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Mophie - Another Step Toward Osaifu Keitai for the iPhone

It seems the race to integrate the RFID Osaifu Keitai into the iPhone is gearing up in Japan.

A New Case

Not long after the introduction of the smrtcase Glide which allows to slide up to 3 or 4 business cards or 2 credits cards, thus allowing to attach a FeliCa-type card to the iPhone, Mophie is announcing a special case made just for
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Added by Paul Papadimitriou on January 19, 2010 at 11:58pm — 2 Comments

The State of the iPhone

Time for some update on the iPhone front in Japan. GfK Marketing Service Japan Ltd. has recently released its 2008 survey on Japan Consumer Electronics satisfaction (thanks to Nobi for the head's up). "The Apple iPhone 3G is a long-tail product, a rarity in the handset market. Expectation rising for smart phones to capture the corporate market." Reminding us how the iPhone… Continue

Added by Paul Papadimitriou on June 3, 2009 at 12:43pm — No Comments

Smartphone Showdown? The Community is the Winner

The first MobileinJapan.com event, co-organized with the Tokyo PC Users Group and Digital Eve was a great success on Thursday, March 12, 2009 at the Pink Cow. Thank you for all of those who came and helped us make it a nice event!
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Added by Paul Papadimitriou on March 13, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Is the iPhone Really a Failure in Japan?

iPhone failure in Japan? You've probably heard about it, it's all over the news.

Misconceptions

It all started when Wired's Brian X Chen wrote an article about how the new SoftBank pricing plan, basically offering the iPhone for free with a two-year contract, was a sign on how the Apple handset was a failur
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Added by Paul Papadimitriou on March 2, 2009 at 3:41pm — No Comments

am6.jp, mobile content delivery, miniaturized blog widgets for Japan mobile email

Kristopher Tate, of Zooomr and Bluebridge fame, has launched a new service this morning, directed towards a wide audience of
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Added by Paul Papadimitriou on February 16, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Robert Sanzalone's latest Podcast talks about MobileinJapan.com

I recently participated in a podcast with Robert Sanzalone in Nagoya. We've talked mostly about MobileinJapan.com, but also a little bit about social media and phones in Japan

It was made via an iPhone with a newest (and great) TalkShoe offering, hence a little technical gl

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Added by Paul Papadimitriou on January 31, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

No More Nokia in Japan

"In the current economic climate we have been forced to sharpen our business focus" With this short sentence, Nokia just announced that it would stop selling phones altogether and end all marketing activities in Japan, Forbes.com reveals. Researchers, for an approximate headcount of 350, will continue their work in the country, as the Finnish company certainly cannot afford to comple… Continue

Added by Paul Papadimitriou on November 29, 2008 at 1:19pm — No Comments

iPhone tops customer satisfaction among business types, beats Blackberry

Despite its much-maligned touchscreen, the iPhone ranks highest in customer satisfaction among business types, according to J.D. Power and Associates’ second annual survey of smartphone users. Apple’s (AAPL) device easily outscored phones with physical keys made by RIM (RIMM), Samsung, HTC (HTC) and Motorola (MOT). Apple racked up 778 points on a scale of 1,000, according to a press release issued Thursday, “performing particularly well in the ease of operation, physical design and handset feat… Continue

Added by Paul Papadimitriou on November 20, 2008 at 2:19pm — No Comments

Rip your DVDs to the iPhone

Here's an interesting link on how to get a DVD file playable on your iPhone: http://poohwinn.posterous.com/how-to-use-handbrake-to-rip-vi Continue

Added by Paul Papadimitriou on November 20, 2008 at 12:40pm — No Comments

iPhone Softbank mail sound notification [Jailbroken]

As every iPhone user in Japan knows, Softbank has implemented it's own notification method of the offered i.softbank.jp e-mail account. This setting allows a push notification to be delivered on the screen when a new incoming message has hit the server, while, strangely enough, not pushing the e-mail itself directly (one has to rely on fetching or manually force the download). One of the biggest complaints about this system in heavy-email-texting Japan (e-mail being used instead of SMS) is tha… Continue

Added by Paul Papadimitriou on November 18, 2008 at 6:13pm — 5 Comments

Japanese addresses look-up on iPhone Google Maps

Some people have asked me why the address book will not show addresses on the Google Maps application on the iPhone.

The only answer I've got for you: it has to be written in Japanese and in the correct japanese way of putting addresses.

How to resolve this ?

In a

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Added by Paul Papadimitriou on November 18, 2008 at 6:12pm — No Comments

English iPhone maps and addresses in Japan

So, you have your iPhone and wished you could use the included Google Maps to find an address ? Not only will you have to master japanese writing, but the address system in Japan is quite the nightmare. From the moment I've arrived in Japan, I started using Diddlefinger. This is a godsend for people still learning the language !… Continue

Added by Paul Papadimitriou on November 18, 2008 at 6:08pm — No Comments

iPhone pricing in Japan

Here's a recap' of the current iPhone pricing plan in Japan, as sold by Softbank (special offers by Yodobashi Camera, Bic Camera or others are not taken into account, for simplicity's sake). All prices include taxes. The iPhone has to be bought with a 24 months contract. Prices in red are the minimum requirements. Contract fee: JPY 2,835… Continue

Added by Paul Papadimitriou on November 18, 2008 at 6:07pm — 9 Comments

Getting an iPhone 3G in Japan

Getting an iPhone on July 11 was possible only if you were willing to queue for hours.

As time passes, however, it gets easier to find both the 8GB and 16GB version.

One thing to remember: the Apple Store in Ginza and the online store do not sell iPhones !


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Added by Paul Papadimitriou on November 18, 2008 at 6:00pm — 9 Comments

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