There’s nothing new in a fact that two companies from different industries are co-operating to extend both of their respective brands. Most notably, you’re probably aware of the Nike/Apple partnership which resulted in Nike offering its shoes along with an iPod. Now, we have the mentioned shoe manufacturer partnering with KDDI in Japan to offer…
Opera Widgets on new 3G phones from KDDI
Those lucky Japanese. Again they are mocking us with all their modern technology and services. Now Opera Software, probably the best known by its (mobile) web browser, partnered with Japanese carrier, KDDI, to integrate Opera Widgets on Toshiba W56T, Sony Ericsson W54S and Sanyo W54SA mobile phones. The new service called “au one Gadget” aims…
Samsung prepping AMOLED handsets for KDDI
Our Far-East friends are always getting the trickest technology available. It’s enough to make us feel a little left out of the tech-game – what we wouldn’t give to get nicked by that cutting edge every now and then. Alas, Samsung has announced that they will start mass production of handset displays for 4 new…
Pantech A1407PT – bone conduction in a mobile phone
We’ve all heard of (pun?) the bone conduction technology in the awesomely awesome Aliph Jawbone Bluetooth headset, heck we’ve even got an in-house model. But, when you start to think about it, it just makes sense for the background-noise-eliminating technology to hit mobile phones. Pantech has done just that. The Pantech A1407PT has just been…
Samsung to start AMOLED phone production for KDDI Japan
So far, we’ve seen few companies working on AMOLED (Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode) screens and just when we were wondering when will first such devices start appearing, Samsung announced that it will start the mass production of AMOLED display equipped phones for KDDI in Japan. Yeah, it’s always Japan that gets the latest…
KDDI cuts rates and fees, keeps deflating Japanese economy
Just as we, and the Japanese Ministry of International Affairs and Communications, expected, KDDI has cut their rates and fees in the ever-continuing battle to win over wireless subscribers. The wireless carrier will no longer be subsidizing handsets with new-activations, offering lower calling plan prices. KDDI customers can expect to pay 1,050 yen ($9) and…
Japan facing continuing deflation woes due to mobile phone price wars
When do low prices on mobile phones and service actually hurt consumers? Well, for Japan, the continuing decline of mobile phone prices is putting the hurt on the island-nation’s economy. With 100 million mobile phone users, Japan’s top mobile phone manufacturers and carriers are engaged in a months-long battle to entice wireless customers into their…
KDDI announces Infobar 2 in Japan
Japan’s KDDI is set to show Apples of the world that the good ol’ keypad equipped candybar handset can look sexy too. Their newly launched Infobar 2 phone is the successor of the original Infobar which was announced way back in 2003. The new Infobar 2 measures 47x138x15.5 mm, weighs 104 grams, and packs such…
Japan’s KDDI to offer GMail to its users as “au one mail”
In its effort to expand its dominance to the mobile world, Google is working with KDDI to provide mobile search to the Japan’s second largest carrier’s users. But now they decided to extend the partnership by launching the KDDI version of Google’s popular GMail service. According to the arrangement, the special version of GMail (both…
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…