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  • NEC, Casio and Hitachi make cell phone op merger official, announce international plans

    NEC, Casio and Hitachi make cell phone op merger official, announce international plans

    Posted on September 15, 2009 | No Comments
    The first rumors started spreading about two weeks ago, and it was officially announced yesterday: Major Japanese cell phone makers Hitachi, NEC and Casio are merging their mobile phone operations to become Japan's No. 2 maker (following Sharp). The name of the new venture will be "NEC Casio Mobile Communications".

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  • NEC, Casio and Hitachi make cell phone op merger official, want to go international

    NEC, Casio and Hitachi make cell phone op merger official, want to go international

    Posted on September 15, 2009 | No Comments
    The first rumors started spreading about two weeks ago, and it was officially announced yesterday: Major Japanese cell phone makers Hitachi, NEC and Casio are merging their mobile phone operations to become Japan's No. 2 maker (following Sharp). The name of the new venture will be "NEC Casio Mobile Communications".

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  • Birth of a new mobile phone company? NEC, Hitachi and Casio to merge cell phone businesses

    Birth of a new mobile phone company? NEC, Hitachi and Casio to merge cell phone businesses

    Posted on August 28, 2009 | No Comments
    Big news from Japan's mobile phone industry today (Friday afternoon Japanese time). Various Japanese media are reporting that NEC, Hitachi and Casio are in talks to merge their cell phone operations to become Japan's second biggest manufacturer, following Sharp. Reportedly, NEC plans to integrate its cell phone business into a tie-up that already exists between Hitachi and Casio. According to rumors, NEC wants to take a majority stake in the new entity, which would then control about 20% of the Japanese cell phone market.

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  • Major shake-up in Japan’s mobile world: NEC, Hitachi and Casio to merge cell phone businesses

    Major shake-up in Japan’s mobile world: NEC, Hitachi and Casio to merge cell phone businesses

    Posted on August 28, 2009 | No Comments
    Big news from Japan's mobile phone industry today (Friday afternoon Japanese time). Various Japanese media are reporting that NEC, Hitachi and Casio are in talks to merge their cell phone operations to become Japan's second biggest manufacturer, following Sharp. Reportedly, NEC plans to integrate its cell phone business into a tie-up that already exists between Hitachi and Casio. According to rumors, NEC wants to take a majority stake in the new entity, which would then control about 20% of the Japanese cell phone market.

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  • Survey: iPhone 3GS best selling cell phone in Japan in July

    Survey: iPhone 3GS best selling cell phone in Japan in July

    Posted on August 17, 2009 | No Comments
    It seems Japan, the country with the most advanced mobile infrastructure on the globe, has come to embrace the iPhone. According to a survey conducted by market research company GfK's Japanese subsidiary [JP], the 32GB model of the iPhone 3GS was the most popular phone in Japan last month.

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  • G-Shock: Mister Cartoon x Redman x Todd Jordan

    G-Shock: Mister Cartoon x Redman x Todd Jordan

    Posted on August 6, 2009 | No Comments
    At last night’s Shock the World party, Casio’s G-Shock line unveiled three of their latest collaborations with Mister Cartoon, Redman and Todd Jordan. The venerable Mister Cartoon combined his love of tattooing and LA into his custom DW6900MRC-8. It’s available now for $120. Redman’s AW591RED-4A is, well, really red and the limited edition G-Shock features [...]

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  • Review: Casio EXILIM 5.1MP camera phone

    Review: Casio EXILIM 5.1MP camera phone

    Posted on July 18, 2009 | No Comments
    Lets get a few details out of the way first. The Casio Exilim is one of the most expensive Verizon phones available at $279 with a 2-year agreement. Only the HTC Touch Diamond and Touch Pro cost more. Not only that, the Exilim is loaded with a dated OS and is rather bulky. The only selling point that this phone has is the 5.1MP camera, so that's what I spent most of my time testing. I pitted the 5.1MP Casio Exilim against a 3.2MP BlackBerry Storm and 6.1MP Nikon D40. I would have to say that I'm impressed with the quality. It's better than the Storm and almost on par with the D40 in some of the photos. Check out the pics below to see what I mean.

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  • Casio reboots the G-Shock DW6900 with the GW6900

    Casio reboots the G-Shock DW6900 with the GW6900

    Posted on July 17, 2009 | No Comments
    Reboots of anything can be hit or miss, but Casio hit this one out of the park with the GW6900 G-Shock. A twist on the iconic DW6900, the new kid on the block features non-stop, tough solar power and self-adjusting multi-band 6 atomic timekeeping. The non-stop solar tech is easy to figure out, but in [...]

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  • Videos: KDDI develops new “augmented reality” cell phone app

    Videos: KDDI develops new “augmented reality” cell phone app

    Posted on June 26, 2009 | No Comments
    Augmented reality (AR), the mixing of real-world data with computer-generated information, is currently a hot topic in the web world and is poised to play an even bigger role in the very near future. And cell phones in particular seem to be especially suitable as AR vehicles, meaning the devices will make it possible to impose graphical layers over real-world images while on the go.

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  • Casio announces their first Super Slim WXVGA DLP projector, XJ-S43W

    Casio announces their first Super Slim WXVGA DLP projector, XJ-S43W

    Posted on June 17, 2009 | No Comments
    InfoComm is this week and all the AV geeks are burning their pasty skin down in beautiful Orlando, Florida. Today, Casio announced the latest Super Slim projector with a native resolution of 1280x800 (WXVGA).

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  • Six for the ladies – new Casio “Baby-G” wristwatches announced

    Six for the ladies – new Casio “Baby-G” wristwatches announced

    Posted on June 2, 2009 | No Comments
    Casio announced several new additions to their Baby-G line recently, including some eye-catchingly bright pink models. Despite the questionable style choices, the new additions are solid watches.

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