Archive for May, 2011
DoCoMo & Twitter Plan NFC Service
DoCoMo & Twitter Sitting in a Tree 8-)x(-8 using NFC - Touch and Follow - Thx to FeliCa! see more deets here: http://bit.ly/mjgpY1
Sharp Handset Shoots 3D Hi-Def Video!
Of course.. Sharp has geeks drooling for their latest design, available via DoCoMo soon, that will serve as a new benchmark: http://bit.ly/j1whZi
Japan Handset Sales Increase in 2010
According to JEITIA, the 2010 handset sales in Japan grew, for 1st time in 3yrs, by 2.4% to grand total of 32.9M units sold: http://bit.ly/mAFrtL
Android Beats iOS in Japan Market
According to new report by MM Labs, 57% of smartphones shipped in Japan during fiscal 2010 run Android, with 38% on iOS: http://bit.ly/jRfmJ8
Mobion App for Music+Location+SNS
Here’s interesting tidbit, an iPhone app to combine Music, Location and Social Networks - where have we seen that before! http://bit.ly/mMOu8H
Gilt Groupe Secures New Financing
Goldman Sachs and Softbank Group have announced $138M in funding for the luxury online shopping site run by Gilt Groupe: http://bit.ly/jkKZAQ
Softbank Reports Major Gain FYE 2010
SoftBank posted significant YoY increases, annual operating profit up 35% to $7.8 billion, on their 2010 year-end. Video here: http://bit.ly/iO6pFe
Toshiba 2010 Results = Back in Black
The smartphone component market has helped lift annual results with profit up over 90% as reported by Toshiba FYE 2010: http://bit.ly/jahglw
Xperia Acro Smartphone for Japan
Sony Ericsson took the wraps off their next-gen Xperia model, dubbed Acro, which is set to debut here in Japan this summer: http://bit.ly/jgEfdc
DeNA Announces FYE 2010 Results
Tokyo-based DeNA, creators of the uber-popular Mobage mobile social game platform, releases impressive 2010 fiscal results: http://bit.ly/kQBdSF










