iPhone 4G in the pipeline
Apple's next version of iPhone, likely to be named iPhone 4G, is expected to be rolled out in Korea this June, reports Telecoms Korea.
KT, the exclusive iPhone distributor in Korea, has signed a deal with Apple to introduce the iPhone 4G in the local market at the same time as a worldwide release.
According to Apple Korea, the iPhone 4G will have more battery life, and will be fitted with two camera modules for a video-call service. KT is also considering a mobile-TV service through the new iPhone.
MagicJack debuts mobile-PC femtocell
At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week, magicJack demonstrated a working femtocell that connects GSM mobile handsets to a broadband-connected PC, states Network World.
Commercial service is planned for Q2 2010, with service prices less than $20 a year to make and receive unlimited local and domestic long-distance voice calls over the YMAX VOIP network. The femtocell USB device is priced separately at $20.
Connections to the PSTN are provided from the femtocell to the PC connected over the Internet using the YMAX network; YMAX owns magicJack. The magicJack femtocell is slightly larger than a USB thumb drive. Future plans calls for a femtocell device that includes on onboard CPU so that it won't require a PC to operate.
Smartphone to control media devices
Inbrics has unveiled its MID M1; a device that acts as a central controller for media devices to manage media content between TVs, cellphones, computers and other devices, says Android Community.
The Android-powered smartphone was revealed at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
The device comes with a touchscreen, which slides aside to reveal a qwerty keyboard. It has 3G connectivity, WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth and 16GB of on onboard memory.
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