February 5th, 2010

With the sleek design of most mobile handsets today – we may have forgotten where the origins of the ‘original’ cell phone came from (it is good to sometimes look back at our roots).
In October of 2008, we celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the Cell Phone by remembering the launch of the Motorola DynaTAC8000X!

Rudy Krolopp, lead . . . Continue reading »

February 4th, 2010

We all know that the iPhone has blazzed out of the starting blocks in recent years.  We all have heard of the saying that in industrialized nations almost every person at some point in the course of their day has had their hand on a cell phone.
But, have you ever stopped to think how many mobile phones . . . Continue reading »

February 3rd, 2010

I am often asked, “Is the iPhone in Japan?”
Yes, the iPhone was officially unveiled on July 10th, 2008.
By some accounts, the iPhone has already captured 46% of the smart phone market (I have included some nifty pictures below):

The moment the iPhone 3G debuted in Japan

Masayoshi Son, president and CEO of Softbank Corp

Softbank’s Omotesando Store in Tokyo
Japan waited anxiously, . . . Continue reading »

February 3rd, 2010

In a fascinating report by Gartner released in late 2009, the mobile industry is in for a significant landscape change.
Along with location based social networking and instant messaging making the top Ten List - coming in at #1 was a show stopper for some - ‘Money Transfer’
How does multilingual applications play into this and is there a common . . . Continue reading »

February 2nd, 2010

Most mobile trends usually start in Japan – but not with the BlackBerry.  2009 marked this significant shift.
 

The BlackBerry Bold in White was added on November 6, 2009

The BlackBerry®Bold™ became the newest model in the DoCoMo Pro Series™ for busy professionals when it entered Japanese stores on February 20, 2009.
Smartphones, including BlackBerrys, had been an uncommon sight in Japan . . . Continue reading »