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HTC is preparing to launch a new Japan-only Android smartphone, marked as HTC J (model number ISW13HT). The newly announced device, which is pretty much a version of One S with WiMAX connectivity, will join KDDI’s range in late May. In that sense, we’re wondering whether a similar model will be released for Sprint, which…
Arguably one of the best features of Google’s Android mobile operating system is the ability to swipe down from the top of the screen and see a list of notifications that require your attention. Missed calls, missed texts, someone liking your latest Facebook status update, that sort of thing. It’s such a handy little gesture…
The Motorola RAZR isn’t the world’s thinnest smartphone anymore. Sure it will keep its crown in the western hemisphere but in Japan folks have another, even thinner option – Fujitsu Arrow ES IS12F. Available through KDDI, this Android smartphone is just 6.7mm think which is 0.4mm thinner than Moto’s smartphone. However, Fujitsu’s baby isn’t as…
A rumor from Japanese Nikkei newspaper suggests Softbank won’t be the only carrier to exclusively offer the iPhone for so long. Starting from next year, KDDI will join the party too, offering the latest (and greatest) version of Apple’s handset – iPhone 5. KDDI is obviously super-interested in a deal with the Cupertino-based company, considering…
Man, Japan gets all the cool stuff. KDDI au announced recently a bunch of new Android handsets, including the HTC EVO 3D, the Motorola Photon, and this beauty made by Toshiba and Fujitsu. It has a 4.3-inch 1280 x 720 touchscreen, packs a 13 megapixel camera on the back, and is running Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread on…
We’ve seen some pretty interesting custom user interfaces for Android before, but the latest skin from Japan’s KDDI Infobar handset line shows a UI that may look a bit familiar. The handsets feature a Windows Phone 7 like UI, but offers up customization options Microsoft only wishes it would have thought up. They say that…
Japanese operator KDDI is to invest $22 million in the US-based financial service provider Microfinance International Corporation (MFIC) with the idea to develop a global open mobile payment platform. According to the carrier’s president, Takashi Tanaka, although telecom players and the financial services markets are converging, “most of them are local movements” rather than a…
Japan’s KDDI has a neat service for its customers travelling overseas. The country’s second-largest operator is offering the Novatel Wireless MiFi 2372 as a rental service so that interested folks can access Internet wherever they happen to go/be. The MiFi 2372 is available for 1,280 JPY ($15.7) per day and the service can be ordered…
It used to be that every time the Japanese came out with a device I’d wave my fist in the air because it could do things like pay for groceries using NFC or tune into the free over the air crystal clear television signals. For all the things Japanese phones do, they’re mainly feature phones,…
Japan’s KDDI is joining a number of carriers that will be offering Samsung’s Android-powered tablet starting at some point in early next year. However, they won’t get the “original” Galaxy Tab, but some version which is I guess specially made for their needs. Specs wise, the model marked SMT-i9100 also comes with a 7-inch WSVGA…