Category: Japan

LG Optimus LTE L-01D arrives in Japan, available in Red color and with NFC support on NTT Docomo

LG has launched the Optimus LTE L-01D in Japan. NTT Docomo already announced the LTE device in their NEXT series this October. LG announced the device for Korea this October and it launched earlier this month in US on  AT&T as LG Nitro HD. The LG Optimus LTE L-01D comes with a 4.5 inch (1280 x 720 pixels) True HD IPS display with 326 PPI and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It is powered by 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm snapdragon processor and features an 8MP Auto focus camera with LED Flash, 1080p HD video recording and 1.3MP front facing camera. Continue reading “LG Optimus LTE L-01D arrives in Japan, available in Red color and with NFC support on NTT Docomo”

Panasonic to launch ultra-slim, waterproof and dustproof Android phone with 4.3 inch OLED display in March 2012

Panasonic has grand plans with it’s smartphone which is expected to hit Europe by March 2012. The company has released few details along with some pictures of the Panasonic prototype Android phone. The device uses a 4.3 inch qHD OLED display with a really slim bezel.The design will be  ultra-slim and sport a D-shape.The front shows off the Panasonic branding along with the Menu , home and Back keys. Since waterproof phones are pretty common in Japan , Panasonic is bringing its expertise to the table and claims that it’s first smartphone will be waterproof and dustproof. Continue reading “Panasonic to launch ultra-slim, waterproof and dustproof Android phone with 4.3 inch OLED display in March 2012”

World’s First Angry Birds Store opens in Finland at 11:11 AM on 11.11.11

Rovio  , the company behind the hugely popular Angry Birds game series has opened the World’s First Angry Birds Store in Helsinki, Finland. Rovio is a Finnish company and it makes sense for them to open the store in their home turf. The store features Angry Birds accessories including birds and pigs found in the game and also life-size slingshots that makes interesting noises found in the actual game itself. You can also buy shirts, plush toys, bags. The store is located within a 20,000 square meter megastore called Verkkokauppa.com in Helsinki, Finland. The doors of the store were opened at 11:11 AM yesterday where we had the fancy 11.11.11 date.

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NTT Docomo unveils 23 Mobile Devices, including 14 Smartphones and a Tablet

NTT Docomo has announced 22 new phones in Japan that includes 14 smartphones and 8 feature phones. They have also announced GALAXY Tab 7.0 Plus SC-02D tablet. They have also launched the dmenu portal that provides apps and DOCOMO’s popular i-mode content for smartphone and dmarket content store that would offer content, including movies, music, e-books and Android applications. Continue reading “NTT Docomo unveils 23 Mobile Devices, including 14 Smartphones and a Tablet”

Samsung seeks to stop iPhone 4S sales in Japan, Australia


Samsung has filed preliminary injunction in the Tokyo District Court, Japan and in the New South Wales Registry, Australia to stop the sales of Apple’s iPhone 4S. This ban is regarding to the infringements on HSPA standard related patent and 3 user interface patent in Japan and infringements related to wireless telecommunications standards such as WCDMA and HSPA in Australia. Continue reading “Samsung seeks to stop iPhone 4S sales in Japan, Australia”

NTT DOCOMO to launch GALAXY Tab 10.1 LTE and ARROWS Tab LTE in Japan

NTT DOCOMO has announced that they would launch the docomo Tablet GALAXY Tab 10.1 LTE SC-01D and the docomo Tablet ARROWS Tab LTE F-01D. These are the first tablets compatible with its extra-high-speed next-generation LTE service, Xi (Crossy). Both these tablets come with 10.1-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) displays and features dual core CPUs running on Android 3.2. Continue reading “NTT DOCOMO to launch GALAXY Tab 10.1 LTE and ARROWS Tab LTE in Japan”

Samsung Dual SIM phones Star II Duos, Metro DUOS and Metro C3752

Samsung Star II Duos (C6712), Samsung Metro DUOS (C3322) and Samsung Metro C3752 are the 3 new phones. The Samsung Star II Duos is stylish Dual SIM phone with Dual Standby for those who prefer touch screen. It has Touchwiz 3.0 interface with the expandable home screens, Quick panel and Quicktype. It also has SoundAlive feature which enhances earphone sound with 3D effects. The Samsung Metro DUOS is also an Dual SIM phone with Dual standby and it has classic metal design and powerful multimedia features. The Metro 3752 is an Dual SIM slider phone with 8 regional language display support. Continue reading “Samsung Dual SIM phones Star II Duos, Metro DUOS and Metro C3752”

Hitachi Unveils Glasses-Free 4.5″ High Definition 3D Display

Hitachi has just announced a 4.5″ 3D display for that is usable without wearing glasses. Apart from that, the display also supports a High Definition resolution of 1280×720 pixels.

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NTT DOCOMO to become Japan’s first mobile operator to bring overseas mobile remittances

NTT DOCOMO has announced that they would be the first mobile operator to bring overseas mobile remittances. This would let the NTT DOCOMO customers in Japan to transfer money in a local currency or USD from the DOCOMO Kouza account to a bank account or affiliated beneficiary financial institutions in Philippines, Brazil, South Korea or China. Continue reading “NTT DOCOMO to become Japan’s first mobile operator to bring overseas mobile remittances”

Japan’s NTT Docomo Launching 24 New Devices

Japan’s largest telecom operator NTT Docomo just revealed its plans for the summer by announcing 24 new devices. These phones cover almost any kind of usage a person might have or want and gives them unparalleled choice. Android Gingerbread is the operating system of choice on 8 of the devices. The camera phone segment has been pushed up a notch by the 6 devices on offer with cameras ranging from 12 to a whopping 16 megapixels.

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Sharp and Softbank Announce World’s First Clamshell Android 2.3 Phone

Japanese love the clamshell form-factor for their phones. Thus Sharp and Softbank have announced the world’s first clamshell Android 2.3 phone. The phone is called the Sharp Hybrid 007SH and will be sold though Softbank.

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NTT Docomo announces 20 phones, including 9 Smartphones


NTT Docomo has announced 20 new phones in Japan, including 9 smarphones, 5 style series phones, 4 prime series phones, 2 smart series phones and Windows 7 F-07C, that runs desktop version of windows and dual boots Symbian. They have also announced 2 Xi mobile Wi-Fi routers and W-CDMA based 3G USB data terminal.

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Sony Ericsson Announces The Xperia Acro Smartphone

Sony Ericsson recently announced the rumored Xperia Acro smartphone. This handset is the optimized version of the Xperia Arc smartphone for Japanese users.

Sony Ericsson recently announced the Xperia Mini and Xperia Mini Pro smartphones. Along with these devices, Sony Ericsson also announced the rumored Xperia Acro smartphone. This handset is the optimized version of the Xperia Arc smartphone for Japanese users. It comes with the same 4.2 inch multi-touch Reality Display, 1 GHz Qualcomm processor, 8.1 megapixel camera and more. It comes with additional features such as Mobile TV, Infrared port, Mobile wallet, etc. Continue reading “Sony Ericsson Announces The Xperia Acro Smartphone”