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A number of Western developers I advise are interested in launching their apps in what they call “the Asian smartphone market.” The goal is quite understandable, given that geographic area’s high growth rate in recent years.
But I sometimes fear …
Sharp, Japan Display, and Samsung rival LG Electronics are tooling up for Apple iPhone 5S production runs which will begin in earnest in June, according to a report out of Japan.
The goal: To make American startups interested in doing business in Japan.
Microsoft is reevaluating its strategy with the Xbox 360 in Japan.
This launch gives developers the full Twilio bag of tricks, now with full integration with Japanese carriers. And yes, all the documentation has been translated into Japanese, too.
No more unauthorized lock screen access for you!
There are horrible, terrible ways to advertise a new iPhone app. And then there is this new ad by Domino's.
Will the iPhone mini actually be the iPhone maxi?
With 88 percent of Apple's supply chain in Asia, only 11 percent of Apple's suppliers are in its home country of the United States, and even fewer -- seven percent -- of Apple's suppliers are in Europe and the Middle East.
BlackBerry has confirmed that it has no plans to bring its latest phones to Japan.
With its new $250 million fund, SoftBank Capital wants to make it easier for growth-stage companies to make headway in tough Asian markets.
For the first time, Japanese scientists captured video of a thought being formed, and it looks pretty much like miniature lightning tracing its way through a meshed structure of neurons.
Asia loves apps, apparently. Especially if they're games.
4K television content could get a major bump next year, courtesy of the Japanese government.
Korean relationships app Between is proving that love-tech can do really well in the right markets.
Will the iPhone 5 be coming to China Mobile's 700 million subscribers? Apple needs this, sure, but make no mistake: China Mobile needs it just as bad.
Japan made mistakes with console role-playing games this generation, and it's costing us for good.
In an unusual twist, Japan's top science students are applying to make ice cream and yogurt rather than work for tech companies such as Sony, Panasonic, and Sharp.
Remember when Japanese carrier NTT Docomo was the darling of the wireless world, could do no wrong, and was the subject of every adoring U.S. report on how mobile in Japan rocked in every possible way?
