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China: Charging Mobile Phone Suddenly Explodes in Jiangsu Office

A video from Jiangsu, China, captured the moment a mobile phone suddenly exploded while charging beside a desk in an office on July 11, 2025. The device instantly burst into flames, forcing colleagues to rush over with a fire extinguisher to put out the fire.

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240427) -- BEIJING, April 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Mouzinho Saide (4th L), the director-general of Maputo Central Hospital (HCM), receives a portable electrocardiogram (ECG) device from Zhang Hao (1st R), head of the current Chinese medical team in Mozambique, during the handover ceremony in Maputo, Mozambique, April 25, 2024. HCM, Mozambique's largest hospital, on Thursday received a donation of portable ECG devices from the West China Hospital of Sichuan University, also known as Huaxi Hospital. The mobile ECG devices, patented in China, utilize auxiliary means such as mobile phone apps and sensors to read heart rates, enabling doctors to remotely monitor a patient's health situation. (Photo by Israel Zefanias/Xinhua)

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MOZAMBIQUE-CHINA-HUAXI HOSPITAL-ECG DEVICE-DONATION

(240426) -- MAPUTO, April 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Mouzinho Saide (4th L), the director-general of Maputo Central Hospital (HCM), receives a portable electrocardiogram (ECG) device from Zhang Hao (1st R), head of the current Chinese medical team in Mozambique, during the handover ceremony in Maputo, Mozambique, on April 25, 2024. HCM, Mozambique's largest hospital, on Thursday received a donation of portable ECG devices from the West China Hospital of Sichuan University, also known as Huaxi Hospital. TO GO WITH "China's Huaxi Hospital donates mobile ECG devices to Mozambican hospital" (Photo by Israel Zefanias/Xinhua)

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China's Honor unveils new mobile phone in Türkiye

STORY: China's Honor unveils new mobile phone in Türkiye SHOOTING TIME: April 18, 2024 DATELINE: April 19, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:11 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Honor Magic6 Pro 2. various of Liu Jun, president of Honor Eurasia Multi-Country Region 3. various of Turkish consumers STORYLINE: Chinese smart device manufacturer Honor on Thursday unveiled its latest mobile phone to Turkish consumers during a launch event held in Istanbul, the financial and cultural hub of Türkiye. With its good performance, camera features, and a sleek design, the Honor Magic6 Pro is slated to hit store shelves on April 30. Online orders are already available on Türkiye's e-shopping platforms. Liu Jun, president of Honor Eurasia Multi-Country Region, said at the event that he firmly believed that the model, priced at 59,999 Turkish liras (1,845 U.S. dollars), will provide consumers with fine innovation and premium experience. He also expressed confidence that the model would "make a very

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China: Mobile Charger Carried By Passenger Bursts Into Flames On Bus

On March 10, 2024, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, a thrilling scene was captured on a tourist bus. A mobile charger carried by a passenger suddenly exploded and caught fire, alerting other passengers. This footage show one of the passengers kicking the device to the front of the vehicle, throwing it out through the entrance door. According to the bus driver in the video, the cause of the charger’s sudden explosion is unknown.

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Chinese smartphones help enhance daily life in Myanmar

STORY: Chinese smartphones help enhance daily life in Myanmar SHOOTING TIME: March 15, 2024 DATELINE: March 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:16 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: SOCIETY/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yangon streets 2. various of people using mobile phones STORYLINE: With their innovative features and reliable performances, Chinese smartphones are reshaping the way people in Myanmar live and work. Aung Aung, a 31-year-old IT technician in Yangon, has been relying on his Chinese smartphone for the past two years to stay connected in an ever-growing digital world and carry out his daily tasks. "I use a Redmi Note 11 smartphone. I bought this device because of its advanced features and competitive price," he explained. "It's an indispensable one for me," he said, adding that all of his previous smartphones were also Chinese brands. For Alex Nway Oo, a 21-year-old university student in Yangon, her Chinese smartphone is necessary for academic success. "With its expansive storage

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(EyesOnSci)CHINA-AOI TECHNOLOGY-RESEARCHER-ENTREPRENEUR (CN)

(240224) -- BEIJING, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Zhengtao picks a glass back cover for mobile phone from an intelligent inspection device at the headquarters of CASI Vision in Luoyang, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 3, 2024. Led by his supervisor, Zhang Zhengtao, a graduate from the Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CASIA), joined the research of a large scientific device in 2010. Zhang was the first to apply artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm and precision optical imaging system to a device of its kind. He has made a number of technological breakthroughs in automated optical inspection (AOI) technologies since then. In 2016, he spearheaded in the incorporation of CASI Vision, which applies AOI technologies to non-destructive automatic inspection of standardized industrial products. To date, Zhang still serves as a researcher and doctoral supervisor at CASIA. As a scientist and an entrepreneur, he encourages his students to do practical research by focusing resear

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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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(EnchantingGuangxi)CHINA-GUANGXI-NANNING-ASEAN-EXPO-EVOLUTION(CN)

(230918) -- NANNING, Sept. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows a woman charging her mobile phone at a self-service charging station at the 5th China-ASEAN Expo (above, photo taken by Xinhua photographer Zhang Ailin on Oct. 25, 2008) and a shared power bank renting device at the 20th China-ASEAN Expo (below, photo taken by Xinhua photographer Lu Boan on Sept. 18, 2023) in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The 20th China-ASEAN Expo is held in Nanning from September 16-19, with nearly 2,000 enterprises attending. Since the first China-ASEAN Expo was held in 2004, the event has actively built a platform for ASEAN enterprises to enter the Chinese market. (Xinhua)

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SPAIN-BARCELONA-MWC-INNOVATIONS

(230301) -- BARCELONA, March 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Visitors learn about a satellite telecommunication device on display at the 2023 Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Bacelona, Spain, Feb. 28, 2023. From foldable phones to rollable screens, the latest technological innovations in the mobile communication industry are on display at the 2023 Mobile World Congress (MWC), which runs here from Feb. 27 to March 2. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Global mobile industry showcases latest innovations at MWC 2023 in Barcelona" (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo)

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SPAIN-BARCELONA-MWC-INNOVATIONS

(230301) -- BARCELONA, March 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man tries out a smart football-testing device on display at the 2023 Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Bacelona, Spain, Feb. 28, 2023. From foldable phones to rollable screens, the latest technological innovations in the mobile communication industry are on display at the 2023 Mobile World Congress (MWC), which runs here from Feb. 27 to March 2. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Global mobile industry showcases latest innovations at MWC 2023 in Barcelona" (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo)

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China's Tecno launches new premium smart phones in Kenya

STORY: China's Tecno launches new premium smart phones in Kenya DATELINE: Jan. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:51 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. Various of the launch of phone brands 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTHONY BRIAN OTIENO, Tecno Mobile Kenya's brand manager 3. Various of the launch of phone brands 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTHONY BRIAN OTIENO, Tecno Mobile Kenya's brand manager 5. Various of the launch of phone brands STORYLINE: Chinese phone maker Tecno on Tuesday officially launched its new flagship model Phantom X2 Series in the Kenyan market. Speaking at the launching ceremony, Tecno Mobile Kenya's brand manager Anthony Brian Otieno said the Phantom X2 Series brings the brand to the high-end market with a pioneering spirit of innovation. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTHONY BRIAN OTIENO, Tecno Mobile Kenya's brand manager "It's a premium flagship device targeting the elite in the market, those who are so keen on performance, keen on appearance, the design of the device and those who ar

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4G network in China

BEIJING, China - Customers try a 4G network service on a testing device at a China Mobile shop in Beijing on Dec. 10, 2013.

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Sony's SmartBand

BARCELONA, Spain - Photo shows Sony Corp.'s SmartBand SWR10 (bottom) and the display of a special application on a smartphone to be used in conjunction with the wearable device at the Mobile World Congress 2014 in Barcelona, Spain, on Feb. 25, 2014. The wristband-type device logs data such as a user's movements and communications, which can be viewed on a smartphone via the special app.

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Wearable terminal

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the Intelligent Glasses, a wearable terminal developed by NTT Docomo Inc. The mobile communications service provider said on Sept. 17, 2013, it will unveil the device at the CEATEC Japan high technology exhibition starting on Oct. 1, 2013, in Chiba east of Tokyo.

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KDDI, Softbank release iPad mini cellular model

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 30, 2012, shows the iPad mini with cellular connectivity compatible with high-speed data communication using the LTE network service at the venue of KDDI Corp.'s unveiling event in Tokyo. KDDI and Softbank Mobile Corp. the same day began selling the Apple Inc. tablet device.

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Using mobile network to check evacuees' blood pressure

MORIOKA, Japan - Photo taken at Iwate Medical University in Morioka shows a device to transmit blood pressure data by mobile phone. The university will launch a service for evacuees living in temporary housing in the prefecture following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, allowing them to transmit their blood pressure data to the university using such a device for medical checkups, university officials said June 27, 2012. If any problems are found, doctors at the university will report to the evacuees' primary physicians.

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KDDI, Softbank face off over iPhone 4S sales

TOKYO, Japan - People form a line outside KDDI Corp.'s outlet in Tokyo's Toshima Ward on Oct. 7, 2011, to make reservations for Apple Inc.'s iPhone 4S smartphone. KDDI and Softbank Mobile Corp. unveiled retail handset prices and subscription plans the same day for the iPhone 4S a week before it goes on sale, both offering plans that require no payment at the time the device is purchased.

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KDDI, Softbank face off over iPhone 4S sales

TOKYO, Japan - People form a line outside Softbank Mobile Corp.'s outlet in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Oct. 7, 2011, to make reservations for Apple Inc.'s iPhone 4S smartphone. Softbank and KDDI Corp. unveiled retail handset prices and subscription plans the same day for the iPhone 4S a week before it goes on sale, both offering plans that require no payment at the time the device is purchased.

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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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Portable solar panel for use as outdoor, emergency power source

OSAKA, Japan - Sanyo Electric Co. unveiled on Sept. 2 a portable solar panel for use as outdoor lighting or an emergency power source. The device, 24 centimeters by 19 centimeters, is equipped with light emitting diodes on the reverse side for outdoor lighting and a USB power charger for mobile phones. When fully charged under the sun for 15 to 30 hours, the nine LEDs can light up for nine hours. The stored electricity can alternatively be used to charge a mobile phone once, Sanyo says. The retail price is set at around 16,000 yen.

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Venture firm unveils robotics-based music player

TOKYO, Japan - ZMP Inc. demonstrates the robotics-based music player, dubbed ''miuro,' at a presentation in Tokyo on Sept. 8. The miuro, which is sandwiched between a set of wheels and is 22 centimeters high and 34 cm wide, can automatically move to a place designated by the user via remote control device or mobile phone.

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Mitsubishi to sell device for replaying video on handsets

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Plastics will put on the market at the end of June a device that can easily record television programs in memory cards for replay on mobile phone displays. The pyramid-shape recording device (photo), measuring 11.5 centimeters by 11.5 cm by 7.3 cm, can be connected with a TV or a videocassette recorder by a cable.

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Citizen Watch devises smallest PDA

TOKYO, Oct. 27 Kyodo - Photo shows what Citizen Watch Co. says is ''the world's smallest, thinnest and lightest personal digital assistant (PDA).'' The PDA is 90 by 60 millimeters with advanced e-mail functions targeting business users, Citizen Watch said. Although no bigger than a business card, the new device has a screen twice as large as a mobile phone display. The major watchmaker will release the new PDA for 20,000 to 30,000 yen early in 2004.

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Fukuoka firm to offer interpretation for World Cup visitors

FUKUOKA, Japan - Tisco Japan Inc. said May 2 it will begin interpretation services for foreign visitors traveling to Japan and South Korea before and during the World Cup soccer finals. Interpretation will be provided from Japanese into four languages, and from Korean to eight languages using a dedicated mobile phone and a special device rented at major airports in both co-host countries. A user needs to call Tisco's call center via the hands-free speaker phone and speak through the device to an interpreter at the center, who will offer interpretation services via the device. The phone/device kit costs 1,470 yen per day and interpretation services are offered at 390 yen per minute.

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CHINA-GUANGXI-PLANE CRASH-RESCUE (CN)

(220322) -- NANNING, March 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken with a mobile phone shows a staff member setting up communication device at a plane crash rescue site in Tengxian County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, March 22, 2022. The China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft with 132 people aboard, which departed from Kunming and was bound for Guangzhou, crashed into a mountainous area near the Molang village in Tengxian County in the city of Wuzhou at 2:38 p.m., causing a mountain fire, according to the regional emergency management department. The rescue is underway. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua)

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SPAIN-BARCELONA-MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS-COVID-19-PREVENTION

(220303) -- BARCELONA, March 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A visitor (L) tries a virtual reality (VR) device during the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, March 3, 2022. This year, the MWC hosts over 1,500 exhibitors from 183 countries and regions at Barcelona between Feb. 28 and March 3 to show the will of the sector to relaunch. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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SPAIN-BARCELONA-MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS-CLOSING

(220303) -- BARCELONA, March 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A visitor experiences an extended reality (XR) device at the exhibition area of Orange during the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, March 3, 2022. This year, the MWC hosts over 1,500 exhibitors from 183 countries and regions at Barcelona between Feb. 28 and March 3 to show the will of the sector to relaunch. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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SPAIN-BARCELONA-MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS

(220228) -- BARCELONA, Feb. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A visitor experiences a simulated driving device during the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, Feb. 28, 2022. The 2022 edition of the MWC is held from Feb. 28 to March 3. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HOHHOT-COVID-19-LABORATORY (CN)

(220221) -- HOHHOT, Feb. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker operates a sampling device inside a COVID-19 testing laboratory in Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Feb. 20, 2022. Hohhot launched its third round of COVID-19 nucleic acid testing on Monday. Mobile PCR laboratories and air-inflated laboratories have been put into use to improve testing efficiency. Authorities started building a testing site in Saihan District on Feb. 17, and the facility was in operation in just one day. The testing site can conduct a maximum of one million tests per day in its six laboratories, where more than 130 staff members work in three shifts to provide 24/7 coverage. (Xinhua/Peng Yuan)

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MEMO Technos' collaborative robot "Loux Pro".

The robot for the work section can be changed according to the user's specifications. The company aims to receive orders for 10 systems a year. The size of the robot is approximately 795 mm (width), 1405 mm (height) and 710 mm (depth). It weighs 230 kilograms. It has a payload of 15 kilograms. On a full charge, the arm part can operate for one hour and the mobile part for 13 hours. The robot can move without any track or markings and automatically connects to the charging device when needed. The twin-armed robot of the working part has a total of seven axes, and teaching work is relatively easy because it has a direct teaching function that teaches movement by holding the arm. Since the robot can work together with a person, it can be used to help pack boxes beside a worker, or to take the place of a worker when a vacancy occurs. (Photo taken on March 2, 2020, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Smartphones compatible with au 5G service

5G compatible smartphone. Six types of 5G smartphones were unveiled (seven types in total; one type was not sampled). (March 23, 2020, Minato-ku, Tokyo, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun/Communications Images) *The Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite5G smartphone was not photographed because neither samples nor the actual device were available. If you want to use this photo, please mention that there are originally 7 types.

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Portable solar panel for use as outdoor, emergency power source

OSAKA, Japan - Sanyo Electric Co. unveiled on Sept. 2 a portable solar panel for use as outdoor lighting or an emergency power source. The device, 24 centimeters by 19 centimeters, is equipped with light emitting diodes on the reverse side for outdoor lighting and a USB power charger for mobile phones. When fully charged under the sun for 15 to 30 hours, the nine LEDs can light up for nine hours. The stored electricity can alternatively be used to charge a mobile phone once, Sanyo says. The retail price is set at around 16,000 yen. (Kyodo)

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Russian Wartime Mobile Radio Station

A Mobile radio station used by the Russians during the Russo-Japanese War (8 February 1904 5 September 1905). Date: circa 1904

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NTT Docomo unveils winter mobile device lineup

A woman holds up Sony Mobile Communications Inc.'s Xperia Z5 Premium smartphone with the world's first 4K-resolution screen during a presentation in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2015. NTT Docomo Inc. unveiled 10 new handsets for its winter lineup, including the Xperia Z5 Premium that can both capture video in ultrahigh definition quality and play it back on the display without downgrading the footage. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wearable device to be launched in September

Photo taken in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2015, shows a woman with a wearable device that enables her to talk on the phone without using her hands. The device, which connects with a mobile phone via near field communication, is expected to be used by construction and medical workers. Advanced Media Inc. will start selling the device on Sept. 15 for 33,000 yen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fujitsu shows system to display info on desk from mobile device

Fujitsu Ltd. shows the press in Tokyo on July 27, 2015, a computer system to project information from a mobile device on a large shared place such as a desk, wall or screen, and process it with an electronic pen. The company will begin demonstration tests in August and launch sales next year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People in Japan wait for launch of Apple Watch

People wait for the launch of the Apple Watch in front of a Softbank mobile phone store in Tokyo before the store's opening on April 24, 2015. The new wristwatch-like device created by Apple Inc. is to hit shelves in Japan later in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People in Japan wait for launch of Apple Watch

People wait for the launch of the Apple Watch in front of a Softbank mobile phone store in Tokyo before the store's opening on April 24, 2015. The new wristwatch-like device created by Apple Inc. is to hit shelves in Japan later in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mobile terminal shows info gathered by rescue dog with cyber harness

Information gathered through a harness worn by a search-and-rescue dog for Internet communication is shown on the screen of a mobile device on a real-time basis during a drill in Fujimi, Saitama Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Sept. 27, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fukuoka firm to offer interpretation for World Cup visitors

FUKUOKA, Japan - Tisco Japan Inc. said May 2 it will begin interpretation services for foreign visitors traveling to Japan and South Korea before and during the World Cup soccer finals. Interpretation will be provided from Japanese into four languages, and from Korean to eight languages using a dedicated mobile phone and a special device rented at major airports in both co-host countries. A user needs to call Tisco's call center via the hands-free speaker phone and speak through the device to an interpreter at the center, who will offer interpretation services via the device. The phone/device kit costs 1,470 yen per day and interpretation services are offered at 390 yen per minute.

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Venture firm unveils robotics-based music player

TOKYO, Japan - ZMP Inc. demonstrates the robotics-based music player, dubbed ''miuro,' at a presentation in Tokyo on Sept. 8. The miuro, which is sandwiched between a set of wheels and is 22 centimeters high and 34 cm wide, can automatically move to a place designated by the user via remote control device or mobile phone. (Kyodo)

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KDDI, Softbank face off over iPhone 4S sales

TOKYO, Japan - People form a line outside KDDI Corp.'s outlet in Tokyo's Toshima Ward on Oct. 7, 2011, to make reservations for Apple Inc.'s iPhone 4S smartphone. KDDI and Softbank Mobile Corp. unveiled retail handset prices and subscription plans the same day for the iPhone 4S a week before it goes on sale, both offering plans that require no payment at the time the device is purchased. (Kyodo)

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KDDI, Softbank face off over iPhone 4S sales

TOKYO, Japan - People form a line outside Softbank Mobile Corp.'s outlet in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Oct. 7, 2011, to make reservations for Apple Inc.'s iPhone 4S smartphone. Softbank and KDDI Corp. unveiled retail handset prices and subscription plans the same day for the iPhone 4S a week before it goes on sale, both offering plans that require no payment at the time the device is purchased. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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