Archive for November, 2009
SoftBank Mobile Courting Willcom?
SoftBank is considering a play for Willcom - according to the Yomiuri Shimbun - see in English Here.
Sanyo Goes Incognito for Sprint
The new Sanyo Incognito handset for Sprint, take a test-drive on video, via PhoneScoop -
http://bit.ly/4pjaa5
i-mode TidBits @Mobidec 2009
The annual Mobidec gathering was on here yesterday and the Jpn web is full of related post event reports. Perhaps one of the most interesting presentations came from Yuka Harada, DoCoMo consumer service division contents director, who shared some real - current - details. For starters, their current flat-rate subscriber ratio is closing in on 1/2 the total base at 21.5M, with 80-90% in the teens to 20’s age bracket. Also noted usage activity on iMenu in October was running about 20M unique page views per day and that their pay contents information fees, with music leading the way, hit about $250M last month.
DoCoMo and DeNA Announce JV
DoCoMo and DeNA (company behind Mobagetown) are forming a UGC (User Generated Content) company next April. [JPN] http://tr.im/FJCY
Environmental Sensor Network Trials
Hot off the wire: DoCoMo to Launch Environmental Sensor Network Business - Press Release Here
Nokia Slashes R&D in Japan
Nokia slashes 220 R&D jobs in Japan - Our kindest regards to the good folks in Meguro - Press Release
JMango Taking QR Codes Global
JMango partners with DENSO, inventor of the QR Code, for Intl. QR Code mobile solutions - http://bit.ly/5WzPgS
KDDI Makes Move in Bangladesh
KDDI takes 50% position in bracNet for operations in Bangladesh [JPN]
Mobile Contactless Payments Report
Very in-depth white paper on mobile contactless payments http://bit.ly/1twRZv - Congrats Chris & Philip - Good stuff.. \@_@/
Intl Round Table on Radio Diversity
Representatives from Europe, the USA and Japan attended the International Round Table on Radio Diversity, held at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), to share the latest findings from private industry, national regulators, academia and research institutes. Mobikyo founders took part, along with other experts, to discuss Europe’s wireless communication schemes which are under increasing stress and fail to deliver the full competitive benefits that citizens expect from their radio regulators.
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- Japan Smartphone Survey - 100 Girls
- Social TV App for Japan Mobile
- DeNA Announces JV with NetDragon
- Gree Making Moves in Korea
- KDDI Press Blitz for 2012
- Fujistu Tegra 3 Quad Core ‘droid
- Custom LED Tweak on iPhone 4s
- Mediba Brings StrikeAd to Japan
- Sony Flagship Smartphone Debut
- Sony Z-Series Android Walkman
