Archive for October, 2011
Japan Tops Our Mobile Planet Survey
Our Mobile Planet - Google survey 30 countries & 30k users - Japan ranks 1st for apps, purchases & web surfing: http://bit.ly/tBx02E
Top 10 Android Apps in Japan
Appliko, website run by NTT Comm & Index, ranks Top 10 Android app downloads, Free and Paid, see link below [Jpn] http://bit.ly/w4UoF6
Japanese Doctors Smartphone Survey
CareNet survey of 1,000 members: 30% of Japanese Doctors own smartphone, 50-50 split between Android & iPhone: http://bit.ly/tqv5fo
Smartphone 1Seg Digital TV Tuner
I-O Data wireless 1Seg digital TV tuner targeted at Android & iPhone devices, with record function, price $140 per unit: http://bit.ly/rTTmSn
Japan Smartphone Market Shares
MM Research report 1H device sales: total 20M units - Sharp at 22% - Android takes 80% total smartphone share: http://bit.ly/uo8d3k
Spiegel Reviews Sharp 3D Smartphone
Less than glowing hands-on review by Spiegel in Germany on new Sharp 3D ‘droid handset now available in Europe http://bit.ly/sno7fY
Sony to Acquire Ericsson Share
Long rumored - now official - a new era begins for Sony w/o Ericsson ‘not just a name change but a game change’ http://bit.ly/rKKgOe
Mobage Gets Final Fantasy
DeNA and Square Enix to Bring Final Fantasy Social Game to Mobage in Japan - teaser page JPN: http://bit.ly/uBhiPj
Toshiba Next-Gen LCD Full HD Display
Impressive tablet display from Toshiba with WQXGA resolution at 498dpi which is 60% more than your eyes can detect: http://bit.ly/ussjcq
SoftBank Does JV with Bharti
Softbank and India-based Bharti, 850M subs, announce JV with key focus on Social Media, Gaming, e-Commerce: http://bit.ly/v0lxFH










