Toshiba has launched a new smartphone in Japan called the T-01A that is the first mobile device to use the new Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. The CPU is an ARM-based unit that runs at 1GHz, the iPhone Arm-based CPU runs at a mere 600MHz for comparison. The Toshiba-Docomo T-01A will be offered outside Japan as the TG01 and will run Windows Mobile ... continued »

One of the components inside mobile phones that draw the most power is the screen. Many manufacturers are looking to more efficient screen designs to help improve the battery life and run time of mobile phones. Toshiba America Electronic Components has revealed a new and energy efficient screen at the SID International Symposium running this week. The new mobile phone screens ... continued »

There are no iPhones available through the German arm of O2. Nevertheless, they have been able to gain exclusive rights to the Toshiba TG01. continued »

Sprint officially announced their XOHM WiMAX network in Baltimore today, and Phone Magazine were there for the launch.  XOHM promises average downlink speeds of 2-4 Mbps and uplink rates of 1-2 Mbps, with coverage initially in Baltimore and in Chicago, DC, Dallas, Fort Worth, Providence, Boston and Philadelphia over the coming months. Several notebook manufacturers are releasing laptops with integrated WiMAX ... continued »

Anyone with a weak stomach, look away now: Toshiba, never afraid of the bizarre, have taken insane nomenclature and frankly ridiculous purchasing schemes to their illogical conclusion with the FanFun 815T "Cosmic Shiner" on SoftBank.  Want to buy this limited edition, diamond studded clamshell?  Well, you'll have to pick up the April issue of Seven Hills magazine, snip out the unique ID codes ... continued »

If you think the two cellphones in the picture below look similar, imagine how Fujitsu feel: they developed the handset on the left, the Foma Rakuraku Phone III, for NTT DoCoMo, and then Toshiba introduced the handset on the right, the Kandan Keitai 821T, for Softbank.  Now Fujitsu and their carrier chum are suing Toshiba, seeking a temporary injunction on sales of ... continued »

Out of Toshiba's G-Series Portégé cellphones, the most unusual was the tri-circular G450; intended to only do duty as an occasional handset, its primary purpose was to provide UMTS/HSDPA cellular broadband to a laptop via its built-in USB connectivity.  Crave UK have been playing with one and, for £100 ($194), come away surprisingly impressed.  While standard phone functions are made ... continued »

Toshiba has added a new mobile to its G-series line. It’s called the Toshiba Portege G810 and it’s a WinMo smartphone that seems to be headed to Europe only, and not even then until the second quarter. continued »

The ASUS M930, not to be mistaken for Toshiba Portege G910 device was caught in the wild by the staffers at TamsWMS. Based on his feedbacks, I can almost tell you that the device is sadly unimpressive. For starters, pricing at 500 to 600 EURO, you’d expect the M930 to be nothing but a bundle of love and ... continued »

I may think so, while others I’ve spoken to about the Portege G910 really loves it, or I should say craves for it. This bad boy packs major features, but it’s fairly obsessed. I think that in this day an age, folks are slimming down. continued »