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LG Optimus LTE launches in Japan

After South Korea, Canada and United States – LG is bringing its super-awesome Optimus LTE smartphone to the Land of the rising Sun. Interested folks will be able to grab this powerful device from NTT Docomo, which is the nation’s leading mobile operator. Of course, it’s not a “regular” Optimus LTE but the one fine-tuned for the tech-savvy Japanese users that also comes with 1seg digital TV and NFC-based mobile wallet capabilities. LG’s official press release goes on praising the Optimus LTE and its 4.5-inch 1280×720 pixels (16:9 ratio) True Read more

Videos: Sharp’s new optical image stabilizing enabled camera phone really does work

Last week we reported on the RJ63YC100, Sharp’s new 12 megapixel camera module for smartphones and tablets that features optical image stabilization and is less than 5.5 mm thick. It hasn’t been put inside any American or European smartphones yet, though it has shown up in the Sharp AQUOS SH-01D that’ll sadly never leave the island nation of Japan. So just how well does the optical image stabilization work? The folks at The Verge just posted 3 videos produced by Sharp that demos a pair of SH-01D units strapped to Read more

Stefan Constantinescu

Fujitsu Arrows Kiss F-03D is a fancy Android smartphone for Japanese ladies

Lady phones are not that popular in most parts of the world. Japan is sort of an exception as major carriers are always trying to have a special offering for the tech-savvy ladies. NTT DoCoMo launched such a device, Fujitsu Arrows Kiss F-03D, that not only looks girly, but also comes with some apps that make it easier for its users to get around the day. The Android smartphone sports such pre-installed apps like Beauty Body Clinic that monitors your posture, Sukkiri Alarm that wakes you when it thinks you’re Read more

6.7 mm thick Fujitsu Arrows F-07D hits the FCC, Motorola Droid RAZR starts purging regularly

The Motorola Droid RAZR is impossibly thin, measuring just 7.1 mm at its thinnest point, but it’s now officially considered obese thanks to the 6.7 mm thin Fujitsu Arrows F-07D. The Arrows will probably never leave Japan, which is a shame, but at least it demonstrates that building thin smartphones isn’t exactly impossible. Spec wise, the Arrows is an inferior device compared to the RAZR. It has a single core 1.4 GHz processor (RAZR has a dual core 1.2 GHz processor), 4 inch 854 x 480 pixel display (RAZR has Read more

Stefan Constantinescu