Japan Computer Industry Scan articles from June 2008

Japan Computer Industry Scan archives from June 2008

Nintendo, McDonald's, NTT to test data service using DS game consoles.
June 2, 2008... OSAKA, May 26 Kyodo Nintendo Co., McDonald's Holdings Co. (Japan) and a subsidiary of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. said Monday they will launch a trial run Tuesday of data distributing services using Nintendo DS portable game...

DoCoMo to enable cellphones to be used as IP phones at home.
June 2, 2008... TOKYO, May 27 Kyodo Japan's top mobile phone operator NTT DoCoMo Inc. said Tuesday it will launch a new service in June enabling customers to use cellphones as Internet protocol phones at home so that they can benefit from high-speed data...

LEAD: KDDI, Softbank unveil new cellphone lineups for summer.
June 9, 2008... TOKYO, June 3 Kyodo (EDS: ADDING INFO IN 6TH GRAF) KDDI Corp. and Softbank Mobile Corp. unveiled Tuesday new mobile phone handsets, with KDDI's models featuring functions to display movies and Softbank's boasting designs focused on...

2ND LD: Softbank Mobile to launch Apple's iPhone in Japan later this year.
June 9, 2008... TOKYO, June 4 Kyodo (EDS: ADDING 4TH AND 8TH-12TH GRAFS) Japan's third largest mobile phone carrier Softbank Mobile Corp. said Wednesday it has reached an agreement with Apple Inc. to launch the U.S. firm's popular iPhone handset in...

REFILING: 2ND LD: Softbank Mobile to launch Apple's iPhone in Japan later this year.
June 9, 2008... TOKYO, June 4 Kyodo (EDS: CLARIFYING LAST GRAF) Japan's third largest mobile phone carrier Softbank Mobile Corp. said Wednesday it has reached an agreement with Apple Inc. to launch the U.S. firm's popular iPhone handset in Japan...

KDDI's May net subscription gain falls nearly 50% on year.
June 9, 2008... TOKYO, June 6 Kyodo The net gain in subscribers to KDDI Corp.'s mobile phone service in May fell nearly 50 percent from the year before, an industry body said Friday. KDDI posted a net gain of 72,400 subscription contracts for its...

China ranks 1st in terms of broadband users.
June 9, 2008... GENEVA, June 7 Kyodo China became the world's largest broadband user base in 2007 for the first time ever, surpassing the United States, according to a U.N. agency report released Friday. China, excluding Hong Kong and Macao, ranked...

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