Archive for April, 2011
Renesas to Re-Open Naka Plant Early
Renesas Electronics is scrambling to get the Naka plant back online after suffering damage from 311 quake and tsunami disaster: http://bit.ly/jJf7hr
Spring 2011 = Tablet Season in Japan
With Apple, Motorola, Sony & Toshiba all introducing their latest next-gen laptops in Japan this month - here’s a quick roundup: http://bit.ly/ktWGId
DoCoMo Releases Full Results FYE 2010
DoCoMo released their fiscal results FYE 2010 (as of March 31, 2011) c/w extended details - English Here: http://bit.ly/kpiNeO
Casio G’zOne Commando for Verizon
Casio is sending their latest ‘Commando’ tough-phone, yes it’s water-proof and (possibly) bullet-proof, to USA via Verizon: http://bit.ly/jStDfV
Nikkei Announces Android Award Winners
The Nikkei and various partners have announced their Android Apps Competition winners with top honors going to Voice4u: http://bit.ly/kaI66c
Disney Japan Runs Android App Contest
Disney Mobile has launched an Android developers contest, promising fame & fortune, is open for entries through May 22nd: http://bit.ly/l8AVWd
DoCoMo & DeNA Join on Mobile Games
DoCoMo and DeNA, producers of the popular Mobage platform, have announced extensive tie-up for mobile social gaming: http://bit.ly/mtWUGf
KDDI to Launch Operations in Russia
KDDI has announced it will open a local subsidiary office based in Moscow, as of May 2nd, to enable operations in Russia: http://bit.ly/mBzqai
Kyocera Comms Appoints New President
Kyocera has announced that Mr. Yasuhiro Oishi will lead their Communications subsidary as Toriyama-san takes chair of KCI: http://bit.ly/mORBpq
Gree Acquires OpenFeint for $104M
GREE adds another plank to it’s expanding global platform build with their acquisition of OpenFeint for $104M, see PR here: http://bit.ly/igDBk0










