Year
2013
Intelligent Glass – Wearable Hackathon
DoCoMo will run Wearable Hackathon on 12.07/08 with new API and "intelligent glass" terminal from CEATEC http://bit.ly/1bb7jqrLINE Hits 300 Million User Threshold
Launched in June 2011.. LINE announces they hit 300M User mark today! Big Congrats to @moriakit team! http://bit.ly/1cTaZjtDoCoMo HR Recruiting Campaign Site
Slick Flash site for DoCoMo 2014 'Fresh' Recruits - review various open candidate fields - in Japanese only http://bit.ly/IBpy2kToys ‘R’ Us Japan Christmas AR Catalog
Toys 'R' Us Japan releases AR "Christmas Catalog" it's a clear sign.. Santa Claus coming to town! http://bit.ly/1b5hvVETizen Association Adds New Japanese Members
ACCESS, KONAMI, Panasonic and Sharp from Japan among 36 new members joining the Tizen Assoc. http://bit.ly/18Rmzg5DoCoMo and Pioneer Debut DriveNet Info
DoCoMo and Pioneer rolling DriveNet Info telematics platform mid-Dec. c/w Concier Talking and h'ware bundle http://bit.ly/18v3odZPayPal Face App Campaign in Tokyo
PayPal Japan is running Face App payment campaign at Cafe Nescafe Harajuku - Video http://bit.ly/1jWAe74 Cnet Japan Startup Awards 2013
Hot off the wire Cnet Japan just announced Japan Startup Awards - voting is open w/18 companies nominated http://bit.ly/1bzFUEKNew OrangeFab Accelerator for Japan
France Telecom debuts 3-month accelerator program in Tokyo, accepting applications, warm welcome to OrangeFab! http://bit.ly/183QrY2DoCoMo Announces 1.2Gbps Single Antenna
DoCoMo World First - Hits 1.2 Gbps transmission w/single-size antenna using Smart Vertical MIMO for LTE-Advanced http://bit.ly/1gtVkK1
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