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Judging by the number of iPhones I see on trains every day in the hands of normal, stylish-looking women, they’re clearly onto something here…

Either that’s even bigger than they say or the ‘spokesmodel’ is about 4ft tall

Commercial LTE services are due to start here in just six months, with that 37.5Mbps download speed looking pretty tasty right now…

It’s clearly a really nice phone, but these claims made in the official launch video are so much hyperbole, I actually find them rather off-putting.

Apparently, the Orange Power Wellies (Wellington boots, in case you’re wondering) “use a unique ‘power generating sole’ that converts heat from your feet into an electrical current.”

By me on CNNGo…

Now that the Japanese version is approaching half a million hits, I bet SalaryMagician Shinya Uchida is wishing he’d picked a better OB spot to film it.

Makes a change from the usual Western drivel published about Apple in Japan.

Thought I’d check out the last few days’ visits to DWT on iPad day here in Japan, expecting to see a few iPad hits….

This AFP piece can’t tell whether it wants to be down on the iPad or give it a thumbs-up. Either way, there’s a lot of talking about nothing in particular that’s relevant.

Ahead of Friday’s iPad launch in Japan and many other places, I took a look at a few protective cases and screens from a small local company that are well worth considering, especially if you’ve already tried Apple’s surprisingly poor official case.

Get your World Cup football/soccer hit in the sunshine this summer…

They’re called mobaloop and prices seem to compare favorably with our pals at iPhone factory

We don’t often cover new TV sets, but I couldn’t help noticing the latest round of Viera LCDs, due to hit shops here in July.

With a capped maximum of ¥4,410 a month for all-you-can-eat data, EMobile will clearly have to move in response.

Among the welter of typical (albeit well-specced) sliders and clamshells, there’s a clear trend towards proper ‘smartphones’ but it’s still difficult to see anything truly outstanding from any of the Big Three wireless companies.

This new Sony model looks pleasant enough in a retro way, but where do you even get tapes these days?

If so, you’ll need £130,000 ($192,000) for the privilege. Oh, and of course it’s a 3G model

Just a quirky little snippet, as seen by me on CNNGo this morning…