Samsung Galaxy Nexus II, LG Optimus Nexus, and Sony Xperia Nexus all coming this year?
A while back a rumor did the rounds that said that Google would launch no less than five different Nexus smartphones this fall, to celebrate five years having passed from the initial Open Handset Alliance announcement. However, months went on and we’ve heard nothing about any new Nexus smartphone. Until today, that is. Earlier the [...]
LG Optimus it (L-05D) arrives in Japan on June 30 with dual-core Qualcomm S4 processor
Ready for yet another LG smartphone called Optimus something? Well, here you go then. The Optimus it (better known by its model number L-05D) is currently on its way to Japan, where it will be sold exclusively by NTT Docomo, that country’s leading carrier. The LG Optimus it, strange name aside, is a pretty run-of-the-mill [...]
NTT Docomo showcases transparent OLED screen that has touch sensors on both sides
Your weekly dose of tech that could be pervasive in the future, or it could forever be an interesting concept comes from Japan. You might quickly want to add ‘Where else?’ to that, yet the truth is that the land far away has in the past few years ceded some of its cool credentials to [...]
LTE-focused mobile CPU joint-venture set up by Samsung, Fujitsu, NEC, Panasonic, and NTT DoCoMo axed
Back in December, Samsung joined quite a few Japanese companies in declaring that they’re working to create a processor joint-venture that would be focused on designing LTE-capable chipsets for mobile devices. Alongside Samsung, Fujitsu, NEC, Panasonic, and NTT Docomo (Japan’s largest carrier) were supposed to invest in this new company. NTT Docomo set up a [...]
Samsung Galaxy Nexus to be released in Japan on NTT DoCoMo December 2nd
It seems as though the US will be the last country to finally receive the Galaxy Nexus on a dedicated carrier. The device is already available in Europe and is now ready to hit Japan. NTT DoCoMo will be carrying the GSM version of the Galaxy Nexus starting Friday, December 2nd. If you are unfamiliar [...]
Sharp AQUOS SH-01D heading to NTT DoCoMo with 3D HD display
After we heard the other day that NTT DoCoMo would be offering the Samsung Galaxy S II LTE, we have more good news to customers of the Japanese carrier. The Sharp AQUOS SH-01D will be available December 2nd according to press release issued by the carrier. Although it lacks the LTE support of the Galaxy [...]
LG Optimus Pad will launch in Japan first, on March 31
The LG Optimus Pad (also known as the T-Mobile G-Slate in the US) is finally going to start shipping later this week. The tablet will first become available in Japan from NTT DoCoMo, a carrier that will launch it even before T-Mobile in the US (that has yet to even confirm a release date). NTT [...]
Japanese consortium to launch new mobile app platform for Symbian and Linux smartphones
At least six Japanese companies have teamed up to create a new mobile application platform targeting Symbian and Linux mobile operating systems. The group consists of NTT DoCoMo, Renesas Electronics, Fujitsu, NEC, Panasonic Mobile and Sharp. As to why these six particular companies decided to work with each other, it’s still not clear. But current [...]
Japan handset vendors now ready for global limelight
Fujitsu and NTT DoCoMo’s move to offer a new handset officially outside Japan was no accident. Other Japanese handset makers like Sharp, Kyocera and NEC are also eyeing to make good on sales of their notable handsets worldwide. This is a trend that has only started recently. Just as Fujitsu’s F905i handset was announced in [...]
Fujitsu F905i, the first phone released by NTT DoCoMo outside Japan
Japanese-made phones and smartphones are known for not getting out of Japan, so you’ll hardly find any of them for sale in other markets. However, NTT DoCoMo and Fujitsu want to change that, as they’ve just announced the release of F905i in Taiwan. Similar to the FOMA F905i (already on sale across Japan), F905i is a clamshell [...]
NTT DoCoMo cancels Nokia E71 after Nokia ditches Japan
Rumor has it that the Nokia E71 will have the letter “X” appended to its name by the time it launches on AT&T’s network. That it will be called the Nokia E71x, and available in a color that can only be called unorthodox black. But over in Japan, a different kind of X has hit [...]
Nokia to become a MVNO in Japan, helped by NTT DoCoMo
One of the biggest surprises that Nokia is preparing for 2009 is that it will become a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) in Japan. Or at least that’s what Reuters is reporting. It seems that the Finnish giant will collaborate with NTT DoCoMo, Japan’s largest mobile carrier. Thus, Nokia will use DoCoMo’s high-speed network in [...]
NTT DoCoMo reaffirms plans to launch Android phone in 2009
Early yesterday we reported that NTT DoCoMo and KT Freetel were working on a new Android smartphone that will be released in 2009. Then, later in the day, in a statement issued by Korea’s KTF, it was made clear that the two wireless carriers actually weren’t working with each other at all, especially not on [...]
NEC N-01A, a high-tech transformer phone
Wide VGA display resolution, 5MP camera, high-speed connectivity – these are only few of the features that you can easily find in lots of the Japanese phones outed in 2008. The new NEC N-01A is itself a proud owner of a 854 x 480 pixels screen, a 5.2MP camera and HSDPA connectivity. But what really makes [...]
NTT DoCoMo and KT Freetel to launch Android smartphone in 2009
These days, it seems everybody’s working on a smartphone with the open-source Android operating system running on it. Japan’s NTT DoCoMo and South Korea’s KT Freetel are no exception. A report from Nikkei business daily cited by Reuters is saying that NTT DoCoMo will team up with KT Freetel in launching their very own Android-powered [...]
22 new handsets in four new series announced by NTT DoCoMo for Japan
The largest Japanese mobile operator, NTT DoCoMo, has announced today its upcoming 22 new handsets. The devices are part of four new series that the Japanese operator will offer to its customers: docomo STYLE series, docomo PRIME series, docomo SMART series and docomo PRO series. Obviously, the docomo STYLE series is the one targeted [...]
HSUPA mobile phone prepared by NTT DoCoMo, Renesas, Sharp and Fujitsu
Japan strikes again with big plans regarding the future of mobile phones. Four of the country’s giant companies, Renesas, NTT DoCoMo, Fujitsu and Sharp have announced today their intention to develop what they call a “SH-Mobile G4 single-chip LSI device”, as well as a platform to incorporate said device. This should be able to support [...]
Panasonic P706ie headed for NTT DoCoMo in Japan
There’s no shortage of great 3G clamshell phones in Japan, and yet handset maker Panasonic just doesn’t seem to know when to stop. Starting August 15th, the Panasonic P706ie will be released through NTT DoCoMo in Japan to take advantage of its 3G network. It doesn’t really bring anything special in terms of features to [...]
NTT DoCoMo to launch Raku Raku Phone V in August for your grandmother and mine
We all know that old folks demand the latest in mobile phone technology, right? True or not, NTT DoCoMo, in cooperation with Fujitsu in Japan, will launch what they call the Raku Raku Phone V starting August 1st of this year onwards. The Raku Raku Phone V is also known as the rather generically named [...]
Hit the malls remotely via telerobotic shopper and cellphone in Japan
While the rest of the world settles for the Internet and web sites like eBay, Japan thinks it should fulfill the futuristic legacy of sci-fi and anime by continuing to build robots that will somehow help mankind. The latest to come out of robot developer tmsuk’s labs is a telerobotic shopper, which lets you shop [...]
