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First AI Traffic Police Robot in Anhui

WUHU, CHINA - JANUARY 8, 2026 - A citizen curiously uses her smartphone to capture the first "AI traffic police robot" in Anhui Province, Wuhu City, Anhui Province, China on January 8, 2026.

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Xiaomi EV showcased in Japan

The Japanese arm of Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp. unveils an SU7 Ultra electric vehicle during a press event in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2025, marking the first time the company has showcased a model for Japan's EV market.

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Xiaomi EV showcased in Japan

The Japanese arm of Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp. unveils an SU7 Ultra electric vehicle during a press event in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2025, marking the first time the company has showcased a model for Japan's EV market.

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Huawei Smartphone Store

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 15, 2025 - The Pura X, the first foldable phone fully equipped with HarmonyOS 5, is displayed at the Huawei Smartphone store in Shanghai, China on April 15, 2025.

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Huawei Smartphone Store

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 15, 2025 - The Pura X, the first foldable phone fully equipped with HarmonyOS 5, is displayed at the Huawei Smartphone store in Shanghai, China on April 15, 2025.

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In Memoriam. Reality Through Art exhibition by Fanny Lechevalier opens in Kyiv

A woman holding a smartphone and a glass takes a picture of the collage by French artist Fanny Lechevalier, which combines the photo of Olena Kurylo from Chuhuiv in Kharkiv region, who was wounded on the first day of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, and Johannes Vermeers Girl with a Pearl Earring, during the opening of the In Memoriam. Reality Through Art exhibition at the Museum of the History of Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 8, 2025. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

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Stabilisation point in Pokrovsk direction

DONETSK REGION, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 8, 2025 - A wounded Ukrainian soldier holds a smartphone after his wounds were bandaged in a stabilisation point in the Pokrovsk direction, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine. (Photo by Oleksandr Klymenko/Ukrinform)

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"Laowai" in China | China sees surge of foreign travelers following transit visa-free policies

(240710) -- BEIJING, July 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Foreign tourists choose smartphone packages at a China Mobile service hall on Wangfujing Street in Beijing, capital of China, June 27, 2024. Currently, foreign nationals from 54 countries are eligible for the 72/144-hour transit visa-free policies that are effective at 38 ports in 18 provincial-level regions across China. China recorded 14.64 million inbound trips made by foreigners in the first half of this year, up 152.7 percent year on year, following measures introduced since January, the National Immigration Administration (NIA) announced on July 5. According to NIA, the number of visa-free entries made by foreigners exceeded 8.54 million from January to June, accounting for 52 percent of the inbound trips and representing a year-on-year surge of 190.1 percent. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ju Huanzong)

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Hamlet tragedy in Ivano-Frankivsk

IVANO-FRANKIVSK, UKRAINE - JUNE 18, 2024 - Actor Pavlo Kilnytskyi performs as Polonium in the Hamlet play based on William Shakespeares tragedy, directed by Peoples Artist of Ukraine, Shevchenko National Prize laureate Rostyslav Derzhypilskyi and staged by the Ivan Franko Ivano-Frankivsk National Academic Drama Theatre during the First Ukrainian Shakespeare Festival, Ivano-Frankivsk, western Ukraine.

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Beijing auto show

Lei Jun, CEO of major Chinese smartphone producer Xiaomi Corp., speaks in front of its first electric vehicle model, SU7, a sedan with a range of 800 kilometers, at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition on April 25, 2024, in the Chinese capital.

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Beijing auto show

Major Chinese smartphone producer Xiaomi Corp.'s first electric vehicle model, SU7, a sedan with a range of 800 kilometers, is on display at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition on April 25, 2024, in the Chinese capital.

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Beijing auto show

Lei Jun, CEO of major Chinese smartphone producer Xiaomi Corp., speaks in front of its first electric vehicle model, SU7, a sedan with a range of 800 kilometers, at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition on April 25, 2024, in the Chinese capital.

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Beijing auto show

Chinese major smartphone producer Xiaomi's first sports sedan model is on display on the first day of the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition on April 25, 2024, in the Chinese capital.

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Kenya unveils first smartphone assembling plant to spur digital economy

STORY: Kenya unveils first smartphone assembling plant to spur digital economy DATELINE: Oct. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:17 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony 2. various of plant 3. SOUNDBITE (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenyan President STORYLINE: Kenyan President William Ruto on Monday launched a smartphone assembly plant that is a joint venture between Kenyan telecom companies -- Safaricom and Jamii Telecom -- and Chinese mobile device dealer Shenzhen TeleOne Technology. Ruto said the East Africa Device Assembly Kenya (EADAK), located in Athi River Town, about 28 km southeast of the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, will be producing three million smartphones annually. SOUNDBITE (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenyan President "The launch of a locally assembled smart device is a brilliant milestone in and of itself. The next stage is for us to manufacture many of the parts here in Kenya so that we create more industries to work with this as a value chain and we must target that

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Huawei Store in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 24, 2023 - The Huawei flagship store in Shanghai, China, September 24, 2023. On October 19, 2023, Huawei smartphone sales have surpassed Apple to occupy the first position in China's market share.

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Huawei Store in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 24, 2023 - Customers experience Mate60 series smartphones with satellite calling function at Huawei's flagship store in Shanghai, China, September 24, 2023. On October 19, 2023, Huawei smartphone sales have surpassed Apple to occupy the first position in China's market share.

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Huawei Store in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 24, 2023 - The Huawei flagship store in Shanghai, China, September 24, 2023. On October 19, 2023, Huawei smartphone sales have surpassed Apple to occupy the first position in China's market share.

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Huawei Store in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 24, 2023 - Customers experience Mate60 series smartphones with satellite calling function at Huawei's flagship store in Shanghai, China, September 24, 2023. On October 19, 2023, Huawei smartphone sales have surpassed Apple to occupy the first position in China's market share.

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Huawei Store in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 24, 2023 - Customers experience Mate60 series smartphones with satellite calling function at Huawei's flagship store in Shanghai, China, September 24, 2023. On October 19, 2023, Huawei smartphone sales have surpassed Apple to occupy the first position in China's market share.

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Huawei Store in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 24, 2023 - Customers experience Mate60 series smartphones with satellite calling function at Huawei's flagship store in Shanghai, China, September 24, 2023. On October 19, 2023, Huawei smartphone sales have surpassed Apple to occupy the first position in China's market share.

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Huawei Store in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 24, 2023 - Customers take photos of a poster of Mate60 series smartphones with satellite calling function at the flagship store in Shanghai, China, September 24, 2023. On October 19, 2023, Huawei smartphone sales have surpassed Apple to occupy the first position in China's market share.

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Huawei Store in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 24, 2023 - Customers take photos of a poster of Mate60 series smartphones with satellite calling function at the flagship store in Shanghai, China, September 24, 2023. On October 19, 2023, Huawei smartphone sales have surpassed Apple to occupy the first position in China's market share.

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Huawei Store in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 24, 2023 - Customers pass by a poster of a Mate60 mobile phone with satellite capabilities at Huawei's flagship store in Shanghai, China, September 24, 2023. On October 19, 2023, Huawei smartphone sales have surpassed Apple to occupy the first position in China's market share.

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Huawei Store in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 24, 2023 - Customers experience Mate60 series smartphones with satellite calling function at Huawei's flagship store in Shanghai, China, September 24, 2023. On October 19, 2023, Huawei smartphone sales have surpassed Apple to occupy the first position in China's market share.

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Huawei Store in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 24, 2023 - Customers pass by a poster of a Mate60 mobile phone with satellite capabilities at Huawei's flagship store in Shanghai, China, September 24, 2023. On October 19, 2023, Huawei smartphone sales have surpassed Apple to occupy the first position in China's market share.

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Huawei Mate60Pro Phone in Short Supply in Yichang, China

YICHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 5, 2023 - Netizens use mobile phones to display Huawei Mate60Pro phones sold at Huawei's official flagship store on Taobao.com in Yichang, Hubei province, Sept 5, 2023. It is reported that Mate60Pro has been increased to 15 million to 17 million units. In addition, the news from dealers shows that from September 10, Huawei offline stores will be fully sold Mate60Pro. The Mate60Pro is the world's first mass-market smartphone to support satellite calls, allowing you to make and receive satellite calls even when there is no terrestrial network signal. The core components of Huawei's Mate60Pro mobile phone have all been localized, triggering a buying boom among consumers.

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Huawei Mate60Pro Phone in Short Supply in Yichang, China

YICHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 5, 2023 - Netizens use mobile phones to display Huawei Mate60Pro phones sold at Huawei's official flagship store on Taobao.com in Yichang, Hubei province, Sept 5, 2023. It is reported that Mate60Pro has been increased to 15 million to 17 million units. In addition, the news from dealers shows that from September 10, Huawei offline stores will be fully sold Mate60Pro. The Mate60Pro is the world's first mass-market smartphone to support satellite calls, allowing you to make and receive satellite calls even when there is no terrestrial network signal. The core components of Huawei's Mate60Pro mobile phone have all been localized, triggering a buying boom among consumers.

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Huawei Mate60Pro Phone in Short Supply in Yichang, China

YICHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 5, 2023 - Netizens use mobile phones to display Huawei Mate60Pro phones sold at Huawei's official flagship store on Taobao.com in Yichang, Hubei province, Sept 5, 2023. It is reported that Mate60Pro has been increased to 15 million to 17 million units. In addition, the news from dealers shows that from September 10, Huawei offline stores will be fully sold Mate60Pro. The Mate60Pro is the world's first mass-market smartphone to support satellite calls, allowing you to make and receive satellite calls even when there is no terrestrial network signal. The core components of Huawei's Mate60Pro mobile phone have all been localized, triggering a buying boom among consumers.

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Huawei Mate60Pro Phone in Short Supply in Yichang, China

YICHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 5, 2023 - Netizens use mobile phones to display Huawei Mate60Pro phones sold at Huawei's official flagship store on Taobao.com in Yichang, Hubei province, Sept 5, 2023. It is reported that Mate60Pro has been increased to 15 million to 17 million units. In addition, the news from dealers shows that from September 10, Huawei offline stores will be fully sold Mate60Pro. The Mate60Pro is the world's first mass-market smartphone to support satellite calls, allowing you to make and receive satellite calls even when there is no terrestrial network signal. The core components of Huawei's Mate60Pro mobile phone have all been localized, triggering a buying boom among consumers.

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Huawei Mate60Pro Phone in Short Supply in Yichang, China

YICHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 5, 2023 - Netizens use mobile phones to display Huawei Mate60Pro phones sold at Huawei's official flagship store on Taobao.com in Yichang, Hubei province, Sept 5, 2023. It is reported that Mate60Pro has been increased to 15 million to 17 million units. In addition, the news from dealers shows that from September 10, Huawei offline stores will be fully sold Mate60Pro. The Mate60Pro is the world's first mass-market smartphone to support satellite calls, allowing you to make and receive satellite calls even when there is no terrestrial network signal. The core components of Huawei's Mate60Pro mobile phone have all been localized, triggering a buying boom among consumers.

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Huawei Mate60Pro Phone in Short Supply in Yichang, China

YICHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 5, 2023 - Netizens use mobile phones to display Huawei Mate60Pro phones sold at Huawei's official flagship store on Taobao.com in Yichang, Hubei province, Sept 5, 2023. It is reported that Mate60Pro has been increased to 15 million to 17 million units. In addition, the news from dealers shows that from September 10, Huawei offline stores will be fully sold Mate60Pro. The Mate60Pro is the world's first mass-market smartphone to support satellite calls, allowing you to make and receive satellite calls even when there is no terrestrial network signal. The core components of Huawei's Mate60Pro mobile phone have all been localized, triggering a buying boom among consumers.

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Huawei Mate60Pro Phone in Short Supply in Yichang, China

YICHANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 5, 2023 - Netizens use mobile phones to display Huawei Mate60Pro phones sold at Huawei's official flagship store on Taobao.com in Yichang, Hubei province, Sept 5, 2023. It is reported that Mate60Pro has been increased to 15 million to 17 million units. In addition, the news from dealers shows that from September 10, Huawei offline stores will be fully sold Mate60Pro. The Mate60Pro is the world's first mass-market smartphone to support satellite calls, allowing you to make and receive satellite calls even when there is no terrestrial network signal. The core components of Huawei's Mate60Pro mobile phone have all been localized, triggering a buying boom among consumers.

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Chinese tech firm opens new factory in Bangladesh amid growing demand for smart devices

STORY: Chinese tech firm opens new factory in Bangladesh amid growing demand for smart devices DATELINE: May 26, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:21 LOCATION: NARAYANGANJ, Bangladesh CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Transsion's new factory in Narayanganj, Bangladesh 2. various of the inauguration ceremony STORYLINE: Transsion Holdings, a China-based smartphone manufacturer, inaugurated its ISMARTU factory on Wednesday to meet the growing demand for smart devices in Bangladesh. ISMARTU Technology BD Limited, a subsidiary of Transsion Holdings, represents popular smart brands such as TECNO, Itel, Infinix, oraimo and Syinix. The new factory, located in the Meghna Industrial Economic Zone, Narayanganj, has a total investment of about 22 million U.S. dollars in the first phase of its construction and covers an area of over 22,000 square meters. It is equipped with the latest technology and adheres to high international standards for quality and safety. Regarding a large population and increasing consumer

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Apple opens retail store in India's capital

STORY: Apple opens retail store in India's capital DATELINE: April 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of Select Citywalk shopping Mall 3. various of people crowd to see the grand opening 4. various of Apple CEO Tim Cook 5. various of Apple store STORYLINE: Apple Thursday opened its second retail store in India. The store was thrown open by Apple Inc's Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook at Select Citywalk shopping Mall of Saket area in India's national capital New Delhi. On Tuesday Cook opened the company's first retail store in Mumbai, India's commercial hub. Through its new stores, Apple intends to push retail sales of its products in India, the world's second-largest smartphone market. However, experts say the majority of the users in price-sensitive India cannot afford Apple products. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New Delhi. (XHTV)

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KDDI to put on sale low-cost smartphones

TOKYO, Japan - KDDI Value Enabler Corp., KDDI Corp.'s mobile virtual network operator, unveils on Dec. 11, 2014, low-priced smartphones dubbed "UQ mobile" to be put on sale on Dec. 18. The move marks the first attempt by a major telecom firm to enter the low-priced segment of the Japanese smartphone market on a full scale.

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KDDI to enter low-cost smartphone market

TOKYO, Japan - This smartphone is one of the two models of low-priced smartphones to be sold from Dec. 18, 2014, by KDDI Value Enabler Corp., a mobile virtual network operator of KDDI Corp. The move marks the first attempt by a major telecom firm to enter the low-priced segment of the Japanese smartphone market on a full scale.

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KDDI unveils Japan's first Firefox OS smartphone

TOKYO, Japan - KDDI Corp., the operator of the "au" cellphone service, announces on Dec. 23, 2014, the release on Dec. 25 of Japan's first Firefox operating system-based smartphone "Fx0".

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Tohoku region eyes smartphone app to boost tourism

SENDAI, Japan - The first meeting by entities concerned toward developing "Guide Tohoku," a smartphone application that will provide tourist information on the Tohoku region and archives on the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, is held in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Oct. 27, 2014. Six northeastern Japan prefectures and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's Tohoku Regional Bureau announced the plan the same day.

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Message app Line to seek growth before stock listing

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Morikawa, president of smartphone messaging application operator Line Corp., briefs reporters on the company's business plan in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, on Oct. 9, 2014. Morikawa said he wants to first expand its business and secure revenue before listing its stock, while announcing the number of registered app users had topped 500 million worldwide.

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Message app Line to seek growth before stock listing

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Morikawa, president of smartphone messaging application operator Line Corp., gestures during a press briefing on the company's business plan in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, on Oct. 9, 2014. Morikawa said he wants to first expand its business and secure revenue before listing its stock, while announcing the number of registered app users had topped 500 million worldwide.

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Apple's new iPhone models go on sale in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Kaoru Kato (L), president of cellphone service provider NTT Docomo Inc., hands the latest model of Apple Inc.'s iPhone to a man, who was first in a queue of customers lining up to purchase the smartphone, in Tokyo's Yurakucho district on Sept. 19, 2014. Apple launched sales of the latest models of its popular smartphone, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, the same day in Japan.

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Smartphone-only TV channels

TOKYO, Japan - Harunari Futatsugi (C), president of mmbi inc., a subsidiary of Japan's top cellphone service provider NTT Docomo Inc., smiles during a ceremony in Tokyo's Roppongi district on April 1, 2012, to mark the launch of its Nottv service, Japan's first TV channels aimed exclusively at smartphone and tablet computer users.

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NTT Docomo's Galaxy S II LTE smartphone

TOKYO, Japan - Galaxy S II LTE smartphones, which NTT Docomo Inc. began selling on Nov. 24, 2011, are pictured the same day in Tokyo. The products are NTT Docomo's first smartphones compatible with Xi, its next-generation high-speed communication service.

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Softbank's smartphone compatible with high-speed service

TOKYO, Japan - Softbank Mobile Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son announces new products in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2011. Softbank said it will release the first smartphone for its ''Ultra Speed'' high-speed data communication service in November, matching similar services of its rival carriers.

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Softbank's smartphone compatible with high-speed service

TOKYO, Japan - Softbank Mobile Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son (L) announces new products in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2011. Softbank said it will release the first smartphone for its ''Ultra Speed'' high-speed data communication service in November, matching similar services of its rival carriers. In center is actress Aya Ueto.

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Softbank's smartphone compatible with high-speed service

TOKYO, Japan - Softbank Mobile Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son (L) announces new products in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2011. Softbank said it will release the first smartphone for its ''Ultra Speed'' high-speed data communication service in November, matching similar services of its rival carriers. On the right is actress Aya Ueto.

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KDDI to launch Windows Phone in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A woman holds Windows Phone IS12T smartphones in Tokyo on July 27, 2011, when KDDI Corp. said it will begin selling in early September or later, for the first time in Japan, the new smartphone based on Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Phone 7.5 operating system.

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Smartphone with electronic money function

TOKYO, Japan - Officials of KDDI Corp., the provider of ''au'' mobile phone services, and electronic device maker Sharp Corp. hold the IS03 smartphone during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2010. It will be Japan's first smartphone with electronic money function.

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Smartphone with electronic money function

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the IS03 smartphone announced by KDDI Corp., the provider of ''au'' mobile phone services, on Oct. 4, 2010. It will be Japan's first smartphone with electronic money function.

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iPhone4 goes on sale in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Softbank Mobile Corp. President Masayoshi Son (L) poses for a photo with Noboru Takahashi, the first customer to purchase the iPhone 4 in Japan, at an event to mark the launch of sales of the latest version of Apple Inc.'s popular smartphone at Softbank's flagship store in Tokyo's Omotesando district on June 24, 2010. Softbank, the sales agent for the product, said demand for the phone has exceeded expectation.