Year: <span>2009</span>

Keio Bus Lines Trial WiFi Coach

editors December 11, 2009 September 30, 2023

Just in time for Ski season, take a comfy Keio coach to Nagano – surfing Free WiFi all the way.. while the trial lasts!

Google Adds Walking Maps

editors December 11, 2009 September 30, 2023

The new walking route guide maps are now live for iPhone and Android handsets in Japan

Grand Prix Mobile Special Event

editors December 10, 2009 September 30, 2023

au by KDDI is running a special mobile campaign for 100 lucky winners to see Tomokazu Sugita perform live!

Hitachi Acquires Assets from Nortel

editors December 10, 2009 September 30, 2023

Nortel concludes $10-million sale of its next-generation packet core network components business to Hitachi.

Overview of WiMax in Japan

editors December 9, 2009 September 30, 2023

Everything you ever needed to know about WiMax in Japan – via UQ Communications.

Ameba Launches Entertainer Mobile

editors December 8, 2009 September 30, 2023

Cyber Agent rolls a new mobile mini-blogging service using Twitter functions with Japanese celebrity’s featured.

Google Starts Promoting QR Codes

editors December 7, 2009 September 30, 2023

We stumbled across this little gem and had to pass along – seems that Google is getting all jiggly with the made-in-Japan QR Code tech. now finally. We found it at least somewhat ‘interesting’ they opted to use the iPhone – instead of Android – handset for the promo video. We paused the u-Tube clip embedded below and tried a few scans which returned link addys – mostly the same one – loaded site pages, on our Jpn handset, that were basically useless.

Year: 2009