Archive for January, 2010
Willcom in Re-Structure Talks
Willcom is in talks to reorganize with the support of Japan’s state-backed turnaround agency according to Nikkei English News - http://bit.ly/7FlGHK
Mobile Game Developer by Aplix
Mobile Game Developer tool porta DoCoMo i-appli for iPhone, WiMo, Android and Symbian platforms [JPN] http://bit.ly/90yvBD
New NetFront Browser Free Trial
NetFront V4.0 concept browser by ACCESS offers free trial to June 30th, touts faster Java and tabs [JPN] http://bit.ly/8Q8EpL
Sharp Hybrid Handset for Willcom
Willcom introduces HYBRID W-ZERO3 smartphone, made by Sharp and running WiMo 6.5, avail end of Jan [JPN] http://bit.ly/4s9vBP
X10 Xperia Coming to Japan
DoCoMo and Sony Ericsson appear set to intrduce the X10 Experia handset, running Android, to Japan [JPN]
MiX Features AR by Sekai Camera
Sekai Camera featured on MiX - ending “Tonchidot is a company to watch” http://bit.ly/4ZwY05 (shame @iguchi didn’t get Gorilla.. next time!)
JMPA to Trial Mobile Publishing
Japan Magazine Publishers Assoc. joins 100 titles for new online & mobile two-year trial project launches Jan. 27 [ENG] http://bit.ly/4o377o
DoCoMo to Demo True Global Phone
DoCoMo announces prototype for true global roaming phone with eight frequency bands able to connect between 700 MHz and 2.5 GHz — PR Here
NetFront Browser Holds Top Spot
NetFront by ACCESS is still the most used mobile browser in the U.S. and Europe http://bit.ly/4tYIP7
Mobile Survey on Subway Advertising
The folks at Mobile Researh conducted a survey on the “effectiveness of advertisement on the train” showing 70% action rate.










