Apple has never issued an iOS update that specifically mentions Suica or Express Transit Card performance, so each update becomes a guessing game of what’s fixed and what’s not. iOS […]
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Chinese users reportedly dumping iPhone in retaliation to Huawei arrest
An ominous sign? All NewsNippon (ANN) reports that just 4 days before the arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou “a large Chinese technology company” issued a company policy stating any employee […]
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The 30% Apple Pay Japan Solution
Japanese IT journalist Sachiko Watatani who writes for MyNavi posted a fascinating 2 part (1 and 2) iPhone user survey regarding Apple Pay. There are many interesting details but the […]
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iPhone Battery Replacement Refugees
MacRumors posted an excellent reminder that the iPhone $29 (¥3,200) battery replacement program ends December 31. If you want to take advantage of lower battery replacement prices for SE, 6, 6 […]
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Holding onto iPhone sales in Japan
note: this post has been incorporated in a separate summary post The iPhone XS Japan launch was muted with none of the lines of the 2017 iPhone X launch. But […]
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Farewell to the first golden era: iPhone XR price cut and the end of Japanese carrier subsidies
The Wall Street Journal piece Not So Big in Japan: Apple Cuts Price of iPhone XR to Boost Sales outlined iPhone XR prices cuts in Japan along with iPhone X production […]