ZENRIN DataCom’s[J] new application is a valiant push toward a genuine GPS car navigation system for the iPhone 3G. It’s currently sitting at No. 4 on the App Store’s Top Paid list and it only(!) costs 1,800 yen (at the time of writing, just under US$20). The application’s name is いつもナビ 地図＋ルート (apologies if this… Continue reading New $20 Car Navi iPhone App Heading To Top Of Paid List
Category: Japan
Serversman Serves Its 10,000th Man
We recently covered Serversman (by FreeBit) on Asiajin, a free iPhone/iPod file/web server application available in the Japanese App Store. About ten days after its release, FreeBit announced that it had passed the 10,000 registrations mark (MyCom article here[J]). Serversman (opens in iTunes) is similar to other file server apps like Files (opens in iTunes),… Continue reading Serversman Serves Its 10,000th Man
Apologies to Google: CyberBuzz Is Not Pay-Per-Post (so they say)
After top Japanese online tech news sites CNET Japan, ITMedia and Internet Watch reported Google Japan’s ambiguous apology, CyberBuzz (the agency hired by Google Japan to have bloggers place links to Google Japan’s blog widget campaign) announced a press release on February 12th. In the release, CyberBuzz states, contradicting what’s been reported, that their CyberBuzz… Continue reading Apologies to Google: CyberBuzz Is Not Pay-Per-Post (so they say)
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 has attained only two stars in the five-star-rating system. Why is this? The App Store’s ranking list is based on the number… Continue reading Three Newspapers’ App: Highly Ranked But Not Highly Rated
Katana Japanese Sword vs. KATANA: Which iPhone App Remains Standing?
Currently number 4 on the (Japanese) App Store’s list of Top Free apps is Katana Japanese Sword by Hanatsuki Inc.[J]. A bit further down on the Top Paid list at number 28 is KATANA by Appliya Inc. Katana Japanese Sword is currently free (although the company’s website states that this could change at any time),… Continue reading Katana Japanese Sword vs. KATANA: Which iPhone App Remains Standing?
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 be read side by side. The partnership was formed almost a year ago to launch a website bringing news stories from the three different papers together in one place.… Continue reading Three Major Japanese Newspapers Collectively Introduce iPhone/iPod App
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 open-source policy. The company set up an internal team and a project called “EDGE [J]” to develop software and services on an experimental basis. Since its inception last… Continue reading Livedoor Launches An Open Source Showcase
Air Yakiniku Offers Virtual Meat For These Hard Times
As we go through this “great recession”, some of us may find that our wallets feel a bit lighter than usual. We can no longer enjoy the pricey cuts of beef we like so much, nor can we splurge on expensive bottles of wine. Many Japanese people are no doubt feeling the pinch as well.… Continue reading Air Yakiniku Offers Virtual Meat For These Hard Times
Shockwave closes, Japan loses one of its biggest casual gaming sites
Japan, the country of Nintendo, Sony and Sega, doesn’t have a decent casual gaming site anymore (Hangame is big but doesn’t really count in this area). That’s what Timo Meyer, fellow German and founder of Tokyo-based gaming portal Wazap, told me recently (Wazap has recently launched their own casual gaming section). The reason: On January 31,… Continue reading Shockwave closes, Japan loses one of its biggest casual gaming sites
Google Japan Apologizes For Inappropriate Pay Per Post Use
About Google’s Marketing Activities – Google Japan Blog Under the name of the Senior Marketing Manager Koji Baba, they announced on their official blog, “Google Japan is running several promotional activities to let people know more about our products. It turns out that using blogs on the part of the promotional activities violates Google’s search… Continue reading Google Japan Apologizes For Inappropriate Pay Per Post Use