Archive for October, 2009
Pikkle Scores $1.5M from Mixi
Congrats to DC! - Mixi invested 140 million yen, or approx. $1.5M, in Pikkle under the mobile application developer program [JPN]
Japan Mobile Stats for Sept 2009
SoftBank Mobile tops 108k net additions, edging KDDI at 102K, nearly double DoCoMo who saw 9k net loss of imode subs
Mirumo Wins CEATEC Innovation Award
Sharp has won the coveted annual CEATEC Innovation Grand Prix award according to this press release [Jpn].
Emergency mobilER MuliCast Trials
Multicast trial of “Ambulance MobileER” using wearable computer and a mobile router supporting Mobile IPv6 [Jpn]
DeNA Makes SDK Move in U.S.
DeNA announced 20% investment in Aurora Feint, targeting their SDK platform for the iPhone developers [Jpn]
Next-Gen Flash Suite Announced
Adobe has announced their new Flash Player 10.1 multimedia software suite for PC and mobile devices.
DoCoMo Demos Throw Mail at CEATEC
The annual CEATEC event is underway at Makuhari Messe in Tokyo with DoCoMo showing off an interesting new way to send mobile mail.
Mobile Manga Headed for Taiwan
Japanes manga contents suitable for delivery to mobile phones will become available soon, thanks to BitWay, in Taiwan.
Sony Develops Wireless Power
Sony develops wireless power prototype system that can transmit electric power of 60W to a TV located 50cm away.
Panasonic and Renasa JV for SoC
Panasonic and Renesas announce joint development of SoC process in Japan to increase efficiencies and improve the final product offering










