TOKYO, JAPAN, --- NTT DOCOMO, INC. and its regional companies in the Hokkaido, Tohoku, Tokai, Hokuriku, Kansai, Chugoku, Shikoku and Kyushu regions of Japan announced an agreement that the eight wholly owned subsidiaries will merge into NTT DOCOMO, the surviving company, effective July 1. The agreement, after being approved by an extraordinary meeting of NTT DOCOMO's board of directors today, was signed by the participating parties.

NTT DOCOMO and its eight regional subsidiaries have successfully developed infrastructure and conducted community-based sales in each respective region since 1993. It was decided that the eight regional subsidiaries should merge into NTT DOCOMO, however, to better deal with the changing environment of mobile communications. The main objectives of the merger are to achieve:

· Enriched and enhanced customer services,
· Streamlined group management, and
· Faster decision-making.

In accordance with Article 796, Section 3 of Japan's Corporate Law, NTT DOCOMO was not required to convene a general meeting of shareholders to receive their approval of the merger. In addition, in accordance with Article 784, Section 1 of the same law, the regional subsidiaries likewise were not required to convene general meetings of their shareholders.

None of the eight regional subsidiaries has issued stock purchase warrants or corporate bonds with stock purchase warrants.

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Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has been selected by Telcel - Mexico's leading operator and a subsidiary of América Móvil - to provide field maintenance activities for more than 3,800 additional sites for Telcel's GSM, TDMA and transmission networks.

Under the annual agreement, Ericsson will expand its existing managed services contracts with Telcel for field maintenance, and will increase its responsibility from one to all nine of Mexico's cellular regions.

Ericsson will provide preventive, planned and corrective maintenance services for Telcel's multi-vendor network and site infrastructure. The agreement will improve network availability, leverage network investment and reduce operating costs. It will also allow Telcel to focus on its core business and launch new services for its customers quickly, easily and cost-effectively.

Telcel has stated that field maintenance activities are crucial to ensure a high level of availability for their customers. Together with Ericsson, Telcel has improved its infrastructure to streamline network management and operations.

Lars Lindén, President of Ericsson Mexico, says: "We are proud to expand our relationship with Telcel. This contract reaffirms Ericsson's leading position in managed services. Our scale and skills ensure the quality and cost-efficient operations of networks, end-user service platforms and associated infrastructure."


Ericsson is the world's leading provider of technology and services to telecom operators. The market leader in 2G and 3G mobile technologies, Ericsson supplies communications services and manages networks that serve more than 195 million subscribers. The company's portfolio comprises mobile and fixed network infrastructure, and broadband and multimedia solutions for operators, enterprises and developers. The Sony Ericsson joint venture provides consumers with feature-rich personal mobile devices.

Ericsson is advancing its vision of 'communication for all' through innovation, technology, and sustainable business solutions. Working in 175 countries, more than 70,000 employees generated revenue of USD 27.9 billion (SEK 188 billion) in 2007. Founded in 1876 and headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, Ericsson is listed on the Stockholm and NASDAQ stock exchanges.

For more information, visit www.ericsson.com or www.ericsson.mobi.

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About Telcel
Telcel is the leading provider of wireless communications services in Mexico. Providing coverage in all nine geographic regions in the country using both the 800Mhz and 1900Mhz radio spectrums, it offers a wide array of voice and data services in TDMA, GSM/GPRS/EDGE and UMTS/HSPA technologies. In December 31, 2007, Telcel had more than 50 million cellular subscribers.

About Ericsson Managed Services
Ericsson has the telecom industry's most comprehensive managed services offering. It ranges from designing, building, operating and managing day-to-day operations of a customer's network, including end-user services and business support systems, to hosting service applications and content, as well as providing network coverage and capacity on demand. As the undisputed leader in managed services, Ericsson has officially announced more than 100 such contracts with operators worldwide since 2002. In all current managed services contracts, excluding hosting, Ericsson is managing networks that together serve more than 195 million subscribers worldwide.

Waterloo, ON - Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) will host the seventh annual Wireless Enterprise Symposium (WES) from May 13 – 15, 2008 in Orlando, Florida. WES is the biggest BlackBerry® event of the year and draws a comprehensive ecosystem of leading vendors and experts from the wireless industry together for a truly unique event.

This year the symposium will feature 140 exhibitors in the solutions showcase and host thousands of delegates from over 80 countries worldwide. WES provides an exceptional opportunity for enterprise customers, carriers, ISV's, developers, resellers and system integrators to gather, collaborate and form new business relationships.

WES 2008 co-sponsors include Alcatel- Lucent, IBM, SAP, TeleNav, AT&T, Brightstar, Conceivium Business Solutions, Google, HP, Neverfail, Rove Mobile, Sony Ericsson, Sprint Nextel, Symbian, ThinPrint, T-Mobile USA, Verizon Wireless, Viigo, Vodafone, and Zenprise. Leading experts from Forrester Research, IDC, Yankee Group, and Ovum will also be in attendance.

Keynote speakers at this year’s Wireless Enterprise Symposium include James M. Kilts, Ray Kurzweil, Mike Lazaridis, Bob Stutz and Bob Picciano. Mr. Kilts, has a world-class reputation as a business leader and is well known for reviving companies like Nabisco and Gillette. Mr. Kurzweil, an inventor, entrepreneur, author, and futurist, has had his ideas on the future touted by many famous fans. Mr. Lazaridis, is well known as a visionary, pioneer, innovator and engineer of extraordinary talent. He is Founder, President and Co-CEO of Research In Motion. Bob Stutz, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Industries and CRM is responsible for driving SAP's Industries as well as CRM Product and Strategy. Bob Picciano, General Manager, Lotus Software has oversight for an extensive portfolio of collaboration tools designed to empower people to be more effective, responsive and innovative within the context of the work they do. In addition, a broad array of general sessions, technical seminars, case studies, demonstrations, exhibits, training, labs and workshops will be offered.

Wireless Enterprise Symposium 2008 features four tracks with a choice of more than 100 sessions to enable attendees to customize and maximize their learning opportunities.

Architecting and Managing the Wireless Infrastructure

This track recognizes that no two IT infrastructures are exactly the same and features more than 25 sessions focused on building the most flexible, agile and manageable deployments for IT administrators. Attendees will be provided with tools and techniques for making strategic choices as they look to roll out and expand their BlackBerry solution within the scope of their own unique environment and the requirements of their business.


Developing Enterprise Applications

Developers are well aware that the demand for wireless applications has never been stronger. This track will demonstrate developer tools like BlackBerry MDS Studio and Java frameworks for building and implementing the best applications for each business need. Developers will focus on improving business processes and fast tracking application development for mobilizing SAP, Lotus Domino and .NET applications using the BlackBerry platform.


Mobile Insights and Opportunities

Leading industry analysts will present insights, trends and results that enterprises are achieving around the globe. Representatives from companies with successful deployments will also illustrate the ideas and methods that have changed the way they do business and brought real competitive advantage through mobile technology.


The BlackBerry Solution and Beyond

The BlackBerry solution continues to define mobility and offer organizations new ways to operate and compete effectively. This track offers a roadmap of the BlackBerry Enterprise Solution giving insight to planned features and enhancements and the implications for organizations.

For more information on Wireless Enterprise Symposium 2008, or to register online, please visit: www.attendwes.com.

Grand-Prize Winner Will Receive Mobile Game Developer Contract With I-play, Prime Placement on AT&T MEdia Mall and Cash Prize of $25,000

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), Microsoft Corp., HTC Corp. and I-play announced the creation of the AT&T Game Development Contest for Windows Mobile to discover the next breakthrough mobile game. Windows Mobile games represent the fastest-growing segment of the AT&T gaming business. The AT&T Game Development Contest, launching May 1, is truly unique as it represents the first time all members of the mobile gaming ecosystem are collaborating in an effort to inspire the developer community to take mobile gaming applications to the next level.

In a May 2007 research report, Gartner Inc. forecast worldwide mobile gaming end-user revenue to reach $9.6 billion in 2011 — up significantly from the $2.9 billion realized in 2006. Gartner attributes this projected growth in mobile gaming to consumer awareness and the increase in content being developed by gaming publishers. AT&T, which has the broadest portfolio of Windows Mobile phones of any U.S. carrier, currently offers more than 2,300 on-deck mobile games and is always evaluating innovative and entertaining gaming options to offer its 71 million-plus mobile customers.

"AT&T has a strong commitment to deliver more wireless choices to our customers — in terms of products, services and applications," said Mark Collins, vice president, Consumer Data, for AT&T's wireless unit. "One way we reinforce this commitment and demonstrate that we are open to innovation is by working closely with the developer community so that we can bring visibility to their creativity, while ensuring that our customers have access to the most advanced, compelling and fun products and services — now and in the future."

"We are happy to support this contest and encourage developers to take full advantage of our powerful, flexible platform, providing AT&T customers with new applications that can enhance their mobile experiences," said Scott Horn, general manager of the Mobile Communications Business, Microsoft Corp. "With such a broad portfolio of AT&T devices, Windows Mobile is ripe for developers looking to reach a mass audience with their products."

Don Ryan, senior vice president of I-play Publishing, said: "I-play's integrated support and close collaboration with the mobile games development community has helped fuel innovation and creativity since its inception in 1998, and so we are pleased to participate in such an imaginative relationship. With the recent consolidation of our publishing division, we can bring a new game to market across many popular consumer platforms, including Windows Mobile devices. We look forward to working with the winner and help bring their vision to the gaming public."

AT&T makes it simple for its millions of customers to discover, shop and play games directly from their phones:
- Look for the menu item called AT&T Mall or the MEdia Mall shopping bag icon.
- Select Shop Games; you will see a list of categories such as New Arrivals, Top Sellers and a variety of genres that you can browse to find the game you want.
- Select a game, then follow the prompts to purchase, download and install it onto your phone. (Standard data charges apply.)
- Start playing!

Beginning May 1, gaming developers can fill out the online entry form to submit their Windows Mobile compatible game. All game entries submitted during the next three months will be reviewed and judged based on the following criteria: game-play value and quality, game uniqueness and creativity, and marketplace potential. One grand-prize winner will receive a mobile game developer contract with I-play, prime placement of the finished game on the game portal on AT&T MEdia Mall and a cash prize of $25,000. Prizes will also be awarded to three finalists and 10 semifinalists. For complete contest details, contest entry and prize structure, visit http://developer.att.com/gamescontest. The deadline to submit an entry is July 31, 2008. The winner will be announced at CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2008 in San Francisco.

Asustek Computer has started developing 3G handsets utilizing 3G solutions from Qualcomm, with the first Qualcomm-based 3G model to be launched by the end of this year, according to market sources.

Asustek recently reached a licensing agreement with Qualcomm, enabling the company to begin developing 3G handsets using Qualcomm CDMA technologies (QCT), the sources noted.

Asustek previously utilized platforms coming from Marvell and EMP (Ericsson Mobile Platform) and the signing of the Qualcomm technology licensing (QTL) agreement made Asustek the first handset company in Taiwan to engage in the development of handsets with three platforms, the sources noted.

Asustek's 3G handsets, including the M530w, P550 and P735, are built on a Marvell platform, while the V88i, Z802 and 750i are built based on EMP.

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Asustek's 8.9-inch second-generation Eee PC lineup will include touchscreen panels and possible GPS support, with shipments expected to begin in May or June, according to Kevin Lin, vice president of Asustek's sales department. Pricing is projected to reach NT$15,000 (US$500), Lin added.

The company is also looking to ship its E-DT (desktop PC) priced at US$199 at the same time, according to Lin.

The company aims to ship up to five million Eee PCs in 2008 through retail channels and contract orders combined, with quarterly retail-only shipments expected to total 650,000-700,000 units, according to the company. The device is seeing a 50% supply shortage in the Taiwan and Hong Kong regions and 70% worldwide in the first quarter of 2008.

Lin also pointed out that the company currently is facing a battery shortage for its Eee PCs due to a fire at a plant of LG Chem earlier this month but expects to solve the battery shortage in the second quarter of this year.

The 8.9-inch Eee PC will adopt Intel's low-cost notebook platform and the lowest memory capacity will be upgraded from 512MB to 1GB, while the SSD (solid state drive) capacity will be upgraded from 4-8GB to 8-12GB, according to industry sources.

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New “plug-ins” will enable developers to create applications across a wider variety of Motorola supported platforms, all in a common development environment

JAVAONE, SAN FRANCISCO – 6 May 2008 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced an expanded line of tools for its MOTODEV Studio development platform. Offering an updated toolset for coding Java ME™ applications and unveiling plans for tools that support application development on Symbian™/UIQ™, WebUI and mobile Linux® platforms, Motorola is enabling developers to innovate across its mobile device portfolio.

Based on an open framework enabled by Eclipse, MOTODEV Studio is an integrated development environment that provides the necessary tools for the application development life cycle – from requirements definition to testing and deployment – across all Motorola platforms. MOTODEV Studio and its associated toolsets are designed to enable developers all over the world to create platform-specific applications for Motorola devices – even before they are available on the market.

“Since its launch in August 2007, MOTODEV Studio for Java ME has enjoyed strong success for developers looking for a full set of tools for compiling, debugging, and testing mobile Java applications for Motorola’s most popular devices,” said Christy Wyatt, vice president, software platforms & ecosystem, Motorola. “By adding new toolsets to our robust MOTODEV Studio development platform, Motorola is providing developers with everything they need to create innovative applications and extend them across Motorola’s mobile device portfolio.”

The development environments that will be added to MOTODEV Studio include:

MOTODEV Studio for Java ME: an updated version, now available for download, adds support for Motorola’s Symbian/UIQ-based handsets MOTO™ Z8 and MOTO Z10, as well as the MOTO Z6w which is built on Motorola’s MOTOMAGX™ mobile Linux platform. The latest version also adds support for the JSR248 mobile service architecture subset, which helps reduce fragmentation of Java APIs.
MOTODEV Studio for UIQ: expected to be available in beta release later this quarter, the UIQ development environment enables the creation of native C/C++ applications for Symbian/UIQ-based Motorola products – including handsets on the market today such as the MOTO Z8 and MOTO Z10.
MOTODEV Studio for WebUI: expected to be available as a technology preview later this quarter, MOTODEV Studio for WebUI is designed to support the creation and testing of lightweight WebUI widgets and full-featured, context-aware WebUI applications that can access local device services. Developers will be able to create applications using standard Web programming languages such as JavaScript, HTML, CSS and AJAX. The development environment will also support future versions of Motorola’s MOTOMAGX mobile Linux platform, which incorporates the open source WebKit technology.
MOTODEV Studio for Linux: demonstrated as a technology preview that will be available later this quarter, MOTODEV Studio for Linux will support native C/C++ application development on future versions of Motorola’s MOTOMAGX mobile Linux platform. With millions of Linux-based devices shipped worldwide, Motorola has one of the broadest Linux device offerings of any mobile handset manufacturer. MOTODEV Studio for Linux underlines Motorola’s continued commitment to mobile Linux and open source.

“We are pleased that Motorola continues to support and leverage the extensible frameworks of Eclipse to expand its MOTODEV Studio development platform,” said Mike Milinkovich, Executive Director of the Eclipse Foundation. “Both Motorola and the Eclipse Foundation believe that open platforms provide the best possible working environment for developers and complete toolsets such as those in MOTODEV Studio ease the mobile application development process.”

Experience MOTODEV Studio
The new MOTODEV Studio for Java ME toolset is available today for registered MOTODEV developers to download at www.motorola.com/developer. Upcoming MOTODEV Studio releases will also be made available via the MOTODEV Web site.

Motorola at JavaOne 2008
To learn more about the MOTODEV Studio development platform, visit Motorola at Booth No. 702 at JavaOne in the San Francisco Moscone Center, from Tuesday, May 6, through Thursday, May 8. Developers and show attendees are also invited to participate in Motorola’s general session on Thursday, May 8, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. in Halls B&C, where Christy Wyatt will discuss where the future of mobile application development is headed. The session Webcast will be available on JavaOne’s Web site at http://java.sun.com/javaone/sf.

About MOTODEV
MOTODEV is Motorola's global developer and ISV program. MOTODEV combines Motorola developer initiatives into one seamless web site resource, giving developers simple access to virtually all things Motorola (from mobile devices to digital set-tops). The program helps foster innovation in application development and delivery by connecting developers with the resources they need most -- tools, SDKs, and clearly defined go-to-market initiatives. And, with information and resources for a variety of products at their fingertips, developers can easily tap into new business opportunities and apply their talent across the full range of Motorola platforms.

To experience the MOTODEV developer network, visit: www.motorola.com/developer.

I’ve found it few days ago and I wasn’t quite sure whether to post this but I’ve just decide to inform you about.As you may already noticed we’ve got lot of upcoming phone rumors lately, and this is just another one, not so realistic in my personal opinion, mainly because whole story is based on sketch that has been found in Nokia’s documents.

Of course, sketches looks like some kind of the Nokia Communicator successors, another addition in this family although some sources claims that this going to be another addition to E series family of mobile phones.