Today we’ve published our iPhone 4 Vs Xperia Arc featured article. I won’t spoil it for you, but head over to the post now and see which smartphone comes out on top. In the meantime here’s some Arc news, A glossy pink version of the Arc will be available from Japanese mobile operator NTT DoCoMo [...]

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Facebook is big all over the world, right? Well, not quite. Surprisingly one of the few countries where Facebook is really struggling is Japan. Surprising because the Japanese are avid users of social networking, even mobile social networking, except they (quirky as they are) prefer to use usernames and avatars rather than real details/photos in [...]

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Sharp are set to release their Galapagos range of tablets, which are looking rather appealing with their release date of December 10th. Unfortunately the Japanese company aren’t looking to share their fancy new tablet with anyone else at the moment with a Japan-only release and no word on anything similar heading elsewhere. As for release [...]

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Sony, with its revamped e-reader, is looking to grab a major share of e-reader market in Japan. Way back in May, we had heard therumors that Sony is planning to launch its e-reader in the Japanese market by the end of this year and seems like the company is on its way to meet the [...]

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Xbox 360 console sales were expected to increase with the launch of Kinect, but I must admit I was a bit pessimistic. I just couldn’t see people who don’t already have an Xbox 360 forking out for one and then the Kinect itself which is over £100, plus games, but then again there are bundles [...]

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Alas. It’s a sad day today. Japan has lost the cassette tape forever. No more Japanese-Pop Mixtapes.  As you may imagine sales have been declining in recent years, increasingly so since the introduction of MP3 players. It’s not the end of the world though, literally. Sony says it “has no plans to stop selling the [...]

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The Nintendo 3DS could be making an appearance on shelves as early as November 20th, after an accessory maker for the new console put up a tweet which suggests his products will be released “simultaneously” with the console. The Keys Factory Employee said on Twitter, “On November 20th, the 11 goods I designed for use [...]

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In pursuit of useless gadgets we came across one that may take the 2010 award, a company in Japan thought it was time to re-invigorate the vending machine market. Rather than go down the robotics route, you’ve seen them, it’s where a robotic arm grabs the drink from the shelf and deposits it for you in [...]

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