Motorola (NYSE: MOT) has announced a new line of set-tops that allow users to transfer content to and from mobile phones without the need for a PC. Japanese operator KDDI…

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New York-based Vindigo, an early mobile content company dating back to 1999, is shutting down and laying off its 30-plus employees, SAI reports. Separately, we also heard rumblings that the…

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So the iPhone isn’t doing well in Japan. Is this a shock in the land where 3G is the norm, and phones are packed with so many features that there…

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Bellevue-based UIEvolution, which develops a mobile content platform, said today it raised a first round of funding with Intel (NSDQ: INTC) Capital leading the round, with Japan’s Itochu and UIE…

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As consumers buy higher-end mobile phones that are capable of doing more and cost more, they might find less reasons to upgrade their devices as often. Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) CEO…

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For all of the cutting edge mobile technology that Japanese consumers have routine access to, surprisingly little of it has made its way outside of the country. Its government, however,…

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Mobile TV chipmaker Siano Mobile Silicon has raised a third round of funding for $17.5 million for a total of $52 million. Draper Fisher Jurvestson’s Israeli partner, DFJ Tamir Fishman…

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Trouble in Japan’s mobile handset market. After years of heavy operator subsidies, some networks have pulled back on them, leaving mobile handset makers facing the bleak prospect of shutting down,…

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Xringer, the mobile content service from Kanematsu USA, a subsidiary of Japanese Kanematsu Corp, has closed down, it seems...from its website: “It’s been an honor to serve you! going offline…

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Toshiba mobile TV subsidiary Mobile Broadcasting Corporation is shutting down, after failing to attract enough interest, the company said Thursday. “The number of subscribers has not reached a sufficient level…

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In Japan, like elsewhere, gadget fans lined up to be some of the first to buy the new iPhone last week. However, after the initial rush, it appears that consumers…

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Japanese mobile content providers have banded together to create a set of safety guidelines to protect minors, following the June killing spree that left seven dead by a young man…

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Japan’s number three carrier released prices and tariffs today, saying it would sell the iPhone starting at 23,040 yen ($215), according to Reuters. Customers will also have to take out…

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Who knew? First came emailing, then came music downloads and internet surfing on the mobile device. Now comes comics. Reuters reports today that in Japan, analysts expect the next big…

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Japanese electronics maker Sharp is launching an adapted model of its 920SH mobile phone in China later this month, aimed at high end users, as it makes its first foray…

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So what happened to Apple’s iPhone talks in Japan? It was thought that Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) would go with NTT DoCoMo (NYSE: DCM), the country’s largest carrier with its 53.5…

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The march continues: Softbank, Japan’s third-biggest mobile phone operator, will start selling Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) iPhones in the country by the end of this year, the company said...no more details…

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NTT DoCoMo (NYSE: DCM) is planning to invest about 10 billion yen ($94.8 million) in NTT Resonant, an Internet company that supports a Web portal called goo, and hosts digital…

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Napster (NSDQ: NAPS) Japan has added music videos to its unlimited over-the-air subscription service, Napster To Go. The new service is dubbed Napster Clips, and is only available on the…

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-- NTT DoCoMo: NTT DoCoMo (NYSE: DCM) is making a bunch of changes to its executive team. Most importantly, Ryuji Yamada will be promoted to President and CEO from Senior…

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-- *NAVTEQ* powers revamped VZ Navigator: Digital map provider NAVTEQ (NYSE: NVT) has signed a deal with Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ), to use its NAVTEQ Traffic Mobile to power the…

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A couple of weeks ago we covered DoCoMo’s (NYSE: DCM) rebranding and new strategy...Wireless Watch Japan has a video of Masao Nakamura, President and CEO of NTT DoCoMo describing what…

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China Mobile, Softbank and Vodafone have agreed to establish a Joint Innovation Lab (JIL) to promote the development of new mobile technologies, applications and services. It will focus on mobile…

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Mobile/web/IM status messaging service Twitter has launched its first localization in Japan. Tokyo has more Twitterers than even its native San Francisco. Unlike Twitter.com, Twitter.jp includes display ads. First sponsor…

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If only it were that easy…Japanese network NTT DoCoMo (NYSE: DCM) has unveiled a new corporate logo (pictured, right), which it says will help stop its subscribers from switching to…

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