Fujitsu and Toshiba cellphone units merge, become second-largest Japanese mobile company
By Nilay Patel 
posted June 17th 2010 2:43PM
posted June 17th 2010 2:43PM
Merger mania in the Japanese smartphone market, as Toshiba and Fujitsu have decided to combine their mobile operations, creating what will be the second-largest Japanese phone maker after Sharp. The move comes just over a year after these two merged their hard drive operations, so clearly the love here is deep. Fujitsu will reportedly own 70-80 percent of the new company, as it's actually a bigger mobile player -- but it mostly makes dumbphones with gimmicky features for the domestic market, which is why it's buying Toshiba and its lineup of smartphones like the Snapdragon-powered TG02. Of course, the TG02 runs Windows Mobile, so it's not like it represents any sort of future, but we'd bet it'd look real nice running Android or Windows Phone 7. We'll see how quickly these two can get in the game -- the mobile market isn't for the faint of heart.
That's a sweet looking UI in that picture. Looks like an improved version of leap for Sense.
@tranceformer978
Its SPB Mobile Shell. That's for WinMo.
Not so ugly huh?
@tranceformer978
It's SPB mobile shell.
@BigJayDogg3
I just googled SPB mobile shell. Only the 3D carousel feature looked cool. Everything else looked too Windows mobile.
spb mobile shell is awesome.. and no it's not like Winmo, it makes Winmo work like Android...and they announced an Android version in jan for toshiba.. not yet available for general release
@obobo for the first time in recent years, symbian actually got this before android!
"Fujitsu-san!" --Marty McFly.
this week is all time high on mobile phone "news"
go go gadget Fushiba!
Hmm, I've never seen a phone from either companies, I wonder what to expect.
" the TG02 runs Windows Mobile, so it's not like it represents any sort of future " ------- That's harsh lol.
Monopoly? Why can Apple not buy Quattro and get an investigation with the government, and this can happen... grr
Because this is Japan, dumbass.
@Mars478
+ no-one is buying anyone they are created a combined company like SonyEricsson, Toshiba is just the minority owner in the relationship.
whoa!.. wonder what sorta babies will come out of them..
Where is "GoogleAppleMicrosoft", damn it?!
@Vincent lol... Softgoo Apples?
Goopple softs? Micro Gooples?
Toshitsu?
@ChazClout
more like... Tofu
@ChazClout
Toshijitsu.
I hope they'll deliver both Windows Phone 7 and Android.
Will they be To-jitsu or Fujhiba? Either way, sounds like something I wouldn't want to catch..
TOshiba FUjitsu a.k.a Tofu
@RSX epic win comment
@RSX
Right on!
Meanwhile, people outside Japan are all saying "Toshiba and Fujitsu make cellphones?"
@Khav
They sell them in Europe, outside Japan is the world, not just America.
dont waste your breath on hillbilly morons
didnt know toshiba, fujitsu, or sharp made phones.
@sroach23
Sharp made the sidekick
so the new phones will be called hmmmm Futo? Tofu? hmmmm
Good Story.
just when i was considering getting a tg02 or k01 to replace my tg01 now future of that purchase is in question ....