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Article | 5/02/2013 Japan's KDDI invests in UK-based taxi hailing startup
Hailo, the U.K.-based developer of taxi-hailing mobile apps, has landed fresh investment from KDDI, one of Japan's largest mobile operators.
Article | 23/01/2013 Japan operator KDDI mulling Firefox OS phones
KDDI, which runs one of Japan's largest mobile networks, is considering selling smartphones based on the new Firefox operating system from Mozilla.
Article | 28/12/2012 Japanese mobile carriers beg users to limit New Year's texts, calls
Japan's mobile operators are asking users to postpone their New Year's greetings this year.
Article | 22/12/2011 Japan mobile carriers to expand mobile touch payment beyond Sony standard
Japan's three biggest mobile phone companies said Wednesday they will adopt international standards for touch payment systems, expanding beyond the cu...
Article | 21/11/2011 Japan mobile game giant Gree sues rival DeNA for blocking developers
Japanese mobile game platform operator Gree said Monday it has sued rival DeNA for obstructing game developers that try to launch games on both of the...
Article | 26/09/2011 KDDI accelerates smartphone shift, stays mum on iPhone
KDDI, Japan's second-largest mobile operator, on Monday announced a new range of smartphones, accompanying services, and a low-cost pricing plan, but ...
Article | 22/09/2011 Report: Japan KDDI to sell iPhone 5 from next year
KDDI, which runs Japan's second-largest mobile carrier, will offer the iPhone 5 from early 2012, ending Softbank's monopoly of the device in Japan, th...
Article | 27/07/2011 First Windows "Mango" Phone unveiled
The first smartphone based on the new "Mango" edition of Microsoft's Windows Phone platform was unveiled on Wednesday in Tokyo.
Article | 1/07/2011 KDDI offloads traffic on cellular network through Wi-Fi
Japan's KDDI is installing more than 100,000 Wi-Fi hotspots that smartphone users will be connected to automatically for data services, offloading tra...
Article | 12/03/2011 Quake warning system provided seconds of notice for Tokyo
A one-of-its-kind early warning system provided seconds of advance notice to many residents of Tokyo shortly before a massive earthquake rocked the Ja...
Article | 19/10/2010 Operator led mobile app community makes headway
Operators have merged two different platforms for distributing Web-based mobile applications, in a effort to start competing with the likes of Apple's...
Article | 18/10/2010 Skype coming to Japanese cell phones
Skype has tied up with one of Japan's largest telecommunications companies in a deal that will see its Internet telephony service offered on cell phon...
Article | 12/10/2009 Mobile-phone simulator helps coordinate an outfit
Choosing and buying clothes via a mobile phone is getting easier in Japan with the launch of a new service that allows shoppers to simulate an outfit ...
Article | 11/10/2009 KDDI pairs a mobile phone with a robot
As mobile phones add more features and more users connect with social media, the cell phone becomes a more important part of people's lives. Japanese ...

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