Blog Archives for the tag Japan

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Japan Court Tells Google to Disable Autocomplete

A Japanese court has issued a provisional order requesting Google to delete specific terms from autocomplete, following a complaint from a man claiming it violates his privacy and has hampered his career….

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Japan's DoCoMo Passes 2 Million LTE Users

While many mobile phone owners are beginning to learn about LTE, that’s in a large way to support for the 4G mobile technology being a key feature of Apple’s new…

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Facebook closes in on Japan's top Social Network

It seemed unthinkable as recently as a year ago but Facebook is finally making serious progress in Japan, where it is on track to become the top social network doubling…

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Australia, Japan, Singapore Begin Selling the new iPad

In case you’ve been living under a rock, sales of Apple’s new iPad — known popularly as the ‘iPad 3′ — begin today across 10 countries worldwide, with Australia, Japan…

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Japanese Customers Begin iPad Queue

While the proverbial ink is still drying on the first reviews of Apple’s iPad — which you can peruse via our roundup — fans in Japan are already getting in…

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Siri is Struggling to Master Japanese

Apple added Japanese support for Siri with the release of iOS 5.1 last week, but the virtual personal assistant is reportedly having some issues coming to grips with its first Asian language. Apple’s…

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Japan's DeNA Links With Chinese Microblog Sina Weibo

Japanese mobile social gaming firm DeNA has taken another step to increase its presence in China with the announcement that it is linking up with microblogging giant Sina Weibo in…

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Apple tops Japan's Mobile Market for the First Time

The launch of the iPhone 4S in Japan helped Apple has rise to the top of the country’s smartphone market for the first time, as it took the top spot…

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Japan's Line Passes 20M Users, Takes Aim at Skype

Korean Internet firm Naver has announced that Line, it’s mobile calling and messaging application for iPhone and Android, has hit the milestone of 20 million downloads worldwide, but the company…

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Japan's DeNA Begins Offering Games via iOS Worldwide

It’s finally happened, albeit without the big stage launch that we may have expected, Japanese mobile social gaming firm DeNA has begun offering games from its ‘Mobage’ social gaming platform…

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Japan Warns Google Over New Privacy Policy

The Japanese government has warned Google to tread carefully with its new privacy policy, as the controversial new regulations were rolled out today Authorities wrote to Google [Japanese] amidst concerns…

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Instagram Speeds up Camera, Adds Asian Social Media Support

Instagram has introduced an updated version of its hugely popular photo sharing app which now includes support for two of Asia’s most influential social networks, as it looks to grow its…

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DoCoMo Siri-Clone Beats Apple to Japanese Support

Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo has beaten Apple’s Siri to supporting Japanese with plans to release its own Siri-like voice-activated service for its smartphone-wielding customers in the country from March 1….

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DeNA Brings Mobile Gaming to Android in Korea

Japan’s DeNA has teamed up with Korean Internet giant Daum to officially launch a localized version of its Mobage mobile social gaming platform for Android mobile devices in South Korea….

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Japanese Man's Unique Tweet Won 1,000 RTs Challenge

Just the other day an email dropped into my inbox asking me if I wanted to buy 10,000 followers on Twitter. The message, which assured me that the price would…