Japan far outstrips other industrial nations in mobile technology

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The_True at 02:33 PM JST - 22nd November

And when i say "and forget it about the iphone" there is no japanese phone that come near it. Japanese phone can't multitask, the iphone can, try to listen music and do something else in a Japanese phone, you have to close a application so you can use another, and and not i am not talking about all the applications on Japanese phone you need to pay, like the so call NAVI that use the cell to triangulate your position, the iphone is a true GPS phone and it's free using google maps. only one touch. wasn't the guy who develop imode that said that they will never make a phone like the iphone in japan?.
franz75 at 02:37 PM JST - 22nd November

the_true: sorry... maybe the protocol is standardized but Japanese manufacturer develop their own OS for their products too. Some develop their own hard and might collaborate with other manufacturers. Japanese people were watching TV on their handset while the rest of the world was strugling with the telegraph (not sure that watching TV on a mobile is a sign of advanced tech but...). I don't see your point.
The_True at 03:12 PM JST - 22nd November

what i mean is that they are not so advance or a phenomena that is only in japan, why in other part of the world phones dont have tv? for the same reason they dont have hello kitty strap on then, a phone is to make calls not to watch tv, that is why i have a TV at home, i dont know about you, but to me a phone is to make phone calls, not to watch tv to listen to music etc etc. that is my point, if the market in other country call for a phone to have a TV I'll Beth they had come with it. i hope i make my self understand, english is not my first language.

The_True at 03:38 PM JST - 22nd November

And franz75 you said

maybe the protocol is standardized but Japanese manufacturer develop their own OS for their products too. NO, THEY DON'T read this:

Symbian Ltd. is a software development and licensing company that produces Symbian OS, a smartphone operating system.

It was established in June 1998 and is headquartered in Southwark in the UK, and the current CEO is Nigel Clifford.

On 24 June 2008, Nokia announced it would acquire Symbian Ltd. in full.

who use Symbian OS?

Devices that have used the Symbian OS

On 16 November 2006, the 100 millionth smartphone running the OS was shipped.[13]

* Ericsson R380 (2000) was the first commercially available phone based on Symbian OS. As with the modern "FOMA" phones, this device was closed, and the user could not install new C++ applications. Unlike those, however, the R380 could not even run Java applications, and for this reason, some have questioned whether it can properly be termed a 'smartphone'.
* Nokia Series 80 interface:
      o Nokia 9210 Communicator smartphone (32-bit 66 MHz ARM9-based RISC CPU) (2001), 9300 Communicator (2004), 9500 Communicator (2004) using the Nokia Series 80 interface
* UIQ interface:
      o Used for PDAs such as Sony Ericsson P800 (2002), P900 (2003), P910 (2004), P990 (2005), W950 (2006), M600 (2006), P1 (2007), W960 (2007), G700 (2008), G900 (2008), G702 (2008), Motorola A920, A925, A1000, RIZR Z8, RIZR Z10, DoCoMo M1000, BenQ P30, P31 and Nokia 6708 using this interface.
* Nokia S60 (2002) interface:
      o Nokia S60 is used in various phones, the first being the Nokia 7650, then the Nokia 3650, followed by the Nokia 3620/3660, Nokia 6600, Nokia 7610, Nokia 6670 and Nokia 3230. The Nokia N-Gage and Nokia N-Gage QD gaming/smartphone combos are also S60 platform devices. It was also used on other manufacturers' phones such as the Siemens SX1, Sendo X, Panasonic X700, Panasonic X800, Samsung SGH-D730, SGH-D720 and the Samsung SGH-Z600. Recent, more advanced devices using S60 include the Nokia 6620, Nokia 6630, the Nokia 6680, Nokia 6681 and Nokia 6682, Nokia 6120 classic, Nokia 6121 classic, Nokia 6220,a next generation Nseries, including the Nokia N70, Nokia N71, Nokia N72, Nokia N73, Nokia N75, Nokia N76, Nokia N77, Nokia N78, Nokia N80, Nokia N81, Nokia N82, Nokia N90, Nokia N91, Nokia N92, Nokia N93, Nokia N95 and Nokia N96, and the enterprise (i.e. business) model Eseries, including the Nokia E50, Nokia E51, Nokia E60, Nokia E61, Nokia E62, Nokia E65, Nokia E66, Nokia E70, Nokia E71, Nokia E78, and Nokia E90. For an up-to-date list, see the Symbian S60 website

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* Nokia Series 90 interface:
      o Nokia 7710 (2004) using the Nokia Series 90 interface.
* MOAP(S) interface:
      o Fujitsu, Mitsubishi, Sony Ericsson and Sharp phones for NTT DoCoMo in Japan, using an interface developed specifically for DoCoMo's FOMA "Freedom of Mobile Access" network brand. This UI platform is called MOAP "Mobile Orientated Applications Platform" and is based on the UI from earlier Fujitsu FOMA models.

so there, japanese dont develop no mobile phone software.

Triumvere at 04:21 PM JST - 22nd November

You don't say, Mr. Holmes.
franz75 at 05:09 PM JST - 22nd November

The_True: OK. Thanks
Athletes at 09:30 PM JST - 22nd November

Japanese are behind in wireless techology. It have not developed own network protocols yet. OS & application design outsourced from third party. There may be a lot of mobile users however it is not a champion of mobile phones. Nokia from Finland was a market leader before. Now Apple is expanding the lion share of market in the wirless & portable music. For me I want to see the caller picture in the phone. Voice alone is not enough.
bamboohat at 10:52 PM JST - 22nd November

Ok, so maybe they got a lot of cell phones here.

They also got:

VCR's at the video rental shop.

Laundry hanging out to dry everywhere you look.

Indoor Kerosene heaters that would be illegal in most countries.

ATM's (my local one) that closes at 8:00 P.M.

so, yea, I'll give em props for having some high tech phones. big deal.
Good_Jorb at 12:42 AM JST - 25th November

Other than for basic personal use, Iphones are worthless. The new Black Berry Storm (which is not Japanese either) is way more functional, for personal and business use.
Kameleon at 02:05 PM JST - 25th November

Japan far outstrips other industrial nations in mobile technology

Rubbish.

There are so many better, more appealing and more useful mobile's found elsewhere. For example, I want a new touchphone with many features like that of the iPhone, but there are better ones abroad than here.

And even if those are made in Japan, it's irrelevant if they don't sell the damn things here.
Kameleon at 02:10 PM JST - 25th November

And when i say "and forget it about the iphone" there is no japanese phone that come near it. Japanese phone can't multitask, the iphone can, try to listen music and do something else in a Japanese phone...

TouchDiamond S21HT - with stereo Bluetooth. iPhone - without stereo Bluetooth.
upnorth71 at 08:10 PM JST - 25th November

Seeing you fanbois getting all in a tizzy over some minor report (a "third" one at that) by some obscure British regulation body is great fun. A real gearhead pissing contest-woo hoo! As for me, I get more excited by seeing one of those big black rotary dial phones still being used- analog rocks!
European1 at 11:38 PM JST - 25th November

most cannot send an SMS message

You can send from everywhere in world messages to 3G in Japan, but not from here. Why is that? I use PoivY.com for int`l calls and SMS Can one send SMS from GSM in China? If yes, than japan is worse than communism regime
PleasureGelf at 05:32 PM JST - 26th November

tokyogas

The phones are advanced with lots of abilities, but most cannot send an SMS message. Softbank charges JPY 100 per SMS. Total ripoff. A few years back Softbank did a 90% off sale on SMS sending, knocking the price down to JPY 10. Perfect price. Now, I just use SKYPE for my SMS sending.

100 yen is only for sending SMS from/to abroad. Domestic service is only 3 yen pers SMS.
Asara at 08:21 AM JST - 4th December

It is simple human numbers versus land size phenomenon. Hence compare to japan, honkong or singapore might easily switch to 4th generation cell technology within weeks if they put into situation. Anyways japan has chance and enjoying it.