2nd Annual Tokyo Smartphone App Awards
MCF has announced their call for submissions to the 2013 Smartphone App Awards with a $10,000 Grand Prize: http://bit.ly/YtWkIS
Year: 2012
Amazon Opens Android Appstore in Japan
Amazon has launched their Appstore for Android in Japan, marking the store’s first push into APAC: http://bit.ly/188Vx26
Japan Passes U.S. for Google Play Revenues
App Annie Index shows Japan beat US in Google Play monthly revenues, a 1st ever, with 10x growth this year: http://bit.ly/SCW1Xe
Sony Jumps to #3 Spot for Global Smartphones
According to latest IDC report, Sony has moved up into third position for global smartphone sales in Q3 2012: http://bit.ly/TEQbEO
Starving the App Ecosystem
This article via NYT “As Boom Lures App Creators, Tough Part Is Making a Living” made the rounds and while it’s clearly focused on the …
Strange Mobile Tech News from Japan
Well.. it’s not like we woke-up on the wrong side of the futon.. but srsly..?!? Those who have followed us over the years know we’re …
Mixi and Mobage Form Mobile Games Business Alliance
Hot off the wires.. mixi and DeNA announced alliance to share smartphone mobile games development platform: http://bit.ly/Sc5i8H
PlayStation Mobile Developers Program
After an extended period in the beta phase, Sony has finally rolled-out their mobile developer SDK offering: http://bit.ly/RTI1qz
Speaking at Digital Media Asia
While we have many people to catch-up with in both KL and Singapore next week, and really looking forward, the annual Digital Media Asia conference …
DoCoMo Enables Full LTE Speeds
As of Nov. 16th in 10 cities nation-wide, for latest handset lineup, DoCoMo has full throttle down-link speed: http://bit.ly/S9Mk2t