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Another Disney smartphone has been unveiled in Japan with NTT DoCoMo announcing plans to sell the DoCoMo F-07E. Set to hit the streets from mid-July, it isn’t just cute but also a pretty powerful device. Under the hood, the F-07E hides a 1.7GHz quad-core processor (most likely Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro), 2GB of RAM and…
Sony has officially announced the Xperia A in Japan where it will be sold by NTT DoCoMo, the country’s leading mobile operator. The device we’ve already seen at the FCC is a high-end Android 4.1 smartphone with specs that include a 4.6-inch 720p HD screen, LTE connectivity support, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4 Pro CPU, 13-megapixel rear…
As if we needed any other proof that Sony is prepping a handful of new devices for the 2nd half of the year, we finally have a glimpse at the Xperia A (Dogo) to confirm at least one of the upcoming devices. The handset falls in line with the existing Xperia Z’s design language, featuring…
Japanese customers won’t get the original LG Optimus G Pro, but a slightly modified version that dumps the 5.5-inch screen for a 5-inch one. The full HD resolution remains on place, giving a more pocketable device as a result (and one I would prefer over the bigger unit). That said, it is safe to bet…
It looks like Sony is hard at work on a few upcoming Xperia devices already for the summer. Not only does it look like Sony will be bringing the Xperia A (Dogo) and Xperia UL (Gaga) to Japanese markets later this summer, but also a mammoth 6.4 inch phablet, codenamed Togari. Here’s a quick rundown…
What’s possibly the sleekest Android tablet today is set to get the LTE treatment in Japan on March 22nd. That tablet would be the Sony Xperia Tablet Z, if you were unaware. Sony announced its new flagship tablet for Japan in late January, and more recently announced global availability for the rest of the world…
Japan’s NTT DoCoMo is setting up a 10-billion-yen (about $109 million) venture fund to invest in new businesses making apps and services for smartphones and tablets. Under the scheme, DoCoMo will launch an incubation program to support startups and venture companies, and invest in Silicon Valley-based 500 Startups II. Companies in this market are being…
No wonder Japan is such a high-tech society when its kids get phones like these. The newly unveiled Junior SH-05 is an Android smartphone with solid specs even for adults, let along pupils. Made for 4th graders (and above), it runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, while the phone’s specs include a 1.5GHz dual-core processor,…
We’ve told you that the LG Optimus G Pro is coming and voila – it has been announced in Japan at the time when most of the world still waits to get the Optimus G. As you can imagine, the G Pro builds on its predecessor to include a bigger, 5-inch screen with full HD…
NEC unveiled a unique smartphone in Japan, one that has two 4.3-inch qHD (540×960 pixel) screens. The first thing we think is Kyocera Echo, though this is a more powerful device, unveiled in the country where people are used to adopting the latest technology (and perhaps unusual form factors). In that sense and unlike the…