Year
2010
CyberAgent Buys into Vietnam
CyberAgent eyes content plays in emerging markets, buys into Vietnam with 27% stock purchase of Green Mobile Corp.Seniors Mobile Health Monitor
Fujitsu and local govt offices in Hokaido will give special 'simple' phone to Sr. citizens as life support service via monitor of GPS and pedometer data http://bit.ly/cgDHM1SoftBank Hawks 1Seg SpotCast
SoftBank Mobile will offer 1Seg SpotCast for upcoming baseball games, via channel 15, with added stats & tweet via #sbh2010 tag! http://bit.ly/aY7wzxSurvey: 72% Watch Mobile TV
Tokyo-based MMD Lab latest survey shows 30% use mobile Twitter, 55% read manga and 72% watch 1Seg digital TV.. Jpn: http://bit.ly/cCXmZb Yahoo Japan Gets Cirius for LBS Ads
Yahoo Japan buys Tokyo-based Cirius Technologies creators of the AdLocal LBS platform.. Big Congrats to Miyazawa-san! http://bit.ly/iuVxZ5Groupon in Japan via Q:Pod
Groupon enters Japan & and Russia markets, via acquisition of domestic clone here called Q:Pod, via TechCrunch Japan: http://tcrn.ch/b9uOLB Saitama Jr. High Uses Twitter
Jr. High School in Saitama Prefecture trials using mobile Tweets to connect better with both students & parents! JPN: http://bit.ly/aL3DA1 Sekai Camera Campaign for Tsutaya
Tonchidot has announced a tie-up with video chain retailer Tsutaya using their Sekai Camera AR tech. to point users in the right direction http://bit.ly/aWg7fdNew Twitter App for SoftBank Mobile
The Jig browser folks have released JigTwi app. for SoftBank Mobile, includes touch function but not horizontal view http://bit.ly/c4zySZCapcom Rolls Mobile Virtual Goods Game
Based on their PSP game, which retails for $40, Capcom has released a virtual goods game for the massive Mobaga platform http://bit.ly/9YB9ix
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