read story »

3G iPhone in the Philippines - Aug 1, 2008

Blogs A friend of mine named "DubEdition" brought home not one, but two iPhone 3G phones. One colored white and the other one colored black. The white one is the 16GB version ... Read story »

Samsung launches second dual-SIM phone: D780 - Apr 8, 2008

Crave It looks like things are ramping up a little as Samsung Electronics has just announced its second dual-SIM phone targeted at the entry-level segment of the market. The handset will be ... Read story »

Will Hutchison bring iPhone to Indonesia? - May 30, 2008

Blogs Yeah, it's breaking news for Indonesia's cellular market. The latest report about Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd which said it will be offering Apple's iPhone via Hong Kong and Macau, delivered another ... Read story »

T-Mobile Germany to offer 3G iPhone for 1 euro - Jun 18, 2008

Crave T-Mobile is gearing up to offer a 3G iPhone in Germany for only 1 euro, provided users sign up for its monthly 69 euro service plan, according to a Reuters report ... Read story »

Almost confirmed, Telkomsel will offer iPhone 3G in Indonesia - Jul 23, 2008

Blogs Just a quick update. As I wrote in this blog two months ago about which operator will bring Apple's iPhone 3G to Indonesia, at least there are two possibilities: First, the ... Read story »

HSDPA now on Palm Treo 750 - May 2, 2007

Features The new Treo 750 gives users the ability to surf the Internet and download email at broadband speeds over the cellular network. Read story »

HTC Touch Dual having a hard time in Korea - Jul 28, 2008

Blogs HTC launched its Touch Dual smart phone recently through Korea's No. 1 mobile network provider SK Telecom early July. At the same time, local giant Samsung released its Blackjack 2 (i780) ... Read story »

Sony PS3 to become an IPTV platform in Korea - Oct 12, 2007

Blogs Korea Telecom will soon connect its IPTV service that will feed shows to Sony's PlayStation 3 games console. Mega TV launched in June 2007 (the same month the PS3 officially went ... Read story »

Let's just give away 3G phones - Jan 15, 2008

Blogs Hi, boys and girls. Did you miss me? Things have literally been quite quiet here on Ilha Formosa, but it looks like with the new year here there's an uptick in ... Read story »

Free SMS: Is it really feasible? - May 30, 2008

Blogs There has been a lot of talks here in the Philippines about whether the telecommunication providers, indeed, were given the license or right to charge for SMS (Short Messaging Service), popularly ... Read story »

Smart mobile media move makes me scared to cross the street - Oct 3, 2007

Blogs Taiwan's number three telecom company, Far EasTone [note: Edelman Taiwan previously had a relationship with this company], has announced a new in-vehicle media service (IVMS, my proprietary acronyminous creation, suckas! I ... Read story »

True number portability comes to Singapore - Apr 16, 2008

Crave Are you unhappy with your mobile operator, but unwilling to change because you don't want to change your phone number? If you are in Singapore, come June 13, you'll be able ... Read story »

Amoi launches E72, E75, E76 and E78 smart phones - Dec 4, 2006

Features Chinese electronics maker Amoi teams up with Microsoft and Texas Instrument to unveil four low-cost Windows Mobile smart phones for China. Read story »

"Touch Order" McDonald's pilots RFID self-ordering system in Seoul - Oct 4, 2007

Blogs The Korea Times reports that McDonald's, the world's largest fast food chain, and telecommunications technology manufacturer SK Telecom of South Korea have teamed on a pilot that uses RFID to allow ... Read story »

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