(Updated with photos) Sprint today officially started sales of the Palm Pre, its first multi-touch phone and what’s been regarded as the most direct contender with the iPhone. Initial reports of stock sent to Electronista vary and show that both supply and demand vary heavily depending on the region: Sprint stores, particularly in major cities [...]

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Outside Japan the iPhone is the leading 3G gaming mobile device, but in Japan, manufacturers like Panasonic fear no shame with potentially equal or better looking mobile phone games.
Today Panasonic organized a press conference to group in one event all handsets announced yesterday by both Softbank and DoCoM.

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Made by Panasonic for DoCoMo, the P905i is a 3G/GSM/GPS phone featuring a 1seg TV tuner, Viera image processing (same technology as on Panasonic’s PDP TV including the PEAKS engine) on a beautiful 3.5 inches screen rocking a nice 854×480px resolution and 1gb of built-in memory to record the television for example.
This phone was clearly [...]

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Here’s a look at the “new” phones that NTT Docomo will soon put on sale!

D905i
This slider phone is made by Mitsubishi Electric and features a 3.1 inch TFT screen (480×864), a 3.2 MPx camera with AutoFocus, a motion control system plus the usual things. Dimensions and weight are 110×49×18.7mm and 132g. The battery can last [...]

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Panasonic has unveiled the Strada CN-GP50N GPS navigation system which will finally make its mark on European shores shortly after the Japan and American launch. What can you expect from the Strada CN-GP50N? How about a 5″ widescreen touch sensitive LCD display for starters, followed up by support for 21 languages, Bluetooth connectivity, a JPEG [...]

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Austin, TX — Mobile Linux momentum is growing, and some recent key announcements from the LiMo Foundation at the LinuxWorld Conference emphasize the growing support for Linux as a cellular operating system from a broad cross-section of the handset industry.The increased focus on Mobile Linux shows the high level of interest from all segments of [...]

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A collection of mobile industry players have announced a foundation to create an open source Linux-based platform for mobile phones. Founding members include: Motorola, NEC, NTT DoCoMo, Panasonic Mobile Communications, Samsung Electronics, and Vodafone. While Linux is not new to mobile devices, there are not standards and as such consistency. The foundation hopes that its [...]

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News Note: Today Sony Ericsson and Panasonic inked a deal to integrate the GC83 EDGE PC Card inside the Toughbook CF-29 utilizing Cingular’s network.
[Press Release]

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Panasonic X200. Live pictures
Standard kit:

Handset
Manual
Charger
Strap

Having released several similar models Panasonic stressed their difference with design. In case of Panasonic X200 and X400 we deal with the same device in different form-factors. And if the elder model is a clamshell then the younger one is designed in a traditional form-factor. The manufacturer attracted attention with [...]

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Panasonic X100. Live pictures
Standard kit:

Handset
Manual
Charger
Strap
Disk with software

Panasonic gained a part of a low-end segment having represented ภ100 and its derivatives, a bit later several models of this class appeared in the market. But the company decided to increase its market share in the middle segment where its positions were traditionally weak since [...]

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Panasonic X400. Live pictures
Standard kit:

Handset
Manual
Charger
Strap

Panasonic gained the majority of its worshipers several years ago when its phones were ones of the first to provide polyphony, several backlighting colours (but colour screens were not used then). The main model by the company was GD 87 and the later devices were not as interesting and [...]

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Panasonic has officially exited the US mobile phone market. Since the US division had little luck in finding carriers for its phones, the move comes at no surprise. Panasonic will continue operations in Europe and Japan. AT&T Wireless was the last US carrier to use Panasonic handsets.

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Panasonic A500. Live pictures
Package:

Handset
Manual
Charger
Interchangeable covers, screwdriver, two reserve screws
Strap

Panasonic has concurrently released several similar phones, including A500. The distinction from the older X400 consists of a camera lacking and removable front panels presented. The model is provided with a special [...]

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3GSM World Congress — To round out an introduction of 9 phones today, Panasonic has announced the SC3 and A210 (strangely part of the ‘SC’ series, even without the SC prefix).
SC3

Minimal stylish finish
65K color screen
VGA digital camera.

A210
Shown at right

Super light, 68g
65K color screen

Panasonic announced 9 new handsets today, including the X800, SA Series, [...]

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3GSM World Congress — Adding to its 2005 lineup, Panasonic today introduced the SA series. The phones are aimed at outdoor enthusiasts. The SA7 comes with a 2-megapixel camera, 2.5″ display and a long battery life. The SA6 has all the features of the MX6 but with a sporty finish.
Panasonic announced 9 new handsets [...]

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