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Article | 31/08/2012 Tokyo court: Samsung didn't violate Apple patent in Japan

A Tokyo court ruled Friday that Samsung did not infringe an Apple patent in a locally filed lawsuit, a minor victory for Samsung in the ongoing legal ...

Article | 30/08/2012 Obama makes appearance on Reddit, briefly crashes site

President Barack Obama, currently on the campaign trail ahead of the upcoming November elections, made a brief virtual appearance on Reddit, a popular...

Article | 30/08/2012 Metal Gear coming to the movies

Solid Snake is coming to the big screen, as Konami aims to extend its game franchise into movies.

Article | 29/08/2012 #help! Japan mulls "911" emergency calls from Twitter, social networks

The Japanese government on Wednesday hosted a panel in Tokyo on allowing emergency "911" calls to be placed through social networks such as Twitter du...

Article | 28/08/2012 Sharp to cut 2,000 jobs in Japan, 6 percent of local workforce

Troubled Japanese LCD and TV panel maker Sharp said Tuesday it will cut 2,000 jobs domestically, or about 6 percent of its local workforce, as part of...

Article | 28/08/2012 Sony to exit CD, DVD, Blu-ray PC drives, as wireless netbooks, tablets reign

Sony will close its once-proud optical PC drive subsidiary by early next year, as part of its efforts to refocus on the connected world of smartphones...

Article | 23/08/2012 TV with 16 times resolution of HDTV passed by UN standards body

A new television format that has 16 times the resolution of current High Definition TV has been approved by an international standards body, Japanese ...

Article | 21/08/2012 Survey: Smartphone growth surging in Japan, Android use double iOS

Japan's smartphone users have surged 43 percent this year, and two-thirds now use Android devices, according to a survey conducted by comScore.

Article | 21/08/2012 Panasonic offers Android-linked air conditioners, refrigerators and washers

Japan's Panasonic on Tuesday announced a new lineup of wired home appliances controlled with a smartphone app, including a Wi-Fi air conditioner that ...

Article | 20/08/2012 Japan's NTT DoCoMo signs up 1 million LTE users in a month, hits 5 million total

NTT DoCoMo said Monday its LTE users continue to increase rapidly, with the latest million signing up in less than a month.

Article | 20/08/2012 Sony's new "stacked" image sensors open door to smaller devices, more pixels

Sony, which makes the camera modules used in the latest smartphones from Apple and Samsung, said Monday it will begin sales of a new image chip that i...

Article | 16/08/2012 UStream Asia to start "tipping" service so viewers can donate to streamers

UStream's Asian venture said Thursday it will start a new service that allows viewers to give their favorite content providers small monetary "tips" d...

Article | 15/08/2012 Sony's PlayStation Vita to work as PS3 controller, similar to Nintendo Wii U

Sony said Wednesday it will release software for its PlayStation Vita gaming handheld allowing it to be used as a controller for PS3 consoles, in a ga...

Article | 15/08/2012 Sony launching PlayStation for third-party devices from fall, adds Asus devices

Sony said Wednesday that its new mobile gaming platform, which will allow "PlayStation-like" games to be played on third-party Android devices, will l...

Article | 8/08/2012 Microsoft signs up Sharp to license exFAT file system for Android smartphones

Microsoft said Wednesday it has signed an agreement allowing Japanese electronics maker Sharp to use its exFAT file system, as the U.S. software giant...