Archive for the 'Mobile Users' Category
Pandemic Measures for the Enterprise
Rescue now Ltd., Internet Initiative Japan Ltd and Japan Hewlett-Packard Ltd announced co-op measures for emergency remote enterprise operations.
Free Wireless on the Bullet Bus
People on the move between Tokyo and Osaka can now hop a luxury bus service which conveniently includes speedy wireless access. These red-eye express coaches offer riders 802.11b/g connectivity via IIJ and DoCoMo networks with power access and Business Class seats for about $100usd, a notable savings compared to taking the Shinkansen. While commuter buses are usually designed to carry up to 40 passengers, these new Eco-Friendly hybrid gas and electric powered chariots are configured with only 16 large comfortable reclining vibro-seats. Talk about flying first class on the ground!
Au Premiere Shop Hits 5M Users
KDDI announced the My AU Premiere Shop portal reached 5 Million members, out of their 30M total subscriber base, in just 5 month since launch in mid-February. The digital mall provides EZ WEb subscribers a free profile page to customize with product preferences and receive exclusive offerings.
New Mobile Banking Service by DoCoMo
DoCoMo has announced they will launch a new mobile banking service on 21 July allowing users to transfer up to approx. $200 per transaction and $2,000 per month to any other DoCoMo customer. The mobile remittance does not require a new bank account and the total fee per transaction is set at $1.65 The funds can be sent to recipients personal bank account or credited to their DoCoMo monthly phone bill. Apparently, this platform will not be made available to corporate subscribers.
Coupon Shopping with Shufoo!
Toppan printing, one of the worlds largest printers and famed for producing newspaper coupon inserts, rolled a offering called Shufoo! back in 2006. Targeted at house-wives, and utilizing the network of some 350 large distribution companies; mostly major supermarkets, and 16,000 store locations, this platform has been providing the very same printed material as content […]
Japan Social Networking Survey
Point On Research conducted this survey, in Japanese, on Japan SNS in early June, with interesting results. The questionnaire targeted demographics, representing 50-50 sample of male to female and equal 25% ratio on the age split between teens, twenties thirties and forties, for feedback on platforms and access with Mixi the clear leader at 72% and mobile preferred to PC by more than 4 to 1 margin. Another note of interest shows that over 65% of the group indicate they are daily users!
Going Mobile for Sakura Season
Spring is almost here and WeatherNews Japan is gearing up for another Hanmi season with their so-called Sakura Simulator application. Tracking the progess of magic blooming across the country aided by legends of regular users - updates via mobile naturally - along with route map suggestions for where some of the best places are to have a picnic.. wOOt!
Japanese Kids Mobile Usage Survey
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology released the results of their “investigation about use of a child’s cellular phone” survey which was conducted late last year. With replies coming from a total of 10,448 people, ranging in age from elementary school through high school, it’s a wide ranging report with a significant amount of user data, all in Japanese. It’s a real eye-opener on mobile youth usage behavior so we cranked out a quick machine translation, to cover the key points, after the jump.
Majority of 911 Calls Via Mobile
According to this article on the Mainichi Shimbun, National Police Agency figures released for 2008 show that over 63 percent of calls for emergency services in Japan come from mobile phones. Results showed that a total of 5,165,795 calls were made from mobile phones, up 1.5 percent from the same period the previous year and the biggest year-on-year increase for the period.
In order to trace the source of mobile phone calls, which are harder to track than land line calls, police in 21 prefectures, including the Metropolitan Police Department, have introduced location data reporting systems, with police in 10 other prefectures, including Aomori, planning to buy similar systems by the end of June this year.
Japanese Handset of the Year
The folks at Ktai Watch ran an open to all readers online poll from December 19 - 25th for best handset model of 2008. They managed to collect about 3,000 votes in all and have listed the top 50 Here.
The 931SH by Sharp for SoftBank Mobile topped the list with Fujitsu’s F-01A for DoCOMo coming in 2nd place. So, “What about the 3G iPhone” - we can just hear you screaming that from all over the world - well, it easily took top spot in the Smartphone section with over 60% of the votes 
Our Very Best Wishes to Everyone for 2009!
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- Japan Mobile Advertising Awards
- SoftBank Q3 FYE 2011 - Press Conf.
- DeNA Establishes Office in Canada
- KDDI Announces $50M Dev. Fund
- DoCoMo x Disney Mobile x Android
- New KDDI InfoBar Smartphone
- Top 10 Handsets in Japan - Jan. 2012
- DoCoMo Q3 FYE 2011 - Press Conf.
- Nintendo Wii U Tablet with NFC
- Panasonic Launches WiMax MVNO
