AFP - India's government has missed a deadline for inviting bidders to take part in its long-awaited auction for third generation (3G) mobile telecom services.
Reuters - Taking a page out of Apple's book, France Telecom's mobile phone unit Orange launched its own shop to sell downloadable videos, games, music and other content to its 130 million mobile phone subscribers.
AP - MySpace's online music venture with recording labels completed its purchase of song streaming site imeem on Tuesday, scooping up its 16 million users and mobile phone applications for less than $1 million.
AFP - Mobile phone subscriptions are spreading fast and due to reach 120,000 early next year in communist North Korea, where an Egyptian provider started a service a year ago, a press report said Tuesday.
PC World - Research In Motion will develop a version of its BlackBerry handset that supports China's homegrown 3G standard, TD-SCDMA, the company said Tuesday, expanding an existing partnership with operator China Mobile.
PC World - Motorola will start selling a smartphone similar to the Droid in China this month, but the phone will use China's homegrown 3G standard and a China Mobile operating system.
PC World - HTC's roadmap for the first half of 2010 was supposedly leaked over the weekend, revealing what may be a lineup of new Android and Windows Mobile phones.
The Samsung Eternity A867 gives AT&T customers another touchscreen option that is loaded with multimedia features. The Eternity’s beautiful touch display with vibration response and full virtual QWERTY keyboard is certain to demand attention; throw in support for AT&T Mobile TV, Navigator, Video Share, 3G browsing, and a 3-MP camera, and the Eternity delivers on every level. The slim, eye-catching Samsung Eternity for AT&T is another top of the line device.
Highlights
Beautiful Slim Touchscreen Phone With TouchWiz UI and Drag-and-Drop Widgets
Supports AT&T’s MediaFLO Live TV and Video Share Services
Bluetooth Wireless Technology With Stereo Bluetooth (A2DP) Support
3.2 Megapixel Camera With Extra Features and Video Capture
3G Data Speeds Allow Fast, Real Web Browsing
Memory Card Slot Supports Up to 8 GB Of Added Memory
Beautiful, Brilliant Touch Display Shows Over 262,000 Colors
What’s In The Box With The Phone
Additional Items Included – Battery, Wall Charger, User Guide
Advanced Features
Digital Camera – 3.2 Megapixel, Multi-Shot, Self-Timer, Smile Detection, Panorama Mode
Streaming Multimedia Support – Yes, Supports AT&T’s MediaFLO Live TV and Video Share; Download and Play Music Files
MP3 Player – Yes, AAC, AMR, WMA, WAV, MP3 Support, Playlists Supported, USB Mass Storage
