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(9/11/06; updated 9/19/06)
Every spring CNET travels to the annual Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association show to bring you the latest news from the cell phone world. Yet you may be surprised that CTIA also holds an event in the fall. The CTIA Wireless IT and Entertainment show is smaller than the spring event and is more focused on content and services, but it's still a forum for manufacturers to introduce new cell phones and for carriers to roll out new services. This year CNET editors Kent German and Bonnie Cha travel to Los Angeles to bring you the latest news and hottest products.
Every spring CNET travels to the annual Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association show to bring you the latest news from the cell phone world. Yet you may be surprised that CTIA also holds an event in the fall. The CTIA Wireless IT and Entertainment show is smaller than the spring event and is more focused on content and services, but it's still a forum for manufacturers to introduce new cell phones and for carriers to roll out new services. This year CNET editors Kent German and Bonnie Cha travel to Los Angeles to bring you the latest news and hottest products.
The CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment 2006 conference taking place this week in Los Angeles focuses not only on wireless data technologies for business but also on what the industry anticipates will be hot markets for wireless entertainment services, from music downloads to photography and video to interactive games.
CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment's fall show kicked off in Los Angeles with an event Monday that offered sneak peeks at new products that will be announced at the trade show.
Traditionally the fall CTIA show hasn't been known for big product announcements, but this year a handful of smart phones were revealed in Los Angeles.
Kyocera keeps to its "Go easy" theme by introducing two very basic phones at the fall CTIA show in Los Angeles. Without any fancy features such as cameras, music players, or Bluetooth, the K122 and the K132 are all about making calls.
Not willing to put its trendy Razr to bed just yet, Motorola rolls out successors to the popular thin phone.
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CTIA fall 2006 photos
Our editors scoured the Los Angeles Convention Center to bring you the cell phone sights on the show floor.
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Our editors scoured the Los Angeles Convention Center to bring you the cell phone sights on the show floor.
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CTIA sneak peeks
The fall CTIA show kicked off Monday night with a preview of some new products, including interactive football, video ring back, and other phone apps.
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The fall CTIA show kicked off Monday night with a preview of some new products, including interactive football, video ring back, and other phone apps.
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Kyocera 132
A preview of the Kyocera 132, a flip phone with a very basic design and features. Get a preview from the CTIA fall show.
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A preview of the Kyocera 132, a flip phone with a very basic design and features. Get a preview from the CTIA fall show.
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UTStarcom PCS1400 and CDM8932
A preview of two new and slender UTStarcom phones from the CTIA fall show.
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A preview of two new and slender UTStarcom phones from the CTIA fall show.
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Sanyo SCP-8400
Sprint's Sanyo SCP-8400 offers compatibility for 3G EV-DO networks and a new degree of personalization.
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Sprint's Sanyo SCP-8400 offers compatibility for 3G EV-DO networks and a new degree of personalization.
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LG VX3450
Though it offers only basic features, LG's newest handset for Verizon Wireless is attractively styled.
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Though it offers only basic features, LG's newest handset for Verizon Wireless is attractively styled.
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Samsung SGH-D900
The Samsung SGH-D900, the "black carbon," offers a wealth of high-end features in a sexy, thin slider design.
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The Samsung SGH-D900, the "black carbon," offers a wealth of high-end features in a sexy, thin slider design.
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UTStarcom GPRS 700 series
Thin cell phones are in, and UTStarcom aims to capture design devotees with a series of slim handsets.
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Thin cell phones are in, and UTStarcom aims to capture design devotees with a series of slim handsets.
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Palm Treo 750V
A preview of the Palm Treo 750V from the CTIA fall 2006 show: the 750V has a more compact form, with no external antenna and a new rubber grip.
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A preview of the Palm Treo 750V from the CTIA fall 2006 show: the 750V has a more compact form, with no external antenna and a new rubber grip.
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Nokia N93
Get a first look at the highly anticipated Nokia N93, a 3.2-megapixel camera phone with a swivel screen, shown at the CTIA 2006 fall showcase.
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Get a first look at the highly anticipated Nokia N93, a 3.2-megapixel camera phone with a swivel screen, shown at the CTIA 2006 fall showcase.
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Motorola Rizr
This slider phone has similar features to the Krzr but has been optimized for mobile imaging, enabling the user to make edits straight from the phone.
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This slider phone has similar features to the Krzr but has been optimized for mobile imaging, enabling the user to make edits straight from the phone.
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Motorola Razr V3i Dolce & Gabbana
This flip phone has similar features to the regular V3i but is gold-colored, with a Dolce & Gabbana dangle. Get a first look from the CTIA showcase in Los Angeles.
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This flip phone has similar features to the regular V3i but is gold-colored, with a Dolce & Gabbana dangle. Get a first look from the CTIA showcase in Los Angeles.
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Motorola Krzr K1
Kent German shows off the Krzr, a thinner version of the Razr phone, with updated software and design, an enhanced phone book, a new media player, and a 2-megapixel camera.
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Kent German shows off the Krzr, a thinner version of the Razr phone, with updated software and design, an enhanced phone book, a new media player, and a 2-megapixel camera.
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