All the stories tagged with: softbank
Sharp AQUOS 104SH to run on Ice Cream Sandwich
09/29/2011, Japan seems to be getting everything first – they got the first handset to run Windows Phone 7.5 and now it looks like the could be getting the first handset that will be running on Google’s latest iteration of Android, [...]
Panasonic Lumix 101P arrives in Japan
09/28/2011, So you think that 8-megapixel shooter in your latest Android smartphone is the bomb? Well, sorry to say, but all of that is old hat if you so happen to live in the land of the rising sun. The Panasonic [...]
Softbank no longer sole iPhone carrier in Japan?
09/22/2011, There is word going around that all is not well for Softbank in the Land of the Rising Sun. Wait a minute – is the CEO experiencing some sort of scandalous reports, or is the company bleeding money to stay [...]
Huawei Vision 007HW arrives in Japan
08/22/2011, Japan gets another Android-powered smartphone in the form of the Huawei Vision 007HW – where Softbank Mobile will be the mobile carrier of this particular handset. What do you get with the Vision 007HW? For starters, how about the Android [...]
Softbank launches Hello Kitty Android smartphone in Japan
08/19/2011, Hello Kitty seems to be a huge deal all over the world, more so in Japan where it originated from, so much so that Japan carrier, Softbank, decided to get Hello Kitty up to date with its very own Android [...]
Android based “Yahoo Phone” coming to SoftBank in Japan
08/18/2011, The Yahoo search engine is apparently Japan’s biggest website, and Japan’s third largest carrier, SoftBank, is Yahoo Japan’s largest shareholder, which is why it is not surprising to find out that SoftBank subscribers will be able to get their hands [...]
Softbank and ZTE introduce simple one-button emergency phone
02/09/2011, Despite phones getting more and more powerful, there are still folks who need really simple phones, such as the elderly. Now a new phone from Japan’s Softbank and ZTE is probably as simple as it gets as it only has [...]
Softbank offers NFC sticker for iPhone 4 in Japan
12/27/2010, With 2011 just around the corner and Google’s Nexus S featuring an NFC chip, many folks are speculating that 2011 may see a spike in interest in NFC technology. Of course, the technology is already pretty popular in Japan with [...]
Softbank To Offer Free iPad With ‘iPad For Everybody’ Campaign In Japan
11/29/2010, While the iPad is already offered at a rather attractive price in the US, Softbank is looking to make the deal even more attractive over in Japan. The carrier is preparing to launch an “iPad for Everybody” deal that offers [...]
Yahoo Japan To Use Google’s Search Engine Technology
07/27/2010, We heard whispers about it before this, but now it has been confirmed that Yahoo Japan is planning to team up with Google to use Google’s search engine technology in Japan, giving Yahoo Japan and Google a massive, near-monopoly share [...]
Bandai and Softbank team up to release Gunpla phone in limited quantities
05/19/2010, Are you a huge fan of the Gundam series? If you’re living in Japan, then you will be stoked to know that Bandai and Softbank have come together, where their combined might resulted in the Gunpla cellphone which is a [...]
SoftBank of Japan rolls out spring lineup of phones
05/18/2010, Japan is well known for their highly advanced handsets, and here we are with SoftBank announcing their spring lineup right after KDDI did with 10 of theirs. SoftBank goes one up with 15 phones from various companies, where many of [...]
Japanese iPad To Be SIM-locked To Softbank Mobile
05/11/2010, When the iPad was originally announced, Apple mentioned that the device would not be SIM-locked, but now it seems that statement doesn’t apply to folks over in Japan, as the Japanese iPad will be SIM-locked to Softbank Mobile. The good [...]
