Japan Bringing Its Mobile Tech Overseas, Including Wallet Phone
Japan has entered an aggressive push to market its advanced mobile technology and handsets abroad. The Japanese government together with a group of mobile industry carriers and manufacturers created the initiative as an approach to help Japan catch up in global mobile-marketplace.
One of the primary wireless innovations Japan wants to see on a global scale is its popular “Wallet Phone” that has been available in Japan since 2004. The technology uses a small chip developed by Sony that’s embedded in mobile devices. The chip, called FeliCa, then communicates with a reader-device in stores.
It seems that Nokia’s luxury phones brand, Vertu, may be bringing its Signature line up to date with 3G support and Wi-Fi connectivity. Its design just screams […]
In a post on the Android Developer Blog, developer Eric Chu has announced plans for the company to launch the Android Market, an integrated application store th […]
So it turns out you can't advertise "all the parts of the internet" when your product does not, in fact, include all the parts of the internet, and the UK Adver […]
The BlueAnt V1, which we first saw back at CES, is finally available. Based off the Z9 we enjoyed quite a bit, the BlueAnt Z1 distinguishes itself by replacing […]
This morning, Nokia posted details about a forthcoming high-end clamshell with S60 and AT&T branding. The Nokia 6650 is expected to replace the N75 clamshel […]
While a bit discontinued, some just want a basic smartphone for contact management and casual web usage. A Motorola Q for only $75 (without contract) is perfect […]
Nokia today announced its sleek N96 multimedia phone will be available in North America starting the fourth quarter of 2008. Users can explore, purchase and […]
HTC has officially rolled out its Windows Mobile 6.1 update for the AT&T 8925, also known as the Tilt. The update adds configurability options for the Push […]
Nokia Virtual Event, Nokia has confirmed pending availability of three of the most highly anticipated devices in the N-Series lineup of high-end multimedia dev […]
Getting rid of the Direct Connect name was a bad idea. Calling Sprint’s new QChat technology by the same name is even worse. Read more to hear the case fo […]