Other X-tc features includes

• Boasts 1.3 MP camera, with a large 2.4″ TFT QVGA screen, Stereo Bluetooth® and Micro SD card slot for memory cards up to 8GB
• Room for 500 contacts and voice recognition to call them
• Music Player with dedicated music keys and playlist management
• Messaging support includes SMS, MMS, photos and IM
• Predictive text input for rapid key entry
• Web browsing capability with direct links to key social networking sites

“Our five million plus customers just sent and received 1.1 billion messages in December! Messaging is immensely popular among our customer base, so this is one more device to add to the wide selection of sleek and affordable handsets for which Virgin Mobile USA is known,” said Matias Monges, Vice President, Mobile Devices, Virgin Mobile USA.

“Our adoption of the Android platform further exemplifies how Kyocera Wireless is driving the convergence of telecommunication, broadband and multimedia technologies in mobile devices,” said Dave Carey, vice president and general manager of the Consumer Products Group at Kyocera Wireless Corp. “We are committed to developing compelling consumer devices that leverage our robust technology portfolio. Our goal is to make Kyocera the leader in Android integration among CDMA device manufacturers in the markets we serve.”

“The mobile handset industry is undergoing a radical shift, namely the rapid move to create mobile solutions based on open source stacks, supported by ecosystems of developers and managed by a participant-led consortium,” said Jason Whitmire, general manager of the Mobile segment at Wind River. “As part of being a Linux Commercialization Partner of the Open Handset Alliance, we’re at the nexus of the mobile ecosystem. Our Android systems integration services will provide our broad mobile and deep open source expertise to Kyocera Wireless to help them accomplish their market goals.”

This affordable mobile phone brings yet another cost-effective and attractive product to Virgin Mobile USA’s lineup, again offering customers a desirable handset that comes with flexible monthly plans and no annual contract. Here are a few features of the TNT! handset:

• 3.5″ x 1.8″ x 0.6″
• 3 ounces
• external display with illuminating external caller ID
• preloaded with an array of playful games
• Up to 200 minutes of talk time and 5 days of standby time on a single charge

Available nationwide from May 25 through July 31 exclusively at Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile stores for $99.99, the Virgin Mobile Festival Special Edition Wild Card also comes with 50 music downloads from eMusic and a one-year subscription to SPIN Magazine. The Limited Edition handset has a slick white casing, blue keypad buttons, exclusive wallpapers, and graffiti-style Festival graphics around an internal screen that imitates a concert stage. All Wild Cards also include a 1.3 megapixel camera and support streaming music tracks.

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Kyocera Wireless features a retail environment in its booth – complete with inventory and a cash register – to demonstrate the NFC-enabled devices as convenient mobile payment platforms. The Kyocera Tempo E2000 handset has been modified with an NFC chipset from NXP Semiconductors and includes a BREW-based NFC payment wallet software from ViVOtech. It is Kyocera’s latest commercial-grade NFC-enabled handset and it includes biometric authentication technology, providing additional security to transactions.

Designed for use at wastewater treatment facilities, manufacturing plants and utilities, AlarmAgent.com uses wireless and Web-enabled Remote Terminal Units (RTUs) to continuously monitor preconfigured data from equipment in the field. When an alarm condition is detected, a technician or manager immediately receives notification via cell phone, email, phone, SMS, and/or pager and is able to acknowledge and respond in real time.

A user-friendly Web-based interface allows technicians to view and download detailed equipment performance reports and determine a course of action immediately, saving equipment downtime and often preventing the need for extensive repairs. Data and reports can be accessed on-demand from any Internet-connected PC or other Web-enabled device.