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People using smartphones in Kyiv streets

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 9, 2024 - Two women use their smartphones in a cafe, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

People using smartphones in Kyiv streets

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 9, 2024 - Two women use their smartphones while sitting on the bench in Khreshchatyk Street, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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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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Turks flock to Georgia to buy smartphones ahead of tax hikes

STORY: Turks flock to Georgia to buy smartphones ahead of tax hikes DATELINE: July 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Türkiye-Georgia border, long car traffic of people trying to get to Georgia 2. various of Türkiye-Georgia border, people going to Georgia at the customs building STORYLINE: Turkish people have flooded into neighboring Georgia to buy smartphones ahead of tax hikes, local media reported on Monday. A convoy of vehicles lined up on the border between the two countries over the last weekend, while some Turks were seen to have walked across the frontier before the latest tax hikes took effect on Monday, Sozcu TV reported. The government decided to increase the fees for registration of smartphones bought abroad by 228 percent, from 6,091 Turkish liras (233 U.S. dollars) to 20,000 liras. Mobile phones are already expensive in Türkiye because of the depreciation of the lira and the latest tax raise pushed the prices even higher

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Laos launches mobile ticketing app for China-Laos Railway

STORY: Laos launches mobile ticketing app for China-Laos Railway DATELINE: March 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of railway station in Vientiane 2. various of the ticketing app STORYLINE: The Laos-China Railway Co., Ltd. (LCRC) on Wednesday launched a mobile ticketing application that allows passengers to easily book and manage their journeys on smartphones. According to the LCRC, the launch of the app marks the railway's official entry into the era of online ticket sales. The app also supports ticket reservation and cancellation, and provides information on train schedules, stations, and routes. The number of passengers traveling on the China-Laos Railway is mounting. In the first two months of 2023, the railway carried 417,400 passengers, an increase of 256.2 percent compared to the same period last year. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Vientiane. (XHTV)

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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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Penguin cam

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - An Humboldt penguin wears a small camera at Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa, Japan's northernmost prefecture Hokkaido, on Nov. 20, 2014, as an IT-related company in Tokyo begins distributing live moving images from the camera to smartphones. The camera, which is 7 centimeters in diameter and about 160 grams in weight, is worn by the penguin on a belt for two or three hours a day.

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KDDI's new mobile phones

TOKYO, Japan - Two women hold KDDI Corp.'s new smartphones, which have a more stable high-speed connection, in Tokyo on May 8, 2014. The new models will go on sale from May 15.

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Softbank to acquire mobile service operator eAccess

TOKYO, Japan - Softbank Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son (L) and Sachio Semmoto, chairman of eAccess Ltd., shake hands during a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 1, 2012. Softbank will acquire smaller mobile service operator eAccess, the two companies announced the same day, as Softbank seeks to offer better data communication service for iPhone smartphones.

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Court battle between Samsung and Apple

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows two smartphones -- Samsung Electronics Co.'s Galaxy(R) and Apple Inc.'s iPhone 4 -- at the center of a copyright case between the two electronics makers. The Tokyo District Court ruled on Aug. 31, 2012, that Samsung had not infringed Apple's smartphone and tablet computer patent in the latest ruling in a global court battle waged by the two rivals.

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NTT Docomo's Disney smartphone

TOKYO, Japan - Two models of NTT Docomo Inc.'s new ''Disney Mobile on docomo'' smartphones are pictured in Tokyo on Feb. 1, 2012. The mobile phone service operator said the same day it will launch the smartphones, featuring Disney characters and offering various services in cooperation with Walt Disney Co. (Japan) Ltd., from late in the month.

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Smartphone with image stabilization camera

OSAKA, Japan - A model compares two images on smartphones, one taken with an ordinary camera (L) and the other with an optical image stabilization function developed by Sharp Corp. Sharp announced the 12.1-megapixel, 1/3.2-inch CMOS camera module intended for mobile devices on Dec. 1, 2011.

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Sharp's new smartphone for Chinese market

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. unveils new smartphone models -- SH8128U and SH8118U -- targeting the Chinese market in Osaka on Sept. 14, 2010. The two new full touchscreen-equipped 3G smartphones are planned to be on the market in October.

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NTT Docomo unveils new cellphone handsets

TOKYO, Japan - Product demonstrators show two of NTT Docomo Inc.'s new smartphones during a presentation at a hotel in Tokyo on May 18, 2010. NTT Docomo will release 20 types of cellphone handsets, including three smartphones, in stages from late May.

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SAUDI ARABIA-RIYADH-CHINESE PHONE MAKER-VIVO-5G SMARTPHONES-LAUNCH

(220926) -- RIYADH, Sept. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member introduces a new smartphone during a launch of Vivo's new products in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sept. 26, 2022. Chinese phone maker Vivo unveiled on Monday two 5G smartphones in Riyadh. At its launch of new products in the kingdom, Vivo presented the latest additions to its 5G smartphones V series: V25 and V25 Pro, which feature superior photography. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)

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SAUDI ARABIA-RIYADH-CHINESE PHONE MAKER-VIVO-5G SMARTPHONES-LAUNCH

(220926) -- RIYADH, Sept. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member introduces a new smartphone to visitors during a launch of Vivo's new products in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sept. 26, 2022. Chinese phone maker Vivo unveiled on Monday two 5G smartphones in Riyadh. At its launch of new products in the kingdom, Vivo presented the latest additions to its 5G smartphones V series: V25 and V25 Pro, which feature superior photography. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)

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SAUDI ARABIA-RIYADH-CHINESE PHONE MAKER-VIVO-5G SMARTPHONES-LAUNCH

(220926) -- RIYADH, Sept. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member introduces a new smartphone during a launch of Vivo's new products in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sept. 26, 2022. Chinese phone maker Vivo unveiled on Monday two 5G smartphones in Riyadh. At its launch of new products in the kingdom, Vivo presented the latest additions to its 5G smartphones V series: V25 and V25 Pro, which feature superior photography. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)

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SAUDI ARABIA-RIYADH-CHINESE PHONE MAKER-VIVO-5G SMARTPHONES-LAUNCH

(220926) -- RIYADH, Sept. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A visitor tries a new smartphone during a launch of Vivo's new products in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sept. 26, 2022. Chinese phone maker Vivo unveiled on Monday two 5G smartphones in Riyadh. At its launch of new products in the kingdom, Vivo presented the latest additions to its 5G smartphones V series: V25 and V25 Pro, which feature superior photography. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)

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SAUDI ARABIA-RIYADH-CHINESE PHONE MAKER-VIVO-5G SMARTPHONES-LAUNCH

(220926) -- RIYADH, Sept. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member introduces a new smartphone to a visitor during a launch of Vivo's new products in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sept. 26, 2022. Chinese phone maker Vivo unveiled on Monday two 5G smartphones in Riyadh. At its launch of new products in the kingdom, Vivo presented the latest additions to its 5G smartphones V series: V25 and V25 Pro, which feature superior photography. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)

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SAUDI ARABIA-RIYADH-CHINESE PHONE MAKER-VIVO-5G SMARTPHONES-LAUNCH

(220926) -- RIYADH, Sept. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Officials and guests show new smartphones during a launch of Vivo's new products in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sept. 26, 2022. Chinese phone maker Vivo unveiled on Monday two 5G smartphones in Riyadh. At its launch of new products in the kingdom, Vivo presented the latest additions to its 5G smartphones V series: V25 and V25 Pro, which feature superior photography. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-COVID-19-COMMUNITY SERVICE (CN)

(220329) -- SHANGHAI, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A community worker brings printed registration codes for nucleic acid tests to an elderly resident who is not used to using smartphones at an area under temporary closed-off management in Jinshan District of east China's Shanghai, March 29, 2022. China's economic hub Shanghai, with a population of over 24 million, has been split into two parts to enforce temporary closed-off management between March 28 and April 5 to hunt down possible infections and curb the spread of the virus. (Photo by Zhuang Yi/Xinhua)

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CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

(220329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Song Bao observes the forest on the watchtower of Mangshan Mountain in Beijing, capital of China, March 19, 2022. Coming from the same village in Yixian County of Baoding City in Hebei Province, Song Chen and Song Bao are currently working as forest rangers stationed at the watchtower of Mangshan Mountain in the forest adjacent to the Ming Tombs, a major tourist site in Beijing's suburb. The two forest rangers, grown up as childhood friends, are now work partners since they landed on this job a few years ago. They are collaboratively responsible for maintaining the 886.7 hectares of national key non-commercial forest. Working and living in the mountain all the time, Song Chen and Song Bao need to take turns to buy food and other daily supplies by riding an electric motorcycle down the hill. After work, they entertain themselves mainly with television and smartphones. They are also happy to chat with tourists who occasionally pop in at the observation tow

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CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

(220329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Song Chen (1st R) shows tourists the way in front of the watchtower on Mangshan Mountain in Beijing, capital of China, March 19, 2022. Coming from the same village in Yixian County of Baoding City in Hebei Province, Song Chen and Song Bao are currently working as forest rangers stationed at the watchtower of Mangshan Mountain in the forest adjacent to the Ming Tombs, a major tourist site in Beijing's suburb. The two forest rangers, grown up as childhood friends, are now work partners since they landed on this job a few years ago. They are collaboratively responsible for maintaining the 886.7 hectares of national key non-commercial forest. Working and living in the mountain all the time, Song Chen and Song Bao need to take turns to buy food and other daily supplies by riding an electric motorcycle down the hill. After work, they entertain themselves mainly with television and smartphones. They are also happy to chat with tourists who occasionally pop in a

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CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

(220329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Song Bao patrols the forest on Mangshan Mountain in Beijing, capital of China, March 19, 2022. Coming from the same village in Yixian County of Baoding City in Hebei Province, Song Chen and Song Bao are currently working as forest rangers stationed at the watchtower of Mangshan Mountain in the forest adjacent to the Ming Tombs, a major tourist site in Beijing's suburb. The two forest rangers, grown up as childhood friends, are now work partners since they landed on this job a few years ago. They are collaboratively responsible for maintaining the 886.7 hectares of national key non-commercial forest. Working and living in the mountain all the time, Song Chen and Song Bao need to take turns to buy food and other daily supplies by riding an electric motorcycle down the hill. After work, they entertain themselves mainly with television and smartphones. They are also happy to chat with tourists who occasionally pop in at the observation tower. As the fire

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CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

(220329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 19, 2022 shows Song Chen up for work at the watchtower on Mangshan Mountain in Beijing, capital of China. Coming from the same village in Yixian County of Baoding City in Hebei Province, Song Chen and Song Bao are currently working as forest rangers stationed at the watchtower of Mangshan Mountain in the forest adjacent to the Ming Tombs, a major tourist site in Beijing's suburb. The two forest rangers, grown up as childhood friends, are now work partners since they landed on this job a few years ago. They are collaboratively responsible for maintaining the 886.7 hectares of national key non-commercial forest. Working and living in the mountain all the time, Song Chen and Song Bao need to take turns to buy food and other daily supplies by riding an electric motorcycle down the hill. After work, they entertain themselves mainly with television and smartphones. They are also happy to chat with tourists who occasionally pop in at

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CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

(220329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 19, 2022 shows the watchtower perched on Mangshan Mountain in Beijing, capital of China. Coming from the same village in Yixian County of Baoding City in Hebei Province, Song Chen and Song Bao are currently working as forest rangers stationed at the watchtower of Mangshan Mountain in the forest adjacent to the Ming Tombs, a major tourist site in Beijing's suburb. The two forest rangers, grown up as childhood friends, are now work partners since they landed on this job a few years ago. They are collaboratively responsible for maintaining the 886.7 hectares of national key non-commercial forest. Working and living in the mountain all the time, Song Chen and Song Bao need to take turns to buy food and other daily supplies by riding an electric motorcycle down the hill. After work, they entertain themselves mainly with television and smartphones. They are also happy to chat with tourists who occasionally pop in at the observation

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CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

(220329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 18, 2022 shows the night view of the watchtower on Mangshan Mountain in Beijing, capital of China. Coming from the same village in Yixian County of Baoding City in Hebei Province, Song Chen and Song Bao are currently working as forest rangers stationed at the watchtower of Mangshan Mountain in the forest adjacent to the Ming Tombs, a major tourist site in Beijing's suburb. The two forest rangers, grown up as childhood friends, are now work partners since they landed on this job a few years ago. They are collaboratively responsible for maintaining the 886.7 hectares of national key non-commercial forest. Working and living in the mountain all the time, Song Chen and Song Bao need to take turns to buy food and other daily supplies by riding an electric motorcycle down the hill. After work, they entertain themselves mainly with television and smartphones. They are also happy to chat with tourists who occasionally pop in at the observati

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CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

(220329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Song Bao cleans the snow in the yard outside the watchtower on Mangshan Mountain in Beijing, capital of China, March 18, 2022. Coming from the same village in Yixian County of Baoding City in Hebei Province, Song Chen and Song Bao are currently working as forest rangers stationed at the watchtower of Mangshan Mountain in the forest adjacent to the Ming Tombs, a major tourist site in Beijing's suburb. The two forest rangers, grown up as childhood friends, are now work partners since they landed on this job a few years ago. They are collaboratively responsible for maintaining the 886.7 hectares of national key non-commercial forest. Working and living in the mountain all the time, Song Chen and Song Bao need to take turns to buy food and other daily supplies by riding an electric motorcycle down the hill. After work, they entertain themselves mainly with television and smartphones. They are also happy to chat with tourists who occasionally pop in at the ob

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CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

(220329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Song Chen cleans the snow in the yard outside the watchtower on Mangshan Mountain in Beijing, capital of China, March 19, 2022. Coming from the same village in Yixian County of Baoding City in Hebei Province, Song Chen and Song Bao are currently working as forest rangers stationed at the watchtower of Mangshan Mountain in the forest adjacent to the Ming Tombs, a major tourist site in Beijing's suburb. The two forest rangers, grown up as childhood friends, are now work partners since they landed on this job a few years ago. They are collaboratively responsible for maintaining the 886.7 hectares of national key non-commercial forest. Working and living in the mountain all the time, Song Chen and Song Bao need to take turns to buy food and other daily supplies by riding an electric motorcycle down the hill. After work, they entertain themselves mainly with television and smartphones. They are also happy to chat with tourists who occasionally pop in at the o

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CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

(220329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Song Bao (front) waves goodbye to Song Chen as he departs for patrolling the forest at the watchtower on Mangshan Mountain in Beijing, capital of China, March 19, 2022. Coming from the same village in Yixian County of Baoding City in Hebei Province, Song Chen and Song Bao are currently working as forest rangers stationed at the watchtower of Mangshan Mountain in the forest adjacent to the Ming Tombs, a major tourist site in Beijing's suburb. The two forest rangers, grown up as childhood friends, are now work partners since they landed on this job a few years ago. They are collaboratively responsible for maintaining the 886.7 hectares of national key non-commercial forest. Working and living in the mountain all the time, Song Chen and Song Bao need to take turns to buy food and other daily supplies by riding an electric motorcycle down the hill. After work, they entertain themselves mainly with television and smartphones. They are also happy to chat with

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CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

(220329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Song Chen has his finger accidentally slashed by a snow shovel while cleaning the snow in the yard outside the watchtower on Mangshan Mountain in Beijing, capital of China, March 19, 2022. Coming from the same village in Yixian County of Baoding City in Hebei Province, Song Chen and Song Bao are currently working as forest rangers stationed at the watchtower of Mangshan Mountain in the forest adjacent to the Ming Tombs, a major tourist site in Beijing's suburb. The two forest rangers, grown up as childhood friends, are now work partners since they landed on this job a few years ago. They are collaboratively responsible for maintaining the 886.7 hectares of national key non-commercial forest. Working and living in the mountain all the time, Song Chen and Song Bao need to take turns to buy food and other daily supplies by riding an electric motorcycle down the hill. After work, they entertain themselves mainly with television and smartphones. They are also

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CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

(220329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Song Bao walks back to the watchtower on Mangshan Mountain after patrolling the forest in Beijing, capital of China, March 19, 2022. Coming from the same village in Yixian County of Baoding City in Hebei Province, Song Chen and Song Bao are currently working as forest rangers stationed at the watchtower of Mangshan Mountain in the forest adjacent to the Ming Tombs, a major tourist site in Beijing's suburb. The two forest rangers, grown up as childhood friends, are now work partners since they landed on this job a few years ago. They are collaboratively responsible for maintaining the 886.7 hectares of national key non-commercial forest. Working and living in the mountain all the time, Song Chen and Song Bao need to take turns to buy food and other daily supplies by riding an electric motorcycle down the hill. After work, they entertain themselves mainly with television and smartphones. They are also happy to chat with tourists who occasionally pop in at

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CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

(220329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Song Bao (L) and Song Chen prepare dinner at the kitchen in the watchtower on Mangshan Mountain in Beijing, capital of China, March 18, 2022. Coming from the same village in Yixian County of Baoding City in Hebei Province, Song Chen and Song Bao are currently working as forest rangers stationed at the watchtower of Mangshan Mountain in the forest adjacent to the Ming Tombs, a major tourist site in Beijing's suburb. The two forest rangers, grown up as childhood friends, are now work partners since they landed on this job a few years ago. They are collaboratively responsible for maintaining the 886.7 hectares of national key non-commercial forest. Working and living in the mountain all the time, Song Chen and Song Bao need to take turns to buy food and other daily supplies by riding an electric motorcycle down the hill. After work, they entertain themselves mainly with television and smartphones. They are also happy to chat with tourists who occasionally p

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CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

(220329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Song Chen (R) writes a log at his dormitory in the watchtower on Mangshan Mountain in Beijing, capital of China, March 18, 2022. Coming from the same village in Yixian County of Baoding City in Hebei Province, Song Chen and Song Bao are currently working as forest rangers stationed at the watchtower of Mangshan Mountain in the forest adjacent to the Ming Tombs, a major tourist site in Beijing's suburb. The two forest rangers, grown up as childhood friends, are now work partners since they landed on this job a few years ago. They are collaboratively responsible for maintaining the 886.7 hectares of national key non-commercial forest. Working and living in the mountain all the time, Song Chen and Song Bao need to take turns to buy food and other daily supplies by riding an electric motorcycle down the hill. After work, they entertain themselves mainly with television and smartphones. They are also happy to chat with tourists who occasionally pop in at the

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CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

(220329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Song Bao (front) and Song Chen return to the watchtower after cleaning the snow in its yard on Mangshan Mountain in Beijing, capital of China, March 19, 2022. Coming from the same village in Yixian County of Baoding City in Hebei Province, Song Chen and Song Bao are currently working as forest rangers stationed at the watchtower of Mangshan Mountain in the forest adjacent to the Ming Tombs, a major tourist site in Beijing's suburb. The two forest rangers, grown up as childhood friends, are now work partners since they landed on this job a few years ago. They are collaboratively responsible for maintaining the 886.7 hectares of national key non-commercial forest. Working and living in the mountain all the time, Song Chen and Song Bao need to take turns to buy food and other daily supplies by riding an electric motorcycle down the hill. After work, they entertain themselves mainly with television and smartphones. They are also happy to chat with tourists w

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CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

(220329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 19, 2022 shows the watchtower blanketed with snow on Mangshan Mountain in Beijing, capital of China. Coming from the same village in Yixian County of Baoding City in Hebei Province, Song Chen and Song Bao are currently working as forest rangers stationed at the watchtower of Mangshan Mountain in the forest adjacent to the Ming Tombs, a major tourist site in Beijing's suburb. The two forest rangers, grown up as childhood friends, are now work partners since they landed on this job a few years ago. They are collaboratively responsible for maintaining the 886.7 hectares of national key non-commercial forest. Working and living in the mountain all the time, Song Chen and Song Bao need to take turns to buy food and other daily supplies by riding an electric motorcycle down the hill. After work, they entertain themselves mainly with television and smartphones. They are also happy to chat with tourists who occasionally pop in at the

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CHINA-BEIJING-MANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-WATCHTOWER-FOREST RANGERS (CN)

(220329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Song Chen (L) checks his cellphone while Song Bao watches television at the dormitory in the watchtower on Mangshan Mountain in Beijing, capital of China, March 18, 2022. Coming from the same village in Yixian County of Baoding City in Hebei Province, Song Chen and Song Bao are currently working as forest rangers stationed at the watchtower of Mangshan Mountain in the forest adjacent to the Ming Tombs, a major tourist site in Beijing's suburb. The two forest rangers, grown up as childhood friends, are now work partners since they landed on this job a few years ago. They are collaboratively responsible for maintaining the 886.7 hectares of national key non-commercial forest. Working and living in the mountain all the time, Song Chen and Song Bao need to take turns to buy food and other daily supplies by riding an electric motorcycle down the hill. After work, they entertain themselves mainly with television and smartphones. They are also happy to chat wit

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WEMO, a wearable memo in the shape of a smartphone case

Cosmotec (Tachikawa City, Tokyo) has started test sales of "WEMO," a wearable memo in the shape of a smartphone case. This is the third in a series of products that won the "Tokyo Business Design Award for Excellence". The product is sold only through Amazon.com, but the company aims to sell 100,000 units as soon as possible by cultivating mass retailers and overseas sales channels. Since smartphones are excellent as items that can be taken out at a moment's notice and there is a strong demand for them, we developed a smartphone "case" type with business design company kenma (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo). "Two types, one for iPhone 7/8 and the other for iPhone X/XS, are available at a price of 2,000 yen per unit (excluding consumption tax). "Wemo is a hit product of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's project to promote industry by matching small and medium enterprises with designers.(= July 1, 2019, photo location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Japanese city providing online info service for new mothers

Two workers of the city government of Kashiwa, east of Tokyo, show smartphones in their office on May 26, 2015. The city began providing an online information service for new mothers in April. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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NTT Docomo unveils new cellphone handsets

TOKYO, Japan - Product demonstrators show two of NTT Docomo Inc.'s new smartphones during a presentation at a hotel in Tokyo on May 18, 2010. NTT Docomo will release 20 types of cellphone handsets, including three smartphones, in stages from late May. (Kyodo)

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Sharp's new smartphone for Chinese market

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. unveils new smartphone models -- SH8128U and SH8118U -- targeting the Chinese market in Osaka on Sept. 14, 2010. The two new full touchscreen-equipped 3G smartphones are planned to be on the market in October. (Kyodo)

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NTT Docomo's Disney smartphone

TOKYO, Japan - Two models of NTT Docomo Inc.'s new ''Disney Mobile on docomo'' smartphones are pictured in Tokyo on Feb. 1, 2012. The mobile phone service operator said the same day it will launch the smartphones, featuring Disney characters and offering various services in cooperation with Walt Disney Co. (Japan) Ltd., from late in the month. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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Penguin cam

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - An Humboldt penguin wears a small camera at Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa, Japan's northernmost prefecture Hokkaido, on Nov. 20, 2014, as an IT-related company in Tokyo begins distributing live moving images from the camera to smartphones. The camera, which is 7 centimeters in diameter and about 160 grams in weight, is worn by the penguin on a belt for two or three hours a day. (Kyodo)

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Smartphone with image stabilization camera

OSAKA, Japan - A model compares two images on smartphones, one taken with an ordinary camera (L) and the other with an optical image stabilization function developed by Sharp Corp. Sharp announced the 12.1-megapixel, 1/3.2-inch CMOS camera module intended for mobile devices on Dec. 1, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Scenes from Nanjing, China

Women clad in classical outfits enjoy sweets in Nanjing, China, on July 30, 2018, with two of them on the right looking at smartphones. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan to restrict tech exports to S. Korea

Two women walk past an ad for Samsung Electronics Co. products in Seoul on July 1, 2019. Japan said the same day it will restrict exports of South Korean-bound materials used in the manufacturing process of semiconductors and display screens for smartphones and TV. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2 men arrested over fake Google virus infection warnings

Photo taken at the Metropolitan Police Department's Arakawa station in Tokyo on July 26, 2017, shows smartphones and laptops seized for investigation. Two men were arrested on July 24 for allegedly sending virus infection alerts purporting to be from Google Inc. and deceiving recipients into paying for antivirus software. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo