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Docomo Premium Club Commercial – funny!

Fujitsu’s F706i

The F706i is Fujitsu’s fifth waterproof cellphone. And because it is no longer a novelty product as Fujitsu’s has run through the waterproof concept for five times, this time the F706i boasts of 1-seg TV, a double-hinge style and is a slim 16.5mm. The mobile carrier for these waterproof babies is NTT Docomo. If you [...]

The Viral Ad from Yozan

This was before WiMax was introduced in Japan. Viral ads by Yozan, a provider of WiMax were busy creating a buzz and this is one of their ads. For those of you who are still in the dark about WiMax, read this: Wikipedia: WiMax

Comparison between Japanese Keitai and their American counterparts

A guy who think Japanese cellphones are too complex. Check out his glasses but interesting comparison, nonetheless.

Mobile TV and Politicians

Mobile TV is more for the fun, younger, serious crowd. But when politicians are “caught” watching Mobile TV it brings wonder. “I was watching the TV to see what (the session) looked like,” Yosano, who owns the phone, told Takeo Nishioka, chairman of the Upper House Rules and Administration Committee. The two ministers [...]

Mobile Internet World Conference & Expo

Location for the Mobile Interner World Conference & Expo will be held at Boston, MA on Oct 21 to 23. Thousands of attendees will be attending the event from gurus of the wireless world to the showcase of the latest wireless gadgets. Expect to meet and greet Google, Intel, Access, Ericsson, Qualcomm, Hearst Publications, Yankee [...]

Toshiba to Acquire SanDisk Gear

Toshiba of Japan is buying $1 billion worth of equipment from SanDisk, its joint venture partner, shoring up the California company as it faces an unwanted takeover bid from Samsung. SanDisk shares have halved in value this year in the face of a worldwide glut in chips, but analysts said the deal with Toshiba might help [...]

Japanese Keitai getting too complex

Here’s the original article about how Japanese cellphones are becoming more and more complex in its design and functionality. Question: If you own a Japanese cellphone, do you think it’s getting too complex to use? More importantly, do you find it harder to use than say a cellphone from another country? TOKYO — Steve Jobs’ new [...]

Sony Rolly

Can someone tell me what this does? It rolls around and does …what?

TG01 from Toshiba

The latest smartphone from Toshiba is looking pretty sleek. Is it me or is every smartphone looking like the iPhone lately? Anyway, according to a source, the smartphone’s marketing theme is currently undergoing a viral marketing process but SlashGear has already did a preliminary review on the slicker and it’s looking (and feeling) really good. [...]

Buying a Vauxhall online

I was in the mood of buying a used car and thus was searching various websites on which used cars were displayed for sale. I faced a hard time finding an appropriate site where I could easily scroll through various options which are available for used cars. I had a Vauxhall insignia or the Corsa in my mind and was just trying to find the right one for me. There were loads of options available for buying these two cars as they were in great demand. But choosing one was taking some time as I had to be totally convinced to invest around £4000 for a car that I had to use for a long time after buying it. The Vauxhall insignia seemed to be a better choice out of the two as it is more powerful than the Vauxhall Corsa mini and if I was to buy a used car then it would not be bad to spend a little bit more to get a sedan that I have always wanted in my garage. On the other hand the Vauxhall Corsa was a small and easy to drive car and the 1.4 liter option is a pleasure to drive as well. This car is not about show off but is a practical car that has all the basic features and a good mileage to add on. As it is small thus handling the car in traffic is easier as compared to the Insignia. Finally I decided on the Corsa mini as it is smaller and convenient. While looking out for info I found the site Perrys.co.uk very useful for getting all the info on the Vauxhall Corsa. They being a Vauxhall dealer have displayed everything needed to look at for buying a Vauxhall Corsa, thus browsing this website will surely help.

Out of Penryn, bring high-performance ULV to the masses

Yeah, we've had just about all the Atom we can handle, and it looks like Intel's just about ready to help us back away from the difficult choice of sexy form factors for low prices and sexy form for exorbitant prices. Intel is working on Montevina Plus, which will push Penryn laptop chip technology past the 3GHz mark, while subsequently sending ULV chips into the mainstream, showing up in laptops ranging from $599 to $1,000, instead of the $1,500+ premiums they currently usually command -- great news for ultraportable lovers that actually want to get a few things accomplished on the road. Intel also sees 2009 as the year of the nettop, at least in emerging markets, and will naturally be pushing Nehalem all over the place -- with the way chip roadmaps are planned, the economic downturn naturally won't be messing with any planned rollouts for the time being.

Flame War: My Controller is Better Than YOURS! [Weekend Flame War]

PS3's controller is too light! Xbox 360 ripped off PS2! The Wiimote makes you look like an idiot when you wave it around! Which controller is the best? Which is the dumbest?! You cannot be banned for anything you say in this thread. But otherwise, rational arguments or pure flamebait, fire away. Source[gizmodo]

Not the Nicest Apple Laptop Out There. Maybe the Worst. OK, Probably. [Not-apple]

[Wikimaniacs] Source[gizmodo]