Lebanon: Israel Carries Out Airstrikes Near Sidon

Israel carried out 2 airstrikes targeting alleged Hezbollah weapons warehouse locations near Sidon on Monday, February 19. Lebanese state-run National News Agency reported that "Israeli warplanes carried out strikes on the town of Ghaziyeh". The Israeli army said that the attack was in "response to to the explosion of an enemy drone, the wreckage of which was found near the Tiberias area this afternoon." This live footage shows smoke billowing as seen from Sidon.

Indian mobile phones popular among locals

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.

NTT Docomo to release Android-based smartphone

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.

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

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.

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

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.

NTT Docomo to release Android-based smartphone

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. (Kyodo)

NTT DoCoMo to sell 3 handset models for 3G mobile service

NTT DoCoMo to sell 3 handset models for 3G mobile service

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows three handset models for the third-generation (3G) mobile phone service NTT DoCoMo Inc. will launch Oct. 1. The 3G service enables data transmission speeds of between 64 and 384 kilobits per second, six to 40 times faster than current i-mode handsets.