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[2012-08-24] It’s a ‘first’ for Okinawa, an Okinawa TechNet Day focusing on Communications in a constrained fiscal environment.
The day-long event sponsored by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association chapter will take place September 14th at Camp Shields’ Crow’s Nest Club. Read More! [2012-08-03] Smartphone users now have an opportunity to be even smarter, signing on to a new phone application being offered by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Japan’s largest telecommunications company.
NTT is introducing 050Plus for smartphones, a versatile application that provides a combination of free and low cost call charges to both landline telephones and mobile phones. Read More! [2012-07-20] So you want to keep your smartphone on your desktop, but you don’t want to lay it flat to get inadvertently smothered by paperwork or worry about some careless mungo putting their coffee mug on it. Or you want to watch some videos on it so you prop it up against your coffee mug but the phone slides down and you actually want to drink your coffee at some point. Read More! [2012-07-20] A brand new festival is about to be born on Okinawa, created by none other than the owners of a mobile cell phone application.
The free music festival sponsored by Okinawa Drive Label will be held at Araha beach in Chatan town on Saturday, with the music kicking off at 3 p. Read More! [2012-07-13] Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways are touting their announcements that they will provide on-board Internet access services via Wi-Fi wireless connections for smartphones and notebook personal computers for international flights.
JAL will begin the service on Sunday, while ANA plans the added service starting in summer 2013. Read More! [2012-07-13] Delta Air Lines, which already operates one of the world’s largest Wi-Fi equipped fleets of aircraft if preparing to introduce the service on more than 150 aircraft in its international fleet.
The inflight service already is aboard Delta’s entire fleet of 550 mainline aircraft flying more than 3,000 flights daily. Read More! [2012-06-01] Chatan Town’s water purification plant and seawater desalination center are now open, and the general public’s invited to take a first-hand look at how the facilities will serve the community.
The Open House is slated for Sunday, 10 a. Read More! [2012-03-30] Residents on Okinawa are familiar with strong winds during the annual typhoon season, and many have experienced damages not only to buildings, trees and vehicles, but to satellite dishes.
A new satellite dish capable of receiving the standard AFN signals is now on the market that can withstand the turbulence and strong winds encountered during typhoons and severe storms. Read More! [2012-03-15] The ‘Gold Standard” in project management certification, The Project Management Professional PMPC is going to be available to qualified applicants in Okinawa with three examination dates scheduled for this year.
Project managers seeking to develop their careers with the recognized PMPC, where the certificate opens doors to more organizations with higher salaries than offered to non-certified individuals, will have opportunities to pass the PMPC examination. Read More! [2012-03-09] SmartPhone users now have a new window to the world at Lawson convenience stores, with introduction of a Ponta card that provides a range of services ranging from free Wi-Fi to access to music, movies, games and some electronic books.
The Ponta card is a membership card offered free by Lawson. Read More!
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