Let’s take a tour of the NTT DoCoMo booth from CTIA Las Vegas 2008. We’re never going to see the handsets that NTT DoCoMo had on display, but it’s nice to see what the island nation of Japan gets to play with every day. NTT DoCoMo, fresh off its Super 3G / LTE test that…
NTT DoCoMo achieves 250Mbps on Super 3G LTE network test
LTE is really starting to stretch its legs as the high-speed mobile broadband standard that we knew it could always be. NTT DoCoMo reportedly just achieved “a downlink transmission rate of 250Mbps over a high-speed wireless network in an outdoor test of an experimental Super 3G system.” Super 3G, also known as LTE (Long Term…
DoCoMo wants to cripple its own phones to help Japanese handset makers?
If you’re like me, you’re always eagerly waiting for the new product announcements coming from the leading Japanese mobile operators. They have the best phones in the world and it’s unfortunate that we don’t see many of those devices hitting markets outside of Japan. However, the advanced functionalities of Japanese phones are also an obstacle…
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…
Sony Ericsson denies reports that it is ending partnershp with DoCoMo
Wow, the Japanese handset market is really proving to be a tough nut to crack (a profit from, that is). With Sanyo’s recent exit from the mobile phone business, and Mitsubishi’s withdrawal from the handset game, it’s clear that even Japan’s larger handset makers are done with the grind that is the mobile phone industry.…
NTT DoCoMo to take stake in mobile UI specialist Acrodea
Recently, NTT DoCoMo announced that it will form a business and capital alliance with the maker of software technologies for mobile-phone user interfaces – Acrodea. The agreement, which will result in Acrodea products being embedded in DoCoMo handsets, will also strengthen the efficiency of DoCoMo’s handset-development process, as well as enhance the partners’ overall existing…
NTT DoCoMo brings the gold LG Shine with 1-Seg support to Japan
Regular LG Shine is just not good enough for Japan. How about the gold one? NTT DoCoMo’s hoping that the more luxurious version of the LG’s bestselling phone will be a hit among Japanese consumers. The Chocolate was a success, so why wouldn’t the other device from LG’s Black series? Anyway, the Japanese LG Shine…
iPhone not likely coming to Japan anytime soon
Sometimes it hurts to be so advanced (we never thought we’d say that). Apple has apparently run into a roadblock in bringing the iPhone to Japan’s NTT DoCoMo. While the whole iPhone revenue sharing model is being hashed out, that isn’t the biggest deal-killer here. In fact, NTT DoCoMo CEO Masayuki Hirata said that, ”…
Google and NTT DoCoMo confirmed partners, possibly bringing Android handset to Japan
It looks like the deal between Google and NTT DoCoMo to bring added Google-functionality to the carrier’s i-mode internet service has been confirmed by NTT DoCoMo. The partnership would bring pre-installed Google applications to NTT DoCoMo handsets and make it easier for the carrier’s 48 million i-mode customers to make use of apps like Google…
Steve Jobs’ Keynote Leaked: 16 GB iPhone, Japan launch, stealing 30% of devs profits with new SDK?
According to this leaked rough draft of Steve Jobs’ keynote to take place at MacWorld in less than 24 hours the 16 GB will launch for $500, Japan will get the iPhone with NTT DoCoMo and the SDK for the iPhone platform will be shown off. Two categories of programs can be available for users:…