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(231010) -- CAIRO, Oct. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A launching ceremony for Xiaomi 13T series is held at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt, Oct. 8, 2023. Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi held a launching ceremony for its latest handset 13T in Egypt's capital Cairo on Sunday, the company said in a statement on Monday. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-XIAOMI-NEW PHONE-LAUNCHING

(231010) -- CAIRO, Oct. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A guest poses for a photo with a Xiaomi 13T smartphone during a launching ceremony at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt, Oct. 8, 2023. Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi held a launching ceremony for its latest handset 13T in Egypt's capital Cairo on Sunday, the company said in a statement on Monday. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-XIAOMI-NEW PHONE-LAUNCHING

(231010) -- CAIRO, Oct. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A launching ceremony for Xiaomi 13T series is held at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt, Oct. 8, 2023. Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi held a launching ceremony for its latest handset 13T in Egypt's capital Cairo on Sunday, the company said in a statement on Monday. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-XIAOMI-NEW PHONE-LAUNCHING

(231010) -- CAIRO, Oct. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A launching ceremony for Xiaomi 13T series is held at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt, Oct. 8, 2023. Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi held a launching ceremony for its latest handset 13T in Egypt's capital Cairo on Sunday, the company said in a statement on Monday. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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Vodafone to promote shift to 3G mobile phone handsets

TOKYO, Japan - Vodafone K.K. President Shiro Tsuda speaks at his office in Tokyo on Dec. 22. Tsuda said that the Japanese unit of British mobile phone service company Vodafone Group PLC will encourage its customers to shift to third-generation handsets for faster data communications. ''Vodafone will offer its last 2G handset next year and no more 2G later,'' Tsuda said in an interview with Kyodo News.

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Realty agent Able to release inexpensive smartphone

TOKYO, Japan - Yasutaka Yanase (L), president of Able Inc., shows off a cut-price smartphone at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 20, 2014, before the real estate agency's release of the new handset this autumn.

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Softbank's new smartphone has same specs in Japan, U.S.

TOKYO, Japan - Softbank Corp. unveils a new smartphone series in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2014, having the same specifications in Japan and the United States. The Aquos Crystal handset has been developed jointly with U.S. subsidiary Sprint Corp. for sale in the two countries to cut procurement costs.

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Indian mobile phones popular among locals

MUMBAI, India - The mobile phone corner of a mass consumer electronics retailer in Mumbai, western India, is crowded with customers on Aug. 6, 2014, as local handset manufacturer Micromax emerged as a top seller in the April-June period and leaped to second place in the smartphone segment.

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Smartphone app translates Chinese menus into Japanese

TOKYO, Japan - Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.'s smartphone application enables instant translation of Chinese menus into Japanese on the screen when the handset is held over the menus.

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People queue in Tokyo to order iPhone 5

TOKYO, Japan - People queue at an electronics store in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Sept. 14, 2012, to place orders for the iPhone 5. KDDI Corp. and Softbank Mobile Corp. unveiled retail handset prices and subscription plans for Apple Inc.'s iPhone 5 as they started taking orders the same day ahead of the smartphone's launch on Sept. 21.

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People queue in Tokyo to order iPhone 5

TOKYO, Japan - People queue at an electronics store in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Sept. 14, 2012, to place orders for the iPhone 5. KDDI Corp. and Softbank Mobile Corp. unveiled retail handset prices and subscription plans for Apple Inc.'s iPhone 5 as they started taking orders the same day ahead of the smartphone's launch on Sept. 21.

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NTT Docomo suspends sales of new smartphone

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the new Regza Phone T-01D smartphone, which NTT Docomo Inc. began selling on Nov. 18, 2011. The Japanese mobile telecommunications giant suspended sales of the handset the same day due to malfunctioning.

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KDDI, Softbank face off over iPhone 4S sales

TOKYO, Japan - People form a line outside KDDI Corp.'s outlet in Tokyo's Toshima Ward on Oct. 7, 2011, to make reservations for Apple Inc.'s iPhone 4S smartphone. KDDI and Softbank Mobile Corp. unveiled retail handset prices and subscription plans the same day for the iPhone 4S a week before it goes on sale, both offering plans that require no payment at the time the device is purchased.

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KDDI, Softbank face off over iPhone 4S sales

TOKYO, Japan - People form a line outside Softbank Mobile Corp.'s outlet in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Oct. 7, 2011, to make reservations for Apple Inc.'s iPhone 4S smartphone. Softbank and KDDI Corp. unveiled retail handset prices and subscription plans the same day for the iPhone 4S a week before it goes on sale, both offering plans that require no payment at the time the device is purchased.

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Japanese line up to sign up for iPhone 4S

TOKYO, Japan - People line up at an electric appliance shop in Tokyo's Akihabara area on Oct. 7, 2011, hours before KDDI Corp. and Softbank Mobile Corp. began taking preorders for Apple Inc.'s new handset iPhone 4S.

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Japanese carriers unveil iPhone 4S prices

TOKYO, Japan - Softbank Mobile Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son announces the retail prices and subscription plans for Apple Inc.'s new handset iPhone 4S during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2011. KDDI Corp. also announced prices and fees for iPhone 4S the same day.

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Panasonic to launch e-book reader on Aug. 10

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows the UT-PB1, an e-book reader handset to be put on sale by Panasonic Corp. on Aug. 10, 2011. The Japanese consumer electronics giant said July 22, 2011, that the handset, with a price tag of 34,800 yen, can only be purchased via Panasonic's web store. The e-book reader has a 7-inch color liquid-crystal display, and is equipped with 16 kinds of applications such as e-mail and a camera.

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Rakuten to begin e-book distribution service

TOKYO, Japan - Rakuten Inc. demonstrates an electronic book distribution service in Tokyo on July 7, 2011. The leading Japanese online shopping mall operator plans to launch the service in early August, offering more than 10,000 titles at first for an e-book reader handset due to be simultaneously released by Panasonic Corp.

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KDDI's e-book handset

TOKYO, Japan - This photo shows the biblio Leaf SP02 e-book reader handset to be released Dec. 25, 2010, by the Japanese telecom company KDDI Corp.

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Sharp to launch solar-powered cell phones in China in February

OSAKA, Japan - This photo shows a solar-powered cellphone which Sharp Corp. said on Jan. 27, 2010, it will launch in China next month with the goal of boosting its annual overall handset shipments in the country fivefold to 5 million units. The solar-powered cellphones are expected to retail for around 3,400 yuan, or about 45,000 yen.

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NTT Docomo to release Android-based smartphone

TOKYO, Japan - NTT Docomo Inc. President Ryuji Yamada speaks at a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 21, 2010. Docomo will launch a smartphone in April that will be its second handset based on Google Inc.'s Android operating system.

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KDDI to sell solar-powered cellphone in June

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows an image of a solar-powered cellphone which mobile phone carrier KDDI Corp. will begin selling in June. The company said April 20 that the handset can be charged by sunlight, the first of its kind in Japan.

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KDDI unveils new mobile phone brand in tie-up with designers

TOKYO, Japan - A woman shows one of the new mobile phones KDDI Corp. rolled out on April 7 under its new ''iida'' brand name. The handbag-shaped handset is one of three hand-painted models designed by internationally renowned Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, featuring patterns of her brightly colored polka dot motif. The handset is expected to hit the market this summer for over 40,000 yen.

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Willcom to launch new 'smartphone' device adopting Windows Vista

TOKYO, Japan - Personal handy-phone system service provider Willcom Inc. said April 14 it will launch a new ''smartphone,'' (L) a mobile communication handset with a keyboard, that adopts Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Vista operating system for the Japanese market in mid-June.

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NTT DoCoMo to offer light-emitting handset to protect kids

TOKYO, Japan - Leading mobile phone operator NTT DoCoMo Inc. said Dec. 10 it will release a handset with advanced functions to protect children in emergency situations. The F801i model, to be put on the market on Dec. 20, sets off an alarm of 100 decibels and emits light when a user pulls an emergency hook, NTT DoCoMo said.

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Sanyo's water-proof card-size digital TV

OSAKA, Japan - Sanyo Electric Co. says it will release a slim water-proof digital TV handset (photo) on Nov. 21 that retails for 50,000 yen in Japan. The company says the handset, which has a 4-inch screen, is designed primarily for users who want to watch TV in a bathtub and that no damage is done even if the device falls into water.

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Businesses look to colors to win customers

NAGOYA, Japan - SoftBank Mobile Corp. offers a lineup of mobile phones with each handset available in 20 colors.

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NTT DoCoMo unveils 5 handsets with 2 phone numbers apiece

TOKYO, Japan - NTT DoCoMo Inc. unveils five new mobile handset models featuring the capability to communicate with phone partners via two different dial numbers and as many e-mail addresses apiece at a press conference in Tokyo on April 23. The handsets, which will hit store shelves from May to June, also brandish the capability to download any number of songs via the Internet for a fixed monthly fee.

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KDDI to sell Sony's Walkman brand mobile phone next month

TOKYO, Japan - KDDI Corp. will launch Sony Corp.'s Walkman brand mobile phone (photo) that can be used as a music player in Japan by the end of June, the company said on May 22. The new phone can play music for 30 hours on a single charge as it utilizes Sony's portable music player technology. Developed by KDDI and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, the handset can store up to about 630 songs.

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New KDDI handsets offer oral access to navigation service

TOKYO, Japan - KDDI Corp. said Jan. 12 it will introduce three new handsets for its ''au'' mobile phone service in February which will enable users to orally use the ''EZ Navi Walk'' navigation service. The handsets eliminate the troublesome process of inputting information for a search location, such as its address and phone number, by pushing keys on a handset, KDDI said.

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NTT DoCoMo to sell mobile phone designed to protect children

TOKYO, Japan - NTT DoCoMo Inc. on Nov. 24 announced the development of a mobile phone that can sound an alarm and make automatic alert calls in the event of an emergency to help keep children safe, as an increasing number of them fall victim to brutal crime. Japan's largest mobile phone operator will put the new handset, the FOMA SA800i, on the market in March 2006.

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KDDI cellphones to be used to pay fares at JR East stations

TOKYO, Japan - A model demonstrates how a mobile phone handset is used to pay train fares at a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on July 11. Subscribers to KDDI Corp.'s ''au'' mobile phone service will be able to pay train fares with their handsets at East Japan Railway Co. stations starting in January 2006, the two companies said. JR East will allow its Suica electronic train fare card functions to be installed on Internet-capable mobile phone handsets for use with KDDI's EZ FeliCa service to be launched in September in combination with Sony Corp.'s FeliCa contactless integrated-circuit card technology.

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Matsushita to introduce mobile audio player rivaling iPod

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese singer Ayumi Hamasaki shows off the D-snap March 17 which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. will put on the market April 8. The D-snap is a mobile digital handset that can play music transferred from compact disks onto an SD card.

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NTT DoCoMo launches lightest 3G FOMA mobile handset

TOKYO, Japan - NTT DoCoMo Inc. launched nationwide sales on Feb. 4 of its new third-generation FOMA mobile phones weighing only 104 grams, the lightest among FOMA handsets, the company said. Users of the phone, P901i 3G FOMA, can customize colors and designs with the purchase of ''custom jackets'' that can be installed on the handsets. The phone sells for around 35,000 yen.

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NTT DoCoMo to launch ultra compact mobile phone

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows what is claimed to be the world's smallest Internet-capable mobile phone which NTT DoCoMo Inc. will launch on the Japanese market on July 1. Measuring 9 centimeters by 4 cm by 2 cm, the handset, called Premini, weighs only 69 grams, NTT DoCoMo said on June 24. It will carry a price tag of about 15,000 yen.

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KDDI develops handset for viewing digital TV

TOKYO, Japan - Telecom carrier KDDI Corp. said May 12 it has developed Japan's first prototype of a mobile phone enabling users to view terrestrial digital television programs and obtain various data linked to the programs, such as audience ratings.

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NTT DoCoMo unveils smallest Net cellphone

TOKYO, Japan - NTT DoCoMo Inc. on May 11 unveiled the world's smallest Internet cellphone. The 1.9 centimeter-thick Premini is 9 cm long and 3.9 cm wide. The handset will hit store shelves in summer.

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DoCoMo handset photos match quality of digital camera's

TOKYO, Japan - Women hold up NTT DoCoMo Inc.'s new Internet-capable mobile phone handsets at a hotel in Tokyo on April 8. The new ''505i'' series of handsets, which will hit the market in early May, can take pictures consisting of up to 1.3 megapixels, more than four times the 300,000 pixels that can be taken with conventional camera-equipped handsets.

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NTT DoCoMo develops wristwatch-style PHS mobile phone

TOKYO, Japan - NTT DoCoMo Inc. said March 26 it has developed the world's first wristwatch-style personal handy-phone system (PHS) mobile phone (top). The WRISTOMO, whose name is a fusion of wrist and mobile, fits the user's wrist when folded and looks like a regular digital watch. When two buttons above and below the watch face are pressed, it opens up into a PHS handset (bottom L and R). The company will market the phone on the Internet, possibly in April for between 30,000 yen and 40,000 yen.

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NTT DoCoMo releases new mobile phone handset

TOKYO, Japan - NTT DoCoMo Inc. on March 14 released a new mobile phone handset (in photo) compatible with both the existing wireless service and the third-generation service called FOMA. Weighing 130 grams, the N2701 is equipped with two cameras and enables users to talk continuously for up to 120 minutes, company officials said. Its price has yet to be decided.

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NTT DoCoMo to sell phone that acts as TV remote control

TOKYO, Japan - NTT DoCoMo Inc. said on Nov. 20 it will introduce the Mova N504iS mobile phone handset (photo) that can act as a remote control for TV sets and videocassette players, and photograph phone numbers, e-mail addresses and other data for storage in its memory chip with a built-in camera. The handset, manufactured by NEC Corp., will be priced at around 30,000 yen.

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KDDI to launch new 3G high-speed mobile service in April

TOKYO, Japan - Tadashi Onodera, president of KDDI Corp., shows off a mobile phone handset model to be used for the company's new third-generation (3G) high-speed data transmission service, at a news conference in Tokyo on March 11. Japan's second-largest telecom operator will launch the new CDMA2000 1x mobile service for its ''au'' mobile phones on April 1.

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3G mobile phone service begins

TOKYO, Japan - One of invited guests at a ceremony launching NTT DoCoMo Inc.'s trial operation of the world's newest mobile phone service looks at a handset that enables users to watch video data. The service, dubbed FOMA, or ''freedom of mobile multimedia access,'' will be initially limited to Japan. But the company plans to expand it to other countries in the future.

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NTT DoCoMo begins trial 3G cell phone service

TOKYO, Japan - An NTT DoCoMo Inc. employee holds a new handset on which Japan's largest mobile phone operator began trial third-generation (3G) mobile phone services in the Tokyo metropolitan area May 30. The world's first 3G mobile phone service to collect phone charges involves the free distribution of 4,500 handsets to participants in the trial to last till Sept. 30 in Tokyo's 23 wards and limited areas in Yokohama and Kawasaki, both Kanagawa Prefecture.

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Rakuten Mobile's devices and logo

Rakuten Mobile's handset and logo, officially launched as an MNO carrier, April 15, 2020, Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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KDDI to launch new 3G high-speed mobile service in April

TOKYO, Japan - Tadashi Onodera, president of KDDI Corp., shows off a mobile phone handset model to be used for the company's new third-generation (3G) high-speed data transmission service, at a news conference in Tokyo on March 11. Japan's second-largest telecom operator will launch the new CDMA2000 1x mobile service for its ''au'' mobile phones on April 1.

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NTT DoCoMo launches lightest 3G FOMA mobile handset

TOKYO, Japan - NTT DoCoMo Inc. launched nationwide sales on Feb. 4 of its new third-generation FOMA mobile phones weighing only 104 grams, the lightest among FOMA handsets, the company said. Users of the phone, P901i 3G FOMA, can customize colors and designs with the purchase of ''custom jackets'' that can be installed on the handsets. The phone sells for around 35,000 yen. (Kyodo)

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Matsushita to introduce mobile audio player rivaling iPod

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese singer Ayumi Hamasaki shows off the D-snap March 17 which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. will put on the market April 8. The D-snap is a mobile digital handset that can play music transferred from compact disks onto an SD card. (Kyodo)

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NTT DoCoMo unveils 5 handsets with 2 phone numbers apiece

TOKYO, Japan - NTT DoCoMo Inc. unveils five new mobile handset models featuring the capability to communicate with phone partners via two different dial numbers and as many e-mail addresses apiece at a press conference in Tokyo on April 23. The handsets, which will hit store shelves from May to June, also brandish the capability to download any number of songs via the Internet for a fixed monthly fee. (Kyodo)

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Sanyo's water-proof card-size digital TV

OSAKA, Japan - Sanyo Electric Co. says it will release a slim water-proof digital TV handset (photo) on Nov. 21 that retails for 50,000 yen in Japan. The company says the handset, which has a 4-inch screen, is designed primarily for users who want to watch TV in a bathtub and that no damage is done even if the device falls into water. (Kyodo)