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Moto bringing Dual-Core, -Mode, -SIM Android Powerhouse to the Mainland

Today we have some interesting news coming out of Beijing from Motorola, as they recently announced the release of the MOTO XT882 for mainland China, which bears a striking resemblance to the Motorola Atrix 4G. Moto China said that thi[...]
Moto bringing Dual-Core, -Mode, -SIM Android Powerhouse to the Mainland
Moto bringing Dual-Core, -Mode, -SIM Android Powerhouse to the MainlandMoto bringing Dual-Core, -Mode, -SIM Android Powerhouse to the Mainland

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Rumor: Nexus Droid 4G coming from Motorola?

While we don’t usually post too many rumors, this one came from a pretty reliable source on Twitter. If you’re a fan of the Nexus phones, which are great since they were designed along side Google, you know how they get all[...]
Rumor: Nexus Droid 4G coming from Motorola?

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KDDI introduces the Motorola XOOM WiFi Tablet and HTC EVO WiMax in Japan

Softbank has its iPad and soon iPad2 tablet, Docomo has now its LG Tab and KDDI showed this morning its new android 3.0 Tablet the Motorola XOOM along side another very promising Android Smartphone the HTC EVO WiMax! Both models does n[...]
KDDI introduces the Motorola XOOM  WiFi Tablet and HTC EVO WiMax in Japan
KDDI introduces the Motorola XOOM  WiFi Tablet and HTC EVO WiMax in JapanKDDI introduces the Motorola XOOM  WiFi Tablet and HTC EVO WiMax in JapanKDDI introduces the Motorola XOOM  WiFi Tablet and HTC EVO WiMax in JapanKDDI introduces the Motorola XOOM  WiFi Tablet and HTC EVO WiMax in JapanKDDI introduces the Motorola XOOM  WiFi Tablet and HTC EVO WiMax in Japan

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KDDI to finally launched its Samsung SMT-i9100 Android 2.2 Tablet in Japan

Unveiled for the first time last October 2010, Samsung’s new SMT-i9100 Tablet designed from KDDI in Japan will be put on the market early march 2011. Running on android 2.2, the SMT-i9100 comes with a 7” multi-touch display with a WSVG[...]
KDDI to finally launched its Samsung SMT-i9100 Android 2.2 Tablet in Japan

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CDMA iPhone 4 coming to Japan

According to Digitimes, Apple has begun shipping the CDMA iPhone 4, originally designed for Verizon, to many asian countries, including Japan. KDDI’s AU will soon be the second japanese company carrying the iPhone4, along with Softbank.
CDMA iPhone 4 coming to Japan
CDMA iPhone 4 coming to Japan

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KDDI Announce New Cell Phones

KDDI, the company behind one of the three primary mobile phone carriers in Japan, announced twenty-two new handsets as its semiannual new phone lineup for autumn 2010 – spring 2011. Along with the three Android smartphones come f[...]
KDDI Announce New Cell Phones
KDDI Announce New Cell PhonesKDDI Announce New Cell PhonesKDDI Announce New Cell PhonesKDDI Announce New Cell PhonesKDDI Announce New Cell Phones

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Samsung brings another Tablet in Japan with the KDDI SMT-i9100

DoCoMo just released its Galaxy TAB from Samsung that KDDI announced a few hours ago another Samsung Android Tablet, the SMT-i9100. Also running on android 2.2, the SMT-i9100 comes with a 7” multi-touch display with a WSVGA resolution [...]
Samsung brings another Tablet in Japan with the KDDI SMT-i9100
Samsung brings another Tablet in Japan with the KDDI SMT-i9100Samsung brings another Tablet in Japan with the KDDI SMT-i9100

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KDDI Bliblio Leaf SP02, the Japanese Kindle

With a 6” SVGA screen a weight of 295.8g and a seize of 198x133x9.6mm, the Bliblio Leaf SP02 is KDDI new 3G CDMA e-book Reader. Offering a 7500 pages autonomy, our new SP02 comes with 2GB of internal memory support XMDF, DPF and EPUB f[...]
KDDI Bliblio Leaf SP02, the Japanese Kindle
KDDI Bliblio Leaf SP02, the Japanese Kindle

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[Review] KDDI IS01, When Sharp brings Android to the rest of us in Japan.

There is no doubt that Sharp changed the Japanese landscape when it comes to Linux based handled and while the Zaurus 3200 is no longer available, we were please to see last march that Sharp is still working hard on bringing Linux in J[...]
[Review] KDDI IS01, When Sharp brings Android to the rest of us in Japan.
[Review] KDDI IS01, When Sharp brings Android to the rest of us in Japan.[Review] KDDI IS01, When Sharp brings Android to the rest of us in Japan.[Review] KDDI IS01, When Sharp brings Android to the rest of us in Japan.[Review] KDDI IS01, When Sharp brings Android to the rest of us in Japan.[Review] KDDI IS01, When Sharp brings Android to the rest of us in Japan.

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[Hands-On] KDDI new Cyber-Shot S003 comes with a 12Mpix Sensor

Slightly less “powerful” than Casio’s Exilim CA005, the Sony Ericcson Cyber-Shot S003 and its 12.1Mpix comes however with a newly develop “Plasma Flash” said to by 48 times brighter than previous models. Here as well, the S003 comes wi[...]
[Hands-On] KDDI new Cyber-Shot S003 comes with a 12Mpix Sensor
[Hands-On] KDDI new Cyber-Shot S003 comes with a 12Mpix Sensor[Hands-On] KDDI new Cyber-Shot S003 comes with a 12Mpix Sensor[Hands-On] KDDI new Cyber-Shot S003 comes with a 12Mpix Sensor[Hands-On] KDDI new Cyber-Shot S003 comes with a 12Mpix Sensor[Hands-On] KDDI new Cyber-Shot S003 comes with a 12Mpix Sensor

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[Hands-On] Toshiba releases its Windows Phone IS02 via AU by KDDI

Here we have another Fully Qwerty wonder that will be available via AU later this June in Japan. The IS02 (Also known as K01 in the USA), a Windows 6.5.3 Phone offers a 4.1” OLED Touchscreen with a 480×800 resolution, a 3.2Mpix Ca[...]
[Hands-On] Toshiba releases its Windows Phone IS02 via AU by KDDI
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[Hands-On] JN-DK01 and IS01, Sharp and AU First Android MID

We have to be very honest with you. We were not expecting such move and announcement from AU, one of Japan’s largest Mobile Operators. But it was about time that Sharp kicked out a real Linux successor to our beloved Zaurus… And [...]
[Hands-On] JN-DK01 and IS01, Sharp and AU First Android MID
[Hands-On] JN-DK01 and IS01, Sharp and AU First Android MID[Hands-On] JN-DK01 and IS01, Sharp and AU First Android MID[Hands-On] JN-DK01 and IS01, Sharp and AU First Android MID[Hands-On] JN-DK01 and IS01, Sharp and AU First Android MID[Hands-On] JN-DK01 and IS01, Sharp and AU First Android MID

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Photo-U SP01, a Connected Digital Photo Frame by AU

AU is the 2nd largest mobile operator in Japan (KDDI) and unlike DoCoMo and Softbank that use the usual 3G (W-CDMA), AU operates on CDMA200 1xE V-DO. And today AU released its PHOTO-U SP01, a 7” Digital Photo Frame with a 800×480 [...]
Photo-U SP01, a Connected Digital Photo Frame by AU
Photo-U SP01, a Connected Digital Photo Frame by AU

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Hisense International launches HS-E90 Android Mobile Phone

Weighing just 105 g, the HS-E90 is powered by Qualcomm QSC6085 chipset and its specs include a 3.5″ HVGA TFT touchscreen display, a 5-megapixel camera with autofocus, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth connectivity, an integrated FM radio, CD[...]
Hisense International launches HS-E90 Android Mobile Phone
Hisense International launches HS-E90 Android Mobile Phone

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LG Announces Two New Phones for China

Here’s the LG-KT878, a TD-SCDMA Windows Mobile Phone with a 3” WVGA LCD, Bluetooth, with a 5Mpix camera module, FM radio, Micro SD port and… the LG-KV920, a dual mode phone when opened has a gorgeous QWERTY keyboard as well[...]
LG Announces Two New Phones for China
LG Announces Two New Phones for ChinaLG Announces Two New Phones for ChinaLG Announces Two New Phones for ChinaLG Announces Two New Phones for China

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AU G9 Mobile Phone by KDDI… Finally Someone Hired a Designer

When I arrived in Japan eight years ago I was amazed by the design of Japanese phones, now I tend to get more excited by iPhones and LG/Samsung creations rather than Japanese models that are all basically the same… Today am pretty impr[...]
AU G9 Mobile Phone by KDDI… Finally Someone Hired a Designer
AU G9 Mobile Phone by KDDI… Finally Someone Hired a DesignerAU G9 Mobile Phone by KDDI… Finally Someone Hired a Designer

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Pantech and AU Announce a New NS02 Phone

Pantech and AU are proud to announce their latest handset, the NS02 An average CDMA 1X WIN phone with a 2.7” QVGA screen, a 2Mpix camera module, supports MicroSD cards up to 2GB and provides up to 220 minutes of talk time at just 134g [...]
Pantech and AU Announce a New NS02 Phone
Pantech and AU Announce a New NS02 PhonePantech and AU Announce a New NS02 PhonePantech and AU Announce a New NS02 PhonePantech and AU Announce a New NS02 Phone

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Sharp and KDDI to Launch Two New Mobile Terminals

Oddly enough I tend to forget about the Japanese carrier Au by KDDI, maybe due to the lack of interesting handsets in their catalog. Anyway, there’s no doubt that CDMA technology is superior to W-CDMA when it comes to building pe[...]
Sharp and KDDI to Launch Two New Mobile Terminals
Sharp and KDDI to Launch Two New Mobile TerminalsSharp and KDDI to Launch Two New Mobile Terminals

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Au 007 Mobile Phone for Japan

007’s fans in Japan, rejoice! Tomorrow KDDI’s AU will release a limited edition W63S (CDMA 1X WIN) mobile phone with a 007 Quantum of Solace design. Sold for around 13,000 Yen (110€) with a contract.
Au 007 Mobile Phone for Japan
Au 007 Mobile Phone for Japan

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Toshiba Japan upgrade its Dynabook SS RX2.

The ultra compact 12.1” Notebook from Toshiba better known as Dynabook SS RX2 just receive some few improvement as well as a light price drop… Our PC is now available with either 128GB of SSD or 160GB of HDD, 3GB of RAM instead o[...]
Toshiba Japan upgrade its Dynabook SS RX2.
Toshiba Japan upgrade its Dynabook SS RX2.Toshiba Japan upgrade its Dynabook SS RX2.

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EXILIM Keitai W63CA: An Average Japanese Phone with an Average 8.1Mpix Camera

Casio and AU will release in Japan a new EXILIM powered mobile phone featuring an 8.1 camera with a 9 Point AF and a wide angle, the W63CA. It also features a nice and crispy 3.1” WVGA screen (480×800)… Pretty impressive, bu[...]
EXILIM Keitai W63CA:  An Average Japanese Phone with an Average 8.1Mpix Camera
EXILIM Keitai W63CA:  An Average Japanese Phone with an Average 8.1Mpix CameraEXILIM Keitai W63CA:  An Average Japanese Phone with an Average 8.1Mpix CameraEXILIM Keitai W63CA:  An Average Japanese Phone with an Average 8.1Mpix CameraEXILIM Keitai W63CA:  An Average Japanese Phone with an Average 8.1Mpix CameraEXILIM Keitai W63CA:  An Average Japanese Phone with an Average 8.1Mpix Camera

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128GB of SSD and 1X CDMA for the Toshiba Dynabook SS RX1

Even if the SS RX1 isn’t new, this notebook is still an impressive device. Today Toshiba decided to boost things a little bit more by adding both a 128GB SSD and a WIN 1x CDMA module from AU by KDDI. Unfortunately you won’t be ab[...]
128GB of SSD and 1X CDMA for the Toshiba Dynabook SS RX1

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