NTT Docomo says it’s working on a mobile phone that’s aimed specifically at pre-teen children and teenagers who are upper elementary and junior high school students in Japan.
The Smartphone for Juniors SH-05E is being manufactured by Sharp and will go on sale in early February.
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Podcast - 7th November 2012
In this week's podcast we hear that Comet has gone into administration and that Japanese tech manufacturer Sharp is struggling to survive.
There's also concern about the security of some Android apps, some changes afoot at O2 and a new favourite device at WiFi hotspots.
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Expecting the expected
Mark Bridge writes:
Last week I referred to the previous week as having been ‘big news but no big surprises’ - and in many ways the past seven days have seen much of the same.
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Panasonic Corporation has reported quarterly and half-year results, with sales down and losses growing despite an increase in operating profit.
Consolidated group sales for the second quarter decreased by 12% year-on-year to 1,823.7 billion yen and the net loss was 698 billion yen compared with a 105.8 billion yen loss in the same quarter a year ago.
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Mark Bridge writes:
It’s time for my summary of last week’s mobile industry news… and what a week it’s been. Not just for me – I made my first-ever visit to Over The Air on Friday – but for the world of mobile devices.
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