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One thing in Japan that pissed me off for years (8 in total) is the lack of ROM updates for Windows Mobile devices… During the pocket PC era, when Compaq, then HP and other manufacturers, provided ROM updates for their PDAs Japanese manufacturers claimed that ROM updates were impossible and pushed you to purchase a new PDA instead… Later on, HTC via DoCoMo and Softbank did the same. If you wanted a ROM update you'd have to invest in new device while in the rest of the world you could get an upgrade… Basically, if you were/are a Windows Mobile user in Japan you're badly screwed… Operators don't provide free ROM upgrades on Windows Mobiles devices… Pissed by this lack of support from Microsoft, HTC and mobile phone operators, a year or so ago I asked Microsoft why? Why can't we get proper ROM upgrades? Apparently, before the... [read full story]
Posted by Oliver Marks @ 1:11 pm ), which is already advertising supported, are experimenting with a pay per tweet model. Twitter Japan is more community oriented than other parts of the world which are all about ‘Me’. Japanese...
TODAY'S column comes from Kahala, Honolulu along Waikiki Beach. Its lagoons house six Atlantic bottle-nose dolphins within a secluded long stretch of clean, sandy beach and tropical gardens, amidst blue skies and lots of sunshine.
Roger Wiegand: $2,960 Gold on the Horizon? 2 comments by: The Report November 27, 2009 | about: Interviewed by Karen Roche, 11/27/2009 Manipulation and money that's been on the sidelines are driving the market, according to...
Tonight my lovely wife and I will be jetting to Bermuda via Philadelphia (now there's a contrast!) for four days of relaxation, Tracey style. The Christmas tree is up and there's holiday music on the DirecTV, but it doesn't...
