Year
2010
Nuance Voice Command for Blackberry
Nuance has announced the Japanese version of their V-Suite service for DoCoMo users with Blackberry Bold 9700 handsets http://bit.ly/cKM8wlDoCoMo Opens Smartphone Lounge
DoCoMo has opened a swanky Smartphone Lounge for 'touch & try' on current device line-up using new DoCOMo Market app store http://bit.ly/a67Qlg Use iPhone4 on DoCoMo Network
JCI - has roaming via DoCoMo - will intro. SIM card & plan for un-locked iPhone4 users in Aug. Congrats @FSSandaKDDI Invests $5m in Tonchidot
As reported in the Nikkei this morning, now the official PR from KDDI - Congrats to @Iguchi and SekaiCamera! Jpn: http://bit.ly/doFICtDoCoMo Joins DNP for e-Book Store
DoCoMo enters e-book market, 100k titles offered from this fall, partners with DNP, PR comments from LG, NEC & Samsung http://bit.ly/9NQXLDDoCoMo Aquires PacketVideo
DoCoMo just announced that it has acquired the remaining 65% interest in PacketVideo for $111 million, PR in Eng: http://bit.ly/aTrCn7CIAJ 2010 Japan Mobile Users Report
The CIAJ has released it's authoritative, and always anticipated, annual Japan Mobile Users survey with interesting results: http://bit.ly/kWe0CdSoftBank Mobile Posts Impressive Q1 2010
While the parent corp. took a -30% hit the mobile unit reported 70% YoY increase and expects to double installed base stations by next spring http://bit.ly/bM9faNDoCoMo Analyst Meeting – Video
DoCoMo on-demand Video with Results for the 1Q FY2010, present new 2020 vision, Xi LTE brand plus Q&A = 56mins in Eng: http://bit.ly/9LqFa8ACCESS Joins OHA – Releases Android App
ACCESS has announced they will join the Open Handset Alliance and releases their new hand-writing app "Graffiti for Android" for free http://bit.ly/d6WVPz
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