Panasonic has announced the sale of it’s 100 millionth Mobile phone in Japan. It has supplied devices to carriers including NTT DoCoMo, KDDI, and Softbank. Pansonic first began selling mobile comms terminals in 1979 – the first mobile phone being in 1987. Since then Panasonic has gone on to be Number 1 or Number 2…
Toshiba copies Fujitsu RakuRaku handset, gets sued by Fujitsu
You mean companies can sue for copyright infringement on the design of a particular handset? That must have been news to Toshiba, seeing as how they blatantly copied a RakuRaku handset made by Fujitsu. You see, the Toshiba Kandan Keitai 821T is an almost carbon-copy of the Fujitsu Foma RakuRaku Phone III, prompting NTT DoCoMo…
Disney Mobile gives it another go in Japan with DM001SH
What a trooper. Disney Mobile, the defunct MVNO that closed-up shop in the US after less-than-stellar sales, is up and at it again. After falling off the US-horse, Disney Mobile is trying again in the Japanese market – as we expected. This time around, the tenacious MVNO has teamed up with Softbank to offer some…
Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo confirmed to be negotiating with Apple for iPhone
We previously reported that the largest wireless operator in Japan has been in talks with Apple to bring the coveted iPhone to the island-nation’s NTT DoCoMo network. Well, today we get confirmation straight from NTT DoCoMo that Apple is indeed working with the Japanese network to bring those edgy-Japs a bit of minimalist-style. “It is…
Japanese students have the option to take a class on their mobile phone
If you’re in Japan you not only have the choice of taking a class online, but you can also opt to view lectures on your cell phone! Cyber University as they call it, opened up in April and has just over 1800 students enrolled. Classes range from Chinese history, journalism, English lit, and more. The…
Disney Mobile to resurrect in Japan
Roughly a month ago, we saw Disney Mobile shutting its MVNO operations in the U.S. and we thought the popular cartoon and film maker finally figured out — it’s the content it should make its money from. But no, they’ve decided to give it another shot only this time in Japan. Somehow, I’m having a…
Softbank releases Gacchaman Limited Edition manga phones
When you’re competing in such an advanced mobile phones market as Japan, you just gotta differentiate your offering from your competition. Hence, Softbank released limited edition phone designs based on the popular manga/anime series, Gacchaman. Naturally, it’s not just the beautifully designed shells — these phones also come with themed menu icons, backgrounds and other…
Japanese Mobile Phones to warn of incoming Earthquakes!
Japan, that little island nation dotting the Pacific “Rim of Fire” and constantly rocked by shaking earth, has mobilized “a system to notify customers of an imminent earthquake.” Japanese wireless operators DoCoMo and KDDI are joining forces to develop this type of early-warning system, as is Softbank, to give the Japanese population a few precious…
Softbank unveils its Summer 2007 collection
Following the KDDI summer collection announcement, Softbank unveiled its line of new handsets. The idea seems not to release just a single device, anyone can do that, but a bunch — making sure there something for everyone. Unfortunately, in other parts of the world, we hardly see anything new released for the summer. Anyway, let’s…
Softbank announces Toshiba X02HT and X01H Windows Mobile 6.0 Smartphones
Japanese carrier Softbank has announced two new qwerty keyboard smartphones – both rocking the hot new Windows Mobile 6.0 Standard operating system. The X02HT packs in a 2megapixel camera, WiFi, Bluetooth, 2.4 inch display, qwerty keyboard, and uses GSM radios with W-CDMA for high speed data. The X01H goes even bigger with larger 3 inch…