We’ve previously brought news about Sharp Aquos smartphones and now we have some details for another in the lineup called the Sharp Aquos 206SH. This has a very decently-sized 3080 mAh battery for endurance and looks set for a release in June. Great battery life is a key highlight of the Aquos Phone Xx SoftBank…
Phones Review Quickie: Well now it appears that Japan’s Softbank who has held exclusivity over the iPhone for the past three years will soon lose that exclusivity, as the latest word is that Japan’s KDDI carrier will offer the iPhone 5 sometime in the first quarter of 2012 via their au service. According to an…
Well for starters there are two things one can say about the Sharp AQUOS Phone The Hybrid 007SH handset, first it is the world’s first Android clamshell with 3D and that Sharp has no taste when it comes to naming devices as that is one huge mouthful. According to an article over on Phandroid by…
Well here he is again but this time not staring in movies like Troy or Thelma and Louise, but appearing in yet another commercial for Japanese carrier Softbank. In this commercial he plays a character doing whatever he can to please sumo champ Musashimaru. His sandal snaps and Pitt comes to the rescue. Okay yes…
For the rich Japanese, Softbank Mobile unveiled a line of luxury mobile phones which have been encrusted with diamonds, and Softbank has said they will sell a limited run of just ten mobile phones each studded with 537 diamonds from Tiffany & Co with a total weight of 18.34 carats. Each Softbank 823SF Tiffany mobile…
You may have thought that the HTC Touch HD packed in the pixels, but along comes the Aquos Fulltouch 931SH slider mobile phone from Softbank and Sharp with 1024 x 480 3.8 inch touch-screen, which is virtually the same resolution as a netbook! Apart from the screen, the Aquos Fulltouch 931SH is a fairly solid…
Softbank president Masayoshi Son loves the Apple iPhone 3G, well of course he does as it’s part thanks to the gorgeous touchscreen smartphone that Softbank’s operating profits reached record highs. Obviously Softbank’s profits were not just to do with the iPhone but it was a major player in them getting there. Softbank reported operating profit…
Softbank, or if you prefer, Sharp, has been flashing off its new Softbank 824SH mobile handset at CEATEC Japan 2008 in Tokyo. The Softbank 824SH lays claim to being the world’s slimmest, and waterproof mobile phone. So here are those all important measurements…W50 x H105 x D15.3mm. Spec wise the Softbank 824SH offers up a…
Softbank have recently announced their pricing for the Apple iPhone 3G in Japan, they said that they will sell the new iPhone 3G for Y23,040, Softbank also said that the monthly charge for Japanese iPhone users will be 7,280 yen which also includes unlimited data-transmission usage, if subscribers sign up to the plan that allows…
Ok, so notice anything about the new Softbank summer collection of mobile phones? Well with the exception of one handset from Sharp, the Pantone Slide 825SH, all the others just happen to be flip design mobile phones. Ok, the 921P from Panasonic is a dual pivot to make viewing more enjoyable, but that’s it. So…
To “promote the development of new mobile technologies, applications and services,” three giants of the mobile phone arena, Vodafone, China Mobile, and Softbank have joined forces and agreed to establish a Joint Innovation Lab. This Joint Innovation Lab will primarily focus its efforts within the rapidly expanding mobile internet service area such as mobile widgets…
