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To: slacker711 who wrote (41098)	6/11/2004 10:38:14 AM
From: Cooters	Respond to of 197001

More on the U8110. mobiletoday.co.uk LG aces NEC on 3 Jun 9, 2004 NEC’s long-awaited handset, the e616, has been left on many dealers’ shelves because of the impact of 3’s star performer, the LG U8110. Dealers Mobile spoke said they wanted to clear remaining stock of the e616 and will only order the LG U8110. One London dealer said: ‘[The LG] is a better, smaller phone and is easier to use. And for the dealer, there are hardly any returns.’ The dealer added that although the NEC e616 is a significant improvement on the e606, unveiled last year, there is still a high level of returns on the e616 compared to the LG U8110 and other 2G handsets. Mobile has learned this could be leading to sharp practices – with reports of some dealers asking customers to take the NEC e616 and return it for the LG U8110 a few days later, enabling dealers to offload their NEC stock. Andrew Mullen, general manager of LG UK’s communication’s division, said: ‘[Sales] have been exceptional, especially compared to other products. 3G needed a handset with the size and looks of the U8110.’ The device has also been praised for having battery life in line with the expectations of consumers used to 2G handsets. Mullen added: ‘People don’t expect to charge their battery all the time. Battery life was a key consideration for us.’ -- And a review... 3gnewsroom.com Well I have had my new LG for one week and I can say I am very impressed. Here's a short summary of my findings: Battery: The best so far is 3 days standay with moderate usage - about 45-60 minutes talk time and even with me spending time to check out the functions. 3 days is perfect for me. Calls: Had 2 dropped calls but these were in areas were 3g is low, shame the calls can't get handed over to 2g without dropping. 99% of my calls go through the 1st time. Txt's: One thing I like about the phone is that if it can't send a txt you get the option to retry, so you dont have to go looking though the sent/outbox for it. Camera: The quality is good, it takes nice pics. The light/flash is a bit poor but hey 'its a phone'! Video calls: These are good, I like it that you don't need to have your hands free plugged in. Quality is good. features: Organiser is good, I have a blackberry so i dont use it. Ring tones sound good. and the handsfree is nice and loud and the mic picks your voice up very well too. best phone to compare it to is the gx30 for build and features. Lets hope they keep up the good work @ LG M

To: slacker711 who wrote (41098)	6/15/2004 8:06:34 AM
From: slacker711	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 197001

SKT Asks Qualcomm To Develop CDM/CDMA Chip For Satellite DMB Receiver english.etnews.co.kr Tuesday, June 15, 2004 By Sung Ho-chul SK Telecom and its satellite digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) service subsidiary TU Media have reportedly proposed Qualcomm of the United States to develop a single chip combining a code division multiplexing (CDM) and CDMA chip. Sources from the industry said yesterday that both SK Telecom and its subsidiary TU Media have requested Qualcomm to develop and supply CDM/CDMA combined chip to be used for satellite DMB receivers. To these requests, Qualcomm is said to decide whether or not to develop such a chip and to present to SK Telecom and TU Media conditions for collaboration by the end of this month. Industry observers expect the CDM/CDMA combined chip to contribute to reducing prices of satellite DMB receivers while sharply reducing their consumption of power when it is commercialized. The dual-function chip is also seen to give a blow to Samsung Electronics and Japan's Toshiba which have already developed CDM chips for satellite DMB gears. "The company proposed to Qualcomm to incorporate satellite DMB receiving functions in its 'MSM7000' chip series and supply engineering samples by the middle of next year, enabling mobile phone makers to roll out satellite DMB phones installed with that chip toward the end of next year," said a manager at TU Media. "We first asked Qualcomm to develop the new combined chip by the end of this year, and then expressed our desire to have its engineering samples as soon as possible," said a manager at SK Telecom. "With a consensus on technological terms, the two parties are narrowing down differences in several points including patent licensing, development timetable and timing of launching commercial production," he added. "We do not want to disclose conditions of our negotiation, and no decision has been made for now," said Qualcomm. "CDMA chip combined with satellite DMB signal processing technology will allow to reduce the size of handset and lower its price while extending the time of playing back TV programs continuously," said an industry expert. "The combined chip will contribute to fast spread of satellite DMB service." Besides, Qualcomm plans to unveil at the end of this month a new CDMA chip 'MSM6550' that can process multimedia of satellite DMB, featuring both MPEG4 AVC and AAC Plus functions.