DoCoMo DCMX Subs Top 10M
DoCoMo just announced total subs to their DCMX credit payment service, topped 10M in Japan on August 24, details in Eng: http://bit.ly/PCYCv
AU One Brand Garden Mobile Mall
KDDI rolls AU One Brand Garden shopping portal – open to mobile users on all three operators w/80 brands & 5,000 items [J] http://bit.ly/1ZjZ5M
Toshiba Smartphone Review
Review of Toshiba T-01A smartphone for DoCoMo, WiMo 6.1 Pro, Snapdragon 1Ghz cpu, 4″ touch-panel screen and slim 10mm design [J] http://bit.ly/XoCuy
i-Targeting Mobile Ad Campaign
i-Targeting mobile ad campaign deliver/filter tool announces 1.6B impressions in July w/over 14,000 affiliate sites [J] http://bit.ly/4EBRPc
Solar Charger for iPhone
iPhone owners will be happy to hear there is potential salvation for extra juice while on the run coming soon via this external solar panel charger. Tagged at about $40 and available as of Sept. 1st it will also connect power-up thirsty Nintendo DS and PSP and Japanese 3G handsets as well.
DoCoMo Doubles Zenrin Stake
DoCoMo doubles equity in Zenrin map service to 20% – at $2,400 per share – $7.2M investment, 2nd largest shareholder [J] http://bit.ly/euBu2
KDDI Selects LTE Platform Providers
Motorola and NEC get the nod to provide KDDI’s LTE platform scheduled to start operating in December 2012 via Bloomberg: http://bit.ly/pTCT1
SoftBank Mobile Trials for LTE
SoftBank Mobile gets ministry approval for LTE trial, thru spring 2010, using 1.5GHz spectrum in Fukuoka Prefecture. [J] http://bit.ly/zfO3m
DoCoMo Delays Sale of LG Handset
DoCoMo delays sale of L-04A by LG on software glitch related to camera function [J] http://bit.ly/1Lm2b8 Product Details http://bit.ly/7Q2OR
Suica Reports July Transactions
Suica & PASMO reports 42.91M retail purchases in July = 1.63M per day +195% from Apr’07 [J .PDF] http://bit.ly/VjawY