Paul is the founder of Mobile in Japan. He drives left. Works in digital intelligence. Loves Japan.
Mobile in Japan started by being a place for the community. We’re adding a iPad in Japan specific forum today.
After some heavy lobbying from interested parties in Japan, the government kinda backed down on its promise to unlock all handsets in Japan.
The rumor has been floating for a while, but it’s finally getting serious. DoCoMo, the biggest Japanese carrier, will offer microSIM cards for the iPad in Japan.
NTT DoCoMo has its HT-03A and SoftBank its HTC Desire. KDDI doesn’t seem to want to be left behind. Well, sorta, since they’re announcing a phone for …October. A Smartbook, err, a Notebook, err, a Smartphone. The Sharp IS01 Communicator is a unusual phone for nowadays standards, reminding me of Psions and Nokia Communicators of the past, [...]
SoftBank is the second operator to announce an Android smartphone. Will it blend in Japan?
