Year
2010
KDDI Updates Run & Walk Offering
Building on their popular Run & Walk campaign, KDDI has brushed-up the service to include even more functionality, including golf! http://bit.ly/cRCeY1SoftBank Invests $150M in Zynga
Following the recent move with U-Stream, SoftBank has just announced a $150 Million investment for the social games darling Zynga http://bit.ly/cBDeVAJapan Mobile Version of The Apprentice
Think you can fill the shoes of Masayoshi Son? SoftBank is now accepting applications for 30 candidates - classes start April 2011 http://bit.ly/dmkzgm1 in 4 wants iPhone on DoCoMo
MMD Labs ran an interesting survey, while the iPhone on DoCoMo will get all the attention, network satisfaction numbers are telling too! http://bit.ly/cf0fcXPorting iAppli to Android
Spicy software has announced their Microemulator Doja to port existing iAppli products for Android, including touch functions http://bit.ly/9QGVVkDual Screen Display by Sharp
A well-detailed article via Tech-On dedicated to Sharps new dual-screen controller, targeting new multi-purpose market use cases http://bit.ly/9jSJTKDemand Survey on 3D Mobile
NetAsia Research conducted a study for consumer opinions on 3D displays for mobile phones, results = 50-50, providing no additional cost http://bit.ly/cJzJyQSharp Ships MediFLO for AT&T
Sharp announced they are rolling July 25th on AT&T with a so-called FX smartphone, the SNS targeted handset also has MediaFLO for TV http://bit.ly/afzyrMiBarbarian vs. the Galapagos
Clearly two terms that touch raw nerves; the iPhone impact here along with the (r)evolution of mobile in Japan and its position in the global industry. To be fair and balanced - as we have always tried to do - neither, let alone both, of these topics are simple enough to describe in a few thousand words.
Sekai Hero AR Game
Tonchidot introduces "Sekai Hero" online role playing game (RPG) running on Augmented Reality (AR) - Press in Eng: http://bit.ly/9fSg6X
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