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The iPhone is No. 1 in Japan

Gauging the iPhone’s popularity in Japan is not easy. Just ask Brian X. Chen. He wrote a piece for Wired.com last April called Why the Japanese Hate the iPhone suggesting that despite the long lines that greeted the iPhone 3G...

Paparazzi Gives Brad Pitt a Ride!

What happens when you're Brad Pitt and your motorcycle suddenly stops working? You make the paparazzi work for their money! Brad's motorcycle broke down in Franklyn Village in Los Angeles and the Paparazzi were there to lend...

Jonze Directs Pitt for Softbank

Brad Pitt has been in tons of TV commercials for mobile provider Softbank, but it’s interesting to note that his latest ad — you can watch it here — in which he plays assistant to retired sumo wrestler Musashimaru was directed...

UPDATE 1-INTERVIEW-KDDI eyes WiMax investment as growth stalls

KDDI president says may invest more in new WiMax venture * Sees voice ARPU falling for 1-2 years * Likely to supply several Android phones next year * Shares down 1.2 pct vs Nikkei's 0.6 pct fall By Mayumi Negishi and Reiji...

Entertainment › NON STYLE wins Y10 million for best reaction in Softbank mobile video contest

Friday 03rd July, 04:00 AM JST TOKYO — Comedy duo NON STYLE picked up a handy 10 million yen this week when they were voted the June winners of Softbank’s “S-1 Battle” contest. Nearly 800,000 Softbank mobile phone users voted...

Sports › Wada, Kawai take monthly MVP honors

Friday 03rd July, 04:46 AM JST TOKYO — Chunichi Dragons outfielder Kazuhiro Wada was named the Central League MVP for position players while teammate Yudai Kawai took the accolade for pitchers on Thursday for the month of June....

GSMA Advances Embedded Mobile Initiative With Launch of Competition

The GSMA announced new developments in its Embedded Mobile Initiative, including work to establish standard design guidelines for embedded mobile applications and the kick-off of a competition to drive ....

JAPAN'S DOCOMO TO RELEASE GOOGLE PHONE AS RIVAL TO IPHONE

TOKYO, Jul 02, 2009 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) -- NTT DoCoMo Inc. (TSE:9437) will begin selling the first handset in Japan based on Google Inc's Android operating system on July 10, offering a direct competitor with the iPhone 3GS,...

iPhone translation app used by US troops

A amazing new translation app is now being used by U.S. Troops in the field. How long before this is available via the App Store? “Soon” is a fair bet, and in many different languages we hope … Tagged: iPhone, Translation app,...

The NewsMarket to Acquire Medialink

NEW YORK, NY, Jul 01, 2009 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- The NewsMarket (www.thenewsmarket.com) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement and plan of merger with Medialink Worldwide Incorporated (NASDAQ:...

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