The Fujitsu smartphone might be thin and still considered as a smartphone. However, when it comes to specs then I should say it’s a bit disappointment since nothing really special about it. The device features Android 2.3 Gingerbread, a 1.4 GHz single-core processor, and a 512MB of RAM. Also there are the 4.0″ AMOLED display, a 5 megapixel camera, NFC capabilities and a TV tuner for the Japan consumers. It also packed with Gorilla Glass and it’s waterproof.

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You can expect the device to be mid-to-high end smartphone. It packed with a 3.7-inch display with 960 x 540 QHD resolution, 8 megapixel camera, 512MB of RAM, and 4GB of storage. As for the processor, it would be between 1.0 to 1.2Ghz. It probably runs on Android Gingerbread OS. Price and date to be announced.

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As you can see above, the device is a candybar like design. It comes with 3.0″ WVGA display with a pixel density of 311ppi, an 800MHz Qualcomm MSM7227 SoC, 512MB of RAM, 5-megapixel camera, HSPA and Wi-Fi connectivity, Bluetooth 2.1, and IrDA. Priced at ¥29,800 and comes in white, black, and brown.

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Yahoo! is planning to release an android smartphone. The device is made by Sharp and targeted to folks in Japan. It would have a custom user interface skin and of course, Yahoo! as the main search engine.

The handset is heading to SoftBank Japan as the Yahoo Phone. It features 1 Ghz processor, a 4.0″ qHD display, Android 2.3 Gingerbread and a 8MP shooter. When the customers purchase the handset, they will received Yahoo Premium for 2 years free.

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The wireless company also adding free text messaging charges associated with donations that made to various relief efforts. Those message won’t effect your text messaging plan quota. Check out the full press release.

T-Mobile USA Waives Call Charges to Japan and Wi-Fi Calling and Text Messaging Charges to and From Japan

Helping Customers Stay Connected and Supporting Text Message Donation Programs

Bellevue, Wash. — Mar. 15, 2011 PDT

T-Mobile USA, Inc. today announced that the company is taking steps to provide relief and help customers stay connected to loved ones in the aftermath of the earthquakes and tsunami in Japan.

“During this difficult time, our thoughts are with the people of Japan,” said Philipp Humm, CEO and president, T-Mobile USA. “Many of T-Mobile’s customers, their friends and families have been directly impacted by this disaster, and our promise is to help them connect with their loved ones.”

Effective immediately:

* T-Mobile USA is enabling phone calls to Japan for postpaid customers without charges for international long distance through March 31, 2011, and retroactive to March 11, 2011.
* T-Mobile postpaid customers can make Wi-Fi calls to and from Japan free of charge through March 31, 2011, and retroactive to March 11, 2011.
* Text (SMS) messaging is also free of charge to and from Japan for T-Mobile postpaid customers through March 31, 2011 and retroactive to March 11, 2011.

Ways Customers Can Directly Assist Relief Efforts

If you are a T-Mobile prepaid or postpaid customer interested in helping immediately, you can text “REDCROSS” to 90999, and your donation of $10 will be given automatically to the Red Cross to help with relief efforts. This donation will be charged to your T-Mobile phone bill, and 100 percent of the donation goes directly to the Red Cross. There is no per-text fee for this service for T-Mobile customers who do not have a messaging plan, nor will the text be deducted from your messaging plan. Similarly, you can send donations via text message to a number of other relief organizations. T-Mobile does not charge for text messages sent to mobile giving campaigns.

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The sticker will cost about $35 USD, can be applied at the back of iPhone 4 and tested with the original iPhone 4 Bumper protection case. It is designed to avoid any radio interference with the iPhone 4 and weight about 14 grams.

The device features a 7-inch WSVGA (1024×600) screen, 512MB RAM, an Ocean Observation UI instead of TouchWiz, a downgraded 2MP camera with no front-facing camera, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, 4GB flash storage, microSD card slot (up to 32GB), and Bluetooth 2.1. It will runs with Android 2.2. As for the battery life, it last 2 hours of continuous usage with standby of 12 hours. The Samsung SMT-i9100 will be released early next year.

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“Meeting the needs of customers in this segment requires a specialised approach. VERTU users the world over are discerning individuals who are willing to pay a premium for the right experience. Our success relies on delivering a world class experience that is unmatched”, says Tagore Ramoutar, Director of Business Development for Japan & Korea, at VERTU. “Our greatest priority therefore is providing our customers with new and innovative services, and we will focus our energies on this”, he added. 

Vertu has signed an MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) deal with NTT docomo to provide communication services to Vertu customers. In the second quarter of 2009, Vertu will start to provide the VERTU Club premium membership services with NTT docomo. First Vertu store is scheduled to be opened in Ginza on 19 February 2009,

Japan is the fourth largest market in the world, after United States, China, and India. With over 109 million subscribers, that’s count 85% of total population, there is little room to grow for “outsider” like Nokia.

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