News of Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Summary (1/31/2012) A Japanese conversational agent, netpeople:a by iNAGO Inc, similar to iPhone’s Siri was announced to be preinstalled on the GALAXY S II WiMAX ISW11SC released on au on January 20th. The app is also available on the GALAXY S II on NTT DoCoMo but must be downloaded from the Samsung Apps market. This announcement follows iNAGO’s announcement on January 10th of the release of its U.S. version of the app "mia powered by netpeople". The conversational agent first release in Japan features restaurant, weather, train transfer, mapping and many other functions. (CNET Japan)
News of Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Summary (1/4/2012) Willcom has announced that it is extending its "Willcom Spring Sale Fair" through February 29th, 2012. The discount comprises two parts with a free initial contracting fee and 450 yen off the monthly fees for 2 years (regular price is 1450 yen per month). (Keitai Watch)
News of Thursday, December 01, 2011
Summary (12/1/2011) NTT DoCoMo has aggressively denied rumors of a that they had agreed to a deal with Apple in which the iPhone 5 would be launched on its network next summer, following reports on several news sites stating this on December 1st. (Keitai Watch)
News of Thursday, November 10, 2011
Summary (11/10/2011) NTT DoCoMo announced that the "REGZA Phone T-01D" will officially go on sale on November 18th. DoCoMo users can also begin pre-ordering their handset from November 11th and DoCoMo shops nationwide. This Android 2.3 smartphone also support DoCoMo’s dMenu and dMarket services. (Keitai Watch)
News of Monday, November 07, 2011
Summary (11/7/2011) NTT DoCoMo and Gakken Holdings announced a partnership to promote a new style of education centered around smartphones and Tablet PCs. The companies plan to provide educational materials to children and adults through NTT’s "DoCoMo ZEMI" service and android handsets and tablets. Development is scheduled to begin at the end of November, with the service scheduled to be launched in 2012. (Keitai Watch)