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updates from japan!

1st of Jan, 2000ce* in: diary

Im updating from a nice cybercafe in Shinyukyu now, its about 5 mins walk from my hotel and like most shops in japan, it sports a generic name - “cyber cafe” - its a bit like the one in London Victoria, easyeverything, but the drinks are free and it costs 1.50 an hour. Its a bit better than “asprin” in kyoto but lacks atmosphere, which is ok by me to tell the truth… you get alocated a cell, depending on what charge youve gone for [reading, playstation or internet] and get to type away in peace, paying afterwerd. [its the case in japan that you pay after, not before. even train barriers are open - if you walk through without a ticket, they close.]

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top11 missing mail features for iPhone! update

As we use e-mail more than SMS here in Japan, I have a look at what could be changed for the Japanese device, by means of a software update. This is basically my wish list for this already amazing device. Practically all of the wished for features listed are apparent on a normal everyday Japanese phone.