Japanese (orthodox) large social network Mixi is trying to expand their apps experience on more devices. On September 21, Mixi released [J] an Windows Phone app. (Windows Phone 7.0 or above. 7.5 recommended) image: Mixi Voice short messages on Windows Phone’s Panorama user interface image: your friend’s posts page The app can be downloaded on… Continue reading Mixi Releases iPad App And Windows Phone Versions
Month: October 2011
Gloops’ “Legend Card” English Version Released For Global Market
gloops, Inc. [J] who run the social game for Mobage “Dai-Sodatsu!! Legend Card,” has released an English version as “Legend Cards” and held an exhibit at the 2011 Tokyo Game Show. “Dai-Sodatsu!! Legend Card” is a card game style social RPG. Players gather and build up cards which have been scattered around the world and… Continue reading Gloops’ “Legend Card” English Version Released For Global Market
September 2011 Japan IT Links (Part 3)
Continued from (Part 2). Last part of September news which we did not write as a dedicated article. Referred pages are all in Japanese, unless otherwise stated. Mixi bought Naked Technology Wilcom’s New Frisk-size Cellphone. Their claiming “world smallest” seems the smallest among cellphone having 10-digit buttons. TechCrunch covered it [En] Naver Japan’s Mobile Messenger… Continue reading September 2011 Japan IT Links (Part 3)
Multi-Social Media Client Crowy Refreshes UI, Adds Facebook & LinkedIn Support
Mutli-social media client Crowy relaunched with a brand-new user interface and web site today. The new design looks refined and much improved, with a new logo and color scheme. Crowy is a browser client that supports multiple social media services including Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, youRoom, Yammer, and Cybozu Live. “It was just a test project”… Continue reading Multi-Social Media Client Crowy Refreshes UI, Adds Facebook & LinkedIn Support
KDDI (And SoftBank) To Accept iPhone 4S Pre-Orders From October 7
The iPhone 4S is coming to Japan: both SoftBank Mobile and new provider KDDI au, the No. 3 and 2 mobile carriers in this country, will start accepting pre-orders from Friday October 7, as shown on Apple Japan’s website. The iPhone 4S will then become available exactly one week later, on October 14 (as in… Continue reading KDDI (And SoftBank) To Accept iPhone 4S Pre-Orders From October 7
Google+ iPhone App Bug (unable to write Japanese/Chinese/Korean) Fixed
The Google+ iPhone App‘s huge but only affected for some countries has been fixed after about 10 days. As we reported on September 26, Japanese (Chinese and Korean as well) Google+ user who updated the app found that they were unable to put in their native language letters. The new version 1.0.5.2346 has come on… Continue reading Google+ iPhone App Bug (unable to write Japanese/Chinese/Korean) Fixed
Oita Airport Baggage Conveyor Belt Is A Big Sushi Shop
Oita Airport is a local airport in Oita prefecture, Kyushu island, Japan. When you arrive at the airport, you will see a big sushi dish on the conveyor, (photo by @yuwt) You can also watch how it is on a movie by cdefinverter, A local incorporated association Tourism Oita runs this to promote their variety… Continue reading Oita Airport Baggage Conveyor Belt Is A Big Sushi Shop
iPhone 4S To Be Sold From 8 a.m. October 14, Apple Japanese Site Says
About an hour prior to Apple’s “Let’s Talk iPhone” event, Apple Store Ginza (Tokyo, Japan) page [J] is showing that the new iPhone 4S will be on sale from 8 a.m. October 14. The text is here with my translation, iPhone 4S、登場。 10月14日、午前8時より、Apple Storeで発売。あなたにぴったりの通信事業者と料金プランを選ぶお手伝いをします。iPhoneの設定もスタッフが行うので、ストアを出る前から使い始める準備が完了します。さらに詳しく iPhone 4S has come. It’s on sale from 8 a.m. October… Continue reading iPhone 4S To Be Sold From 8 a.m. October 14, Apple Japanese Site Says
7th Mashup Awards “Ninja Challenge” To Take Place In Palo Alto October 19 (Call For Presentations Ends October 12)
The so-called Mashup Awards have a relatively long history in Japan’s web world, with the 7th event scheduled to be held in Japan next month (here‘s Asiajin’s report on the last event from December 2010). It has been organized in Japan every year so far, but now the Mashup Awards 7 (MA7) event is coming… Continue reading 7th Mashup Awards “Ninja Challenge” To Take Place In Palo Alto October 19 (Call For Presentations Ends October 12)
DeNA To Purchase Atakama Labs, Stretches Its Hands To South America
DeNA, a company running a social game networking Mobage in Japan and now oversea, announced that the acquisition of Chilean game development company Atakama Labs S.A. DeNA has been adding social game development companies into its group from USA, Netherlands, Sweden, Vietnam. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DeNA to Acquire First Latin American Subsidiary, Atakama Labs Chile-based… Continue reading DeNA To Purchase Atakama Labs, Stretches Its Hands To South America