Nikkei (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
ANALYSIS: In Cell Phones, Sharp Finds Bold Bet BackfiresOSAKA (Nikkei)--Sharp Corp. (6753) has achieved strong growth by manufacturing cellular phones and related parts in-house, a strategy that is now coming back to haunt it because of a sudden shrinking of the domestic cell phone market.
Nikkei (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Sharp To Push Cell Phone Ops With New Communications StandardOSAKA (Nikkei)--Sharp Corp. (6753) is trying to take advantage of a new standard for short-distance communications to boost the sales of its mobile phone.
CrunchGear (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Sharp’s product line-up is underwhelming at this year’s CEATEC. I made a short video (about 2 minutes long) dashing through their booth: See Sharp babes, Blu-ray stuff, mini solar cells, cell phones. The video also shows the scope of the exhibition. There are quite a lot of booths of this size in the CEATEC halls (one [...]
[MobileRatty] Lattest Articles (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
Sharp unveils the new Pantone 830SH cell phone in Japan. Available through SoftBank, this HSDPA-ready clamshell handset features a 2.4-inch display with 240320 resolution, an integrated 2 megapixel...
TREND HUNTER Magazine (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
(TrendHunter.com) In 2009, keychains could be a thing of the past. Nissan, Sharp, and Japanese cell phone provider DoCoMo are teaming up to offer remote entry and engine start-up using your cell phone. The Nissan Intelligent…
Switched (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
Filed under: Car Tech , Cell Phones Nissan , Sharp, and Japanese cell phone provider DoCoMo are working to lighten the load in your pockets. The three companies have developed a cell phone that integrates Nissan's Intelligent Key system. The Intelligent Key system allows you to unlock and lock your car as well as start and stop your engine wirelessly, and is currently installed in almost one million...
Cell Phone Digest (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
Nissan Motor, NTT DOCOMO and Sharp Corporation announced today that they have jointly developed a mobile phone capable of functioning as an intelligent key for automobiles - a world's first. The device will incorporate Nissan's Intelligent Key system, already a standard feature in various Nissan vehicles.
Phone Scoop (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
Today NTT DoCoMo and technology partners Sharp and Nissan rolled out the first mobile phone that has an integrated Intelligent Key in it. The Intelligent Key can be used to unlock a car, and also to start the engine. ... (follow link to read)
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
New Sharp cell phone can unlock your car and start engine
Nikkei (Free subscription) | 31/08/2008
NHK To Offer Longer, Sharper Video For Cell PhonesTOKYO (Nikkei)--Japan Broadcasting Corp., better known as NHK, will make videos offering the same picture quality as its television broadcasts viewable on cellular phones starting Monday.
Global Pocket - Latest Gadget News (Free subscription) | 15/06/2008
Softbank and Sharp introduce the new 923SH mobile phone. The Softbank 923SH features a 3.3-inch VGA AQUOS ASV swivel LCD display, a 5 Megapixel camera, GPS navigation and Bluetooth. The 923SH comes with also S! FeliCa mobile payment system, GPS navigation, GSM network support, music playback and HSDPA connectivity. It supports microSDHC memory cards. read more
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 12/06/2008
Sharp Corp. said Thursday it will start selling mobile phones in China later this month aimed at affluent consumers. The company, Japan's biggest mobile phone maker for the domestic market, will begin selling the FH9010C handset in China in June, Sharp said without giving further details. Read the full story
Nikkei (Free subscription) | 12/06/2008
Sharp To Try Piercing Chinese Market With High-End Cell PhonesTOKYO (Nikkei)--Sharp Corp. (6753) plans to begin sales of cellular phones in China -- a nut that has proved especially difficult for Japanese companies to crack, as evidenced by such firms as NEC Corp. (6701) and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. (6752) withdrawing despite strong marketing efforts.
Daily Gadgets, Computer, and Electr (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008
Another high-end cell phone from Sharp announced. The Sharp 923SH comes with almost everything you want from a handset. Whether you’re a photographer, traveler, web addict, or music lover. It packs with a built-in GPS receiver, a 1Seg TV tuner, an integrated 5.2 megapixel CMOS camera with autofocus and video recording capability, 3G, Bluetooth, microSDHC [...]
Daily Gadgets, Computer, and Electr (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008
Well, this cell phone already holds everything you should know on its name. It’s premium (means a lot of hi-end features) and it’s waterproof (means.. uh.. waterproof). In detail, the Sharp 824SH Premium Waterproof handset boasts a 2.8-inch (400×240, QVGA) ASV widescreen display, an integrated 2 megapixel camera module with autofocus, a 1Seg tuner, 3G, [...]
