The Japanese and Chinese web industries keep getting closer together. Yesterday Tokyo-based Internet behemoth CyberAgent (currently listed at the Tokyo Stock Exchange with a $1 billion market cap) announced it will take a 20% stake in mAPPn, an Android development firm with offices in China, Taiwan and the US (the press release in Japanese is… Continue reading CyberAgent Acquires 20% Stake In Chinese Android Development Firm mAPPn
Day: May 11, 2010
Softbank Starts iPad Pre-sales; DoCoMo Gives Up To Provide SIM For iPad Users
Finally, Softbank Mobile got the iPad Pre-sales started. We could find no queue at their storefronts last Sunday’s night, but the scenes have been changed in yesterday’s morning. (In front of Softbank Mobile Omotesando. Picture courtesy: Japan’s A-list brogger Ichiroo a.k.a. Kotori Piyopiyo[J]) The Nikkei reports more than 100 people have been queuing at Bic… Continue reading Softbank Starts iPad Pre-sales; DoCoMo Gives Up To Provide SIM For iPad Users
April 2010 Japan IT Links (Part 2)
Continued from (Part 1) Second half of April news which we did not write as a dedicated article. Referred pages are all in Japanese, unless otherwise stated. First Twitter TV Drama Synopsis Twitter Drama’s First Episode Viewing Rate Was 11.9%, which is not so great Yahoo! Japan News Editorial Chief Published A Book “How to… Continue reading April 2010 Japan IT Links (Part 2)