2009 by Wireless Watch Japan

Keio Bus Lines Trial WiFi Coach

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

Posted: 11 December 2009 | Filed under: tweets | ..Continue >>

Google Adds Walking Maps

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

Posted: 11 December 2009 | Filed under: tweets | ..Continue >>

Grand Prix Mobile Special Event

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

Posted: 10 December 2009 | Filed under: tweets | ..Continue >>

Hitachi Acquires Assets from Nortel

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

Posted: 10 December 2009 | Filed under: tweets | ..Continue >>

Overview of WiMax in Japan

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

Posted: 9 December 2009 | Filed under: tweets | ..Continue >>

Ameba Launches Entertainer Mobile

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

Posted: 8 December 2009 | Filed under: tweets | ..Continue >>

Google Starts Promoting QR Codes

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.

Posted: 7 December 2009 | Filed under: Editor's Note, U.S Market | ..Continue >>