Radcom Wins Contract from MTN Subsidiary
Radcom, a provider of service assurance solutions, says that it has won a contract from South Africa based MTN for its Omni-Q Service Assurance solution to monitor one of MTN’s mobile networks in East Africa. Click here for more.
Alcatel-Lucent: The Disappearing Mobile Masts and Towers
Alcatel-Lucent says that it is working on developments announced last week for low-energy telecoms infrastructure to develop LightRadio, a new system that the company grandly claims will end of the mobile industry’s reliance on masts and base stations …
Pentax WG-1, WG-1 GPS: Two lifeproof peas in a pod
Pentax Imaging Co. has today announced the latest additions to its rugged Optio W-series lineup, with two new cameras that mark the twelfth generation in what it refers to as its “adventure series”. The Pentax Optio WG-1 and WG-1 GPS are about as close to alike as it’s possible for two cameras to be, differing only in the latter’s inclusion of a GPS receiver for geotagging purposes, which also causes a slight increase in overall body weight. The duo are otherwise almost identical. Both the Optio WG-1 GPS and Optio WG-1 have extremely rugged bodies that take pretty much anything you — or your…
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Pentax K-5 Limited Silver: flagship DSLR gets a new look
Hoya Corp. has today announced a limited-edition version of thePentax K-5, its flagship prosumer single-lens reflex digital camera. The Pentax K-5 Limited Silver follows in the footsteps of last year’s K-7 Limited Silver, by taking the existing K-5 body, and installing a new reinforced glass cover over the LCD, which is said to be shock-resistant and scratchproof, making it rather more durable than the plastic cover plate from the standard K5. It also replaces several of the black body parts with ones in a silver finished, intended…
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Pentax Adds Second Lens For 645D Medium Format
smc PENTAX D FA 645 25mm F4 AL [IF] SDM AW GOLDEN, CO (February 7, 2011)PENTAX Imaging Company announced the addition of a second lens for the 645D Medium Format digital camera. As the second model of the 645D lens series, the smc PENTAX D FA 645 25mm F4 AL [IF] SDM AW is designed as an ultra-wide-angle lens that features PENTAX-original optics optimized for high-quality digital photography to assure exceptional image- performance as well…
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Pentax Releases WG-1 and WG-1 GPS Adventure Cams
Pentax has unveiled its 12th generation digital adventure camera at the CP+ photo show in Yokohama, Japan. The Optio WG-1 boasts improvements to the camera’s durability in extreme conditions and—on some models—built-in GPS.
Belgium Outlines Plans for 3G and 4G License Auctions
Belgium’s telecoms regulator has outlined the timeline for a planed 3G and LTE license auction. Click here for more.
Portugal Telecom Confirms Interest in Cape Verde 3G License
Portugal Telecom has confirmed that its 40% owned subsidiary, CVM�vel had submitted a application for the awarding of a 3G mobile license in Cape Verde. Click here for more.
Aptina Showcases Imaging Innovations At 2011 Mobile World Congress
Aptina will highlight and demonstrate its imaging technologies at their hospitality suite during the 2011 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain from Feb. 14 – 17, 2011. Barcelona, Spain & San Jose, Calif., February 7, 2011 — Aptina, a leading innovator of CMOS imaging technology, will highlight and demonstrate its imaging technologies at their hospitality suite during the 2011 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain from Feb. 14 – 17,…
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Last.fm to Drop Free Mobile Music Service
Last.fm, the UK based music streaming service has announced that its mobile service will be dropping the free version, which is currently funded by advertising and will start charging for the service. Click here for more.
