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Why Don't We Have Cool Japanese Cell Phones?

Makers stifled by hardware too advanced to leave country

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 20, 2009 11:31 AM CDT

(Newser) – Able to surf the internet, stand in for credit cards, and check body fat, Japan’s smartphones make ours look primitive—yet we’re sticking with what we have. That’s because Japan’s phone makers have been “a little too clever,” writes... Read full story »

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