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DoCoMo bringing BlackBerry to Japan
Having already conquered the US and much of Europe, Canada's most famous contribution to consumer electronics is poised to take over yet another Asian market, when the ubiquitous BlackBerry hits phone-mad Japan this fall. Coming hot on the heels of KT Powertel's introduction of the 7100i in South Korea, wireless giant NTT DoCoMo has announced that it is partnering with BlackBerry-maker RIM to offer customers GSM / WCMDA "worldphone" versions of the addictive handhelds -- which is yet another step towards the carrier's commitment of having an all-GSM-enabled lineup within the next two years. Besides the traditional push email functionality that we've come to know and love, nothing much is known about the specifics of these upcoming foreign models, like how the pocket-sized BlackBerries will manage to pack in the thousands of keys necessary to represent all those Japanese glyphs.[Thanks, Gina]
KT Powertel introduces South Korea to BlackBerry
It's not often that we mention a cellphone, platform, technology, or service and "not available in South Korea" in the same breath. Yet somehow, the humble BlackBerry, ubiquitous for years in North America and available through most of the civilized world in one form or another, is just now making its way to South Korea. Designed for iDEN, KT Powertel is introducing the PTT BlackBerry 7100i on its home turf. So wait -- let us get this straight -- not only are they getting BlackBerry for the first time, but they're getting a recycled Nextel piece? No DMB? No 10 megapixel shooter?
