Masaru IKEDA
Articles by Masaru IKEDA
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Two Osaka Start-ups Bring Crime Prevention Apps To iPhone And Android Handsets
On Wednesday, Osaka-based start-up and iPhone developer Feedtailor[J] introduced a new iPhone app (clicking this link will launch iTunes), which allows you to see a map of street crimes in Osaka for …
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Three Newspapers' App: Highly Ranked But Not Highly Rated
Regarding the three newspaper companies’ iPhone/iPod app “Allatanys” that was covered in my previous post, it is at the top of the free app section in the Japanese App Store. But it …
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Three Major Japanese Newspapers Collectively Introduce iPhone/iPod App
The three major Japanese newspaper companies in the Nikkei-Asahi-Yomiuri Internet Business Partnership introduced their free iPhone/iPod app on Wednesday, enabling news stories from these papers to …
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Livedoor Launches An Open Source Showcase
On Monday, Livedoor Co., Ltd.[J] launched “EDGE src [J]”, a new website which showcases Livedoor’s software and source code which is being distributed to developers under its …
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Japan's 1st Social-Lending Site Offers An Alternative In This Rough Economy
Last Friday, Japan’s first social-lending service provider Maneo Inc. was invited to Digicon Salon’s monthly technology meet-up, where company CEO Tadatoshi Seno-o gave a presentation on …
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ISP Platform Provider Releases iPhone App To "Server-ize" Your iPhone
FreeBit Co., Ltd[J], a Tokyo-based venture company famous for providing its network platform to many VNO/ISPs (virtual network operator/Internet service providers), presented its business plans to …
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Tokyo Police Acts Against Slander On Blog Posts
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has decided to give prosecutors files on 18 people, who are suspected to have slandered comedian “Smiley Kikuchi[J]” by posting groundless …
