NTT DOCOMO and its eight regional subsidiaries today announced a service that will enable DOCOMO FOMA third-generation handsets to connect to home broadband networks via wireless LAN routers, allowing mobile phone users to enjoy 54 Mbps high-speed packet communication and Voice by Net Protocol (VoIP), beginning in June. With Home U, Japan’s first consumer service for fixed-mobile convergence, DOCOMO FOMA phones will be able to download large-volume info, such as video, with the speed and convenience of broadband. VoIP calls to other Home U users will be free of charge, and to non-Home U users will be 30 percent cheaper than normal FOMA charges.

Initially, the service will be compatible with the N906iL onefone, a mobile/W-LAN dual handset that will be sold from the same day that the service starts. The monthly charge for Home U will be 1,029 yen ($10). No signup fee will be due.

NTT DOCOMO and its eight regional subsidiaries announced today the new 906i and 706i series comprising 19 handsets and 64 body colors, which will be launched on or after June 1.The 906i series’ eight handsets are equipped for all-round functions, including 3G/GSM universal roaming, upgraded GPS location info, HSDPA, “One-Segment” mobile TV, 2 in 1(combines capabilities of two phones in one), DCMX mobile credit card and iD mobile credit payments, VGA LCD screen and voice-to-text translation for Chinese, English and Japanese.

The 906i series handsets come with upgraded full browsers to play Windows Media Video (all models except F906i) and Flash 8 (all models except P906i) subject matter commonly available on PC websites, and can upload movies and images of up to 2MB.

The new 706i series, 11 handsets in all, boasts slim, sophisticated designs and compatibility with “One-Segment” mobile TV. The 706i meets diverse needs with a wide-ranging lineup, including the Extra-Slim One-Seg Phone (slimmest One-Seg phone available), the Waterproof One-Seg Phone, the Wellness phone that monitors diet and health, and the enhanced Easy-to-Use phone with improved user interface. Some models are additionally compatible with advanced services such as HSDPA and 3G/GSM universal roaming.

A corporate executive dressed in fancy clothes and drove a BMW during the daytime, but by night he operated as a burglar. that was the double life led by a 39-year-old Kim who robbed luxury mansions in the affluent Gangnam area in southern Seoul. Police arrested Kim for committing 49 burglaries in Gangnam since September 2006 that netted him 10 billion won ($10 million) in cash and valuables. He has seven previous convictions. After each robbery, Kim evaded police checkpoints by leaving the crime scene in his BMW to throw off suspicion. Kim bought a Lexus for his live-in girlfriend and gave her 10 million won every month for living costs. Even she did not know that he was a burglar.

Kim kept the money in borrowed-name accounts and passed himself off among his neighbors as an executive working for a trading company.

Computex the largest computer show in Taiwan is to witness a host of next generation of new notebooks that year. MSI will present the next generation of make new notebook computer series- MSI Wind Notebook at Computex. MSI Wind Notebook weighing approximately1 kilogram is ready to roam the web at anytime to acquire any info you need. It is like having a mobile office allowing limitless freedom. The MSI Wind Notebook is equipped with a 10 inch monitor for a better sensory enjoyment. The MSI Wind Notebook offers many detailed designs such as scratch-proof exterior so the color stays bright and the cover remains shining. The MSI Wind Notebook is excellent both inside and out. The texture of keyboard is made by the finest materials while the gaps amoung keys have been enlarged to 17.5 mm for better ergonomics standards. Other features include 80 GB memory storage capacity and Windows operating system.

The selection of colors includes imperial black, angelic white, loving pink and others providing everyone with the means of demonstrating their very own individualism, regardless whether you are a stylish gentlemen or an elegant lady.

Nissan today became the first automaker in Japan to introduce a carbon offset program linked to the sale of a vehicle. For every March Collet sold, Nissan will pledge one ton of carbon credits under Carbon Offset Japan, an environmental non-profit organization abiding by the principals of the Kyoto Protocol. One ton of carbon credits is equivalent to the amount of CO2 emitted from 8,000km of driving.

The campaign, the first of its kind in Japan, allows customers to balance out their individual CO2 footprint and invent a direct positive contribution to CO2 reduction globally.

Panasonic announced today that the company has begun shipments of its P906i mobile phones to NTT DoCoMo. Panasonic P906i is a stylish handset with the rare two-way access style that opens the shell case vertically or horizontally. Combining the design concept of Panasonic’s large-screen flat-panel TV ‘VIERA’ and its high-quality picture technologies, the P906i is a “One-segment” mobile TV phone that adopts frame conversion technology “Mobile Double Speed” from 15 frames to 30 frames per second, enabling users to enjoy vivid and high quality “One-segment” mobile TV images on a 3.1 inch Full Wide VGA large screen.

Panasonic P906i Handset plus has various fun functions such as an autofocus 5.1 megapixels camera with face recognition.

Venus634LP GPS receiver from SkyTraq is the world’s highest integration single-chip GPS receiver using its low-power Venus6T GPS architecture. Featuring highest integration, 1 centimeter squared footprint, ultra fast TTFF, high sensitivity, and low current consumption, the Venus634LP GPS receiver enables lowest cost of embedding location awareness into portable applications without compromising size, performance, and battery life. It is compatible with both active and passive antenna. The receiver consumes 50mA during signal acquisition and 30mA during full capability continual tracking. committed signal parameter search engine within Venus634LP is capable of performing 8 million time-frequency speculation checking per second, offering ultra-fast 1-second hot start and 29-second cold start under open sky. Advanced track engine allows tracking sensitivity of -158dBm, enabling continual navigation in harsh environments such as urban canyon and under deep foliage.

Venus634LP is housed in 10mm x 10mm x 1.2mm 44-pin LGA package. Volume delivery to customer begins in Q3 of 2008. Engineering sample, datasheet, reference design, and evaluation kit will be available in June 2008. SkyTraq is a fabless semiconductor company, which develops GPS chipset for consumer navigation and tracking applications. SkyTraq’s high-sensitivity GPS technology delivers state of the art TTFF performance, and enables operation under indoor and difficult urban canyon environments. SkyTraq founded in 2005 is located in Hsinchu,Taiwan.