TOKYO, JAPAN, April 3, 2007 — NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced today that in collaboration with DoCoMo Communications Laboratories USA, Inc., it has developed speech coding technology that provides exceptionally high-quality voice for mobile phones, yet only requires the low-level computing power of (more…)

Oslo, Norway and Tokyo, Japan – April 3, 2007 – Opera Software and Japan’s newest 3G operator, EMOBILE, today announced that the Opera Mobile browser will be pre-installed on its first device, the Sharp EM·ONE. The EMOBILE service along with the Sharp EM·ONE is available in Japan as of March 31, 2007. EM·ONE runs on (more…)

EMI Music today announced that it is launching new premium downloads for retail on a global basis, making all of its digital repertoire available at a much higher sound quality than existing downloads and free of digital rights management (DRM) restrictions. (more…)

Cellulare Magazine previews the new MOTOKRZR K3 with UMTS and HSDPA. An internal VGA camera enables real-time face-to-face video calls between users, while the handset’s 2MP digital camera with 8x digital zoom can capture the moment while on the move. MOTOKRZR K3 also features USB 2.0 connectivity, (more…)