July 15th, 2008
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Japan is known to have most advanced technology in mobile area. As before many kind of phones are equipped with special chip for contactless transaction, from subway ticketing to minimarket shopping. Now it is outstep European again by unleashing new phone to have fingerprint sensor.
Fujitsu FOMA F906i for DoCoMo will be the first phone to [...]
July 10th, 2008
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Well, not only in USA or New Zealand, Japan people also feel the excitement of iPhone 3G launching by queueing. They are lining up two days before the original D-day. About 30 person reported to queue in front of Softbank Mobile shop in downtown Tokyo, since the store will open at 7 AM, earlier than [...]
July 9th, 2008
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Willcom, the 4th largest phone operator and the only PHS phone maker in Japan is releasing Willcom 9. It is expected to be in market by July 18. It is quite small (although not thin) and said to be Google friendly phone. It is the first Willcom to have integrated function with Google Search Engine [...]
July 6th, 2008
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iPhone 3G is going to be launched in a matter of days. Japan and Hong Kong are two lucky Asian countries (or territories, considering HK is part of China) to grab this phenomenal phone on July 11. Is iPhone 3G ready to conquer Asian market?
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July 4th, 2008
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Probably this is the beginning of the deteriorating of fixed phone calls. For the first time ever, mobile phone calls usage beat fixed phone calls usage. The situation occurred in Japan, where mobile phone penetration has reached mature condition.
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July 4th, 2008
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As the penetration of mobile phone usage has reached 85% of population (or 108 millions subscribers), DoCoMo, the largest mobile operator in Japan is trying to expand their business by looking for opportunities overseas. Ryuji Yamada, the new President and CEO said, “our No. 1 priority is the Asia-Pacific region, then the Middle East and [...]
June 26th, 2008
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Always start your day with 3G iPhone news! Yeah, I hope you don’t mind with this. Yesterday, I’ve told you that 3G iPhone will likely hit stores’ shelves at 8:00 AM CT time or your own local time. And now, this is an important news to you should read and know about.
Softbank 3G iPhone Price
Unlike [...]
June 24th, 2008
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Before that 3G iPhone comes to crush Japan, Softbank had just launched their new line up, Sharp AQUOS 923SH yesterday. But what’s special than any other AQUOS out there? Hmmm, guess what, display … display … display ….
Sharp AQUOS 923SH Display
Sharp seems want to play big with this one. Believe me they’re not kidding. Just [...]
June 19th, 2008
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We all know that China made numerous cheap phone market. So cheap that we even can’t understand how they make profit. A phone with dual GSM-CDMA band with TV capability, multimedia, and great connectivity can be bought with less than US$ 250 in price tag. Can you imagine if they enter Japan’s sophisticated market and [...]
June 19th, 2008
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Survey from iSHARE said that 91.0% Japanese mobile phone users are not planning to purchase Apple Inc’s 3G iPhone. Wow! Don’t worry Steve, it is not that hard to neglect it.
Why?
Because of this fact:
Only 402 responders over the Internet (what?)
The survey had been conducted from June 5 to 6, 2008, before Steve announced it on [...]
