DoCoMo from Japan has presented yet another SMART cellphone, this time codenamed F-04A and belonging on the clamshell category. The handset has average specs and an unknown price, but at least it has some style, right?

Anyway, the latest SMART F-04A has two display screens: inside there is a 3-inch TFT with a resolution of 480×854 pixels, while on the outside there is a small 0.4-inches FSTN display that is monochrome and has 12×56 pixels as the resolution. Since it will be released on Japan, the support of 1-Seg for TV on the go is present, as well as the compatibility with Mobile Google Maps application.

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DoCoMo has presented a new cellphone for their Winter Collection, that comes with a great pack of features which are rare to see in current handsets.

Entitled SH-01A, it is made by Sharp and comes with a 3.3-inch VGA (Aquos) LCD screen that is able to provide a top-notch 16:9 video viewing mode. The screen is also good enough to watch TV on the go thanks to the 1Seg TV Tuner. In terms of multimedia, the DoCoMo mobile phone has a 8-megapixel camera with face detection function, and can playback audio + video files.

If those features are not enough, maybe GPS and Virtual 5.1ch Dolby Mobile (for good sound) will please your needs?

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The phone in the picture above is a concept phone shown by DoCoMo and Fujitsu at CEATEC in Japan this year. This splitting cell phone look interesting. I can help but wonder how fast I’d destroy it. I tend to play with cell phones, especially sliders and flip phones to the point where certain parts might fly off.

As you can see there’s a screen and a keyboard segment. The two pieces are connected with magnets and they communicate which each other via Bluetooth. There’s no name for this splitting device as it’s just a concept for now. We’re waiting to see if Fujitsu and DoCoMo will actually send it to massive production. It would be interesting to see what features it will sport.

Softbank is the Japanese carrier that managed to snatch a deal with Apple for releasing the 3G iPhone in Japan. I’m not going to build up suspense and throw it right in the first paragraph. The 8GB version will cost about $215 or 23,040 Yen which is almost matching AT&T’s price.
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A lot of people have been hearing of NTT DoCoMo’s 906i series. Well, here are some pics of the devices released straight from NEC’s website. These are the NEC clamshell phones that is part of NTT Docomo’s 906i series. All of them take on the clamshell scheme factor and they look pretty sweet, large screen and all.

Here are some details on the NEC handsets:

N906i
* 3 inch WVGA display
* 5.2 mega pixel CMOS camera
* 14 mm thick

N906iL
* 7.2Mbps HSDPA
* Wi-Fi

N906iμ
* 3.2 mega pixel camera

via: nec

Just taking a look at this phone tells me where it’s from. Judging by the box-ish clamshell look it shares with just about every other phone in the land, I’d know the new Sharp FOMA SH705iII Cell Phone is for Japan. The new Sharp FOMA SH705iII has a 2.8-inch Sharp FOMA SH705iII 400 x 240 resolution TFT screen, a 3.2 megapixel camera, a 0.8-inch 96 x 39 resolution monochromatic OLED display, a microSD card slot, and 1-Seg TV tuner. Based on what I see, the Sharp FOMA SH705iII phone which will be an exclusive DoCoMo device, looks better than a lot of its contemporaries. Still, I wish a Japanese phone would break tradition and have an entirely different design.

Another pic after the jump.

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Sierra Wireless announced that they’ve chosen the new NEC LaVie G type J laptop for integration of the Sierra Wireless MC8780 embedded module, specifically for the NTT DoCoMo network in Japan. This means that NEC LaVie G type J laptop can now be used to access NTT DoCoMo’s HSDPA flat rate service. What the Sierra Wireless MC8780 embedded module brings is both quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and tri-band UMTS/HSPA network access which means you can trot the globe and have global roaming capability. The MC8780 is specifically meant for Europe and Asia, while its counterpart for North America would be MC8781.

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Still another in the line of NEC’s new and first ever LiMo-compliant mobile phones along with NEC N905i and NEC N705iµ is NEC N095iµ, for the DoCoMo network. It boasts a super-thing (12.9 mm depth and 106 grams in weight) sophisticated design. The NEC N095iµ keitai has a flat-sheet keypad, 2-megapixel camera, HSDPA support, WORLD WING global roaming capability, and an illuminated lights play when shut on its clamshell form, whenever there are incoming calls and messages. The model will be available in four colors: opal white, graphite black, venus gold, and bourgogne red.

Check out NEC N095iµ keitai’s product page. (Japanese)

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Along with the NEC N705iµ, another of the first in the line of LiMo compliant mobile phones is NEC N905i for the Japanese market under the network, NTT DoCoMo. The NEC N905i high-end keitai (Japanese cell phone) boasts 5.2 megapixel camera with face-detection auto-focus function. High-speed mobile web browsing is also made available with its HSDPA support and watching TV is possible with the 1-Seg TV tuner. It displays a simple menu which could be expanded for further usage. A circular control button is featured and for optimal 1-Seg TV viewing, the screen could be folded horizontally. The NEC N905i will be available in red, white, pink, and black.

Read more about the NEC N905i features (Japanese)

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Japanese mobile network, NTT DoCoMo, has unveiled their new handset, a variant of the Fujitsu FOMA F905i, the F905iBiz. The beauty of the handset is that you’ll be able to remotely control it such that you can wipe out its memory if ever it is stolen. You can even disable some of its features some as the camera or infrared, if it’s prohibited in the workplace. The Fujitsu F905iBiz measures 108×50x21 mm, weighs 135 grams, and has a 3.2″ VGA TFT display. It also has a 3.2-megapixel camera and built-in GPS.

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Remember the Nokia FOMA NM705i? We reported about the handset last year; a Nokia model for Japan’s NTT DoCoMo. The press presentation for the handset which was announced last November was only held recently, in spite of the fact that it’s also going to be released this month. The Nokia FOMA NM705i has limited capabilities compared to the other handsets in the series. Nevertheless, the Nokia FOMA NM705i offers a 1.9 megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom, FM radio tuner, and Japanese-English (and vice versa) dictionary.

The handset on the pic above is the “bitter orange” color, which is the model’s key colorway. Other color themes are “noble white” and “stylish black.” A photo of the three colors after the jump.

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Japanese mobile phone carrier, NTT Docomo, has promised to come up with a feature which can be used for office environments before. Now, Docomo has unveiled “Kaismato” (Kaismart) or Osaifu-Keitai phones or FeliCa RFID cards. The system is based on the RFID chips inside the employees’ cell phones. Using Docomo’s Kaismart, people can clock in and out of work, open doors, pay for meals in the cafeteria, access PCs and other network peripherals, etc. The service will become commercially available starting February 8, 2008.

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December of 2007, we have reported on the DoCoMo and Google partnership in the works. More details on the partnership have emerged. According to reports, DoCoMo will be using Google maps for mobiles and will design a new user-interface more user-friendly for exploring Gmail, YouTube, and other Google services. The default search engine will also be Google with keyword-based advertisements present in the search results. DoCoMo has also announced their intention to launch a Google Android phone. Now that’s something to look forward to.

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NEC has launched the new FOMA N705i, a mobile phone included in DoCoMo’s list of new handsets. The FOMA N705i will be commercially available starting February 1, 2008. The phone’s design is called the “amadana.” It features a 3-inch QVGA LCD, a 1.6-inch sub-LCD for the time and various animations, geo-tagged photos, a standby time of 580 hours, and 3G connection. The phone measures 104×49x14.5 mm and weighs 105 grams.

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Japanese mobile phone giant, NTT DoCoMo, forms alliance with search engine giant, Google, to bring the Japanese mobile internet service to new heights. According to reports, DoCoMo will be integrating some of Google’s capabilities to their i-mode mobile internet service. These features would include Google email, search, photo and schedule functionalities. The partnership is touted to be a beneficial affiliation since DoCoMo has lost subscribers over the recent years and Google’s been trailing behind Yahoo! Japan in the country’s search engine market.

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We all know Japan is a major player in the worldwide mobile phone industry. And with a mobile phone user number close to 100 million, Apple cannot ignore the Japanese market, not when they’ve already released the iPhone in Europe. According to sources, Apple is currently negotiating the release of the iPhone with both DoCoMo, the leading mobile phone provider in Japan, and Softbank, the company which released the Vodafone in the country. However, talks haven’t been going as smoothly as planned as Apple is reportedly demanding too much a cut of the subscriber revenue. Both DoCoMo and Softbank chose not to comment but according to insiders:

“The negotiations are not going smoothly, as Apple’s conditions are extremely hard to meet,” the source said. “The ball is in Apple’s court right now.”

Steve Jobs has reportedly met with DoCoMo President, Masao Nakamura, in an effort to talk things through. Which of the two Japanese mobile phone giants would get the rights to the iPhone distribution in Japan? We could only wait and see.

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Check out this shiny new phone from Nokia: the Nokia NM705i. Of course, the chances of you getting your hands on this phone is remote, unless you happen to be in Japan. Available to NTT DoCoMo customers, the NM705i is designed to work on the FOMA (WCDMA 2100MHz) network as well as WCDMA 800/850. A quad-band GSM phone, it will also work pretty much everywhere else in the world. There’s an FM radio on-board.

Compliant with Bluetooth 2.0, the phone supports quite a few profiles like: Audio Streaming, Audio/Video Remote Control Profile, Dial-up Networking Profile, File Transfer Profile, Generic Access Profile, General Audio/Video Distribution Profile, General Object Exchange Profile, Handsfree Profile, Headset Profile, Object Push Profile and Serial Port Profile.

The Nokia NM705i recently gained the FCC’s approval as well, but there’s no word on the pricing or availability.

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