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Sony shows off 12.3 Megapixel Camera unit for Mobile Phones ­Sony has shown off a 12.25 megapixel camera module which the company says can be used within mobile phones - offering the highest megapixel cameraphone on the market today.   Hutchison shows off First In-House Developed Mobile Phone ­Hutchison Whampoa has shown off the first of its new in-house designed mobile phones, which will be sold under the INQ brandname.     Apple, HTC and Android for Wimax in 2009 Wimax's major first phase impact may be on bringing fixed access to underserved communities, but it hits the headlines when it proves a trailblazer for advanced mobile broadband services. British Telecom to cut 10,000 jobs by FY09 to balance falling profits BT will have cut 10,000 employees from its payroll by the end of the financial year, as part of an on-going cost-cutting measure to balance flagging profits caused by the company's ailing global services division. HTC Launches WiMAX-GSM Smartphone ­Scartel (brand Yota), a Russian provider of Mobile WiMAX, and HTC have launched the world’s first integrated GSM/WiMAX handset. Airtel ties up with Asklaila for city info Airtel is partnering with Bangalore-based start-up Asklaila to power city-specific search to cover 30 million users in six cities of the country. Cities which the partnership will cover include Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Bangalore. TDSAT issues notice to ESPN on Sun Direct petition The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT)has issued notice to sports broadcaster ESPN for allegedly not providing its channels to Sun Direct, the direct-to-home (DTH) venture of South India-based Sun TV group. Eight-Fold improvement in Lithium Battery life proposed ­Researchers at a South Korean university have developed a lithium battery which is 90% more energy efficient than existing products. Nigerian satellite launched by China loses power A Nigerian communications satellite built and launched by China has been knocked out of service due to a power failure, a spokeswoman for China's launch services provider said Thursday. Full-Featured browsers on Smartphones see Strongest Growth ­One of the undisputed bright spots in 2008 has been the continued rapid growth of web usage on mobile devices. Backhaul Challenges throughout US Mobile Network ­Wireless carriers in the United States are now facing burgeoning backhaul needs that extend beyond base stations and into middle-of-the-network elements, a new Visant Strategies study finds. Students offered a Free RF Simulator by Actix ­RF simulation software vendor, Actix has launched a free student edition of their Radiowave Propagation Simulator (RPS), which will be made available for download free of charge with immediate effect. Qualcomm doubles computing power of Snapdragon with New Dual-CPU, Single-Chip Solution Qualcomm doubles computing power of Snapdragon with New Dual-CPU, Single-Chip Solution Sampling is scheduled for the second half of 2009. Oulu Finland launches Free Mobile WiMAX Network ­Oulu Innovation has announced that the city of Oulu, Finland is launching a MobileWiMAX-based wireless broadband network to enhance the city's current wireless development and testing platforms. Qualcomm Shows Off Rural Mobile PC Base ­Qualcomm has launched an alternative PC - which it aims to make available for rural and emerging markets where landline access to the internet is not available. with warm regards, ******************************************** http://www.telecomwave.com http://www.campusbuzzindia.com Call us 24X7 at: +91 9440577539. ******************************************** ↑ Grab this Headline Animator