With so many games out there for Android, I still find myself playing games from gaming’s good ol’ days, a time when animated sprites moved around in side scrolling adventures, when gore in video games was hard to find, and the word polygon was only something you heard about in math class. Here are 5…
Nexus 10 finally headed to the land of the rising sun
After nearly a two month wait, Nexus 10 tablets are finally available for people in Japan. The 10-inch slate running stock Android 4.2 Jelly Bean is on sale now and can be got through the Google Play Store. The Google and Samsung collaboration will set Japanese customers back ¥36,800 (around $400) for the 16GB model,…
Sony announces Xperia Tablet Z – 10.1 inch 1900 x 1200 res display, 6.9mm thin, more
While Sony’s venture into the Android tablet world hasn’t necessarily proved to be very fruitful, things just might turn around with its latest tablet offering, the Xperia Tablet Z. Announced only for the Japanese market, The Xperia Tablet Z has a lot in common with its smaller sister device, the Xperia Z smartphone. Inside, you’ll…
DoCoMo and Samsung to partner in an attempt to compete with Qualcomm on basebands
Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo and South Korean handset maker and component supplier Samsung, as well as Fujitsu, NEC, and Panasonic, are partnering up in an attempt to take on Qualcomm, who according to Japanese publication Nikkei has 80% of the baseband market. What’s a baseband you might ask? If you know what a modem is,…
Android does Windows Phone 7 the right way with Infobar
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…
Sony Ericsson Acro (not Arc) destined for Japan
Sony Ericsson is certainly churning out a good number of Android handsets lately, and the newest, the Xperia Acro, packs a similar punch to the rest of the line. However, this particular handset won’t be coming to the US, or anywhere else for that matter. This Xperia Arc variant will ship only to Japan. The…
Disney Phone promo video shows off UI – not too shabby
We already knew that Disney was going to release their own Android phone in Japan, and we were surprised to see that the specs on the thing weren’t too bad either. Well, now we have a video of the Disney-themed Android phone showing off the software goods. If this Disney phone was to hit the…
Two guys responsible for delaying 70,000 Japanese commuters over a mobile phone dispute
Japanese common courtesy dictates that while you’re on a train you shouldn’t use your mobile phone. They take it very seriously over there, and people get highly offended if you don’t respect the rules. There’s a story coming out of Japan Today that says two office workers on the Sobu line were chatting away on…
Sony invents new method of moving power and data using only 1 cable [Crazy Clamshell Creations]
Sony has invented a new method of transmitting both power and data over a single copper cable, thus replacing the complicated ribbon cables commonly found when disassembling mobile phones, especially clamshell form factor devices. Typically a mobile phone has several dozen cables embedded inside one or two ribbon cables which are used to transmit audio,…
The Japanese are building a mobile operating system that will run both Symbian and Linux apps
Filed under “huge waste of research and development costs”, today we have a press release saying that NTT DOCOMO, Renesas, Fujitsu, NEC, Panasonic Mobile Communications and Sharp Corporation are going to combine forces to create a mobile operating system that will be compatible with both Symbian, and Linux. It’s due to come out by March…