3g

Hisense has recently unveiled a new 3G phone called T68, which was first seen at the HITECH 2008 Fair in China.

Besides the 3G connectivity, the phone is also compatible with the Chinese TD-SCDMA network. In rest it's a pretty simple cell phone with dual-band GSM capability, 2.4" TFT touchscreen display with handwriting recognition, multimedia player, microSD slot, 1.

FCC has approved a new mid-range Sony Ericsson phone, the G702. According to documentation it supports GSM/EDGE 850/1900 radios, and features Bluetooth connectivity, 3.2Mpix camera, M2 memory card slot, and a touchscreen display. The user manual also mentions 3G, Wi-Fi, and GPS, but these features are not listed in the FCC filings.

There are rumors saying that Apple plans to enter the Korean and Japanese markets with their 3G iPhone on hands.

As supposed previously the upcoming handset would not be fully compatible with Japan's 3G network. But this appears to be false, as Apple intends to release its next-generation iPhone simultaneously in both Korea and Japan on Korea Free Telecom (KTF)'s and NTT DoCoMo's 3G networks, respectively.

The new yet unannounced BenQ E55 was recently certified by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group.

While there is no official information about it, we were able to find out some of its rumored specifications:

• Clamshell form factor;
• GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz;
• 3G WCDMA 2100 MHz;
• GPRS/EDGE data;
• Bluetooth (Headset, Hands-Free 1.

The following info is nothing but speculation, but according to what people over at Engadget found out, the launch of the anticipated 3G iPhone may be closer than we thought.

It looks like AT&T plans "an exciting Summer Promotional Launch" between June 15 and July 12, and asks its retail store employees not to take any vacations during this period.

Heating things up is the fact that, if you recall, on June 29th iPhone will celebrate its one year anniversary.

T-Mobile USA has finally launched its UMTS/HSDPA network in the U.S.

Well, actually only in New York, but as the company claims there are more major cities to be covered by the end of the year. In spite of what we recently heard about the lack of data support on the new 3G network, today we can assure you that's not true, according to T-Mobile's official announcement.

Apparently NTT DoCoMo has licensed the Far EasTone Telecommunications to offer its i-mode service in Taiwan.

The latter has also partnered with Nokia to bring the service on a customized version of the 3G Nokia 6124 classic smartphone.

This is the first Nokia handset compatible i-mode.

Some of the phone's features include: S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1 OS, HSDPA support, a QVGA display, and a 2Mpix camera.

According to TmoNews.com, T-Mobile is about to launch the promised AWS 3G 1700 MHz spectrum in New York.

The released date is May 1, that is today! Great! While New York is the only city to take advantage of the new network (New Jersey and Long Island not included), more major cities like Los Angeles, Detroit, San Diego, Austin, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, Miami, and other will be covered in 2008 (see the list below).

Orange France will be the exclusive carrier of the new Levi Strauss 3G slider handset, scheduled for the release in April 2008.

It will be available for EUR279 (US$444) without contract, or just EUR 9 (US $14) with a service agreement.

• Bands: GSM 900/1800/1900MHz, UMTS 2100MHz
• Data: GPRS/EDGE/WCDMA
• Size: 125mm x 46mm x 17mm (4.

According to TmoNews, T-Mobile plans to launch its 3G mobile network in the NY City first in May, as you can see in the list below. Also they say that there's an important announcement coming next week.

The given information is not yet confirmed, but anyway that's what TMO reports:

• New York City
• Austin
• NJ and Long Islan