Year
2010
Setting the Record Straight for FT
After some time to reflect on this article by Financial Times we decided clearly somebody needs to step forward to shed some light on what should be obvious fact to most players in the game. The plan by DoCoMo to feature Android apps originally came to light (see last paragraph Here) at Mobile World Congress Asia in Nov. 2009. The company was getting ready to roll Android devices and knew that a separate area with dedicated JAPANESE LANGUAGE featured contents would be required.. simple as that. The so-called “DoCoMo Market” was announced in English back in January along with their upcoming Xperia handset, stating then a separate dedicated area for Android Apps would be offered. We will address the FT post ++ inline ++ below. DoCoMo platform to mimic Apple’s NTT DoCoMo is to launch an Apple-style application platform for its mass market “i-mode” mobile handsets, a move seen as a reaction by Japan’s biggest mobile operator to the success of the iPhone. ++ DoCoMo created the
Zeemote for Sharp in Japan
Applix announced they have received approval to start shipping the Zeemote Controller in Japan, expected with SH-07B for DoCoMo in August http://bit.ly/du56ytSoftbank Mobile: iPhone Stays Locked
Wireless Japan Tradeshow Interview - SoftBank Exec. States iPhone will Stay Sim-Locked. Ahh.. Huh..!?! http://bit.ly/cGmgQoWireless Japan 2010 – Panel Discussion
Wireless Japan Tradeshow - Panel Discussion by all three operators related to future of handsets and services http://bit.ly/a6qoYGWireless Japan – LTE Handset Demo
Wireless Japan Tradeshow - LTE Demo - Drawing Communications Shared Between Handsets http://bit.ly/dxMvo6Japan and Korea Explore NFC Sharing
KDDI, Softbank, and SK Telecom sign MOU of interop with FeliCa and MiFare NFC devices http://bit.ly/9EPveuKyocera Android Hands-on Zio
Wireless Japan Tradeshow - Kyocera Booth - New Zio Android Smartphone Terminal for US Market http://bit.ly/cnZMkbIdol Master – AR Demo by KDDI
Wireless Japan Tradeshow - KDDI Booth - AR Demo including Idol Master Game by Bandai with SekaiCamera http://bit.ly/9QvKDBWireless Japan – DoCoMo AR Booth
Wireless Japan Tradeshow - DoCoMo Booth - AR Demo including Golf on Youtube video http://bit.ly/c1EjYeAU Games Mobile Store to Close
Second PR from KDDI today, announced will shut-down AU Games mobile retail platform end of August. Details in Jpn: http://bit.ly/c0zt3U
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