DoCoMo Video for Google Android
DoCoMo tv campaign video for HTC Google Android handset [J] http://bit.ly/ifKXL You don’t need to understand Jpn for this!
DoCoMo Video for Toshiba-01A
DoCoMo tv campaign video for Pro Series featuring Toshiba-01A “is it pc or mobile phone? it’s both!” [J] http://bit.ly/uLUex
NicoNico Douga Hits 400K Paid Subs
NicoNico Douga hits 400K paid subs at $5 month. On docomo i-menu w/billing from 3 Aug. Live Mobile Broadcast is Hot! [J] http://bit.ly/4FP3Z
Sharp Begins 3G Handset Sales in China
Sharp begins 3G handset sales in China, 1st for Japan ODM. Priced at $700 per unit & forecast 5,000 shops by year-end [J] http://bit.ly/JyLEi
Meccano Robot iPhone Dock
Meccano Robot iPhone dock w/speakers, Bluetooth control to change tunes, move the robot, take pictures wash dishes etc. http://bit.ly/3cbQ5Q
Will DoCoMo Beat SoftBank in July?
Thinking ‘maybe’ DoCoMo will break SoftBank Mobile 27-month winning streak in new subs war for month of July – official stats L8r this week..
DoCoMo iD for Summer Sonic
DoCoMo iD campaign promotes speedy access using RFID to enter SummerSonic rock concert next weekend [J] http://bit.ly/eRSnC great graphics!
Wireless Japan 2009 Reports
The crew at RBB Today did a fantastic job [in Japanese] covering the annual Wireless Japan conference and exhibition at the Big Sight convention hall, starting with this video demo of augmented reality by DoCoMo R&D labs. We were at the show this year, running the summer edition of Mobile Monday Tokyo event there on the 24th, and must say while there was still several interesting products on display the current economic situation certainly dampened the usual buzz.
AdMob does Co-Op with NTT Broadband
AdMob does co-op w/NTT Broadband, free WLAN platform via wifine.jp offering ads targeted at iPhone & iPodTouch users [J] http://bit.ly/dcdbx
DoCoMo Releases Q1 Result for 2009
DoCoMo President and CEO Ryuji Yamada presented the company Q1 performance numbers for fiscal year 2009 this afternoon – the .PDF and video are both available in English. Reported year-on-year highlights from the quarter include; operating revenue -7.3%, operating expenses -4.7%, Capital Expend. -6.5%, MOU -1.5% to 135mins and Voice/Data ARPU at 5,440jpy, -7.6%. With new 18 models in Summer 2009 handset lineup – 4.34M units were sold April 1st to June 30th, down 12% compared to Q1 2008 also noted that 43% of subscriber base is now on a flat-rate data plan. The new i-Conceir” service has gained 1.8M subs in the first 6-months with 364 content service offerings while the BeeTV launch on May 1st show 550K subs paying 315jpy per month.