http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/28/willcom.shows.new.handsets/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0810/willcomintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />At a press conference on Tuesday, Willcom announced the release of a few updated and new handsets as well as new technologies and services. The Willcom 03 slider phone, introduced earlier this year, will be available in a new black color starting November 7th and includes a new feature that translates roughly to "hand-painted chat" that allows users with compatible devices to chat live by drawing ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/28/willcom.shows.new.handsets/ Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/03/willcom.9.supports.java/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0807/willcom9teaser.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />At a press conference in Japan today, Willcom unveiled its new Willcom 9 handset, earning the distinction of being the company's first phone that integrates Internet and email applications accessible via dedicated shortcut buttons that jump to Google search and Gmail respectively. The flip-phone features a 2-inch, 320x240-pixel resolution LCD screen with 262K colors, and uses Willcom's proprietary... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/03/willcom.9.supports.java/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/02/iphone.sought.in.japan/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0807/iphone3g-japan.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Japanese cellphone users are most eager to have the iPhone 3G over any other smartphone in or coming to the market, according to a new study by iShare. The research group says that 57.9 percent of all those responding to a survey said they most wanted the Apple device, which placed well ahead of others despite the study method allowing multiple answers. Second place belonged to the Japan-made Wi... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/02/iphone.sought.in.japan/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/26/willcom.03.slider.phone/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0805/willcomteaser.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Willcom, Sanyo and Microsoft co-developed the Willcom 03 slider phone, also known as the WS020SH. The top panel features virtual navigation keys, similar in execution to those on the Samsung Soul, that appear on a 3-inch touch-sensitive LCD, and add a number pad when needed. Sliding the top panel open reveals a full QWERTY keyboard. One-segment streaming digital TV is displayed on the 480x800 reso... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/26/willcom.03.slider.phone/ Mon, 26 May 2008 14:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/14/willcom.and.sharp.d4.umpc/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0804/willcomd4.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sharp and Willcom together on Monday put out some of the first concrete details for an ultra-mobile PC based on Intel's Atom architecture. Known alternately as the Willcom D4 or the WS016SH at Sharp, the device is built to be small and light enough at just over one pound in weight but fast enough to run Windows Vista with a 1.33GHz Atom (capable of HyperThreading) and 1GB of memory; a unique tilt... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/14/willcom.and.sharp.d4.umpc/ Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/21/japan.grows.wimax/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0712/neclui.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Two Japanese companies have won licenses that should see WiMAX take firmer hold in the world, Reuters reports. Government officials have granted licenses to a group led by KDDI, Japan's second-largest cellular provider, and Willcom, a company controlled by the US-based Carlyle Group. KDDI is partnering with Intel and phone maker Kyocera, and plans to use WiMAX to launch a new broadband service i... http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/21/japan.grows.wimax/ Fri, 21 Dec 2007 20:10:00 GMT