Burg Hamburg Burg Inc. [J] has released the public viewer application of the popular blog “Onna Ni Horesasu Meigen Shuu.” [J] (Love Struck By Women Wise Words Compilation) “Onna Ni Horesasu Meigen Shuu” is a blog comprised of “Love Struck Phrases” and “Illustrations” of sexy young men, updated by the manga artist Jigoku No Misawa… Continue reading Satirical Blog By Popular Manga Artist Released As iPhone App
Month: September 2012
Facebook Users Increased 33% Last Month
According to Socialbakers, which takes the number of users from Facebook’s own advertisers tool, the number of Japanese Facebook users jumped up from 10.5 million to 13.99 million. I do not notice any other signs to show Facebook’s popularity increase in August, but if Facebook’s self-claiming user base is reliable (maybe not so), something good… Continue reading Facebook Users Increased 33% Last Month
DeNA Links To Twitter With Friend Referral Function
DeNA Inc. [J] has begun to link with Twitter with a friend introduction function on Mobage. [J] As a result of this link, from now on Mobage users who have a Twitter account will be able to send a message or referral page URL which introduces friends to the game as a direct message to… Continue reading DeNA Links To Twitter With Friend Referral Function
Amazon Japan Mistakenly Teases Kindle Pages, But No Japanese E-Books
Amazon Japan, who has not been able to launch its long-awaited e-book reader/platform Kindle for years, leaked something related with Kindle on its website around September 3, just a couple of days before US Amazon’s press event planned on September 6 (7th in Japan timezone). According to a blogger ArtSalt [J], the link appeared fist… Continue reading Amazon Japan Mistakenly Teases Kindle Pages, But No Japanese E-Books
New Function On mixi For Connecting With Friends At The Same Place
mixi Inc. [J] has added “Issho Ni Iru Hito To Tsunagaru,” [J] (connect with people you are with) a new function for smartphones, designed to search for friends you want to connect with on “mixi.” [J] “Issho Ni Iru Hito To Tsunagaru” is a function using location based information on smartphones, and by pushing the… Continue reading New Function On mixi For Connecting With Friends At The Same Place
What If An Earthquake Happens? AR App Simulates Damage
The Institute for Disaster Prevention Science Technology (NIED) [J] has released the iOS application “Moshi Yure” (If Tremor), which displays using AR (Augmented Reality) possible damage inflicted should an earthquake occur based on the user’s location information. “Moshi Yure” acquires earthquake damage information at the corresponding position from location information using a device’s GPS, and… Continue reading What If An Earthquake Happens? AR App Simulates Damage
Downloads Of “Zombie Booth” Reach 10 Million
Motion Portrait Inc. [J] has announced that the total number of downloads of their smartphone application “Zombie Booth” has topped over 10 million. “Zombie Booth” is an application which allows you to make a realistically moving 3D zombie avatar while adding a groaning voice onto a face photo. Corresponding with their breaching of over 10… Continue reading Downloads Of “Zombie Booth” Reach 10 Million