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| E Ink Technology Embraced by Japanese Handsets |  | E Ink, a leading company in electronic paper display technologies, announced that the Casio Hitachi Mobile Communications joint venture has chosen the E Ink Vizplex Imaging Film based displays to be integrated into its new handsets.
The very-first mobile phone to use an E Ink Vizplex display is already on the market and it's a Hitachi one, namely Hitachi W61H. The handset was first announced at the beginning of the year ... [read more >>] | | 24 July 2008, 06:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| LG KF300 Announced for Japan and Europe |  | LG Electronics has announced the release of its KF300 clamshell in both Europe and Japan. Part of the Wine series, the new handset was first seen on the Web several months ago.
Now the phone is finally official and should be available across Japan and on most of the European markets in the next few days or weeks. The KF300 is already on sale in some South American countries – in Venezuela, for example, Movistar is offering i ... [read more >>] | | 23 July 2008, 02:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Sony Sells Ten Million PSPs in Japan |  | We all know that Sony's handheld has been criticized by some during the past few months for various reasons and, as a result, the PlayStation Portable had its ups and downs on the Western market. However, in Japan, things are completely different: ever since the beginning of 2008, Sony's console has been considered one of the best products on the market and has been recording great sales. Thus, it seems that no less tha ... [read more >>] | | 15 July 2008, 17:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Patapon 2 Introduces Multiplayer, Heroes |  | Did you like the wacky artistic direction and innovative gameplay of Patapon, which was released for the PlayStation Portable in February? Either way, get ready for the sequel which is already in development and for the addition of a new multiplayer component to ... [read more >>] | | 14 July 2008, 16:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| iPhone 3G Crisis in Japan |  | In Japan, where iPhone 3G is the only officially released iPhone (the first-generation handset didn't reach the Japanese market), iPhone fans are confronted with what seems to be an iPhone 3G crisis.
[admark=1]More exactly, there are far less units on sale than there should have been and, according to ... [read more >>] | | 14 July 2008, 13:14GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Yakuza 3 Officially In Development |  | SEGA has officially announced that Yakuza 3 will be released next year and that it is going to take the concepts of the first two games in the series to the next level. SEGA representative Toshihiro Nagoshi stated that "In other words, 3 depicts the story of ... [read more >>] | | 11 July 2008, 16:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Japan Starts Selling iPhone 3G |  | Today at 7:00 AM, the new iPhone 3G made its debut in Japan. The lucky carrier to distribute and offer plans for Apple's iPhone is Softbank, situated at the heart of the Harajuku district. This morning, the company opened its doors to customers eager to get their hands ... [read more >>] | | 11 July 2008, 08:42GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| iPhone 3G Compared to a Panda in Japan |  | New York is not the only city where iPhone enthusiasts started waiting in front of the stores for the iPhone 3G. A queue is now formed in Tokyo too, in front of SoftBank's store from the Harajuku district, where the first Japanese iPhone 3G handsets will be sold.
O ... [read more >>] | | 09 July 2008, 10:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Japan to Sell iPhone 3G at 7:00 AM on Friday |  | Japan's SoftBank, the only mobile carrier empowered by Apple to sell the new iPhone 3G in the "The Land of the Rising Sun," issued a report mentioning it would start selling the new device at 7:00 a.m. on Friday.
SoftBank, situated at the heart of the H ... [read more >>] | | 09 July 2008, 03:14GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| PlayStation Portable Beats Nintendo Wii and DS in Japan |  | Curious about what's going on in Japan? Look for the answer to that no further! We have fresh data coming from market research firm Media Create, regarding both hardware and software sales on the Far Eastern market. The numbers have not changed much since last time we talked, but there are signs that certain big upheavals might be happening soon.
The ... [read more >>] | | 07 July 2008, 02:42GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| iPhone 3G Has a July 11 Competitor in Sharp SH706i |  | After the 923SH clamshell, which will be released tomorrow in Japan via SoftBank, Sharp has unveiled yet another new and advanced handset with an Aquos display: the SH706i. Unlike the 923SH, Sharp SH706i will not see the light of the Japanese market thanks to SoftBank, as it& ... [read more >>] | | 04 July 2008, 08:34GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Sharp Aquos 923SH Makes Its Debut in Japan |  | Sharp, one of Japan's main manufacturers of handsets (among lots of other electronic products) has launched a new mobile TV phone on the Japanese market: Sharp Aquos 923SH. First unveiled back in June, the 923SH will be available under the name of SoftBank 923SH, starting July 5, only for the subscribers of SoftBank, the third largest Japanese mobile operator.
In the well-established tradition of Sharp, the 923SH is a cl ... [read more >>] | | 03 July 2008, 11:58GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| PlayStation Portable Again Top of Japanese Sales |  | It's Monday, so you must be eager to hear the news coming from Japan, the only country that lets us take a weekly look at the state of videogame related sales. Courtesy of market research firm Media Crate, we can now bring you the trends for the week that ended on June 22.
On the hardware front is seems that following strong initial sales spurred by the release of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots the ... [read more >>] | | 30 June 2008, 03:05GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Sony Ericsson SO706i Hits Japan |  | There's something weird about Japan, in the way that a lot of made-for-girls mobile phones get to be released there. The half-Japanese Sony Ericsson is among the latest handset manufacturers to launch such a device, called SO706i and available soon from NTT DoCoM ... [read more >>] | | 28 June 2008, 05:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Panasonic Tropical 823P, a Girly Waterproof Handset |  | Panasonic, one of Japan's largest electronics manufacturers, has recently unveiled a new mobile phone named Panasonic Tropical 823P. The handset will be released tomorrow, June 28, via Softbank, the third largest Japanese carrier (and the only one to bring Apple's iPhone 3G ... [read more >>] | | 27 June 2008, 09:59GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Japan's iPhone 3G Gets a Price |  | Officially announced on June 9, Apple's iPhone 3G will become available on July 11 in Japan, among other 22 global markets. The new iPhone will be offered in Japan exclusively from Softbank, the country's third largest mobile operator (after NTT DoCoMo and K ... [read more >>] | | 23 June 2008, 05:40GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 10 Million Sharp Mobile TV Handsets Sold |  | Sharp, the Japanese electronics manufacturer, has recently announced that it sold more than 10 million mobile phones that feature One-Seg capabilities (meaning that they allow users to watch TV programs on them). Although Sharp commercializes some of its handsets outside Japan too, none of those have mobile TV capabilities, hence the 10 million mark was surpassed only with the handsets sold on the local market.
The first O ... [read more >>] | | 16 June 2008, 11:33GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Huawei H11HW Brings Music and 3G at a Reasonable Price |  | Huawei, a leading telecommunications company from China, recently released its latest mobile phone, the H11HW. This new handset comes with some cool features (for an affordable device) as well as a pretty nice overall look.
Huawei H11HW has a clamshell form factor and, when closed, it shows a small internal display as well as music dedicated keys, created to offer users an easy access to the music player of the handset. W ... [read more >>] | | 12 June 2008, 05:38GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| New Baseball Game Drives the PlayStation Portable Forward |  | It's Monday, so it's time we saw how things are going on the Japanese videogame market. Media Create released the charts regarding both hardware and software sales and it seems that, while more games were released and more videogames were sold, the rise of actual gaming devices sold in Japan was modest, with only the ... [read more >>] | | 09 June 2008, 18:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Sony Ericsson W53S Now Has 100 Faces |  | First released back in October 2007 for the Japanese market, Sony Ericsson W53S is now available with no less than 100 different faces, created either by Sony Ericsson, Disney or by famous designers from Tokyo or around the world. This makes the device the "most customizable" mobile phone created until now.
Although it doesn't have the high-end features of ... [read more >>] | | 09 June 2008, 09:55GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Wooo W62H from Hitachi Announced |  | Hitachi, one of the largest Japanese companies in terms of employee number (more than 380,000), recently released a new mobile phone, the Wooo W62H.
The new Wooo handset comes after the W61H model, which has, besides a normal display, an e-ink one that a ... [read more >>] | | 09 June 2008, 07:58GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Toshiba Sportio, the Fatty Mobile Trainer |  | Toshiba Sportio is one of the latest mobile phones from Toshiba's line-up and it's made for all those who are keen on working out and having a handsets that can help them do that.
Although it's both lightweight and slim, weighing 86 grams and measuring 93 x 52 x 13.7 millimeters, the Sportio looks a bit fat, if I may say so, which is funny for a handset created with the intention of keeping users in shape. Any ... [read more >>] | | 09 June 2008, 05:58GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Japan Doesn't Know What the iPhone Is |  | Softbank, the third largest mobile carrier in Japan, has announced a few days ago that it would begin to sell Apple's iPhone (the 3G one) to its customers, later this year. This seems to be great news for Japanese users, as they'll finally get the chance to buy the handset that ... [read more >>] | | 06 June 2008, 10:42GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 3G iPhone + Japan = High-Tech Love |  | Japan, one of the most advanced countries when it comes to mobile phones, but also one of the few that until now didn't get the chance to announce the availability of the iPhone on its territory, has finally made a deal with Apple in order to offer the world-famous touchscreen handset. Sure, the deal was not made by Japan itself, as a state (that would have been weird), but by Softbank, the number three mobile operator in the country. ... [read more >>] | | 04 June 2008, 04:53GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Rock Band Coming to Japan |  | In the aftermath of the success that Rock Band experienced in North America and after the initial report of good sales on the European videogames market despite its higher than expected price, Harmonix is now saying that it has paired up with Q Entertainment to get the game ported to the Japanese market.
There are certain difficulties in taking a title that focuses on music simulation and porting it to such a different culture ... [read more >>] | | 03 June 2008, 03:18GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Fujitsu F906i and F706i, New Clamshells from Japan |  | Fujitsu recently unveiled two of its latest mobile phones, F906i and F706i, both coming in a clamshell form factor and packing pretty nice features – as all the new Japanese handsets. The new phones have pretty simple designs but Fujitsu seems to have paid a great deal of attention to details, making everything look very nice.
Fujitsu F906i features a 3.2 TFT internal display with a WVGA resolution (480 x 864) and 16 mill ... [read more >>] | | 02 June 2008, 08:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| BRAVIA SO906i, the Ultimate Sony Ericsson TV Phone |  | Sony Ericsson BRAVIA SO906i is a new mobile phone that the Swedish-Japanese company is launching in Japan, offering consumers high-end features into a simple and elegant clamshell design.
Since it has "BRAVIA" in its name, the new SO906i features a 3 inch high-end display that uses the same technology as the Sony BRAVIA line-up of LCD screens. Besides having 3 inches, the phone's display also comes with a 16:6 ... [read more >>] | | 30 May 2008, 10:54GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| New NEC N706ie Clamshell Announced |  | NEC Corporation recently unveiled the future availability of a new mobile phone, the N706ie. As most of the handsets coming from NEC, the N706ie is a clamshell created to answer the needs of Japanese users.
NEC N706ie has a simple overall look and it's probabl ... [read more >>] | | 30 May 2008, 08:12GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Afrika Teaser for Japan |  | Sony likes to be mysterious. It sometimes adds no change log to its PlayStation 3 firmware updates, saying only a few mysterious words regarding the benefits of the upgrade. And sometimes, they announce a game only to forget about it for quite a while and then resurr ... [read more >>] | | 29 May 2008, 14:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Sharp Disney Phone – Shiny and Highly Featured |  | After announcing its new Windows Mobile smartphone (named Willcom 03) for Japan, Sharp has also unveiled today a "less serious" mobile device, the DM002SH, which comes as a Disney phone.
Also released in Japan, this new Sharp Disney (we can call it this, ... [read more >>] | | 26 May 2008, 13:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Sharp Willcom 03, the Japanese Diamond |  | Sharp, the giant Japanese electronics producer, presented today its latest touchscreen handset, the Wilcom 03 (or Sharp WS020SH).
Since it's the first device to be released in Japan with Windows Mobile 6.1, we could say that, somehow, the new Sharp smartphone is the To ... [read more >>] | | 26 May 2008, 08:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Sony Ericsson W62S Released in Japan |  | Sony Ericsson recently launched a new handset for the Japanese market, the W62S, via KDDI au, Japan's second largest mobile operator.
First announced at the beginning of 2008, ... [read more >>] | | 14 May 2008, 07:12GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Japanese Military Gains Space Access |  | Almost four decades of Japan using the space for non-military applications are about to end on Friday with the introduction of a bill said to give the military space access. The action came with the visit of the Chinese President Hu Jiantao, whose country shot down one of its weather satellites last year, spreading fear amongst the Japanese people. In 1969 the parliament introduced a resolution stating that Japan would only use space for p ... [read more >>] | | 12 May 2008, 03:38GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Fujitsu F884i Lets You Dictate Emails and Messages |  | Fujitsu, the Japanese giant company, has recently launched F884i, the latest mobile phone from the "Raku-Raku" series, available in three color versions black, red and light gold/silver. Also known as "Raku-Raku Premium", the new device co ... [read more >>] | | 23 April 2008, 10:27GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| A Bizarre Japanese Volcano |  | Japan has about 200 volcanoes, of which 70 are active. The most famous Japanese volcano is Fujiyama. But this one erupted last time in 1707. Others are not that peaceful.
Usu, from the island of Hokkaido, has a bizarre behavior and look. At each eruption, the underground magma rises, forming amazing mounds, from a few tens to a few hundreds of meters tall, called cryptodomes. The cryptodomes form in the top of the volcano, in the middl ... [read more >>] | | 16 April 2008, 10:25GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Japanese Console Market Will Peak This Year |  | Enterbrain is a company that specializes in analyzing the Japanese videogame market, both in terms of software and of hardware. Recently their analysts have confirmed that the market for videogames and videogames-related equipment has grown in 2007 by around 3.8% to a value of ... [read more >>] | | 15 April 2008, 02:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Fake Japanese Government Email Drops Backdoor |  | Symantec has just discovered a new spoofed email circulating in Japan after multiple local companies confirmed the fact that they had received emails apparently sent by a Japanese government agency. According to the security company, the email informs the receivers that the government has made some organizational changes and, in order to view them, they have to download and open two attached file. The files, 0414.xls and 0414.exe ... [read more >>] | | 14 April 2008, 06:56GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| PlayStation 3 Reaches Two Million in Sales |  | Apparently one good game can take a gaming platform to the top. That's what is happening with the PlayStation Portable and the Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G game from Capcom. The wild success of the videogame title has made the PSP the dominant gaming console in Japan for the second week in a row. Its closest rival, the Nintendo DS, lacks a success game that can help it retake the top spot.
Data coming from market researc ... [read more >>] | | 14 April 2008, 03:53GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 100 Million Panasonic Handsets Sold |  | Panasonic announced that it had sold its 100 millionth mobile phone at the beginning of April 2008, becoming the first producer to have shipped so many handsets in Japan.
International brand of Matsushita Electric, Panasonic launched its first device that can be catalo ... [read more >>] | | 11 April 2008, 04:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| PlayStation Portable Is Reborn |  | For a few weeks now, the Nintendo DS has stood at the top of the chart when it came to gaming hardware sales in Japan. But for the week that ended on March 30 the story has been a bit different. Not only did the PlayStation Portable reclaim the top spot but it also posted record sales numbers.
In a week the gaming console from Sony moved by 130,000 units, more than doubling its sales numbers, while the Nintendo DS posted a sli ... [read more >>] | | 07 April 2008, 03:22GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nintendo Dominates Japanese Games Market |  | Enterbrain, a company that specializes in the analysis of the Japanese hardware and software market, has released its findings related to the evolution of the videogames market over the fiscal year that has just ended on March 30. While not mind-blowing the figures suggest clear, sustained growth.
The combined sales of gaming hardware, including consoles and videogames, have reached more than 667 billion yen, which is about 6. ... [read more >>] | | 04 April 2008, 03:40GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G Is Breaking Sales Records |  | It's no easy feat to sell more than 1 million game units in less than a week (six days to be precise) and it's even more of a feat to do this on a system that's not exactly the most coveted these days. But Capcom has done it and their Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G title fo ... [read more >>] | | 03 April 2008, 03:58GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Wii Fit Is a Big Hit |  | The Nintendo Wii has always put emphasis on different and sometimes quirky gameplay over the classic game recipes. The control scheme of the Wii rewards those developers who create games that do not follow already existing patterns. And who's better prepared to tak ... [read more >>] | | 02 April 2008, 06:48GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Google Brings Karaoke Closer to YouTube Fans |  | The copyright of the content uploaded on YouTube has always been a problem for the video sharing service's parent company Google, as there are numerous firms which sued the search giant, accusing it of copyright infringement. Because of that, every new copyright deal signed by Google is welcomed, as it keeps the Mountain View company away from copyright lawsuits and brings the users on the legal side. A few days ago, Google ... [read more >>] | | 31 March 2008, 03:53GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nintendo DS Is Top Seller |  | Following the news that in February's NPD hardware sales numbers the Nintendo DS surprised everyone by near ... [read more >>] | | 31 March 2008, 02:42GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
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