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Felica Mobile Payment Chip Sticker Made for Japan iPhone 4

One less reason not to buy the iPhone 4 in Japan? Softbank Mobile in Japan will start selling the Felica chip sticker for the iPhone 4 next year, adding the mobile payment function to the iPhone 4. The Felica mobile payment works like NFC (Near Field Communication), but the different is the Felica had already [...]

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Citizen Announces New AIBATO M Bluetooth Watch in Japan

Not the first bluetooth watch from Citizen, the company has announced its new AIBATO M bluetooth watch for Softbank Mobile in Japan. Other than alerting you for incoming calls and text messages, the  AIBATO M can also read your phone’s emails and display it on the watch screen. It will be available from July 1st with [...]

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Sharp Launches AQUOS SHOT 933SH with 10 Megapixel Camera

Softbank Mobile and Sharp today introduces a series of 19 handsets in 2nd half of this year, one of them is the AQUOS SHOT 933SH with 10 megapixel CCD camera. The 10 megapixel camera is assisted by auto-scene selection, auto focusing, LED flash and an up to 12800 ISO sensitivity.

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Softbank offers mobile as fixed-line phone’s extension

It’s a smart idea to cut down corporate cost. Japanese mobile provider Softbank Mobile has teamed-up with Softbank Telecom to launch Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC), offering Softbank’s mobile phone as extension to fixed line phone.

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Japanese Samsung Omnia live pics!

Japanese carrier, Softbank Mobile announces Samsung Omnia, the Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phone is going to be sold in Japan as 930SC and comes with higher resolution (480 x 800) and additional feature such as built-in mobile TV receiver. Justamp posted live pics of the Omnia 930SC:

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NBC Universal announced branded mobile portal in Japan

NBC Universal has launched of its new mobile portal in Japan.  The portal goes live recently to coincide with the theatrical run, in Japan, of the major blockbuster movie ‘Wanted’ starring Angelina Jolie, James McAvoy and Morgan Freeman.

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Softbank Mobile to Sell iPhone 3G Battery Extender with Mobile TV Receiver

Softbank Mobile today announces a new external battery for iPhone 3G, letting iPhone 3G users in Japan to charge their iPhone anytime anywhere. The battery extender can also receive the One-Seg media broadcast, it will then transmit the video via WiFi signal to iPhone 3G. With one full battery charged it can receive and transmit [...]

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Samsung Omnia Going Japan with Integrated Mobile TV and Red Color

Softbank Mobile in Japan announces Samsung Omnia, the Windows Mobile pocket pc phone is going to be sold in Japan as 930SC and comes with higher resolution (480 x 800) and additional feature. Although only the 8GB Samsung Omnia will be available, the 930SC will have built in mobile TV receiver to enjoy One-Seg media broadcast [...]

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Softbank Mobile Introduces Floating Data Plan Price to Make iPhone 3G “Even More Popular”

SOFTBANK MOBILE announces that in order to make Apple’s iPhone 3G available to an even larger public, it will revise the ‘Packet Flat-rate Full’ monthly subscription pricing. The revised plan will be applied from the usage of August 2008 on. After this revision one can get a iPhone 3G with minimum ¥2,990 (27 USD) subscription a month. Previously [...]

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SoftBank Mobile Announces iPhone 3G Service Price Plans

SoftBank Mobile in Japan will start selling the iPhone 3G from from July 11, 2008 (Friday), according to the company announcement yesterday. It has also announced the applicable price plan. The iPhone 3G will be available at 23,040 yen (215 USD) for the 8GB model and 34,560 yen for the 16GB model.

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