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 LG Shine CU720 for AT&T is a beautifully styled and engineered cell phone. Its 2.2″ mirror LCD display with wide viewing angle technology sets the Shine apart as an eye-catching new device. Thanks to broadband data download speeds, it delivers streaming TV and radio; the Shine also supports up to 4GB of stored music which you’ll enjoy listening to via stereo Bluetooth technology. The AT&T Shine also boasts a 2.0 Megapixel camera/camcorder with an integrated flash, zoom and viewfinder.
Highlights
Stylish Slider Design With Full Metal Body
Unique 2.2″ Wide Mirror LCD Display With Wide Viewing Angle
Play Either Downloaded AT&T Music or PC-transferred Music Files
Wirelessly Stream Music To A Stereo Bluetooth Headset
High-speed Data Downloads Let You Watch Videos Or Listen To Streaming Music
2.0 Megapixel Camera With Flash Takes Print-quality Photos And Video Clips
microSD Memory Port Supports Up To 4GB Card
What’s In The Box With The Phone
Additional Items Included – Battery, Wall Charger, User Guide
Advanced Features
Digital Camera – Yes, 2.0 Megapixels (1600 x 1200 Pixel Resolution Max), Flash, Self-timer, Viewfinder, Image Editor
Streaming Multimedia Support – Enjoy Streaming Cellular Video (CV) and AT&T Music, Access To XM Radio, MTV and HBO Mobile
MP3 Player – Yes, Supports MP3, WMA, AAC and AAC+ Formats, Equalizer With Visualization, USB Mass Storage