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  NEC is looking to expand its Android offering in Japan with yet another slim phone. This time however, the N-06C won’t be as slim as N-04C but will gain a very important feature – to ward off water to protect the phone. The 7.9mm thick phone is certified with IPX5 and IPX7 waterproof ratings [...]

  NEC will soon reveal one of world’s thinnest Android phone. The MEDIAS N-04C is rumored to be announced with NTT DoCoMo this Friday and will have a girth of just 7.7mm. Despite the thin form factor, N-04C will boast a 4-inch display (unconfirmed if AMOLED or TFT), Android 2.2 OS, 1Seg TV tuner, NFC [...]

  NEC from Japan is showing off a unique tablet at the Consumer Electronics Show. It’s a book-style dual screen LT-W tablet that sports dual 7-inch LCDs. NEC says two screens on a tablet serves many purposes like it can be used for reading e-books, using it as laptop with virtual QWERTY or use two [...]

  NTT DOCOMO, Renesas Electronics Corporation, Fujitsu Limited, NEC Corporation, Panasonic Mobile and Sharp Corporation have joined hands together to develop a common application platform that will help to improve processing speeds for video and improved renderings of 3D graphics. The companies deem developing a common platform will allow them to reduce development costs for [...]

  NEC has added a 23-inch monitor to its MultiSync line. The EA231WMi boasts interesting additions like the inclusion of DisplayPort and use of IPS panel that are superior to conventional TFT panels. The monitor has a 16:9 aspect ratio supporting full HD resolution, VGA/DVI connectivity, four USB 2.0 ports, 4-way adjustable stand, speakers, headphone [...]

  After retreating from the phone market in Europe and China in 2007, NEC Corp. is mulling to restart its overseas sales. They haven’t zeroed in the market or the phone but it seems Europe will be the first stop. NEC withdrew from the international market because their phones, even though packed with features were [...]

  Major handset manufacturers have agreed to supply a standard mobile phone charger all over Europe in a bid to provide some relief to the consumers as well as the environment. Consumers will no longer need to carry different chargers for their multiple phones as one will work with almost every handset that they’ll buy [...]

  NEC Japan unveiled the ultra-light VersaPro UltraLite VS netbook. Its slimmest part is just 15.8mm thick while it weighs 725 grams, making it the world’s lightest mini-notebook. The specifications include a 10.6-inch screen with 1280×768 resolution, Atom Z540 (1.86GHz) processor, 1GB RAM, 64GB SSD, Wi-Fi, USB 2.0 ports, Ethernet, memory card reader, 4+ hours [...]