Important Announcement: New Community Site - www.mobileinjapan.com

Dear Windows Mobile in Japan Community

For a number of years I've not not been satisfied with the level of news reporting, community interaction and information sharing and aethetics offered by Windows Mobile in Japan. On top of that, the mobile phone and smartphone market is getting more and more dynamic in terms of devices and platforms.

At last ... a sexy solution I'm proud to announce. Thanks to the magic of Ning and some late nights by myself and Paul Papadimitriou we have : 

Mobile in Japan  -   www.mobileinjapan.com

... and especially for Windows Mobile fans ...

www.mobileinjapan.com/group/windowsmobileinjapan

We are sensitive to creating a community that allows you controlled access to useful information and we hope we have achieved that. We'd love to hear your feedback and ideas so don't hesitate to drop us a note.

At some point I will redirect the Windows Mobile in Japan domain and will make a decision on the Yahoo! Group. Future news will be posted to the new site.

Thanks for all your support and contributions over the years. Enjoy the new site.

Andrew & Paul

DoCoMo's WInter 2009 Smartphone Line Up

DoCoMo announced 22 new handsets and changed their naming system. I only looked at one of the 4 new categories - the Pro series. Here's what we can expect in terms of smart phones: HTC Touch Pro, HTC Touch Diamond, Blackberry Bold, Nokia E71 and another Sharp device with QWERTY keyboard, but which is closer to standard Japanese phones.

Japanese Product Page

English Press Release