Milog announced [J] that it had taken down its infamous AppLog SDK for Android, which were embedded into several Android applications and send users’ application usage information even before getting permission. Last week I wrote about Milog’s service/library and the issues they caused on The Japan Times. Popular Android web browser Dolphin Browser collecting users… Continue reading Milog Gives Up User-Tracking Android Ads Library
Disney And GREE Release Management Simulation Game “My Disney Store”
The Walt Disney Company (Japan) Ltd. [J] and Gree [J] have released a feature phone game which simulates the management of both companies’ joint development, “My Disney Store.” [J] In “My Disney Store,” the user becomes a Disney Store manager, displays Disney character goods such as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Winnie the Pooh, Tinkerbell, Stitch,… Continue reading Disney And GREE Release Management Simulation Game “My Disney Store”
Tonchidot Release Super Karate-Robo Zarborgar App
Tonchidot [J] has released the official Android application “Karate-Robo Zarborgar by Sekai Camera” of “Karate-Robo Zarborgar” [J] (aka Denjin Zarborgar), a movie opened to the public on October 15th. Download is free. “Karate-Robo Zarborgar by Sekai Camera” is an app that allows you to take a commemorative photo with Zarborgar as he appears into the… Continue reading Tonchidot Release Super Karate-Robo Zarborgar App
On-demand Free Paper Using Convenience Store Web-Print Service
A Japanese blogger @error403 ran an interesting experiment on digital but still paper publishing over NetPrint. NetPrint is a service by which you can print out your computer documents at your nearest Seven-Eleven store in Japan. We covered the service in 2008. You may upload your documents/images to the service, then receive the printed copy… Continue reading On-demand Free Paper Using Convenience Store Web-Print Service
Satellite Hits An Akihabara Building
Radio Kaikan, an Akihabara’s landmark which was closed in August 2011 and waiting to be deconstructed, got a fallen satellite today. It is a promotion around an Sci-Fi game STEINS;GATE which set in Akihabara. The construction has been reported [J] by many Twitter users. The Radio Kaikan and Steins; Gate collaboration event is held from… Continue reading Satellite Hits An Akihabara Building
Spain Joins Vocaloid Fever
Probably you know about Vocaloid, one of the most advanced voice synthesizers apps. Hatsune Miku, a huge successful Japanese virtual idol, was created using this software. What you may not know is the Vocaloid software itself, which is a Yamaha Corporation trademark, was developed in a joint research with the Pompeu Fabra University of Spain. Maybe… Continue reading Spain Joins Vocaloid Fever
Final Fantasy To Hit Mobage, Teaser Site Opens
Square Enix, who has been publishing nation’s two most popular role-playing game series, Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest on several console for more than decade, has launched a teaser site telling their flagship Final Fantasy will come on Japan’s large social gaming network Mobage. The launch date is just written “This winter”. The social Final… Continue reading Final Fantasy To Hit Mobage, Teaser Site Opens
Personal Assistant Siri Personified In Drawings As Well
iPhone’s new voice interface Siri is getting kind of artificial personality with human voice and many prepared witty answers. If so, such “virtual person in machine” is of course the Japanese anime/manga people’s favorite theme as seen on human voice synthesizer Hatsune Miku and her Vocaloid buddies are followed by a lot of illustrations, comics,… Continue reading Personal Assistant Siri Personified In Drawings As Well
Tokyo Architecture Navigator – Visit Tokyo’s 1000 Notable Buildings With iPhone
“Tokyo Kenchiku Navi/Tokyo Architecture Navigator” is a new English/Japanese bilingual iOS app by real-estate information website R-Store, which covers about 1,000 Tokyo buildings designed by architects like Tadao Ando, Arata Isozaki, Kazuyo Sejima, etc. The app contains around 3,000 photos of the buildings, information of each building such like the designer’s name, address, year established,… Continue reading Tokyo Architecture Navigator – Visit Tokyo’s 1000 Notable Buildings With iPhone
CyberAgent Ventures Invests In Startup Company “Qrunch”
CyberAgent’s [J] consolidated subsidiary for developing investment and venture capital operations, CyberAgent Ventures, [J] on the date of October 7th, 2011 made an investment into Qrunch Co., [J] developers of “Qrunch,” [J] a social Q&A service which allows you to lightheartedly ask questions to friends. This company became the chosen enterprise for the business plan… Continue reading CyberAgent Ventures Invests In Startup Company “Qrunch”