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The 2009 edition of the CTIA Wireless seems to be another great choice for companies from all over the world to present their latest products to the public. This is what Kyocera decided to do, as two brand new handsets developed by the Japanese company have been announced at CTIA. They are called the G2GO M2000 and the Laylo M1400, which are both targeted at the North American market, where CDMA networks are available.

The first one, the G2GO M2000 is expected to be the substitute of the Lingo M1000 and comes with a QWERTY keyboard that is able to slide horizontally, music dedicated keys and, of course, an accelerometer.

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The features of the phone are said to be a 2.4 inches QVGA display, a 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth connectivity, email and IM, voice recognition, MP3 player and microSD card slot for expandable memory of no more than 8GB. The phone measures 113 x 52 x 17 millimeters and weighs no more than 120 grams, providing approximately 250 minutes of talk time and no more than 200 hours of stand-by time.



The phone is expected to be commercialized with an affordable price by Virgin Mobile, starting this month. It’s just that the name of the phone will be Kyocera X-tc.

As for the second handset, the Laylo M1400 is provided with non-QWERTY keypad, vertical this time. The features include a 2.2 inches QVGA display, a VGA camera, Bluetooth connectivity and a speaker-independent voice recognition. The dimensions of the phone are 94.7 x 46.7 x 17.0 millimeters and 90 grams, and to continue the numbers list, I’ll tell you that the battery is said to provide up to 200 minutes of talk time and up to 200 hours of stand-by time.

The details about the release and the prices of the two Kyocera cell phones are not known for the moment.

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Virgin Mobile USA has just made an official announcement about the release of two new handsets that are going to hit American market in the near future. They are both manufactured by Kyocera, being called Kyocera X-tc and JAX.

The first one, the Kyocera X-tc is an entry level device that comes equipped with the following features: a QWERTY keyboard that is able to slide out, a QVGA external display (full color) with 262k colors and a resolution of 240x320 pixels, stereo Bluetooth wireless technology, an 1.3 megapixel camera, media player, dedicated music keys, Email (AOL Mail, AIM Mail, Yahoo Mail), Instant Messaging (AIM and Yahoo Messenger), Mobile Web, speakerphone, voice dialing, Facebook Mobile and a microSD card slot for expandable memory.

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The phone measures 4.37 x 2.05 x 0.68 inches and weighs 3.89 ounces, providing up to 250 minutes of talk time and up to 200 hours of stand-by time. It seems that the Kyocera X-tc is already available if you’re interested in purchasing it for a price of $99. The great thing is that you won’t be obliged to sign a contract agreement in order to get the phone for this price.



The second device, the JAX, looks quite familiar, at first glance. And it’s not wrong to think so, because it’s similar to the Kyocera S1300 that is being sold by Cricket. This one comes with a full color screen, mobile Web, a speakerphone, voice dialing and a display with a resolution of 128x160 pixels.



The phone measures 109 x 44 x 13 millimeters and weighs approximately 2.5 ounces. The battery lasts up to 200 minutes in the talk time mode and up to 8.3 days in the stand-by mode. As for this cell phone, the information about pricing and availability isn’t yet at our disposal.

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This new addition to Virgin Mobile USA cell phones line comes from Kyocera Wireless and will be available starting August 20 with basic communication functionalities, at an affordable price of just $20 with a cheap cell phone service and no annual contract.



"At Virgin Mobile USA we are committed to giving our customers value, service and choice they can't find anywhere else,” said Matias Monges, Virgin Mobile USA's director of mobile devices. “The TNT! is a perfect embodiment of that philosophy, and shows that we can deliver it all - from robust gear like the Wild Card from Kyocera to less expensive devices that still excel at getting the job done with style."

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Kyocera TNT! Is a small flip phone measuring 3.5 x 1.8 x 0.6 inches at 3 ounces, sporting an external monochrome display that shows who’s calling by revealing the caller ID. Inside it has pre-installed games but you can also download animated and Real Music ringtones.
On the main screen of 65K colors you can browse through menus and applications using a user-friendly interface and with the Virgin XL you get access to games, music and wallpapers for a small charge per day.
The cell phone model provides up to 200 minutes of talk time and no less than 5 days of standby, while in addition it features speakerphone, and simple web access.

"When it comes to style, features and performance, people are getting more than their money's worth with the TNT!" said Tom Maguire, divisional vice president of global marketing at Kyocera Wireless. "Virgin Mobile USA's commitment to providing its customers incredible value extends beyond just its service plans and into its handset lineup as well. The TNT! is the latest in a long line of Kyocera phones at Virgin Mobile that deliver on this promise."



It is a low-cost entry-level handset available with a cheap cell phone service, meant to assist you in communicating with the others and that’s all. There is no Bluetooth, no built-in digital camera nor music player.

CTIA Wireless 2008 trade show hosts the presentation of a new Kyocera cell phones line with support for AWS frequency bands and sporting stylish designs.
All look cool to me but I will start with the Kyocera Neo E1100 because it inspires me elegance and a rare look with this brilliant light-pipe on the exterior which comes to life when someone calls or sends a message.

This cell phone has a hidden OLED caller-ID display and a large 2.2-inch QVGA display, as well as Bluetooth, voice recognition, a built-in 1.3MP camera, Instant Messaging, MP3 player, cool screen savers, wallpapers for personalization, BREW 3.1.5, Internet browsing, and email.

Next comes the Kyocera Mako S4000, a beautiful clamshell showing a color external display, a large keypad, the 1.8-inch main display, and support for Bluetooth, WAP 2.0 and BREW 3.1.5.

You can use it also for pictures as it is equipped with a built-in 1.3MP camera.

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Kyocera Adreno S2400 clamshell cell phone is designed to look kinda retro with its tactile finish and the curved edges in high-contrast colors.
The keyboard is large as the 1.8-inch main display for easy messaging.
Other features include MP3 player and external caller ID display.



All are affordable mobile phones that will be released in Q3 this year to support 800 MHz, 1900 MHz, 1700 MHz and 2100 MHz frequency bands.
Kyocera also announced that it has finalized the acquisition of Sanyo mobile phone division.



"This is a milestone day for Kyocera in the mobile phone business," declared Dave Carey, vice president and general manager of KWC's Consumer Products Group. "Our new CDMA handsets mark another step in the development of our core CDMA business, while our expansion into the GSM market significantly broadens our global market opportunities and the Sanyo acquisition gives us unprecedented new economies of scale and depth of resources. We're making a very clear statement today that Kyocera is committed to long-term growth and success in this industry."

Nuance, a leader in the speech and imaging solutions industry, announced the new mobile phone with its speech recognition capability under the name Tempo E2000, made by Kyocera Wireless.
This cell phone is currently available at the wireless carrier MetroPCS with the other countries to receive it soon.



The features which Tempo E2000 comes with include video on demand, a built-in 1.3MP camera with video recorder, microSD slot for up to 2GB memory, and up to 3.5 hours of talk time.

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The speech recognition capability from Nuance allows for digit dialing and speaker-independent name so the user can easily dial just by pushing the special button and start to speak the name he/she wants to call from the phone book, or by saying the phone number.
Other commands supported are application launching, menu navigation and others.

"People are verbal communicators so Nuance's voice recognition technology helps us to create more elegant, humanistic devices. We don't believe technology and ease-of-use are mutually exclusive concepts," said Dave Carey, vice president and general manager of the Consumer Products Group at Kyocera Wireless.