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Japan’s Docomo wants this portable device to free your SIM card from your phone

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by on June 10, 2014 at 6:42 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, docomo, japa, Japan

Japanese operator Docomo wants to free your SIM card from your phone to help manage your presence across multiple devices. Today, it announced a prototype Portable SIM device it hopes will one day do that. The Verge and Tech In Asia both demoed the device which uses a combination of Bluetooth and NFC to connect with smartphones, tablets and PCs to store and transfer IDs, passwords, and other information used for online shopping and more. The mini device loses its authentication when the connection drops, which provides some level of security — however, the thought of putting a substantial amount of personal information in yet…

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Xbox One will go on sale in Hong Kong, India, Singapore and Taiwan on September 23

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by on June 10, 2014 at 6:13 am
Posted In: Around the Web

Microsoft has confirmed that the Xbox One will go on sale in its first wave of countries in Asia — Hong Kong, India, Singapore and Taiwan — from September 23. Customers in these places will be able to buy the regular Xbox One system — complete with the Xbox One console — as well as the Kinect-powered version. Each customer will receive a free Xbox One Wireless Controller and a 14-day trial of the Xbox Live Gold subscription service, as is the case in Western markets. Both Korea and Japan are notable absentees from the list, and will likely get the console at the same…

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