If you’re an Android user, consider yourself a geek, understand Japanese, and need an appropriate home replacement screen on your handset, consider downloading Himasere. The app was released on the Android Market earlier this week by Tokyo-based tech company Ubiquitous Entertainment. The idea here is to make it as easy as possible to access technology-related… Continue reading Himasere: Geeky Home Screen Replacement App For Android
Category: Android
Android Highschool – Personified Androids Comic
A manga (Japanese comic) series “Hana no Andoroido Gakuen”(Sweet Android High-school) is a comic depicts the battles of Android handset vendors as a school life with caricatured girls who have each vendors characteristics. “-chan” is a Japanese post-nominal title used for young, tiny or small person. “-kun” is similar but for boys, so her Apple… Continue reading Android Highschool – Personified Androids Comic
Bandai Namco Games Opens Its Own Android Market, “Banadroid”
Bandai Namco [J] has opened “Banadroid” [J] specially for the Android market. “Banadroid” is an application marketplace with application distribution, billing and registered user information for Android apps managed by Bandai Namco Games. Currently it’s still in beta service, so there are only 12 available titles, but from now the lineup is planned to increase.… Continue reading Bandai Namco Games Opens Its Own Android Market, “Banadroid”
Japan Gets Its Own YouTube Movie Rental Service
So far, only YouTube users from Canada, the US and (since October) the UK were able to rent movies, but yesterday, Japan has finally been added to the list, too (the country is the second biggest market for movies in the world). Youtube users in Japan can initially stream content from a total of five… Continue reading Japan Gets Its Own YouTube Movie Rental Service
Kayac Releases Smartphone Transportation Game “Go Go Cargo” For North America
KAYAC Inc.[J] has released a smartphone transportation game application called “Go Go Cargo” for North America, and it’s a free download at App Store and also Android Market. “GO GO CARGO” is a simulation game in which the player serves as an operator of an express company and delivers the requested load by designing a… Continue reading Kayac Releases Smartphone Transportation Game “Go Go Cargo” For North America
LION Releases Unique Alarm App Which Prevents You From Being Ashamed On Train
Have you ever felt ashamed by leaning on to person sitting next to you constantly while on train falling asleep? Sure, I have. Often. LION[J], as a promotion for energy drink Gronsan[J], released mobile alarm app[J] that could keep you away from this common situation you may find on commuting trains in Japan. The app… Continue reading LION Releases Unique Alarm App Which Prevents You From Being Ashamed On Train
Docomo Suspends New Android T-01D Sale On The Launch Day
Docomo started to sell Regza Phone T-01D [J], Fujitsu-Toshiba Android phone November 18, but in the afternoon it stopped selling and announced that the handset has malfunction [J]. Docomo had been selling 5,200 of T-01D until 17:00, and 245 of the purchasers reported issues that they could not call or access the web. via Ketai… Continue reading Docomo Suspends New Android T-01D Sale On The Launch Day
Android Apps For Starbucks-phobia To Practice How To Order Coffee
In Japan, Starbucks Coffee, Subway Sandwich and Ramen Jiro are the shops which make many first visitors feel scared by their mystic words to order. Custaba is a Japanese Android app on which you can simulate coffee ordering at Starbucks. The generated order in the screenshot above is “Tall vanilla two-percent caramel source dark Mocha… Continue reading Android Apps For Starbucks-phobia To Practice How To Order Coffee
Yahoo! Market Opens For Android By Yahoo! Japan
Yahoo! Japan started its own Android Market, Yahoo! Market [J] on October 9. The market is based on Android applications information from the official Android Market, comes with Android app news provided by several Japanese Android app review media/blogs, such like Octoba, Sumaho-Girl, Andronavi, EX Droid, giveUp de Android, etc. Over 300 reviews per month… Continue reading Yahoo! Market Opens For Android By Yahoo! Japan