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Pioneer brings its ASL skills an iPhone/iPod near You!

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [26/5/2011 - 10:28] - 0 - DAP - PMP Phones Software

Pioneer Japan has introduced yesterday a new iOS app : Automatic Sound Levelizer, on the Japanese iTunes Store that will work on leveling your sound experience on both iPhone and iPod Touch. This App will collect your surrounding noise[...]

Pioneer brings its ASL skills an iPhone/iPod near You!

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KDDI introduces the Swing Concept, a new king of Navigation system for smartphone

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [25/5/2011 - 05:31] - 0 - Gps Phones Software

KDDI’s booth had many little new surprises today for us but the most interesting of them all was without a doubt “SWING”. Think of swing as an indoor navigation system that will let you quickly find your direction within an area thanks[...]

KDDI introduces the Swing Concept, a new king of Navigation system for smartphone

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[Wireless Japan] Docomo pushes the concept of Bike Sharing with Appealing services

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [25/5/2011 - 04:07] - 0 - Phones Software

Early January Docomo Announced that it will start a Bike Sharing Trial service in Yokohama where people will be able from their smartphone to locate the nearest location facility, Book Bikes and pay their fees with their phones. Also T[...]

[Wireless Japan] Docomo pushes the concept of Bike Sharing with Appealing services

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[Wireless Japan] Docomo to start rolling out Home Automation service and appliance within a year

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [25/5/2011 - 03:51] - 0 - Environment Networking Phones Software Tablet-PDA

Docomo demonstrated today their latest achievement in Home Automation with several ready to procure concepts. Like most solution, Docomo’s one offer you the possibility to not only remotely access from any kind of devices PC, Smartphon[...]

[Wireless Japan] Docomo to start rolling out Home Automation service and appliance within a year

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[Wireless Japan] Docomo R&D Demoed Cloud Automatic Translation and Cloud “Butler”

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [25/5/2011 - 03:21] - 0 - Phones Software

Here you are two of Docomo R&D most interesting concept we had the chance to play with the Could Automatic Translation Service and Cloud “Butler”. The Cloud Automatic Translation Service, demoed on both Android Smartphone and Tabl[...]

[Wireless Japan] Docomo R&D Demoed Cloud Automatic Translation and Cloud “Butler”

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Samsung Apps for TV Reaches 5 Millionth Download Milestone

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [23/5/2011 - 09:12] - 0 - Home Entertainment Software

Samsung Apps TV, the world’s first application store for the television, has passed the five million download mark globally. The apps for smart TV have seen its downloading tally break 5 million since its official launch last March. Mo[...]

Samsung Apps for TV Reaches 5 Millionth Download Milestone

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Sony’s SmartAR finally get a proper introduction Video

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [23/5/2011 - 08:45] - 0 - Software

This Saturday Sony uploaded an update video of its New SmartAR technology, and as you will see the result is pretty mind-blowing! The huge difference here between traditional AR setup available on the market let’s say the 3DS for examp[...]

Sony’s SmartAR finally get a proper introduction Video

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Sony develops “SmartAR” Integrated Augmented Reality technology

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [19/5/2011 - 03:01] - 0 - Software

Sony introduced today new integrated Augmented Reality (AR) technology called “Smart AR.” This technology enables additional information to be displayed on the device’s screens such as virtual objects, or images and texts that cannot b[...]

Sony develops “SmartAR” Integrated Augmented Reality technology

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Fujitsu Introduces F-Link, a new way to unload your photo and Video from your phone to your PC

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [13/5/2011 - 04:13] - 0 - Press Conference Software Wireless

FACT : The average user do not know how to unload picture taken from their mobile phone or camera into their PC or TV, also it is not surprising that Fujitsu has developed for its latest Notebook Line-up a dedicated software that will [...]

Fujitsu Introduces F-Link, a new way to unload your photo and Video from your phone to your PC

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Docomo and Mizuho released their first AR ATM Finder for Android smartphones

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [11/5/2011 - 11:08] - 2 - Software

Docomo and Mizhuo Bank, Japanese second largest bank released yesterday a new Application for Android Smartphone the “ATM Store Finder”. Compatible with most Android phone sold via Docomo, the ATM Store Finder will quickly help you to [...]

Docomo and Mizuho released their first AR ATM Finder for Android smartphones

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Kawaii shojo helps you recover from the big earthquake

By Ike - [2/5/2011 - 09:28] - 0 - Software

Latest news from Otobank Inc., the release of Rodoku Shojo – Story Time Girl. It is a program focused on “entertainment for readers,” in which a girl in a school uniform recites a story just for you! “Rodoku girl” mea[...]

Kawaii shojo helps you recover from the big earthquake

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Square Enix’s cute smartphone girls will teach you english

By Ike - [2/5/2011 - 09:23] - 3 - Software

Only for the Japanese market, but surely worth a mention. Square Enix (the guy’s from Final Fantasy, Parasite Eve, ..) created a smartphone app for the Japanese who like to refresh their English knowledge. Now they give you the c[...]

Square Enix’s cute smartphone girls will teach you english

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Samsung Electronics Offers Upgraded ‘iNavi 3D’ for GALAXY Player and GALAXY Tab

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [27/4/2011 - 02:17] - 0 - Software Tablet-PDA

Samsung Electronics has launched the upgraded version of ‘iNavi 3D’ navigation app for its GALAXY series such as GALAXY Player and GALAXY Tab. The UI(Users Interface) and route search feature are improved and optimized for Android smar[...]

Samsung Electronics Offers Upgraded ‘iNavi 3D’ for GALAXY Player and GALAXY Tab

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VoiceTra coming to Android. Translate your words for Free!

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [25/4/2011 - 02:20] - 3 - Software

VoiceTra is a free iPhone app that has been developed by the Japanese organization NICT. It will help you to easily translate what you say in up to 20 different languages. Now that Android is gaining some major momentum around the worl[...]

VoiceTra coming to Android. Translate your words for Free!

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Panasonic introduces the Viera Remote for iPhone and iPad

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [22/4/2011 - 02:59] - 0 - Software

Panasonic announced yesterday that it will launch a new iPhone/iPod Touch and iPad application, Viera Remote that will give Panasonic users the capability to control remotely their TV, VCR, DVR or Blu-Ray player directly form these dev[...]

Panasonic introduces the Viera Remote for iPhone and iPad

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Sony announces Photo Movie Creator App for Android

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [19/4/2011 - 10:36] - 2 - Software

Sony Digital Network Application or SDNA released last Friday a nee application for Android Smartphone called “Photo Movie Creator”. A bit like what you can find on the Apple iPhone, the Photo Movie Creator will allow you to create sho[...]

Sony announces Photo Movie Creator App for Android

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Microsoft and Toyota Bringing cloud together to cars

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [7/4/2011 - 03:55] - 1 - Car Electric Vehicle Software

Both the Software Giant Microsoft and the Car Giant Toyota announced yesterday their partnership to invest a Billion Yen in order to bring telematics to futures Toyota cars thanks to Microsoft Windows Azure Cloud Platform. This telemat[...]

Microsoft and Toyota Bringing cloud together to cars

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Elecom introduces ScheduleStreet, a new Japanese Only ToDo App for Android devices

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [5/4/2011 - 06:43] - 0 - Software

Elecom has introduced another Android Only App : ScheduleStreet, a new ToDo App only available in Japanese and compatible with Google Task. This new Application also features Voice Notes, as well as simple ToDo list and Texte Memo. Ele[...]

Elecom introduces ScheduleStreet, a new Japanese Only ToDo App for Android devices

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[CEBIT 2011] Ultra X, The diagnostics experts.

By Ike - [2/3/2011 - 07:49] - 0 - Misc Peripherals Software

Have you ever been in one of those situations where you are gaming and all of a sudden your harddrives crashes and fails? Or you are listening to your favorite MP3s only to find out that there is no music? You check your computer and [...]

[CEBIT 2011] Ultra X, The diagnostics experts.

Google unveils the new Cr-48, laptop for testing Chrome OS

By Akihabara News Team - [8/12/2010 - 01:21] - 0 - Internet Laptops Software

Google has gone and stuck its finger in many pies over the past few years, with remarkable success. From web search, to mail, apps and cloud computing, TV, Chrome, and Android, Google is now poised to release Chrome OS. Chrome PCs won’[...]

Google unveils the new Cr-48, laptop for testing Chrome OS

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Sony Corporation Announces New Calendar App

By Akihabara News Team - [2/12/2010 - 03:54] - 0 - Software

Sony Corporation’s widget and app service FLO:Q (pronounced, apparently, [flōk]) saw a new calendar join its ranks of computer and smartphone apps, the Kisekae Calendar, in collaboration with Boxyz Inc. Themes, or ‘skins[...]

Sony Corporation Announces New Calendar App

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Apple, SoftBank Really Wants Us to Update – Why?

By Akihabara News Team - [29/11/2010 - 11:09] - 2 - Offbeat Software

I just got an SMS from SoftBank – their preferred way of pushing us short bubbles of information – strongly encouraging us iPhone users to upgrade to iOS 4.2. This follows on an email from Apple four days ago, also extollin[...]