DoCoMo unveils 1st devices, Sharp smartphone & NEC tablet, for new V-High multimedia broadcast service: http://bit.ly/zrqEJR

Namco Bandai opened, beta to public, their own Android app store – Banadroid – 18 titles listed as of today: http://bit.ly/A00fz0

McDonalds Japan Scratch Coupon Android app campaign runs to Apr. 20 with new chances to win daily: http://bit.ly/wIhj9N

Tokyo-based Renesas announces MP5232 platform 1.5Ghz dual-core cpu for high-volume ODM’s & LTE devices: http://bit.ly/w4Ynon

KDDI does sweetheart JV with China-based Tencent to launch mobile QQ-Chat for AU debuts today: http://bit.ly/ytkZ4w

SoftBank to release 7.8mm thin smartphone by Panasonic in March, Android, dual-core, 4.3″ OLED screen: http://bit.ly/wrEovo