Friday, August 22, 2008

FON and PSP® “Play Station Portable” Collaboration

August 22, 2008
FON Japan K.K.
http://www.fon.com

PSP® “Play Station Portable”×FON
Service Launch Today, August 22, 2008

FON Japan K.K. (hereafter FON Japan), and Sony Computer Entertainment Japan (hereafter SCEJ) agreed on a partnership and launched a new service, PSP® “Play Station Portable” × FON (hereafter PSP® ×FON), today, August 22, 2008, whereby all PSP® users can access PSP® Internet Browser Official Site from FON’s wireless LAN access points (hereafter FON Spots).

With this PSP®×FON collaboration, PSP users are able to easily access and enjoy videos, wallpapers and custom themes of PSP software as well as videos for PLAYSTATION ®3 from over 44,000 FON Spots in Japan and over 2,200 FON livedoor Spots, which primarily cover central Tokyo.※3※4

Furthermore, with the launch of this service, all PSP users will be able to download custom themes of PSP®’s new software “DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY” (software to be released in December, 2008) from FON Spots.

More details on this service can be found on FON Japan Official Site (http://www.fon.ne.jp/) and SCEJ Official Site’s “PlayStation®Spot” section (http://www.jp.playstation.com/psp/pss/).

Finally, from August 23rd, the service launch date of PSP®×FON, we will begin sales of FON’s wireless routers “La Fonera” and “La Fonera+” in PC equipment section and game device section of some of Japan’s biggest retail stores including BIC Camera and Yodobashi Camera.

FON Japan will continue to enhance user experience and strive to popularize the WiFi culture


※1　In charge of domestic business as Sony Computer Entertainment’s division company
※2　 Please refer to the following URL for details on the service and on PSP® Internet Browser Official Site・PSP® Internet Browser Official Site：　http://www.jp.playstation.com/psp/browser/
※3　Please refer to the following for information on 「FON」 and FON APs
・FON Japan Official Site : http://www.fon.ne.jp/
※4　In order to use this service, one needs to register the FON access point to PSP® network settings
Please refer to FON Japan’s Official Site for detailed instructions on how to access
Moreover, one needs Memore Stick Duo TM in order to save the contents downloaded

※「PlayStation」、「プレイステーション」、「PLAYSTATION」、「PS3」 and 「PSP」 are SCEJ’s registered logos
※「Memory Stick Duo」is Sony Corporation’s registred logo


参 考 資 料

FON Members／Access Points
Global： 1,002,552 members／292,131 APs
Japan： 84,389 members／44,661 APs　（as of August 15, 2008）

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Friday, August 15, 2008

Ubuntu, OS X, Etc....

I recently moved so I've been setting up my office space, network, and re-evaluating my operating system and computer use. Here is what I'm using these days.

Ubuntu:
As I was packing up my things I decided to hit the upgrade button on my Ubuntu box. It was an effortless move to 8.04 Hardy Heron. Once complete I packed my desktop computer away and loaded it into the truck. It's unpacked now and I'm typing this post on it. My only complaint continues to be lack of peripheral support, but that will come with time.

Frequently Used Software:
･Word Processing / Work Productivity: OpenOffice One of my favorite features is the ability to quickly open PDF's as text. I know there are lots of other ways to do this, but this way works for me.
･Browser: Flock The media bar is what keeps me coming back to Flock!
･Music: I still don't have a single application I like. I'm always trying new things.

OS X:
Most of my time is spent on my MacBook. It's the right size to carry and the keyboard is comfortable for long typing sessions. Nice hardware and software, worth the price.

Frequently Used Software:
･Word Processing / Work Productivity: NeoOffice Continues to serve me well. No complaints.
･Browser: Flock. Same thoughts as Flock for Ubuntu, media bar is great.
･Music: Spotify. Still using Spotify and I like it. I'm curious to see what happens when it comes out of beta.
･Photos: Flickrbooth. Very cool. Lets me get a stream of my kids playing with the built in camera anywhere.
･Security: Trucrypt. Easy to use encryption program.
･WiFi: iStumbler Easy to use, no frills.

I still have a PC based laptop and desktop. I'm not going to detail those here as they're the most common in the marketplace and I use them the least. I haven't bothered to upgrade to Vista as the PC has become less relevant in my life.

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Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Joikusoft and FON unveil Wi-Fi HotSpot software for Mobile Phones

Joikusoft and FON unveil Wi-Fi HotSpot software for Mobile Phones

Joikusoft, the mobile software development house, maker of the mobile Wi-Fi HotSpot software JoikuSpot, announces a collaboration with FON, the world's largest WiFi community. FON and Joikusoft are releasing an exclusive version of Joikusoft's mobile hotspot solution, named FonSpot. FonSpot turns a mobile phone into a Wi-Fi HotSpot, enabling any laptop, iPod Touch, internet tablet or other Wi-Fi device to connect to the Internet using any compatible mobile phone as a secure high speed Internet gateway. FonSpot with Wi-Fi will effectively replace Bluetooth, cable and USB dongles to access the Internet using mobile phones and 3G connectivity. The FonSpot is a fully secure mobile internet HotSpot solution, and makes use of the maximum security offered by the underlying Symbian OS platform. The users have full control over who will be able to access their FonSpot's wireless internet connection.

FonSpot is an exclusive offering for members of the FON community. Foneros will be able to share their mobile Internet connection with up to 5 friends, who can connect to their FonSpot. It will be made commercially available for Foneros during 3Q 2008. According to the Joikusoft Chairman and Founder Mr. Tom Ojala "FON is a perfect companion to roll out wireless Wi-Fi access in mobile phones as FON already has an established user base of hundreds of thousands of physical FON Wi-Fi base-stations. FON users will now enjoy even broader access to internet wherever they are, literally carrying internet in their pocket."

Alexander Puregger, FON's Director of Business Development, states, "FON is very glad to work with Joikusoft as the company is proving to be an innovative contributor to the proliferation of Wi-Fi. And FON is all about WiFi everywhere!”

About Joikusoft
Joikusoft is a software development house focusing on mobile innovation. The Joiku mission is to liberate mobile internet with mobile Wi-Fi HotSpots. Joikusoft has developed a mobile Wi-Fi HotSpot software client called JoikuSpot for S60 Smartphones. User base of JoikuSpot exceeded 300.000 in June 2008 and grows exponentially. Joikusoft was the first in the world to roll out a mobile Wi-Fi HotSpot solution in February 2008 at 3GSM Barcelona. Joikusoft is a privately held company, founded in 2007 in Finland and has headquarters in Garden City, Espoo, Finland.
Visit www.joikusoft.com for more information.

About FON
FON is the world's largest WiFi community. FON's mission is to stimulate the growth of WiFi around the world by creating a global community of "Foneros". FON's La Fonera routers have been designed to enable Foneros to share their home Internet access in a completely secure manner. Founded in February 2006 in Madrid, Spain, FON investors include Google, Skype, Index Ventures, Sequoia Capital and British Telecom. Currently FON has over 250.000 hotspots worldwide and more than 900,000 registered members in Europe, Asia and America.
For more information, visit FON at www.fon.com

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