Japan's Willcom unveils smart phone
Reuters.com, Thu Oct 20, 2005 8:12 AM ET168
TOKYO ---Willcom Inc., a Japanese low-cost wireless telephone service provider, unveiled ,,,a smart phone by Sharp Corp. ...that combines handheld computer functions with a phone....the W-ZERO3...comes with a sliding keyboard that allow users to send and receive lengthy e-mail messages as well as surf the Web and perform other data functions....
...Willcom, owned by U.S. investment fund Carlyle Group and Japanese electronics conglomerate Kyocera Corp. ....expected to begin selling the phone in December at less than 50,000 yen...more...
