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Acording to a little survey, 91% of Japanese don´t want an iPhone. Sure?, I don´t think so.

iPhone 3G will change mobile phones foundations, and i think everybody agree. Japanese are waiting for the iPhone with desire as in the rest of the world. Maybe Japan is a little bit special market for this gadget, they have great handsets and much more features built in their phones than in the rest of the countries, they pay the subway, order an pay a meal, use internet everywhere with affordable data plans… but even this things it is not enough to beat the fashionable and cool iPhone for many people in Japan. Of course the sales of this device will not be as incredible as in other countries like USA or UK, but it will be better than people think.

I have some friends in Japan, and i have made my own survey to know what japanese youth really think about the iPhone 3G.

Erika 20 years old, from 千葉県 (Chiba, Tokio)

Alvaro: Do you know the iPhone 3G?

Erika: Yes, i know it from TV news

A: What do you think about it?

E: I´m very interested in it!, it is so cool and fashionable.

A: Are you thinking on get it?

E: I want to get it, but i can´t, because I can´t cancel easily my current mobile phone contract.

A: What people around you think about this device?

E: People think it is reasonably price and attractive shape.

A: What do you think about the iPhone´s future in Japan, success or failure?

E: I think success, It is no expensive and it is so lovely! Many people are interested in it.

A: Do you think it is a great option to choose in Japan?

E: I´m not sure… If it can be very convenient phone in Japan, ( in terms of radio wave, battery live, usability…), it will succeed

本当にありがとうErika ( Many Thanks Erika)

The earthquake caused by Nokia on Symbian’s world a couple of days ago, has hidden another interesting movement of the Finnish company: the acquisition of Plazes.

Plazes is a Berlin-based company that offers a social network based on location. As they state in their blog, Plazes team will join the LBS team of Nokia based in Berlin, created from the acquisition of gate5 in 2006.

With this new deal, Nokia pushes its strategy on location based services and social networks. This is one of the hot topics today!

Via error500
Link blog.plazes.com

iSkin presents its last iPhone protection skin, The fuze combines a soft, shock–absorbing inner–layer and a durable, hard shell outer–layer. It is available for iPhone now and 3G version will be ready soon. Don´t miss it.

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Pedro Carrillo took this pictures, with his Mobile Phone, of Telefonica Movistar iPhone 3G advertisements here in Spain specifically at Dos Hermanas (Seville).

It is a normal way to distribute ads in stores in order to sell any product, that is correct, but the problem is the text written in the advertisement: “Proximamente” (coming soon). Coming soon?!

Why they say coming soon in its ads this week, if the release date is next July 11th?. It sounds like telefonica wont have enough iPhone for all, and i want my iPhone!

Via Applesfera
Photo Pedro Carrillo

Nokia has released today this big news:

Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola and NTT DOCOMO announced today their intent to unite Symbian OS(TM), S60, UIQ and MOAP(S) to create one open mobile software platform. Together with AT&T, LG Electronics, Samsung Electronics, STMicroelectronics, Texas Instruments and Vodafone they plan to establish the Symbian Foundation to extend the appeal of this unified software platform.

The Foundation will provide a unified platform with common UI framework. A full platform will be available for all Foundation members under a royalty-free license, from the Foundation’s first day of operations.

The Foundation will make selected components available as open source at launch. It will then work to establish the most complete mobile software offering available in open source. This will be made available over the next two years and is intended to be released under Eclipse Public License (EPL) 1.0.

“Establishing the Foundation is one of the biggest contributions to an open community ever made,” said Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, CEO of Nokia.

The Foundation’s platform will build on the leading open mobile software platform, with more than 200 million phones, across 235 models.

This is one of the biggest announcements in mobile phones field in years, mobile leades to unify a software, mainly to beat the iphone´s career. I think. iPhone keeps your chin up.

Link Nokia Press Release

Google has created a new YouTube Channel called “Mobile Tricks” to show what people do with their Mobile Phones, you can submit your own videos showing your best tricks, ideas…, there are only ten videos right now but some of them very funny. Check it out.

It is of course a funny way of google´s marketing. Submit your video and enjoy.

Via Gizmovil

Remember you must wait 17 days yet to reach this precious gadget, and remember that its price is 8GB 199$/199€ or 16GB 299$/299€. Movistar will bring you this cell phone here in Spain and plans will be detailed next July 1st.

Don´t bite your nails!

iPhone 3G is becoming a real phenomenom and sales are expected to exceed Apple´s supplys. The numbers are impressive: the analysts at Morgan Stanley predicted 27 million iPhone 3G sales in 2009. It sounds inflated, but as 9to5mac.com says:

“More than 130,000 people have signed-up to receive further information from O2 concerning the iPhone 3G when it ships – that contrasts to 35,000 customers who registered such interest for the first edition iPhone, the company admitted.”

In Spain, where the iPhone will launch thanks to MoviStar, there are no news at all, and by now no predictions have been published.

The situation is completely different in Japan, as TUAW highlights. According to a little survey, 91% of Japanese people don´t want an iPhone, and I can understand why: they are far away in the future on mobile technology.

Via Applesfera
Links TUAW, iPhone MoviStar, 9to5Mac 1 & 2

As happened earlier with the iPhone 1.0 and iPod Touch, just already developed a stand to put your new iPhone 3G like an iMac.

At this time, the responsible company of this creation has been RockRidge and they launch its stand even before the iphone 3G launch, you can buy it now for 44€. WOW

Features:

• 90 degrees pivot joint
• Aluminum, Resin
• Adjustable viewing angle
• Dock-connection cut-out
• Headphone extension cable in the box

As soon as i get my new iPhone 3G i will get one of this cute stands.

Via RockRidge

10.000 mobile phones per hour were sold in India this first quarter of year, Incredible!.

Acoording to IDC India, 20 million mobile phones were shipped in India along this Q1´08.

Naveen Mishra, Manager, Communications Research at IDC India, said, “As the need of Indian mobile phone consumers is evolving, they are demanding feature-rich devices, which can cater to their business communication requirements as well as their personal needs.”

“This growth comes on the back of a burgeoning mobile services market and lower entry barriers across various customer categories, as average selling values (ASVs) of handsets continue to fall in the wake of a highly competitive landscape populated by close to 25 vendors.”

Overall, Nokia retained the top spot with a market share of 52.8%, followed by LG at 10.2%, and Samsung at 8.3% in terms of units shipped during the quarter ended March 31, 2008.

Via CellularNews