Archive for June, 2011
Suica NFC App coming for Android Handsets
JR finally has their Suica NFC App ready to roll for Android! Set to become available for 17-models as of July 23rd = wOOt: http://bit.ly/nopFlW
GREE Targeting 1Bn Users Worldwide
Tanaka-san, CEO of GREE, interview with Reuters noted the company has 500M - 1Bn users worldwide in coming years: http://bit.ly/ndtu3G
DeNA Announces New Office in Seoul
DeNa announced that its new South Korean subsidiary has officially begun operations led by president and CEO Makato Haruta: http://bit.ly/kzDQCS
DoCoMo Looks to Invest in Vietnam
DoCoMo is looking to invest in a Vietnamese content provider, according Reuters interview with a senior company executive: http://bit.ly/lWkZbN
iButterfly+ AR App to Debut at MLOVE
The annual mLove Confest is coming right up - sadly we cannot attend - and will feature world debut of iButterfly+ AR app: http://bit.ly/kTFwwH
Bangladesh Telcos Raise Funds for Japan
A nice note via our feedback form pointed-out this “Stand by a Friend” project to raise funds for Japan earthquake victims: http://bit.ly/ipNgqS
Softbank Ties Up for Digital Signboards
According to the Nikkei, SoftBank and Orix will build-out touch panel digital ad displays - Est. 10K units over next 5-years: http://bit.ly/mj507x
Samsung Lands LTE Deal with KDDI
According to several media channels, Samsung has inked LTE deal with KDDI. No specific details that we can find for now: http://bit.ly/kDBSqx
DoCoMo Taps McAfee Anti-Virus
The Nikkei is reporting that DoCoMo will offer free McAfee anti-virus software for it’s Android customers by sometime in July: http://bit.ly/iXBxZs
Sharps New Smartphone Linked TVs
WSJ has post on the continued Sharp Aquos evolution - to be clear, this approach has been going on for years, by all players: http://bit.ly/jI0lS4










