SpaceX launches its first six Starlink satellites capable of offering mobile phone service as part of its Direct to Cell service in partnership with T-Mobile US
On Tuesday, January 2 at 7:44 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 21 Starlink satellites … T-Mobile : First SpaceX Satellites Launch for Breakthrough Direct to Cell Service with T-Mobile Jean-Pierre Joosting /...
Japanese manufacturer Kyocera plans to invest ~$9.78B in semiconductors through March 2026, roughly doubling its expenditure from March 2020 to March 2023
Company to pledge KDDI shares for first time as collateral to raise funds — KYOTO — Kyocera will expand its investment in semiconductors …
Japan's second-largest mobile carrier KDDI says it is investing about $800M for a 49% stake in online securities company Kabu.com
Toyota, JapanTaxi, KDDI, and Accenture are testing an AI-based taxi dispatch support system that can predict demand for taxi services in Tokyo
AI applied to taxi services in trials have predicted demand with a 94.1 percent accuracy rate. — Toyota, JapanTaxi, KDDI …
Apple SIM gains Japanese network support through KDDI's ‘au’ brand
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Mozilla and Japan's KDDI launch Fx0, the first Firefox OS phone with 4G LTE, NFC; made by LG, costs about $420
Mozilla Firefox OS-powered transparent smartphone GSMArena.com : LG Fx0 is a transparent phone running Firefox OS Rex Santus / Mashable : Latest Firefox phone has transparent shell Neil McAllister / T...
Mozilla and Japan's KDDI launch Fx0, the first Firefox OS phone with 4G LTE, NFC; made by LG, costs about $420
LG Fx0 Firefox OS 2.0 Smartphone With Transparent Body Launched — LG, Mozilla and KDDI have launched Japan's first Firefox OS smartphone, the Fx0, which will go on sale Thursday.
Hailo closes $30.6m Series B round from Union Square Ventures, Richard Branson, KDDI and others
Hailo has scooped a whopping $30.6m Series B funding round led by Union Square Ventures (USV), with participation from a slew of high-profile investors including Richard Branson and Japanese telco KDD...
Twilio Signs First Big International Cloud Telephony Licensing Deal With Japan's #2 Telecom KDDI
Breaking into Japan can be tough for foreign companies since its culture favors credibility and certainty. So Twilio has just struck an exclusive alliance with Japan's well-respected KDDI telecom …
First Windows Phone 7.5 ‘Mango’ phone, Fujitsu IS12T, released on KDDI au in Japan
Microsoft has just dropped us a line to note that Fujitsu and KDDI au have released the IS12T in Japan, becoming the first Windows Phone 7.5 (codenamed “Mango") handset to hit retail anywhere in the w...