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The Motley Fool
October 11, 2005
Nathan Parmelee |
DoCoMo Makes Auction Bid DoCoMo plans to purchase 40% of Rakuten's Japanese auction business. The combination of Rakuten's online sales capabilities and DoCoMo's position as Japan's leading wireless carrier is an intriguing combination.   |
InternetNews
March 17, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
Softbank Buys Vodafone Japan For $15B Citing reduced prospects, mobile phone giant Vodafone today announced the $15.4 billion sale of its troubled Japan unit to Softbank. Japan's Softbank already owns two mobile phone carriers. |
BusinessWeek
July 25, 2005 |
Steering Japan's DoCoMo Out Of The Doldrums DoCoMo has long been one of the most innovative players in the global cellular business, but has recently had trouble finding growth. CEO Nakamura stresses video phones and data services to reverse the slide. |
BusinessWeek
April 19, 2004
Bruce Einhorn |
DoCoMo vs. A Mouse That's Roaring As Japan's KDDI grabs subscribers with sleek handsets and low rates, the leader is starting to stagger |
The Motley Fool
February 1, 2007
Nathan Parmelee |
DoCoMo's Holding Strong Fierce competition in the Japanese telecom market foreshadows what will happen in the U.S. DoCoMo's recent results show the company continues to tread water while it rolls out a number of services it hopes will increase sales in profits. |
InternetNews
December 19, 2003
Jim Wagner |
For NTT, Time to Up Ante on 3G Bets The Japanese telecom giant is investing millions in the development of alternative operating systems for next-generation FOMA (Freedom of Mobile multimedia Access) phones. |
The Motley Fool
April 30, 2007
Nathan Parmelee |
Dialing Up DoCoMo Japanese mobile phone service provider NTT DoCoMo's long-term potential continues to be attractive to investors. |
Wired
September 2001
Frank Rose |
Pocket Monster How DoCoMo's wireless Internet service went from fad to phenom -- and turned Japan into the first post-PC nation... |
Search Engine Watch
May 2, 2001
Danny Sullivan |
Google Improves Newsgroups, Makes Inroads To Japan Google has now made the full archives of newsgroup postings it acquired from Deja available via its Google Groups service. They date back to March 29, 1995. The company has also launched a new Japan edition and signed deals with major Japanese portals... |
BusinessWeek
February 21, 2005
Ian Rowley |
Vodafone's Bad Connection In Japan Its mobile unit is struggling. Can a management shakeup turn it around? |
The Motley Fool
February 26, 2007
Nathan Parmelee |
Quick Take: Two Giants Team Up McDonald's Japan and NTT DoCoMo form a marketing and sales alliance. You might not think burgers and phones go together, but this combination makes a lot of sense. |
BusinessWeek
October 13, 2003
Irene M. Kunii |
What's Playing in Japan Nokia's Corp.'s N-Gage may be this season's most anticipated new toy in Europe. But the Japanese have their own games to play. At the annual Tokyo Game Show in mid-September, NTT DoCoMo Inc., Japan's biggest cell-phone operator, wowed crowds with some two dozen titles. |
IEEE Spectrum
November 2005
John Boyd |
Here Comes The Wallet Phone NTT DoCoMo, Japan's largest cellphone system operator, recast the cellular handset as an electronic wallet -- in effect a prepaid wireless cash card -- and now it's getting ready to make it a full-fledged wireless credit card. The company is working with major travel and banking organizations to extend the reach of its e-wallet service. |
InternetNews
August 30, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
Yahoo Mobile Open to Windows Yahoo's suite of applications tailored for the small screen is now available to phones using Microsoft's Windows Mobile. |
InternetNews
July 20, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
Yahoo a Go-Go on Moto Phones Motorola, the second-largest cell phone manufacturer, will start packing Yahoo applications. |
BusinessWeek
June 6, 2005
Ian Rowley |
$5,000? Put It On My Cell DoCoMo's next big move: Phones that double as credit cards. |
The Motley Fool
December 19, 2007
Dave Mock |
Jobs Caught Fishing in Japan Word has spread that Apple has been in separate talks with NTT DoCoMo and Softbank about offering the iPhone in tech-savvy Japan. |
The Motley Fool
March 17, 2006
Nathan Parmelee |
SoftBank Pays Up for Vodafone Japan Vodafone will receive $11.95 billion in cash, with the remainder of the purchase price in preferred shares and debt. Happily, U.S. ADR holders should expect a dividend of $1.75 per ADR. |
InternetNews
February 7, 2008 |
ARM to Show Google Phone Prototype Next Week: Source British chip designer ARM Holdings will show a prototype mobile phone based on Google's Android platform. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Can i-mode Go Global? Whether i-mode will be successful as an export is still an open question. |
The Motley Fool
November 24, 2006
Nathan Parmelee |
Dialing Up DoCoMo Japan-based DoCoMo's second-quarter results weren't stunning, but they were more than good enough. And if one of the company's ancillary services, such as music downloads or e-wallet transactions, begins to take off, then the shares will likely take off as well. |
BusinessWeek
December 13, 2004
Ian Rowley |
Japan's Phones Are The Coolest -- And Have The Skimpiest Profits With their home market saturated, Japan's handset makers finally look abroad. Meanwhile, margins have plunged. |
The Motley Fool
March 29, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Mobile Wars Move Onward Mobile strategies percolate at Yahoo!, Google, and Microsoft. When the dust settles, it will be interesting to see whether Google might deliver too little too late this time around, and whether its rivals that tend to get a little less investor adulation might win the day. |
PC World
February 27, 2008
Dan Tynan |
Coming From Asia: The Next Cool Cell Phones GPS, electronic compasses, and new software will soon let our phones show us around town. |
InternetNews
March 4, 2008
David Needle |
Mobile Users Can't Escape The Ads Nielsen reports some 58 million mobile subscribers have seen ads on their phones. |
BusinessWeek
July 28, 2003
Andy Reinhardt |
Europe Is Going Mad for i-mode Telecoms across the Continent are offering DoCoMo's service. |
InternetNews
October 31, 2007 |
Sprint Also Rumored to Eyeball Google Apps Sprint Nextel, the No. 3 U.S. mobile service, is in talks to put applications from Web search leader Google on its cell phones. |
BusinessWeek
November 1, 2004
David Rocks |
Setting Fire to the Cell-Phone Market Softbank's Masayoshi Son has sued Japan's communication ministry to open the cellular spectrum to outsiders -- such as himself. It's a gambit worth risking: Softbank has $5 billion in cash to invest in a new system and millions of broadband customers ready to sign up for his cellular service. |
The Motley Fool
March 28, 2006
Nathan Parmelee |
NTT DoCoMo's Side Bet The Japanese mobile phone company's minority stake in a convenience store chain will expand its e-payment network. Will the strategy pay off for the company and investors alike? |
The Motley Fool
March 20, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Yahoo! Seeks Upward Mobility The Internet giant hopes to corner the market on mobile search. Most investors would probably agree that Yahoo! needs to step up its innovation. |
InternetNews
March 19, 2008 |
Google Sees Surge in Web Use on Hot Mobile Phones Google's efforts to develop search apps for Blackberry, Nokia users have paid off. |
InternetNews
October 31, 2007 |
Google in Talks With Verizon Wireless: Sources Deal could mean Google apps will appear on Verizon phones. |
InternetNews
January 14, 2008
David Needle |
Google Revamps iPhone Push Google's mobile ambitions aren't limited to devices running its Android software. |
InternetNews
May 20, 2005
Colin C. Haley |
Wireless Players Re-Arm VC Units To ensure access to new applications, NTT DoCoMo, Nokia and Motorola are taking a keen interest in startups. |
InternetNews
December 19, 2003
Jim Wagner |
DoCoMo Tests Pay-By-Phone Service The Japanese giant is test-driving wireless payments via handhelds. |
BusinessWeek
June 27, 2005
Ian Rowley |
Where The Net Has Telecom On The Run Yahoo! BB is luring Internet phone subscribers in droves, and owner Softbank expects profits soon. |
InternetNews
November 28, 2007 |
Google Tries Mobile Phone Geolocation Without GPS Internet search leader Google said Wednesday it is introducing a new mapping system that uses cell phone towers to let mobile phone users locate nearby services without typing in addresses. |
The Motley Fool
June 1, 2010
Eric Bleeker |
The iPad: Huge in Japan The iPad just launched in the country to much fanfare and staggeringly long lines. It's a familiar story: With each subsequent product release, the press frets that Japan will reject Apple because it's a foreign company, and each time, Apple hits a home run. |
InternetNews
January 19, 2006
David Miller |
Still Upbeat About Yahoo? Yahoo's earnings reports failed to win hearts on The Street. Is tech failing or will Google inspire next week? |
InternetNews
October 4, 2006
Nicholas Carlson |
Yahoo Ads in Your Pocket Yahoo announced the beta launch of sponsored search results for its Mobile Web service. |
InternetNews
February 5, 2008 |
Regulators Would Watch Any Google-Yahoo Tie-up Following Microsoft's bid for Yahoo, a separate alliance with Google could be renewed under FTC scrutiny. |
Search Engine Watch
March 29, 2007 |
Is This the Year for Mobile Search? Each year for the past three years, mobile search has been predicted to break out. It hasn't yet, but there are signs that 2007 could be the year those predictions finally come true. |
InternetNews
November 18, 2004
Tim Gray |
McAfee, DoCoMo Inoculate 3G Phones McAfee will provide the Tokyo-based wireless giant's users with its VirusScan content-scanning technology as a built-in service on their FOMA 901i series 3G mobile phones. |
JavaWorld
June 2001
Martyn Williams |
Sony to build Java support into PlayStation 2 Move opens the way for apps to connect to other devices... |
The Motley Fool
November 7, 2005
Alyce Lomax |
Google Gets Pocket-Sized The search giant offers maps and local search on cell phones. So far, there's no advertising on Google Local for mobile phones. It seems it's only a matter of time before that comes to pass. |
The Motley Fool
April 15, 2008
Tim Beyers |
Apple Takes the Long Road to China A deal for selling the iPhone in China isn't forthcoming, but the door is still open. |
InternetNews
October 12, 2006
Nicholas Carlson |
Ask.com Intros Mobile Search Ask.com has introduced Ask Mobile, a new service for searching the Web from mobile devices. |
Search Engine Watch
December 26, 2006
Shari Thurow |
Meet the Mobile Search Engines Yahoo, Google, Nokia, and JumpTap offered a fascinating glimpse of developments at the major mobile search engines recently, revealing an inside view of how mobile search operates, how it is evolving, and where it's going. |
Search Engine Watch
July 21, 2010
Michael Bonfils |
10 Missed Opportunities in Search Engine Marketing in Japan Why Japan is the most difficult country to provide both natural search engine optimization and paid search marketing service for. Part one of two. |
InternetNews
September 20, 2005
Susan Kuchinskas |
Wi-Fi Makes Ad Sense For Google A new WiFi service from Google may give advertisers the ability to direct ads based on the physical location of a mobile device user. Google has been moving into the mobile service provider world through acquisitions and services. |
