October 16, 2014
Company: SOURCENEXT Corporation
Noriyuki Matsuda, President and CEO
(Code: 4344 Tokyo Stock Exchange 1st Section)
Contact: Administration Group
Fumihiko Aoyama, Managing Director
TEL: 03-6430-6406
SOURCENEXT to Provide New Apps "Toca Kitchen" and
"Puffin Web Browser" to "au Smart Pass" Service
(Tokyo, Japan –October 16, 2014) SOURCENEXT Corporation, announced today that they have begun providing the apps "Toca Kitchen" and "Puffin Web Browser" to the "au Smart Pass" –a monthly subscription based service operated by KDDI Corporation (henceforth referred to as "KDDI";Code: 9433, 1st Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange).
1. Details of Announcement
SOURCENEXT began focusing on the development / marketing of Android applications at a very early stage, in September 2011, and also began providing apps to KDDI’s "au Smart Pass" very early off as well, on March of 2012.
Now with today’s announcement, SOURCENEXT will be providing the 2 popular apps, "Toca Kitchen" and "Puffin Web Browser" to the service as of October 16, 2014 and making this the 17th app to be provided to the "au Smart Pass". SOURCENEXT strongly believe that the introduction of these apps into the "au Smart Pass" will attract even more new users to the service and will contribute in continuing to expand the overall market size.
2. Product Overview
"Toca Kitchen"
An educational app brought forth by the Swedish developers at Toca Boca AB. The app allows kids to become the chef, as they choose freely from a variety of ingredients, cooking methods, seasonings, etc. to enjoy cooking food while nourishing their creativity and originality.
"Puffin Web Browser"
One of the most popular web browser apps around with over 20 million total downloads*1.The three key features which sets it apart from other browsers are: its high-speed internet data transmission capabilities, its support for Adobe Flash embedded contents, and a unique virtual trackpad feature.
*1 Based on research conducted by CloudMosa Inc. (numbers include free trial versions, both iOS and Android versions)
3. KDDI Corporation –Corporate Overview
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(1) |
Corporate Name |
KDDI Corporation |
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(2) |
Representative |
President: Takashi Tanaka |
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(3) |
Office Location |
Garden Air Tower, 3-10-10, Iidabashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8460, Japan |
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(4) |
Main Businesses |
Telecommunications businesses |
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(5) |
Capital |
141,851 million yen |
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(6) (7) |
Main Shareholders Homepage |
Kyocera Corporation, and others |
The "au Smart Pass" is a monthly subscription-based app downloading service for smartphone users, operated by KDDI Corporation. As of August 2014, the total number of subscribers exceeds 11 million users, and with the 2 newly introduced apps "Toca Kitchen" and "Puffin Web Browser", SOURCENEXT now provide a total of 17 contents to this popular service.
Contents Provided to "au Smart Pass" from SOURCENEXT (17 total contents)
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Toca Kitchen |
Puffin Web Browser |
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Speed Sweeper |
Super Tools |
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Super Camera |
Smart Stellar |
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Super Scan |
World of Goo |
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Smartphone Lock |
ezPDF Reader |
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Chou-soku SPI |
Ultra Work Shift Calendar |
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Super PhotoMovie for Android |
Happy Eyes |
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Super Battery |
Burn the rope |
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Happy Eyes (for Windows) |
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