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NPB Tracker :: SoftBank Signs Lee; Carlyle to Nippon Ham

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:52:55 GMT

The SoftBank Hawks have picked up Korean slugger Lee Beom-Ho on a two-year, 300m yen deal. Sadaharu Oh had talked about wanted to pick up another import slugger, and he found one who’s hit at least 20 KBO home runs in five of the last six years.
Source: Sports Blogs

RockYou Secures $50 Million in Series D Funding From Returning Investor SoftBank

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:03:07 GMT

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. , Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- RockYou, the leading innovator, creator and distributor of social experiences that engage hundreds of millions of people across multiple social networks, announced a $50 million Series D round of funding...
Source: Street Insider

Why Did RockYou Raise a $50 Million Fourth Funding Round From SoftBank?

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:37:56 GMT

RockYou was one of the earliest big developers on social networks like Facebook and MySpace, and now it has raised a $50 million round fourth round of funding from SoftBank (the actual firm, not the venture arm).
Source: Inside Facebook

Van Eck's Gold Miners Jr. Makes Debut

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:59:08 GMT

Building upon the success of its $3 billion Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX), Van Eck Global unveiled Wednesday another gold ETF. Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners (GDXJ) is a basket of 38 small- to midsize companies.
Source: Investor's Business Daily

SoftBank sell: should Quentin Tarantino be advertising Japanese cellphones

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:58:08 GMT

Tarantino is the latest film star to be showing up on the small screen in Japan. Embarrassing? Or, rather, more embarrassing than Brad Pitt?
Source: Guardian Unlimited

Japan gets 17 new cell phones: SoftBank’s complete winter-spring line-up (photo gallery)

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:22:44 GMT

Sharp AQUOS 940SH (3.4-inch ASV screen with 480×854 resolution, Wi-Fi-enabled, 12MP CCD camera/pictured again at the top) Panasonic 941P (3.3-inch VIERA screen, Wi-Fi-enabled, 81.MP camera, can be used as a touch pad for notebooks, Final Fantasy IV pre-...
Source: Crunch Gear

Multifeed Video Solution for Portable Media and Smartphones Unveiled

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:30:46 GMT

LogoVision Wireless(LV)/Movidity, the Toronto-based codec and mobile streaming technology developer for mobile interactive transmission, display and content, has extended its live video application, “Multifeed”, for java phones Nokia, Sony Ericcson,...
Source: Mediacaster Magazine

LogoVision Wireless/Movidity Expands Live Mobile Multifeed Video Solution for Java Phones, Windows Mobile and iPhone

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:10:08 GMT

TORONTO (CRWENEWSWIRE) Nov. 3, 2009 LogoVision Wireless(LV)/Movidity, a leading developer of basic codec and mobile streaming technologies for mobile interactive transmission, display and content, has extended its live video application, “Multifeed”,...
Source: TransWorldNews

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Sun, 02 Aug 2009 06:37:42 GMT

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Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

A salesclerk checks a mobile phone at SoftBank mobile phone sales department at a Yamada Denki electronics shop in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, July 30, 2009.

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Tue, 19 May 2009 10:59:06 GMT

Softbank Corp.'s new handsets, Aquos Shot 933H, are shown during a press conference to unveil the new lineup by Japan's third biggest mobile carrier in Tokyo Tuesday, May 19, 2009.