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Yahoo launching an Android phone in Japan

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19 August, 2011

Sharp Android Touch UI

Yahoo is launching an Android based smartphone in Japan on the country’s third biggest mobile operator, SoftBank.

Yes, as strange as it sounds, Yahoo is launching a phone running Android, an OS made by Yahoo’s biggest competitor in the search engine space. Having said that, Yahoo is a lot more popular in Japan and in fact it is the biggest site in the country.

As for the phone, it will be manufactured by Sharp and will have a 4-inch LCD with qHD resolution, Android 2.3, 8 megapixel camera with a CMOS sensor, Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, microSDHC card slot, a built-in digital TV tuner, an e-wallet function and infrared communications.

The phone will come with some of Yahoo’s apps pre-installed, such as Yahoo Japan Home, Yahoo Japan Auctions, Yahoo Luco, etc. The Yahoo phone will start selling late next month in Japan.

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  • Yani
  • 3pw
  • 25 Aug 2011

This just in... Apple is finally going to release an affordable version of their iPhone alongside their flagship iPhone 5 and it's going to be run by Android. Hahaha, well... it CAN happen! :D Steve is out and Yahoo made an Android phone, let t...

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  • amitG
  • QG@
  • 23 Aug 2011

spot on man...spot on!

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  • Jon23
  • t7y
  • 22 Aug 2011

Japan vs the world. Yeah right. Sharp,kyocera,toshiba, nec, panasonic, fujitsu, sony VS SAMSUNG. Did I miss anything?

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