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HTC UNVEILS ‘TOUCH DIAMOND’ IN WHITE

Born from a unique heritage of innovation and a deep desire to blend design with simplicity, HTC Corporation (TAIEX: 2498; “HTC”) , a global leader in mobile phone innovation and design, today unveiled the new HTC Touch Diamond™ in white. HTC is also extremely pleased to announce that SiS International Limited is the exclusive Hong Kong distributor and 3 Hong Kong, the mobile arm of Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong is HTC's exclusive mobile partner for the new phone in Hong Kong.

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic now shipping

Nokia announced today that the highly anticipated Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is now, or soon will be, available in select markets globally, including Russia, Spain, India, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Finland, among others. The latest in Nokia's XpressMusic range, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic delivers an affordable music device with a touch screen interface to the mass market.

Telstra makes mobile phones simple with the new EasyTouch Discovery

Telstra today launched the EasyTouch Discovery mobile phone, which has oversized buttons, larger text and a loud speaker phone for customers who want easy-to-use talk and text, plus simple access to more advanced features.

Faster 'Country Phone' a must for regional Australia

Telstra today launched the new and improved, super-receptive Telstra 165i 'Country Phone' for customers living and working in regional and rural areas, taking even greater advantage of Telstra's Next G™ network - Australia's largest and fastest mobile network.

Telstra's Next G(TM) mobile range swells in time for Christmas

Telstra today announced the addition of six new mobile phones to the Next G™ range in time for Christmas, giving customers even greater choice when connecting to Australia's largest and fastest national mobile network.

Motorola Deploys its First WiMAX 802.16e Trial Network in Vietnam

Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) announced today that the company has deployed its first WiMAX trial network for Vietnam Datacommunications Company (VDC), a member company of the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT), the largest Internet service provider (ISP) in Vietnam. The network allows VDC to test next-generation wireless broadband services in major cities of Vietnam and reinforces Motorola’s leadership in deploying commercial and trial networks for WiMAX 802.16e technology worldwide.

Wireless Network Traffic to Increase Tenfold, Says Analysys Mason

Mobile network operators in developed regions should prepare for a tenfold increase in wireless network traffic by 2015, as data traffic rapidly overtakes voice, according to the latest report entitled Wireless network traffic 2008–2015: forecasts and analysis from Analysys Mason, the premier advisers on telecoms, IT and digital media.

Nokia develops a smart home platform to offer consumers new ways to control their homes with a mobile device

Nokia announced today it is developing a smart home platform, Nokia Home Control Center. The platform is opening a new era for networked home services and solutions. Nokia's Home Control Center will be the basis for next generation security, smart home solutions and household energy management systems.

Softwired's iBus Mobile Now Supports the Google Android Operating System Developed under the Open Handset Alliance (OHA) for Mobile Devices, such as G1

Softwired released iBus Mobile 6.8.1, which supports devices based on the Android Mobile OS for SmartPhones, PDA’s and other mobile devices. iBus Mobile enables simple integration of Android OS based devices directly to any standards compliant enterprise Java J2EE application back-end system.

CellTrust FlightAssist Improves Passenger Flow While Reducing Environmental Impact Through Free Mobile Flight Monitoring at SFO San Francisco International Airport

CellTrust Corporation, a leading provider of secure mobile messaging and applications, announced today that it has launched its FlightAssist™ real-time flight monitoring solution at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), delivering a free service that will provide information on flight arrival times and other information to passengers and those travelling to the airport to pick up travellers. With CellTrust's FlightAssist service, passengers can notify a circle of friends in real-time through text messages on a cell phone if there is a flight delay or cancellation at SFO. CellTrust’s FlightAssist is also the first mobile text flight monitoring service in North America to offer a convenient flight carbon offsetting option through its partnership with Carbonfund.org.

Nokia reveals the results of a global study into how people find their way around

Getting lost in London is inevitable. According to new research commissioned by Nokia, the world's leading supplier of map-enabled devices, there are more people getting lost in London than anywhere else in the world, including cities like Bangkok and Beijing, which are nearly twice the size of London.

Mobily Builds its IP/MPLS Unified Core Network with Huawei' s NE5000E Core Router

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. ("Huawei"), a leader in providing next generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, today announced that it assisted Mobily, one of the major mobile operators in Saudi Arabia, to successfully deploy an IP/MPLS unified core network, providing the operator with total cost of ownership (TCO) savings and its customers a better service experience.

Argentina is the Leader in South and Central American Mobile Penetration

Argentina's mobile market is the third largest in Latin America, after Brazil and Mexico. In terms of penetration, Argentina is the leader in South and Central America, although trailing many of the Caribbean islands. Three operators, Movistar, Claro, and Telecom Personal, run a close competition for market share

The Chilean Telecom Market is One of the Most Dynamic and Promising in Latin America

The Chilean telecom market is one of the most dynamic and promising in Latin America. The fastest growing sectors are mobile telephony and broadband. Provided the country's economy continues to improve, Chile is likely to reach the 100% mobile penetration milestone in 2009.

LG Electronics becomes a Global Partner of Formula 1™

LG Electronics (LG), a global leader and technology innovator in consumer electronics, today announced that it has signed an agreement to become a Global Partner of Formula 1™ and a Technology Partner of Formula 1™. As part of this top level association LG acquires exclusive designations and marketing rights as the official Consumer Electronics, Mobile Phone and Data Processor of Formula 1™. The multi-year agreement runs from January 2009.

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