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What do you know, Yahoo also wants a piece of the ever-growing Android market despite the fact that the mobile platform is owned by its archrival – Google. However, the Internet giant isn’t going for the users in the Western hemisphere — rather, they decided to launch an Android-powered Yahoo! Phone in Japan, where they…
Those of you prone to storing files in the cloud will probably be familiar with Dropbox. They’ve made apps for Android, iPhone, and BlackBerry, letting you upload, download, and share files stored in your personal locker from your phone. Recently, they’ve announced that the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc and Xperia Play would come preloaded with…
Japanese operator SoftBank has just announced the Sharp Aquos Hybrid 007SH, the very first Android smartphone to come in the clamshell form factor. It packs Android 2.3, has a 3.4 inch touch screen with a resolution of 854 x 480 pixels that can also display 3D content, 16 megapixel camera that can also capture 720p…
There’s nothing more press people love than bombastic comments from people in high places. This latest torrent of harsh truth sprinkled with mild humor comes from SoftBank Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son [pictured above, to the left] who says that the “depressing reality” of the mobile industry is that data traffic is going to go…
The Apple iPhone 4 has been a big hit in Japan but it’s lacking some key features that those users expect like NFC capabilities to pay for things like the subway. The carrier Softbank is trying to fix that by adding an NFC sticker to the case. The iPhone 4 NFC support is achieved through…
Japanese operator Softbank, who has exclusive rights to the iPhone for the small island nation in much the same way that AT&T has a death grip on the iPhone in America, will soon begin offering Apple’s iPad for free with a 24 month contract according to mocoNews. This isn’t the WiFi iPad either, this is…
It seems Japanese handset makers needed some time to embrace Android and include it to their high-end mix. That’s now a thing of the past as we have Sharp announced two super-awesome smartphones running Froyo (Android 2.2) for Softbank. The two devices unveiled are Galapagos 003SH and 005SH. The former is an all-touchscreen device with…
NFC-enabled mobile payments may be waiting for a miracle to happen for a wider adoption in the western hemisphere, but they are already being used by high-tech folks living in Japan and South Korea. Like that’s not enough, we now have SK Telecom joining forces with Japan’s KDDI and SoftBank Mobile to develop an interoperable…
Japan’s Softbank Mobile will be giving femtocells for free to its customers. Actually only those customers who are also using the carrier’s ADSL service. I’m not sure whether femtocell is integrated within the same device as ADSL modem/router, I would hope that to be the case, but even if it’s a separate device – I…
As Twitter keeps growing like crazy, smart carriers are embracing the wave. Hence, we have Japan’s Softbank launching MOBILE WIDGET and S! Appli for users to enjoy Twitter on their mobile phone. Twitter Widget by Twitter will come pre-installed on the carrier’s handsets that will be released as part of the Summer 2010 Collection. Also,…