Japan
NTT Docomo announces Galaxy S4 (SC-04E) for Japan
UPDATE 2: A better resolution picture of the Arctic Blue Galaxy S4. UPDATE: Video of the Arctic Blue Galaxy S4 below, courtesy RBmen. As expected, NTT Docomo just revealed its summer lineup, which also includes Samsung’s Galaxy S4 (SC-04E). The phone will be available in three colours (Black, White, Blue pictured below) from May 23 [...]
Galaxy S4 seen in Blue Arctic colour, will arrive in Japan first
Samsung announced the Galaxy S4 in two colours – Black Mist and White Frost and going by the leaked pamphlet of NTT Docomo, Japanese consumers will get a new colour of Samsung’s flagship device. The new colour is Blue Arctic, which I’m sure will be extended to other regions but Japan will most likely be [...]
Japan court rules in favour of Apple
UPDATE: Bloomberg has shared some more details about the verdict. Judge rejected Samsung’s request to ban Apple devices sales because they didn’t negotiate “sincerely.” Tokyo Court today ruled against Samsung in a lawsuit filed by the Korean giant against Apple. The court found Apple did not infringe any mobile-related patents claimed by Samsung. Samsung however, [...]
Tokyo Court Rules Apple Didn’t Infringe Samsung Patents
Samsung had a reason to cheer in August when the Japanese court sided with them but not this time as the court has turned down Samsung’s request to ban Apple products. The Tokyo Court ruled that Apple did not infringe Samsung’s patents, one which involved the tech for downloading an app and another for [...]
KDDI Intros LTE-enabled Galaxy S III Progre For Japan
Japanese consumers will soon get a new variant of Galaxy S III from KDDI. Called as the Galaxy S III Progre (SCL21), the phone supports KDDI’s LTE network that can give internet speeds up to 75Mbps. The phone runs Android 4.0 and comes with Qualcomm’s MSM8960 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 2GB RAM, 4.8-inch HD Super [...]
NTT Docomo Introduces Galaxy Note II And Improved Galaxy S III In Japan
NTT Docomo today introduced their 2012 winter collection which includes two Samsung devices – the Galaxy Note II (SC-02E) and an improved Galaxy S III (SC-03E). Both devices will support Docomo’s Xi LTE service and runs Android 4.1 OS. The Galaxy Note II is expected in November and features a 1.6GHz Exynos 4412 quad-core [...]
Japan Court Rules Samsung Didn’t Infringe Apple Patent
Here’s some good news for Samsung from Japan. Reuters reports Tokyo court today ruled that Samsung did not violate the Apple patents. The patent in question dealt with transferring of media across devices. Samsung and Apple are engaged in a global patent battle with Korea fining both companies to violating patents whereas the jury [...]
NTT Docomo announces Galaxy S III (SC-06D) with dual-core CPU
UPDATE: Samsung has upped the RAM to 2GB in this dual-core variant. PDF Link. Thanks Ada! Japanese operator NTT Docomo has announced its 2012 summer lineup, which also includes Samsung’s Galaxy S III (SC-06D). However, unlike the international Galaxy S III, the Japanese variant comes with a dual-core Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 1.5GHz processor (MSM8960). The [...]
KDDI to release White Galaxy S II WiMAX variant in Japan
KDDI has confirmed to launch a white colored version of Galaxy S II WiMAX (ISW11SC). Needless to say, there are no hardware changes from the black colored Galaxy S II and will go on sale from March 24. To rehash, the Galaxy S II WiMAX features 1.4GHz dual-core processor, 4.7-inch Super AMOLED HD Display [...]
Samsung brings WiMAX variant of Galaxy S II in Japan
Samsung has a number of Galaxy S II variants for different markets and now they’ve developed a WiMAX version as well. The Galaxy S II WiMAX (ISW11SC) will be released by KDDI au in Japan and is more or less similar to the Galaxy S II HD LTE. The phone will feature specs like [...]