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Online Editor/Content Manager
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i-mode |
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> 45.239m |
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EZWeb |
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> 19.464m |
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J-Sky |
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> 12.769m |
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PHS |
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> 4.49m |
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> 77.472m | |
Japanese 3G Subscribers
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Au 3G: |
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> 19.849m |
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FOMA: |
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> 17.58m |
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J-Phone 3G: |
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> 2m |
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TOTAL |
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> 39.429m | |
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Updated 11/30/2005 |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 12/31/2005
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High hopes harbored for mobile phone television broadcasts
Saturday, December 31, 2005 |
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Digital TV broadcasts to mobile phones are scheduled to begin in April, and expectations are high the new service will create a portable fusion of broadcasting and the Internet.The new service will let users view their favorite shows and interact with the content, such as by downloading music or actors’ biographies, all through the convenience of wireless communications. TV stations and cell phone carriers expect the new broadcasting service to become a new source of revenue if they can lure enough viewers to shopping or other fee-based sites while watching TV. (Japan Times) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 9/12/2005
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Access to Buy PalmSource for Up to 35.8 Billion Y
Monday, September 12, 2005 |
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Summary
Access Inc., a Tokyo-based company that develops Internet software, said it will acquire PalmSource Inc., a U.S. maker of software for handheld computers and mobile phones, for as much as 35.8 billion yen ($324 million). Tokyo-based Access said in a release that it will make PalmSource a wholly owned subsidiary to expand applications for mobile phones. PalmSource had a market value of $169.8 million as of yesterday. Shares of Access rose 60,000 yen, or 2.2 percent, to 2.8 million yen as of 1:05 p.m. in Tokyo. (Bloomberg) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 11/7/2003
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Fujitsu Labs Unveils Prototype of Compact PDA with 4-inch SVGA Display
Friday, November 07, 2003 |
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Summary
Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd announced that it built a prototype wireless LAN-capable compact personal digital assistant (PDA) featuring a 4-inch SVGA LCD display with a resolution of 800 x 600 pixels. Fujitsu Laboratories’ prototype PDA with SVGA display
It has 802.11b wireless LAN, Bluetooth and infrared communication capabilities so that it can access directly to a LAN or virtual private network (VPN) without using any communication tool. It enables users to access PCs inside the office or home from outside, and to use data remotely. As a compact-size PDA, it is the world’s first to have a 4-inch SVGA display and capability of browsing contents for a PC, according to the company.
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 10/25/2003
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Fujitsu PDA Supports Seamless Wireless Network Connectivity
Saturday, October 25, 2003 |
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Summary
Fujitsu has added the latest model to the Pocket LOOX Series of PDAs. The Pocket LOOX FLX3AW supports both short-rage Bluetooth and wireless LAN (IEEE802.11b) connectivity. Launched on Oct.21, the PDA bundles LX PlugfreeNETWORK, Fujitsu’s proprietary wireless network software, to seamlessly and automatically switch between different types of networks, such as wireless LAN and PHS connections. (JapanCorp.Net) |
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Toshiba Ships VoIP PDAs
Saturday, October 25, 2003 |
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Summary
Toshiba has just released two new Pocket PC models, the e400 and e800 series also known as the e405 and e805 PDAs. Both units enable Voice over IP capabilities, built in Wi-Fi, and added support for the new Picture View Presentation Pack. Picture View allows you to output presentations with the built-in RGB port, making it a suitable device for the corporate end user. The ATI 2MB Imageon 3220 graphics controller has been used, with improved video performance in presentations and Windows Mobile 2003. Both units are available immediately, with the e400 series priced at $299 USD, while the slightly advanced e800 series is to be priced at $599 USD. (MobileMag) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 6/19/2003
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Sony claims to have a ’Feel’ for Bluetooth
Thursday, June 19, 2003 |
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Summary
The Bluetooth community is struggling to find a way to ensure that consumers can quickly set up Bluetooth connectivity that currently takes hours in some cases. A Sony Corp. unit said it has the answer, but others here said they remain skeptical. The harsh reality for Bluetooth proponents is, "Many units might have been shipped, but Bluetooth is not actually utilized by consumers," said Per Forsberg, general manager of wireless systems at National Semiconductors. Masanobu Yoshida, president of the hand-held computer company at Sony Corp., unveiled a proprietary Bluetooth application technology called "Feel," which is designed to provide instant connectivity among Sony’s own Bluetooth devices
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 6/3/2003
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Sharp goes clamshell for new PDAs
Tuesday, June 03, 2003 |
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Summary
Sharp Corporation has introduced two new models to add to its Zaurus Linux based organisers. Compact flash cards are available from 3rd parties to give the wireless LAN or mobile data network connection. The PDAs are being introduced initially only in Japan and Sharp plans to produce around 350,000 units per year. (The Register) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 5/26/2003
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KDDI, NHK Develop PDA Receiving Terrestrial Digital Broadcast, Wireless Data Signals
Monday, May 26, 2003 |
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Summary
KDDI R&D Laboratories and NHK Science & Technical Research Laboratories jointly developed a prototype portable terminal in order to test combined broadcast-telecoms services. Such services will comprise terrestrial digital TV broadcasts for portable terminals along with wireless data signals for mobile phones.
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 4/28/2003
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All-in-one Linux and Wi-Fi PDA unveiled by Japanese Firm
Monday, April 28, 2003 |
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Summary
A Japanese firm is launching a Linux-based handheld computer sporting Wi-Fi, a mobile phone and a camera, the result of collaboration between China, Korea and Japan. The device is aimed at manufacturers and vendors who may wish to include customized hardware and services. According to Japanese newspaper The Nihon Keizai Shimbun, the new PDA (personal digital assistant), launched by Yokohama-based PalmNet, measures 13 cm by 7 cm by 2 cm and comes with a wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) card. The firm is aiming to ship 150,000 units of the product by the next March and is also looking the possibility of bringing the product to Korea and China, the reported added.
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 4/16/2003
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Toshiba aims high and low with PDAs
Wednesday, April 16, 2003 |
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Summary
Toshiba has introduced two new handheld PDAs in Europe. The Pocket PC e750 is a high-end model with built-in wireless local area network (Lan), while the Pocket PC e350 is a low-cost model. Both feature the new Intel XScale PXA255 mobile processor announced by Intel last month. The e750 features an integrated Wi-Fi-compliant wireless Lan adaptor and is based on a 400MHz PXA255 Intel XScale chip.
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 3/25/2003
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Oracle, DoCoMo Develop PDA System for Sales Communications
Tuesday, March 25, 2003 |
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Summary
Oracle Corp Japan and NTT DoCoMo Inc have jointly developed a system that allows companies to use PDAs (personal digital assistants) to distribute information to their sales forces. The systems can be used to store customer data, send new information to sales representatives in the field, and track the location of sales representatives. Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi is testing a system that can help schedule its sales reps efficiently, while FT Shiseido Co Ltd is testing a system with camera-equipped PDAs.
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 12/23/2002
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Sharp piggybacks WLAN for PDA voice service
Monday, December 23, 2002 |
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Summary
Sharp Corp is launching a commercial wireless LAN (WLAN)-based IP telephone service in Japan. The Tokyo, Japan-based electronics giant plans to use 300 public WLANs owned by NTT DoCoMo Inc for the service. It will be offered on a free trial basis to 1,000 owners of its Linux-powered Zaurus PDAs before its formal launch next April. Voice access will be made using dedicated software and a headset attached to the device. (The Register) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 11/17/2002
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NEC Infrontia Unveils PDA Integrating Data/Voice
Sunday, November 17, 2002 |
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Summary
NEC Infrontia Corp. unveiled on Nov. 12 the "Pocket@i" PDA with VoIP via wireless LAN and PHS functions. It is for business use, and enables voice and data communications. It integrates the performance of a PDA and mobile phone/PHS with the "Pocket@i" unit. "Pocket@i" encompasses three models: an IEEE802.11b-compliant model with VoIP support; a built-in PHS model supporting data/voice communication; and a model dedicated to data communication with wireless LAN function. Shipping is slated to start with the third model in December 2002. (NEAsia News) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 11/2/2002
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Sony Develops Stamp-Sized Tuners for Portable Devices
Saturday, November 02, 2002 |
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Summary
November 1, 2002. Portable PCs and personal digital assistants (PDAs) have smaller screens than TV sets, so if those small devices maintain a high standard of picture quality, power consumption can be saved, said an official from Sony Corp., which developed postage stamp-sized TV tuner modules. The main application for the tuners will be in portable devices like PCs and PDAs, some of which lately are mounted with functions to enjoy TV images. The key to Sony’s success in developing tiny TV tuners lies in the fact that the high-frequency parts and signal detection parts of the tuner circuit have been incorporated into two LSIs. (NEAsia Online) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 11/1/2002
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Dataquest PDA report predicts Dell and Toshiba will lead
Friday, November 01, 2002 |
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Summary
Third quarter worldwide oersonal digital assistant (PDA) shipments were 2.6 million, up just 0.9 percent from the same period last year, according to preliminary results of a Dataquest study. According to Dataquest, worldwide, Palm’s shipments accounted for 30.6 percent of the market share, Hewlett-Packard had 14.4 percent, Sony claimed 13 percent and Toshiba 5.5 percent. Handspring’s market share dropped from 13.5 percent in the year ago quarter to just 3.8 percent this quarter. However, the Handspring Treo was not included in the numbers. "Others" accounted for 32.7 percent of the market. "Dell and Toshiba appear ready to lead this battle," said Todd Kort, principal analyst for Dataquest. "The Dell entry signals the beginning of a PDA market shakeout that should push out weaker and financially stressed players." (Global Wireless News) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 10/9/2002
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FlyJacket to provide iPAQ PDAs with multimedia solutions
Wednesday, October 09, 2002 |
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Summary
Developed by Animation Technologies Inc., FlyJacket provides multimedia solutions for Compaq’s iPAQ pocket PC, a PDA with strong data processing abilities. A FlyJacket combined with an iCAM, a PDA and a wireless Internet card allows new applications in wireless telecommunication. "Telecom companies in France, the U.S. and Japan use FlyJacket as a 3G (third generation mobile telecommunications) solution," says Ko. The company is currently cooperating with Japan’s NTT DoCoMo to provide 3G solutions. (The China Post) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 8/20/2002
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Sony, Apple make phone dream team
Tuesday, August 20, 2002 |
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Summary
Speculation that Apple is planning to launch a smartphone has been revived by John Markoff in the New York Times. This isn’t what we’re hearing at all - but it hasn’t stopped analysts taking the Rorschasch blot test and drawing some wild conclusions: ’"When you connect the dots, you end up at a phone," said Charles Wolf, a financial analyst who follows Apple for Needham & Company’", records the Times. No, the future points to close collaboration between SonyEricsson and Apple, with a slim outside chance of Apple rebadging one particular SonyEricsson device. But we’ll explain how we arrive at this conclusion. (The Register) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 7/30/2002
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NTT DoCoMo to Introduce Pocket PC 2002 PDA
Tuesday, July 30, 2002 |
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Summary
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. will market a new Pocket PC 2002 PDA. The musea will be the first PDA compatible with DoCoMo’s M-stage , a video content distribution service for downloading or streaming content such as movies, news and sports. The musea name was chosen to evoke the image of an art museum, and to emphasize how clear images appear when viewed on the large 3.5-inch screen (either still or moving images). The musea will also be compatible with DoCoMo’s PDA portal service*-giving access to a wide range of online content and services-and supports four types of DoCoMo wireless connection: -based packet transmission, PDC packet transmission, PDC circuit-switched transmission, or PHS. (NTT DoCoMo) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 7/16/2002
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Brother Industries Offers Compact Mobile Printer
Tuesday, July 16, 2002 |
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Summary
Brother Industries, Ltd. announced a new palm-sized thermal printer called "MW-100," measuring 100mm wide by 160mm deep by 17.5mm thick. Connected to a PDA or another product, this printer is designed to print out receipts, estimates, and other documents for business use. The price, depending on the number of units purchased, will be set at around 49,800 yen. (AsiaBizTech) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 6/24/2002
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Sharp Develops 3G PDA for NTT DoCoMo
Monday, June 24, 2002 |
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Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp aims to bolster its slumping share in Japan’s handheld computer market to 20 percent this business year from 10 percent to 20 percent last year, aided by new models. Sharp is on track to supply a PDA to NTT DoCoMo Inc, Japan’s largest mobile carrier, that uses super-fast third-generation (3G) wireless technology. The carrier is expected to unveil the 3G PDA this summer. (Reuters) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 6/9/2002
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Acer Exhibits Palm OS PDA with WLAN Functions
Sunday, June 09, 2002 |
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Acer Inc. is exhibiting its Palm OS PDA, the "Acer s10 Handheld," which has various audio functions, at Computex Taipei. The PDA has a function to convert recorded audio data into MP3 format. There is also a model equipped with an IEEE802.11b-compliant wireless LAN. The size for both models is 323mm by 265mm by 35mm, and the lighter model weighs 2.58kg. (AsiaBizTech)
Editor’s Note: Although this PDA is not in Japan, we expect to see Japanese manufacturers embedding WLAN capabilities devices. Most notable has been Hitachi, which recently released a IEEE802.11b compatible PDA using Microsoft’s "CE. NET" operating system which features enhanced networking functions. |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 6/6/2002
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NTT DoCoMo to Introduce FOMA P2002 Phone
Thursday, June 06, 2002 |
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Summary
NTT DoCoMo will begin selling the FOMA P2002 3G mobile phone equipped for DoCoMo i-motion(TM), sound and video-clip distribution services on June 13, 2002. The i-motion service enables compatible FOMA handsets to download audio/video content at up to 384 Kbps (uplink at 64 Kbps) from sites accessed via DoCoMo’s official i-mode(R) portal. DoCoMo’s new 3G phone is capable of both high-speed packet data transmissions of up to 384 Kbps (receiving) and high-speed circuit-switched data transmissions of up to 64 Kbps. It is equipped for "Multiaccess" simultaneous voice and packet communications. The model has a 2.2-inch, 65,536-color TFD LCD and delivers enhanced voice quality equivalent to that of a fixed-line telephone. (NTT DoCoMo) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 6/4/2002
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MCI , NEC in China mobile tie-up
Tuesday, June 04, 2002 |
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Japanese mobile phone makers NEC Corp and Matsushita Communication Industrial Co and China’s Huawei Technologies Co plan to set up a Chinese joint venture for third-generation (3G) handsets. NEC and MCI, ranked one and two in Japan’s saturated mobile phone market, will each hold 47 percent of the joint venture, while telecom infrastructure builder Huawei will own six percent. The tie-up is seen as an extension of an alliance between NEC and Matsushita to build a common operating system for 3G phones as a way to crack the domination of the global handset market by European and U.S. rivals. (Reuters) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 5/29/2002
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Kyocera announces mobile multimedia device
Wednesday, May 29, 2002 |
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Kyocera will release a mobile multimedia device based on Tao Group’s Intent platform. The product will be aimed at ’networks and corporate users’, suggesting it will have integrated communications capabilities. The Tao platform includes rich multimedia capabilities, including a unique three dimensional menu interface and a highly optimised PersonalJava implementation. Pocket Cosmo, as the device will be called, could have significant implications for the handheld market, representing the first major platform victory for Tao Group and a move away from the Palm OS, which Kyocera has previously used in its mobile products. (PMN.co.uk) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 4/25/2002
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Toshiba Develops Super Compact Bluetooth Server for Devices
Thursday, April 25, 2002 |
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Summary
Toshiba Corp. revealed a trial product called Bluetooth Pocket Server, a small-sized storage device that can hold a maximum of 5GB of data. The product is made for wireless data transfer of music files and moving images saved in the MPEG4 format to PDAs and PCs. Toshiba aims to launch the server this fall with an expected price of 50,000 yen. (AsiaBizTech) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 4/16/2002
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IBM Japan to Withdraw from PDA Business
Tuesday, April 16, 2002 |
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IBM Japan Ltd. will withdraw from the personal digital assistant (PDA) business in Japan within 2002. Already, IBM Japan has stopped manufacturing PDA products. It is expected to stop sales activities as soon as its inventory is depleted. Since 1999, it has used OEM products from 3Com Corp. (later separated as Palm Inc.) for sales under the name of the WorkPad series that work on the Japanese version PalmOS. IBM launched the WorkPad 30J in February 1999 but has lost market share since Palm Computing, Handspring and Sony Corp. entered the PalmOS-equipped PDA market in Japan. (Asia Biztech) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 4/9/2002
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U.S. Company Develops Wireless Cartridge for GameBoy
Tuesday, April 09, 2002 |
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US-based X-traFun Inc. developed a wireless mobile cartridge based on Bluetooth technology for Nintendo's GameBoy and GameBoy Advance. This new wireless mobile cartridge enables the building of peer-to-peer local wireless networks. It is capable of connecting Web servers so as to receive and send e-mails and download games as well. (Nikkei) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 3/22/2002
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Access, Sharp to Tie Up on Browser for PDAs
Friday, March 22, 2002 |
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Access and Sharp have signed a memorandum on technical cooperation regarding combining Access's "NetFront," a micro browser for PDAs, and Sharp's wireless PDAs. Sharp's wireless PDA featuring the NetFront browser is being exhibited at the CeBIT2002 in Germany. Access will license NetFront for Sharp's "Zaurus" PDAs. They have not disclosed the release time of the product featuring NetFront. (Asia Biztech) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 3/12/2002
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Sharp's New Zaurus PDA to Feature Built-in Digital Camera
Tuesday, March 12, 2002 |
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Sharp's new "Zaurus" series PDA will feature a built-in digital camera mounted on the back of the unit capable of capturing both still and video images. The MI-E25DC goes on sale on March 15, 2002 at an estimated street price of about 60,000 yen. (131.84 yen = US$1). The maximum record time of moving images is 20 seconds. The device can record TV programs using an optional video record card is inserted into the Compact Flash slot. (Asia Biztech) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 3/4/2002
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Hitachi WINCE .NET PDA to support 802.11 Wireless LAN
Monday, March 04, 2002 |
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In late April, Hitachi will begin shipping its proprietary personal digital assistants (PDAs) that run on Microsoft's new Windows CE .NET operating system, which supports IEEE802.11b, a wireless standard, Bluetooth, Voice over IP (VoIP) and other key functions. Retail price is anticipated to be about 50,000 yen. (134.06 yen = US$1) (Asia Biztech) Editor's Comment: With PDAs that support 802.11 hotspots hitting the market, look for the development of hybrid wireless connectivity solutions and new applications/services that target Japanese enterprise "heavy users" on the go. Expect also gasps of panic from among the mobile operators who will have to brace for new competition in providing wireless solutions to this still- developing but potentially huge market. |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 1/31/2002
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KTF to sell Samsung's new PDA
Thursday, January 31, 2002 |
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Summary
The new PDA is designed for cdma2000 1x wireless Internet services, has a 11Mbps wireless LAN modem, and has a global positioning system (GPS) feature. As far as wireless capability is concerned, this is beyond anything we have seen on the Japanese PDA market. (M. Thuresson) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 1/16/2002
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Sharp packs PDA functions into cell phone
Wednesday, January 16, 2002 |
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There is talk of the cell phone and PDA converging, and recent announcements from major Japanese manufacturers certainly make it look that way. Later this year, Sharp will release a FOMA handset for DoCoMo's 3G network that will look like its popular Zaurus PDA. Meanwhile, Toshiba will release in the US a PDA that can also be used as a cell phone, with the device supporting CDMA2000 1x, a 2.5G protocol available in the US and Japan. It appears the PDA-cell phone convergance is centered on the more advanced cell phone market in Japan and the more mature PDA market in the US. Some, including this writer, are dubious on a PDA-cellie: yes, it allows you to use two vital things very easily; but it also allows you to lose two vital things very easily. (M. Thuresson) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 1/11/2002
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DoCoMo technology turns PDAs into mobile phones
Friday, January 11, 2002 |
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Already using a CompactFlash PHS data card for mobile Internet service for PDAs and laptops, DoCoMo adds voice service to complete the convergence. Each PHS data card is already assigned a phone number, which up until now had only been used for dialing in for access, so the addition of voice service is a natural next step. This also differentiates DoCoMo's PHS service, called "DoPa", from DDI Pocket's Air H" PHS service, which has been offering a highly popular flat rate plan but has yet to add voice functionality. (M. Thuresson) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 12/11/2001
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PDA Makers come closer to system integrators
Tuesday, December 11, 2001 |
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It's easier to differentiate wireless business and consumer applications on a PDA platform than a keitai platform. That is, PDAs are much more business-oriented devices than keitais. System integrators are enterprise market specialists, and PDA makers are making a push for PDAs to become a fixture of corporate IT budgets. Securing a attractive rate plan with a network carrier or virtual network operator like Japan Communications is an equally important part of mobilizing companies. (Mobile Media Japan) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 10/12/2001
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Fujitsu to Move into PDA Mart in First Quarter of 2002
Friday, October 12, 2001 |
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Fujitsu Ltd. reports that it will release by the end of the first quarter of 2002 its new personal digital assistant, which is based on "Microsoft Pocket PC 2002 Software." The company said it will introduce this new PDA as a "global product," and will ship it not only to the domestic market, but also to North America, Europe and Asia.Fujitsu said it decided to launch the PDA business because it thought that Microsoft's "Pocket PC 2002" has created a favorable environment. "Pocket PC 2002" provides high-performance, multi-task functions, and has superior multimedia features. Fujitsu said it will make its new PDA an ideal high-performance tool for business information systems, including the sales-activity supporting system, when the PDA is used along with the company's mobile computing technology and various solutions. They also aim to make the PDA a personal entertainment tool for individual users. (Nikkei Electronics) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 10/10/2001
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PDA Markets to Make Next Move, to Share Common Architecture
Wednesday, October 10, 2001 |
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The personal digital assistant market is now enjoying brisk momentum, and with surging PDA shipments, leading electronics makers are now expecting the PDA market to expand to the next stage. This trend in the PDA market is due to the powerful background of the expanding PDA application field brought about by the wireless infrastructure development. The trend of PDA development is now seeing a change in policies to favor the utilization of the industry's common platforms, such as using the industry's standard OS and micro-controller, whereas up to now PDA makers had developed PDA products on their own. (Nikkei Electronics) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 10/5/2001
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Business Mobile Users' Top Complaint is Short Battery Life
Friday, October 05, 2001 |
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A survey NTT-X Inc. and Mitsubishi Research Institute on mobile communications devices showed that more than half of businesspeople using mobile communications devices are dissatisfied with the short life of the battery after a single charge. In the survey, 78.1% of respondents said they are using mobile communication devices for business. The survey excludes mobile phones that only have voice communications. The survey also asked about inconveniences, and 51.7% complained about the battery not lasting long after a single charge, followed by comments about the heavy weight and bulky size (43.5%), and the slow data transmission speed (35.1%). The most popular devices were a cellular phone that has functions to enjoy Internet surfing and e-mail delivery and a notebook PC, each receiving nearly half of the 45.3% response. Personal digital assistants followed at 11.5 percent. 29% of all mobile communication device users said they are using the wireless data transmission function. About half, or 40.1% of those surveyed said cellular phone and PHS makers should find better ways to input characters and numbers, while 35% said PDA makers should improve the performance of the microchip for processing data. (Nikkei Mechanical) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 8/24/2001
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Sharp to Make 3G PDAs for NTT DoCoMo
Friday, August 24, 2001 |
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Japan's top maker of personal digital assistants (PDAs), Sharp Corp, said it will supply handheld computers with third-generation (3G) wireless capabilities to NTT DoCoMo. Sharp said the new advanced 3G multimedia handheld version of its popular Zaurus line computer will be sold under DoCoMo's brand on an original equipment manufacturing basis. The device is to be compatible with DoCoMo's 3G FOMA service, now in trial testing and due for commercial launch in October. At present, PDAs sold in Japan do not have built-in wireless capabilities, and like the current Zaurus can only access mobile networks through a separate mobile communications card or via a cable attached to a mobile phone. Sharp plans to start selling an overseas version of the current Zaurus in the US in October and in Europe early next year, and aims to sell one million PDAs worldwide in the first year. (Reuters) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 8/21/2001
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Seiko Epson Introduces GPS Card for Mobile Equipment
Tuesday, August 21, 2001 |
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Seiko Epson Corp. has developed a CompactFlash (Type II) GPS card for mobile information equipment and will start shipments on an OEM basis from August. Based on this technology, a small-size and low-power consumption GPS module has been developed for use with mobile data devices or portable navigation gear, and will be shipped as a sample starting in August. By inserting the card, mobile devices will be able to receive signals from GPS satellites, calculate the current location (latitude, longitude and altitude), moving speed and direction, and provide the results in an NMEA format. The product is compatible with recent map software so that it can be used for personal navigation. The recommended price of the GPS card is 20,000 yen, and 7,000 yen for the GPS module. (119.89 yen =US$1) (Nikkei Microdevices) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 8/16/2001
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Socket Plugs Into Japan's Handheld Market
Thursday, August 16, 2001 |
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Socket Communications'is opening a Tokyo office to capitalize on growth potential in Japan's handheld market. "Japan is a proven leading world market for the intersection of wireless connectivity via feature-rich and highly mobile computing platforms," said Socket CEO Kevin Mills. Socket also recently announced a deal with Toshiba that calls for the Japanese firm to import and distribute Socket's plug-in connectivity and data collection product line. Toshiba is slated to release its first handheld computer, the GENIO-e, on August 20th, and Socket said its products are fully compatible with the new device. According to Socket, Pocket PCs and handheld devices with CompactFlash are seeing steady sales growth in Japan, but only two CompactFlash peripherals are currently available to end-users: storage cards and the P-in-PHS card from NTT DoCoMo. (Wireless Newsfactor) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 7/26/2001
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Sony Adds New Model to PDA CLIE with 65,536-Color Screen
Thursday, July 26, 2001 |
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On Aug. 4, Sony will release the Palm OS 4.0-based CLIE PEG-N600C, featuring a 320 x 320 dot reflective TFT color display with a front light capable of displaying 65,536 colors. The device uses the "Xiino" Internet browser and 33MHz Dragonball VZ CPU. It has 8MB DRAM and an 8MB flash memory built in, and is equipped with a USB interface and an infrared communication port compliant with IrDA1.2. The built-in lithium ion polymer rechargeable battery provides for about 15 days for normal use. It can store a large volume data such as a dictionary or an animation image, regardless of its memory storage, since users can write data directly in its Memory Stick from a PC (up to 128MB using a 128MB Memory Stick). (Nikkei Electronics) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 7/25/2001
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PDA Market to Expand Rapidly, NTT DoCoMo Chairman Says
Wednesday, July 25, 2001 |
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The market for personal digital assistants will expand rapidly, due to the use of moving pictures via PDAs, according to NTT DoCoMo Inc. chairman Kouji Ohboshi. Ohboshi, speaking at the the FPD Manufacturing Technology Expo & Conference in Tokyo, said that demand for larger terminal displays will surely emerge if mobile communications terminals are used to exchange images and motion pictures, and not just text. Ohboshi also predicted that wireless communications will be employed in the broadband environment, and that the appearance of fourth generation mobile could come earlier than expected. (Nikkei Microdevices) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 7/17/2001
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Toshiba to enter handheld computer market
Tuesday, July 17, 2001 |
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Toshiba Corp has unveiled its first PDA due for launch in Japan next month and in the US this autumn aimed at high-end corporate users. The announcement comes barely one week after rival NEC Corp said its first PDA by late 2001 also targeting the corporate market. Toshiba's Genio handhelds measure 12.5 cm by 7.75 cm (five inches by three inches) and are small enough to fit into a shirt pocket. Genio uses Microsoft's Windows Pocket PC OS and a 206 megahertz StrongArm processor from Intel. The device will feature two slots, one for SD (secure digital) cards and one for Compact Flash II. The standard Genio that goes on sale in Japan August 20 will retail for about 70,000 yen ($560), while an advanced model with one gigabit of memory in a built-in microdrive will hit the market in late September at 100,000 yen. (Reuters) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 7/13/2001
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NEC to Offer First PDA Product Within 2001
Friday, July 13, 2001 |
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NEC Corp. announced that it would enter the market of palmtop personal digital assistants (PDAs). The electronics company has been pushing ahead with the development of a prototype, with a view to start production during 2001. NEC's announcement was made along with its rollout of new PCs and routers. The new handheld device will enable push-type information distribution services similar to email-based services offered via mobile phones. The palmtop PDA will have a StrongARM (206MHz) CPU, a PC card slot (Type II x 1), an SD memory card slot, and will run the Windows CE operating system. (BizTech News Dept.) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 7/10/2001
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Pioneer Starts Map Search Service for Mobile Devices, PDAs
Tuesday, July 10, 2001 |
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Pioneer Corp. will expand its online map information site "navi-p.com" to deliver services to mobile information terminals and mobile phones by late July. For 200 yen per month (125.12 yen = US$1), users of Palm OS and i-mode phones can search maps displayed at up to 14 levels of magnification, and also register information about specific places or share registered information among multiple users. The site will enable keyword searches of commercial facilities on maps. This search function (without maps) will also be offered on EZweb and J-Sky. Also, using special client software, Palm OS users can attach global positioning system (GPS) unit to show their physical location. The PC-version of the service will be rolled out July as commercial ASP service for enterprise sales force automation. (BizTech News Dept.) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 7/5/2001
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Kabu.com Supports 128-Bit SSL Encryption for Palm OS
Thursday, July 05, 2001 |
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Kabu.com Securities Co., Ltd. announced now supports encrypted transmissions via the Xiino browser for the Palm OS operating system. The Xiino browser supports 128-bit secure socket layers encryption, allowing users of Palm handheld devices to get stock quotes, place orders to buy or sell stock, and perform other online transactions with the protection of 128-bit SSL encryption. The Kabu.com Japanese-language website already offers services for personal digital assistant devices that run the Zaurus, Pocket PC, or Windows CE operating system, but did not previously support Palm OS-based devices because of security problems inherent in available Web browsers. The services available to PDA users through Kabu.com include stock trading, trading in covered warrants, order contract inquiries, stock quotes and stock searches. (BizTech News Dept.) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 7/4/2001
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Compaq, Cybozu to Jointly Market iPAQ, Office4
Wednesday, July 04, 2001 |
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Compaq Computer Co., Ltd. and Cybozu Inc. said they will launch joint marketing for Cybozu's groupware and Compaq's PDA. Cybozu's "Office4" groupware will be sold with Compaq's "Compaq iPAC Pocket PC" PDA as a client. The two companies will aim to hold seminars for the existing users and new potential customers and events or promotional activities using Web or e-mail. Cybozu started to offer on July 2 an additional module, "Cybozu Pocket 4," which will enable Windows CE3.0-based Windows Powered Pocket PC to work as a client of Office4. Cybozu will recommend Compaq's iPAQ as the best fit for the Office4 client. Compaq, on the other hand, also set up on July 1 a division to promote mobile business to accelerate the sale of the iPAQ/Office4 system. (BizTech News Dept.) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 6/28/2001
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Nippon Ericsson, Handspring, Marubeni in Bluetooth Trial
Thursday, June 28, 2001 |
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In late July, Nippon Ericsson KK, Marubeni Corp. and Handspring Inc. will begin a 3-month trial of Internet connections and content delivery via Bluetooth. Participants will use Bluetooth modules in Visor PDAs and notebook PCs to receive streaming animation and content at the www.so-net./cafe Internet cafe and Marunouchi Cafe, Softmap PC retail shops and on the Sanyo line's Hikari Shinkansen bullet trains. Bluetooth will automatically recognize a user visiting a trial site and automatically "push"-deliver site-appropiate content. 100 participants will be recruited via the Bluetooth Launch Trial web site and other means. (BizTech News Dept.) |
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Infoseek Japan starts Temp Job Search Service on i-mode
Thursday, June 28, 2001 |
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Infoseek Japan KK has launched a temporary job search service accessible via its i-mode-compatible Web site, "i-seek." The service, available in Japanese only, enables users to search information from 4,500 jobs across the country by inputting key words such as occupational classification (12 categories) and desired work site location, beginning with the job hunter's nearest train station. Adecco Career Staff Ltd., a placement agency, offers update information three times a week. Information is free of charge, but users have to pay for communications fees. (BizTech News Dept.) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 6/20/2001
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NTT East Offers Web Content Conversion for PDAs, L-Mode
Wednesday, June 20, 2001 |
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NTT East Corp. announced a plan to offer a "rendering service for browser phones and PDAs," in which Web content for PCs are converted for cellular phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs), starting from July 2. This service complies with "L-mode," too, the Internet connection service for fixed telephones, which NTT East and NTT West Corp. will launch from June 29. It aims to encourage entries of content providers to L-mode service and to spur penetration by preparing a Web content converter for L-mode. (Nikkei Communications) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 6/15/2001
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Access Develops Web Browser for Sharp's Linux PDA Overseas
Friday, June 15, 2001 |
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Access Co., Ltd., a developer of Web browsers for mobile phone handsets and other portable devices, said it has completed a prototype browser for the Linux-based personal digital assistant (PDA) that Sharp Corp. is planning to market overseas. The prototype browser was developed based on "NetFront v2.6 for Linux," one of the mini browsers that Access already markets. (Nikkei Internet Technology) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 6/13/2001
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JCI to Provide Mobile Service for Enterprises
Wednesday, June 13, 2001 |
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Japan Communications Inc. (JCI) said it will start to provide this summer its enterprise solution called "b Mobile/PDA service" using personal digital assistants (PDAs). JCI is a Type II carrier, and it specializes in services intended for enterprises, such as resale of communication lines for cellular phones, billing by bundling service items as well as counting and grouping service rates. (Nikkei Communications) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 6/4/2001
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Handspring phone add-on to ring in Japan
Monday, June 04, 2001 |
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Handspring's Japan unit said it will work with Japan Communications and Tokyo Telecommunications Network to sell the add-on modules priced at $84 to $126 (10,000 yen to 15,000 yen). (Reuters) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 5/18/2001
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NTT DoCoMo to Offer Phones That Pick Clearest Frequencies
Friday, May 18, 2001 |
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NTT DoCoMo Inc. plans to offer mobile phones from the start of next year that automatically select less-congested frequency bands, The Nihon Keizai Shimbun learned Wednesday. (The Nihon Keizai Shimbun) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 5/14/2001
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Content Delivery Services for PDAs Poised to Take Off
Monday, May 14, 2001 |
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Content delivery services for personal digital assistants are at last starting to take off. They are aimed at people who have outgrown the i-mode model, no longer satisfied with the limited capabilities offered by Web-enabled cellular phones. (Nikkei Business) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 4/27/2001
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Palm's Japan Unit to Enter Corporate Mobile Market
Friday, April 27, 2001 |
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Palm Computing KK, a Japanese subsidiary of Palm Inc., said April 23 it would tie up with 11 Japanese system integrator firms to enter the business-use mobile computing market. (Nikkei New Media) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 4/13/2001
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Compaq Aims for 10% Share of Japan's PDA Market with iPAQ
Friday, April 13, 2001 |
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Compaq Computer KK will release new personal digital assistant (PDA) devices in the "iPAQ Pocket PC" series from mid-April. The Japanese arm of Compaq Computer Corp. has pre-installed in the PDA the Japanese version of Windows Powered Pocket PC, Microsoft's Windows CE 3.0-based operating system for PDAs. (Asia BizTech) |
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Compaq launches iPAQ handheld device in Japan
Thursday, April 12, 2001 |
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Compaq Computer Corp became the latest handheld computer maker to launch its product in Japan with the iPAQ Pocket PC as new competitors scramble to break into the growing market for personal digital assistants (PDAs). PDAs are increasingly being linked to the Internet via wireless connections in Japan, making this market a prime testing ground for what analysts say will unlock the true potential of handheld computers. (Reuters) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 4/10/2001
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Bluetooth Wireless Products Reach Market in Japan
Tuesday, April 10, 2001 |
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A wide range of new products featuring Bluetooth wireless capabilities are reaching the market in Japan. Major computer makers are launching new notebook PC models that sport built-in Bluetooth modules, for example, and Bluetooth adapters for use with printers, projectors, PHS phones and other devices are appearing. (Nikkei AsiaBizTech) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 4/7/2001
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Makers Trying to Set PDAs Apart from Cell Phones
Saturday, April 07, 2001 |
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With Japan's PDA (personal digital assistant) market expected to grow more slowly than the global market due to the popularity of cellular phones, electronic makers are strengthening audiovisual functions of PDAs in an effort to set them apart. (AsiaBizTech) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 4/6/2001
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Handspring getting an Edge in Japan
Friday, April 06, 2001 |
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Handspring unveiled a Japanese-language version of its super thin metallic finish PDA Visor Edge in Tokyo Wednesday, just one month after the product's U.S.-version debut. (CBS Marketwatch) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 4/3/2001
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Handheld games spotlight at Tokyo Game Show
Tuesday, April 03, 2001 |
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The war of words between Microsoft Corp. and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) may have been top bill at the Tokyo Game Show that opened here Friday, but the show also highlighted the growth of handheld gaming and served to remind Microsoft, which will launch its Xbox console later this year, that the PlayStation 2 isn't the only game in town. (CNN) |
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Palm and Sanyo Unveil Handheld-ready Coats
Tuesday, April 03, 2001 |
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Palm, Inc., a leading provider of handheld computers, and Sanyo Fashion House, a subsidiary of Sanyo Shokai Tokyo, one of the largest international apparel manufacturers in Japan, have collaborated to create a new handheld-ready line of spring raincoats with a 'Designed for Palm(TM) Handhelds' pocket. (PRNewswire) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 3/30/2001
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Sharp's Zaurus PDA to Mount Java and Linux
Friday, March 30, 2001 |
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Sharp Corp. announced that its "Zaurus" PDA equipped with Java and Linux will be shipped to the United States and Europe in the fall of 2001. (AsiaBizTech) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 3/26/2001
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Sharp to launch PDAs in Europe, U.S. in autumn
Monday, March 26, 2001 |
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Japan's top handheld computer maker Sharp Corp said on Friday it will launch wireless personal digital assistants (PDAs) in Europe and multimedia PDAs in the United States in the autumn, paving the way for a global expansion of its ace product Zaurus. (Reuters) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 3/24/2001
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Sharp to Load MPEG-4 Player in Its Linux-Based PDAs
Saturday, March 24, 2001 |
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Sharp Corp. has reached an agreement with PacketVideo Corp. for a license to the "PVPPlayer" wireless streaming video player software, which complies with MPEG-4 files. (AsiaBizTech) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 3/22/2001
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Sony to release a new version of "CLIE"
Thursday, March 22, 2001 |
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On March 14, Sony announced "PEG-N700C," a new model of "CLIE" which is a portable digital assistance (PDA) equipped with a palm operating system. (Nikkei Electronics) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 3/15/2001
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Will new Clie rescue Sony's sales?
Thursday, March 15, 2001 |
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The newest version of the Clie, announced Wednesday, combines the Palm operating system with a sharper screen and the ability to play music downloaded from a PC--a feature not yet available on other Palm-based handhelds. The unit, which will go on sale first in Japan next month, also features four times the screen resolution of other Palm-based handhelds. (CNET News) |
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Sony's game plan: Cell phones
Thursday, March 15, 2001 |
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Sony Computer Entertainment, the game-making unit of Sony, said it has no plans to develop portable game devices of its own and would rely on cell phones to add mobility to its popular PlayStation consoles. (Reuters) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 3/14/2001
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Daitokyo to Introduce Wireless Palms Using DoCoMo
Wednesday, March 14, 2001 |
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Daitokyo Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. will introduce in April a sales support service based on personal digital assistants (PDAs) with embedded communications functions. (AsiaBizTech) |
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Sony Adds Music-Player Function to Clie Electronic Organizer
Wednesday, March 14, 2001 |
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Sony Corp., maker of the Clie electronic organizer, said it will begin selling a new version of the palm-sized computer with the ability to play digitally-stored music, part of efforts to broaden the device's appeal. (Bloomberg) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 3/13/2001
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Sony to Preview New Model of Clie Electronic Organizer
Tuesday, March 13, 2001 |
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Sony Corp., which introduced its Clie electronic organizer in September, said it will meet the press tomorrow to announce a new model of the handheld device for the Japanese market. (Bloomberg) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 3/8/2001
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Canon Sales to distribute Palm handhelds in Japan
Thursday, March 08, 2001 |
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U.S.-based Palm Inc said on Thursday it has reached an agreement with Canon Sales Co Inc to distribute its handheld computers, or personal digital assistants (PDAs), throughout Japan. (AsiaBizTech) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 3/5/2001
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Palm grows in Japan, ties up with DoCoMo
Monday, March 05, 2001 |
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U.S.-based Palm Inc said on Friday it had nabbed more than half of Japan's handheld computer market and was poised for further growth with the advent of wireless versions of its products in Japan. (Reuters) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 3/3/2001
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Palm Grows in Japan, Ties Up with DoCoMo
Saturday, March 03, 2001 |
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U.S.-based Palm Inc said on Friday it had nabbed more than half of Japan's handheld computer market and was poised for further growth with the advent of wireless versions of its products in Japan. (Reuters) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 2/28/2001
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Palm-Friendly Solar Charger, Movie Player
Wednesday, February 28, 2001 |
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Apple Computer Inc. has turned its hot gaze on the PDA world, and as if acting in concert with its "Digital Hub" concept, new Palm-related products were exhibited at Macworld/Tokyo. (AsiaBizTech) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 2/19/2001
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Major players in Japan's PDA market
Monday, February 19, 2001 |
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Sharp Corp (6753), Japan's number one maker of handheld computers, said on Monday it will take its popular personal digital assistants (PDAs) overseas using the free open-source Linux operating system. (Reuters) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 2/17/2001
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Palm to spring a wireless handheld on Japan
Saturday, February 17, 2001 |
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Palm plans to release its first wireless handheld in Japan this year, hoping to capitalize on the craze there for accessing the Net via mobile devices. (CNET) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 2/16/2001
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E*Trade Japan to offer online broking via Palm PDA
Friday, February 16, 2001 |
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Japanese online broker E*Trade Japan KK said on Friday it will offer online services through handheld devices to be launched by Palm Inc in Japan by this summer. (Reuters) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 2/15/2001
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NEC Plans to Sell PDA in Japan by Fall
Thursday, February 15, 2001 |
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NEC Corp. will enter the personal digital assistant (PDA) business by fall 2001, Nikkei Mechanical learned recently. (AsiaBizTech) |
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Kanematsu Computer to Link Its IrDA LAN System with Zaurus
Thursday, February 15, 2001 |
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Kanematsu Computer Systems Ltd. unveiled a wireless EthIR LAN System with Infrared Data Association (IrDA) ports at the NET&COM21 Mobile/Wireless pavilion. It integrates a corporate system and a mobile communications system. (AsiaBizTech) |
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Palm, DoCoMo to Debut Wireless PDA in Japan in 2001
Thursday, February 15, 2001 |
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Leading personal digital assistant maker Palm Inc. plans to debut in Japan in the first half of this year a PDA featuring wireless communication capabilities developed with NTT DoCoMo Inc., Palm Chief Operating Officer Alan Kessler said Wednesday in an interview with The Nihon Keizai Shimbun. (AsiaBizTech) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 2/14/2001
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NEC may join handheld field
Wednesday, February 14, 2001 |
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Japanese electronics manufacturer NEC Corp said on Tuesday it was considering entering the fast-growing market for handheld personal computers and was aiming to release a wireless product as early as this summer. (MSNBC) |
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Stage being set for wireless PDA battle in Japan
Wednesday, February 14, 2001 |
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New competitors are scrambling to break into the growing Japanese market for handheld personal computers but the key to unlocking their potential will be in how they connect to the Internet, analysts say. (Reuters) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 2/13/2001
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Casio to Sell PDAs Capable of Swapping Data with Mainframes
Tuesday, February 13, 2001 |
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Casio Computer Co., Ltd. will target salespeople in selling a personal digital assistant which can access mainframe computers via the Internet, informed sources said on Feb. 11. The hookup is made possible by software created by systems developer T.D.I. Co., Ltd. (AsiaBizTech) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 2/12/2001
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EBook for EPOC v2.2 just released, includes Unicode support.
Monday, February 12, 2001 |
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EBook for EPOC v2.2 has just been released, now includes Unicode support. EBook is an electronic book (e-text/e-book) viewer and supports Palm DOC (Aportis) documents, which are normally used on Palm Computing devices, TCR documents and regular text documents. (EpocCity.com) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 2/9/2001
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A.I. Exhibits Bluetooth-Compliant Visor Prototype
Friday, February 09, 2001 |
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A.I. is demonstrating a personal digital assistant (PDA) named "Visor" produced by U.S.-based Handspring, and notebook PCs that are connected with Red-M 3000AS via Bluetooth. (AsiaBizTech) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 2/8/2001
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Alps Displays Map Software for Sony's PDA
Thursday, February 08, 2001 |
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Summary
Alps Mapping Co., Ltd., a company that makes and sells map software, has developed map software called "ProAtlas for Palm" for Sony Corp.'s CLIE. (AsiaBizTech) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 2/7/2001
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Fujitsu to Give PDA Orders to Firms in Taiwan
Wednesday, February 07, 2001 |
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Summary
Fujitsu Ltd. executives said the company is studying the feasibility of outsourcing orders for personal digital assistants, or PDAs, in Taiwan. (AsiaBizTech) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 2/6/2001
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Nintendo, Sony Tie Wireless Web To Consoles
Tuesday, February 06, 2001 |
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Summary
Japan's two biggest game vendors have picked different horses to take their games onto mobile phones. (TechWeb) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 1/29/2001
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Sharp to Add Bluetooth Compatibility to Zaurus
Monday, January 29, 2001 |
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Summary
Sharp Corp. is making its Zaurus PDA (personal digital assistant) compatible with the Bluetooth protocol for short-range wireless transmissions between digital equipment. (AsiaBizTech) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 1/27/2001
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Hitachi to market wearable computer this year
Saturday, January 27, 2001 |
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Summary
Japan's Hitachi Ltd. said Friday it would jointly market this year a wearable computer incorporating a special palm-size computer and a headset display. (AFP) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 1/19/2001
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Limited-Edition Men's Suit with Pocket for Palm
Friday, January 19, 2001 |
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Summary
Leading clothes maker Onward Kashiyama Co., Ltd. will begin limited-edition sales on March 10 of a men's suit that comes with a specially-tailored "built-in" pocket to hold a Palm PDA. (AsiaBizTech) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 1/16/2001
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Toshiba chip to stream information to handhelds
Tuesday, January 16, 2001 |
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Summary
Toshiba today will announce a new chip to help stream movie trailers, traffic and weather reports and other short video clips to cellular phones and wireless handheld devices. (Silicon Valley News) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 1/4/2001
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Kyocera to Release Mobile Phone with PDA Functions in U.S.
Thursday, January 04, 2001 |
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Summary
Kyocera Corp. plans to release in the U.S. this month a mobile phone terminal with PDA (personal digital assistant) functions such as schedule management, company sources said. (AsiaBizTech) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 12/15/2000
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Casio Wireless PDA for Business Users
Friday, December 15, 2000 |
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Summary
Casio Computer Co., Ltd. announced a new personal digital assistant called "Cassiopeia E-707" for business users on December 12. (AsiaBizTech) |
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Nintendo: 24 million Game Boy wireless units in first year
Friday, December 15, 2000 |
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Summary
Japanese game machine maker Nintendo Co Ltd said on Thursday it will make 24 million units of its next-generation "Game Boy Advance" wireless game players in the year after launching it on March 21. (Reuters) |
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Blazer integrates WAP, HTML, i-Mode
Friday, December 15, 2000 |
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Summary
Bluelark Systems has announced Blazer, a mobile internet browser for the Palm Computing platform, which enables access to WAP, HTML and i-Mode sites. (PMN Publications) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 12/11/2000
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Bandai, Nintendo Games Heating Up Market for Handheld Units
Monday, December 11, 2000 |
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Summary
The market for portable handheld game units, popular among youngsters, is ready to heat up as manufacturers release products for the winter holidays shopping season. (AsiaBizTech) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 12/9/2000
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Middleware for Win CE to Receive E-Mail with Power Off
Saturday, December 09, 2000 |
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Summary
Microsoft Co., Ltd. of Japan said it will release middleware for delivering information in realtime to Windows CE devices equipped with NTT DoCoMo Inc.'s "P-in Comp@ct" Compact Flash-type (CF-type) personal handyphone system. (AsiaBizTech) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 12/8/2000
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Hitachi delivers Crusoe-based Internet appliance
Friday, December 08, 2000 |
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Summary
Hitachi Corporation today announced that it will immediately begin shipping its Crusoe-based Internet appliance in Japan. (ElectronicsWeb.com) |
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Holding down the Gfort
Friday, December 08, 2000 |
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Summary
NTT DoCoMo has opted for Microsoft's Pocket PC operating system in its new PDA, Gfort. (CBS MarketWatch) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 12/6/2000
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Enfour collaborates with Honda on Car Navigation
Wednesday, December 06, 2000 |
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Summary
Today Enfour KK. announced details of its collaboration with Honda Motor Co.,Ltd. of Japan to enable Honda's car navigation portal to support most PDAs and desktop platforms. (Thinkmobile) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 12/5/2000
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Enfour announces free Web proxy service for Japanese Psion
Tuesday, December 05, 2000 |
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Summary
Enfour KK. announced today commencement of a proxy server service for all Psion users in Japan. The service enables users of Enfour's UniFEP V2 Japanese language environment for Symbian Platform (EPOC) devices to access Japanese Web pages. (EpocCity.com) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 11/22/2000
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nokia offers color 9210
Wednesday, November 22, 2000 |
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Summary
Nokia (NOK1V.HE) upped the pressure on rivals on Tuesday when it unveiled a mobile device with a color display that acts like a personal organizer and lets the user make phone calls, access the Web and e-mails. |
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Sharp set to release new handheld device
Wednesday, November 22, 2000 |
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Summary
Sharp Corp. said that Tuesday it will begin selling its latest handheld personal computer with the Windows CE3.0 operating system on Nov. 27. (Japan Times) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 11/19/2000
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A Palm-Size Sony VAIO?
Sunday, November 19, 2000 |
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Summary
Sony is the latest company to jump on the personal digital assistant bandwagon. The electronics giant's new CLIE handheld runs on the Palm operating system and combines the sleek lines of the Palm V with the expandability of the Handspring Visor, another Palm OS-based device. (PC World) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 11/14/2000
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Sony to launch wireless adapter, service for Clie
Tuesday, November 14, 2000 |
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Summary
Sony Electronics will announce here Monday a new cellular adapter and companion wireless service for its recently launched Clie personal digital assistant. (Infoworld) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 11/6/2000
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Gadgets: Sony's new handheld could use a face-lift
Monday, November 06, 2000 |
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Summary
Are you attracted by looks or substance? Remember your answer, because it will also answer your next question: Should I buy a Sony CLIÉ or the Palm Vx? (Seattle Times) |
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Microsoft, Kinokuniya Bookstore to Market EBooks
Monday, November 06, 2000 |
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Summary
Kinokuniya Co., Ltd., a major Japanese bookseller, has announced that sometime in the spring of next year it will start selling electronic book content from its Web site. Customers will then be able to read the books they've bought on the screen of a device such as a PC or personal digital assistant (PDA) that they used to download the content. (AsiaBizTech) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 10/26/2000
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Sony's Palm OS PDA for Fast Net Access
Thursday, October 26, 2000 |
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Summary
Sony Corp of Japan has released its personal digital assistant (PDA) which the company has been jointly developing with Palm, Inc of the US for the last ten months. The product is also scheduled to be marketed in the United States. (AsiaBizTech) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 10/18/2000
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The World in the Palm of Your Hand
Wednesday, October 18, 2000 |
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Summary
Over the past years, computers have been getting smaller. First, mainframes shrank to minicomputers, which shrank to personal computers and to notebook portables. Now the trend is for handheld computers -- machines that can fit into one hand, and still have the power to organize addresses, schedules and snippets of information, any time and anywhere. (AsiaBizTech) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 10/13/2000
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PDA with Bluetooth to Challenge Mobile Phones
Friday, October 13, 2000 |
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Summary
Kenwood Corp. is exhibiting a personal digital assistant (PDA) dubbed the InfoVendor at CEATEC Japan 2000 that features a built-in Bluetooth module. (AsiaBizTech) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 10/12/2000
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Lineo and ACCESS Announce Strategic Alliance
Thursday, October 12, 2000 |
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Summary
Lineo, Inc. and ACCESS Co. Ltd. announced today a license agreement to offer NetFront for Embedix(TM), a full version of NetFront tailored for Embedix. NetFront is a popular embedded Internet browser for consumer information appliances. Since its introduction in 1995, more than 10 million copies have been shipped for use in more than 70 different consumer information appliances, including the Sega(R) Dreamcast(TM) and the NTT DoCoMo's i-mode Internet wireless phones. (PR Newswire) |
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Clié puts style ahead of function
Thursday, October 12, 2000 |
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Summary
Sony's handheld has panache, but proprietary Memory Stick technology will limit its appeal. (eWEEK Labs) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 9/28/2000
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New Sony Device Puts Net And TV in Your Hand
Thursday, September 28, 2000 |
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Summary
The Japanese high-tech giant on Thursday launched a portable screen that can be used to surf the Internet, send e-mails and watch TV, billing it as the digital era's answer to its revolutionary Walkman personal stereo. (Reuters) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 9/25/2000
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Microsoft Talks Up Pocket PC with Fujitsu
Monday, September 25, 2000 |
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Summary
Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp. president and CEO, appealed the Pocket PC, Microsoft's operating system for personal digital assistants (PDAs) to Naoyuki Akikusa, president and CEO of Fujitsu Ltd. (AsiaBizTech) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 9/12/2000
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Sony's Clie makes a splash in Japan
Tuesday, September 12, 2000 |
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Summary
Although Sony expected decent consumer response to its new handheld computer, it didn't plan on retailers selling out on the first day Clie hit the shelves in Japan. (CNET) |
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Sony Palm PDA sells out on first day
Tuesday, September 12, 2000 |
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Summary
Sony's Palm-based PDA, the Clié, managed to sell out during its first day on sale in Japan, proof it you need it, that anything with a Sony badge will just fly off the shelves, even if related products haven't proved too popular. (The Register) |
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HANDHELD/PDA News of 9/8/2000
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Sony sizes up Japan PDA market with CLIE debut
Friday, September 08, 2000 |
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Summary
Japan's market for handheld digital organisers will enter a new round on Saturday, when Sony Corp joins the ring with CLIE, a new unit that adds video playback to the usual array of functions. (Reuters) |
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Japan Mobile Penetration agest 5-9 to reach 64% in 2007 |
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Summary (Yahoo)
Under 10s and over 60s are expected push the Japanese mobile market up to 100 million subscribers in the next few years. According to the new Japan Mobile Market statistical handbook, future growth in the Japanese mobile market will be centred on the unde... |
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Japan’s KDDI profits rise on growing mobile business |
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Summary (AFP)
Japan’s number two telecoms operator KDDI said its net profit in the nine months to December picked up 2.5 percent year on year as a robust mobile phone business absorbed losses in its fixed-line business. KDDI posted net profit of 158.01 billion ye... |
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Vodafone Japan Mobile Phone Users Up Net 125,200 Oct-Dec |
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Summary (Dow Jones)
The Japanese unit of UK mobile phone firm Vodafone Group said Tuesday it added a net 125,200 subscribers to its mobile phone service in the October-December quarter.
Vodafone K.K. had about 15.1 million users as of the end of December, the company said.... |
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