KDDI to release 2 smartphone models in June

TOKYO, Japan - A presenter shows one of the two smartphone handsets KDDI Corp. will release in early June or later at a Tokyo hotel on March 30, 2010. The provider of the ''au'' mobile phone service is aiming to catch up with its rivals in the area of smartphone services.

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