Four Japanese mobile operators will spend 1 trillion yen ($10 billion) during the next five years to build a next-gen mobile network with faster Internet speeds. According to Nikkei – NTT DoCoMo, KDDI, Softbank and Emobile will apply to the government for licenses for the new standard (LTE?) by May 7. DoCoMo plans to launch…
KDDI Gets Eco-Friendly Water-Resistant, Solar-Powered Phone
Japan’s KDDI is getting on the eco-bandwagon by introducing a solar-powered, waterproof handset manufactured by Sharp. With only 10 minutes in the sun, you can squeeze out one minute of talk time and two hours of standby. KDDI beats Samsung’s Blue Earth to the market, but not ZTE’s Coral. Still, it’s a slick-looking handset, and…
Sony Ericsson S001 is the best Cyber-shot phone; Too bad it’s a Japan-only device
Cry if you’re not in Japan. KDDI scored exclusive deal with Sony Ericsson to carry the company’s Japan-only S001 Cyber-shot handset. The super powerful slider looks great, and among other things comes with a large 3.3-inch WVGA (480×800) OLED screen ensuring beautiful colors, 8.1 megapixel camera with auto-focus, flash, smile shutter and protective lens cover.…
Japanese Wooo Ketai H001 Gets 3D
Hitachi’s got some nifty dual-hinged, TV-enabled handset called the Wooo Ketai H001 now available, supporting 3D video viewing. You’ll probably need some big goofy glasses to make that work, but hey, you can pull off anything in Japan. KDDI is also showing off a bunch of other new handsets for their spring ’09 collection ,…
Japan’s KDDI adds Sony Ericsson Walkman Xmini; World’s smallest Walkman phone?
Usually we see ultra hi-end handsets hitting portfolios of Japanese mobile operators and seeing the tiny Sony Ericsson Walkman Xmini hitting KDDI’s offering came as a surprise. It’s far from being a Japan-only ultimate handset with 8 megapixel camera and WVGA screen. Rather it’s a simplistic music-centric phone that seems designed for those that want…
KDDI au teams up with Louis Vuitton for standby screens
In an ever growing battle of Japanese mobile operators, KDDI au is teaming up with Louis Vuitton to provide its customers an additional content free of charge — beautiful standy screens designed by Louis Vuitton. In order to grab these wallpapers, KDDI subscribers should snap an appropriate QR code and they’ll receive graphics designed by…
KDDI out with Fall Winter collection; 8 phones that will make you move to Japan
Again and again we see super-cool phones coming from the Land of the rising Sun. Why handset makers don’t bring those babies to the western hemisphere is beyond me. I’m sure many IntoMobile readers share our passion for high-end phones, jam-packed with all the latest technologies. Anyway, let’s briefly introduce KDDI’s latest collection…
KDDI bucks global trends – profits up 27%!
KDDI Corp has reported a 27% gain in profit for Q3 2008, and remains on track to reach its full-year forecast of $4.4 billion. The company earned 138.5 billion yen ($1.4 billion) for the quarter. Wow! good numbers! The full-year forecast is apparently below analysts expectations, but nonetheless it is still a good result in…
KDDI beaming mobile images to e-paper
The last go at cell phone companions left a lot to be desired, but Japanese carrier KDDI still has hope. The latest from their lab is an e-paper tablet which wires images via infrared stored on your mobile to a full 13.1″ display. It takes about 12 seconds to load each page (which can be…
KDDI Shows Off Prototype 3D LCD Screen for Mobile Devices
The folks at KDDI have started showing off a new prototype LCD display targetted for use on mobile phones. The new display will be capable of showing 3D images. The display interlaces two images together… one image for the left eye, and one for the right. With the 2 images in a slightly different position,…