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Impressed by SoftBank’s reaction to the Japanese Quake

Serkan at MobileCrunch has the full story: Son said that as SoftBank’s leader, it makes him feel uncomfortable to hear that disaster victims and their...

Mobamingle – a Japanese mobile internet success story expanding internationally

Happy Friday! James from mjelly.com here at Mobile Industry Review for another "Mobile 2.0 service of the week". So far we've covered mobile 2.0 apps...

Take command of Japan’s T-34 robocop from your Nokia

Well, maybe not your Nokia phone, but definitely 'a' mobile handset. Have a read of this piece from BBC News: Two Japanese companies have...

Nokia not big in Japan anymore

Japan is the world's fourth largest mobile phone market after the United States, China and India. So reports Reuters. And Nokia is now, officially, outta Japan....

Vodafone Passport works in Japan

How stupid is that? Vodafone Passport works in Japan but NOT the United States? Ridiculous. Vodafone you really need to sort this out. Posted by email...

Japan’s FeliCa wallet phone push

According to this article from The Press Association, Japan is planning to agressively push its mobile technology abroad, particularly focusing on the wallet phone...

Toshiba shutters mobile TV service

Is this the deathknell for broadcast mobile TV? Toshiba's four year old mobile telly subsidiary, Mobile Broadcasting Corporation, is soon to be shut down. Says...

DoCoMo kills off 2G

Get out the black arm bands - it looks like rumours of the death of 2G really haven't been exaggerated. Japanese giant NTT DoCoMo...

LTE networks hit 250Mbps

NTT DoCoMo has been pushing ahead with boosting network speeds: the Japanese operator says it has notched up a downlink transmission rate of 250Mbps...

Gizmoz gets animated with $6.5 million funding

Animated avatar company Gizmoz has landed $6.5 million in funding, with an investment round led by DoCoMo Capital, joined by ngi capital. Previous investors...

DoCoMo tries to get Softbank to ditch handset

Japanese mobile giant DoCoMo has filed a complaint against competitor Softbank, with DoCoMo alleging that one of its rival's handsets bears a little too...

Japan officially kills off the 2G phone

The end is nigh for 2G - in Japan at least. According to AFP, figures from the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association...

Sony Ericsson, DoCoMo reviewing phone union

If reports are right, it looks like the partnership between Sony Ericsson and Japanese giant NTT DoCoMo might have hit a snag. According to...

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