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Mobile handset market to shrink in 2009, says iSuppli
Dec. 03, 2008
The global cell phone handset market will contract next year as consumers hang on to their handsets longer amid tough economic times, market-research company iSuppli said Wednesday.
Nokia to pull out of Japanese handset market
Nov. 27, 2008
The world's largest cell phone maker is pulling out of one of the world's biggest cellular markets. Nokia said on Thursday that it will stop developing handsets for NTT DoCoMo and Softbank Mobile, effectively ending a ...
Sharp to team with Italy's Enel on solar power
Nov. 27, 2008
Sharp and Italian electricity utility Enel plan to set up a number of solar-power plants in the coming years and are also discussing joing production of solar cells, Sharp said Thursday.
Panasonic forecasts 90 percent drop in profits this year
Nov. 27, 2008
Citing a "sharp deteriation" in business conditions, Panasonic has slashed its full-year sales and profits forecasts.
Mobile handset market to shrink in 2009, says iSuppli
Dec. 03, 2008
The global cell phone handset market will contract next year as consumers hang on to their handsets longer amid tough economic times, market-research company iSuppli said Wednesday.
Wii sales pass 7 million units in Japan
Nov. 26, 2008
As the second anniversary of the launch of Nintendo's Wii approaches sales of the console have passed the 7 million mark, according to figures released on Wednesday.
Thomson launches SpursEngine graphics card
Nov. 26, 2008
The second graphics card based on Toshiba's SpursEngine chip, Thomson's Firecoder Blu, went on sale in Japan this week.
YouTube offers Japanese content owners way to make money
Nov. 25, 2008
In late 2006 a coalition of 23 of Japan's biggest TV broadcasters and copyright organizations, alarmed at the uncontrolled spread of their content on the Internet, were preparing to battle YouTube. Two years on, the ...
Japan consumer electronics shipments turn negative
Nov. 25, 2008
Consumer electronics shipments in Japan registered their first year-on-year fall in 17 months in October as consumers cut-back on gadget spending and stores ordered less stock.
Hands on with Optoma's pocket Pico projector
Nov. 21, 2008
This year's International Consumer Electronics Show saw the debut of some of the first prototype video projectors that are as small as cell phones. Now, just 10 months later, the first commercial products based on this ...
Japan's music downloads rise 30 percent in Q3
Nov. 21, 2008
Japan's Internet music market saw healthy growth in the third quarter of this year but a collapse in the once-mighty ringtone market led to mixed results for the cell phone sector of the country's digital music industry ...
Most TV makers fail recycling test in US
Nov. 18, 2008
Just over half of 17 major television makers in the U.S. score a failing "F" grade when it comes to recycling old television sets, according to a survey carried out by recycling pressure group the Electronics TakeBack ...
Sleipnir browser upgraded, adds European languages
Nov. 17, 2008
An early preview of the next major version of Sleipnir, the highly-customizable Web browser developed by Japan's Fenrir, has been released and chief among the updates is support for additional European languages.
Fujitsu outlines 6G bps SAS enterprise drive launch plans
Nov. 17, 2008
Fujitsu plans to launch two series of 2.5-inch enterprise hard-disk drives based on the faster 6G bps (bits per second) version of the serial-attached SCSI (SAS) interface in the first half of 2009, it said Monday.
US video game market expanded 18% in October
Nov. 14, 2008
The video game market in the U.S. saw a healthy 18 percent expansion in October and remains on track for a record year despite consumer cutbacks on general electronics purchases.
NEC's ExpEther extends PCI Express over Ethernet
Nov. 12, 2008
NEC is developing a system that can extend the conventional PCI Express interface found in most PCs and servers over standard Ethernet to distances of 2 kilometers or more.
NTT DoCoMo in capital alliance with Tata Teleservices
Nov. 12, 2008
Japan's NTT DoCoMo has decided to form a capital alliance with Indian telecommunications company Tata Teleservices, it confirmed Wednesday.
Leadtek to launch SpursEngine-based graphics card next week
Nov. 12, 2008
Computer graphics card maker Leadtek will put on sale next week its first card based on Toshiba's SpursEngine graphics co-processor, it said Wednesday.
NTT DoCoMo to buy stake in Tata Teleservices
Nov. 12, 2008
Japan's NTT DoCoMo is planning to buy a 25% stake in Indian telecommunications company Tata Telesystems and will announce details later today, according to a report in Wednesday's Sankei newspaper.
NEC develops three-format RFID reader
Nov. 11, 2008
Engineers at NEC have developed a RFID (radio frequency identification) card reader compatible with all three major wireless formats.
Madden scores touchdown in Q3 game ranking
Nov. 10, 2008
Electronic Arts' "Madden NFL 09" was the best-selling console game in the third quarter in the world's top three gaming markets, according to data from Japan's Enterbrain.
Hacking arrests doubled in Japan in 2007
Nov. 10, 2008
Arrests associated with unauthorized access to computers more than doubled in Japan in 2007 compared to the previous year, according to figures released by Japan's Ministry of Justice.
Panasonic, Sanyo to start acquisition talks
Nov. 07, 2008
Panasonic will start discussions to take over Sanyo Electric with the aim of reaching a deal by the end of this year, the two Japanese companies said Friday.
LG ends solar joint venture talks with Germany's Conergy
Nov. 07, 2008
LG Electronics has ended tie-up talks with Germany solar energy company Conergy, it said Friday.
LG Japan shows off phone design concept winners
Nov. 06, 2008
Cell phones are all about keeping in touch, so it's no surprise that the winners of LG Japan's first Mobile Design Contest decided to take this theme a little deeper with mock-ups that were on show over the weekend at ...
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