Kyocera Comms Appoints New President
Kyocera has announced that Mr. Yasuhiro Oishi will lead their Communications subsidary as Toriyama-san takes chair of KCI: http://bit.ly/mORBpq
Year: 2011
Gree Acquires OpenFeint for $104M
GREE adds another plank to it’s expanding global platform build with their acquisition of OpenFeint for $104M, see PR here: http://bit.ly/igDBk0
DCM & Partners Announce Android Fund
DCM along with Gree, KDDI and Tencent have announced their so-called $100M “A-Fund” targeted at Android Developers: http://bit.ly/mhocc8
Mobile Music in Japan Figures for 2010
The Recording Industry Assoc. of Japan released their figures for 2010 indicating mobile music worth just over $920M: http://bit.ly/ktg9B7
Capcom Social Gaming for Smartphones
Capcom has created 3 new regional divisions, under Beeline Interactive brand, dedicated to social gaming on smartphones: http://bit.ly/iWClSO
Win7 Mango Release Includes Japanese
The annual Microsoft MiX11 event introduced mobile developers to the new upcoming Mango release in Las Vegas – details: http://bit.ly/hxd1qn