20 Million Symbian Phones in Japan

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Rafe 16 May 2007, 13:16

As mentioned in Symbian's Q1 figures more than 20 million phones running on Symbian OS have now been shipped in Japan (that's around 16% of total Symbian shipments). There's an amusing, 'Boo Hoo for You', cartoon available on YouTube (embedded in the full story) celebrating this milestone. Two cartoon characters remind us that Japan remains the cutting edge market - smellphones, biometrics and mobile wallets are all the rage!

Read on in the full article.

neilhoskins 16 May 2007, 14:40

AAAAAAARRRRGGGHHH!!! I listened to that ringtone download once and it's got RIGHT INSIDE MY HEAD!

I actually think Symbian and their licencees should be doing more of this kind of thing. I came across the Apple Fanboy site at www.iphonic.tv via a Reg article and it really wound me up. This kind of thing is a good antidote to that. Childish? Yes, but that's marketing for you.