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Article | 16/04/2013 Twitter, Pinterest, Skype founders advise Japan entrepreneurs

A host of celebrity tech executives, including the founders of Twitter, Pinterest, Evernote and Android, converged in Tokyo this week, invited as part...

Article | 16/04/2013 Android founder: We aimed to make a camera OS

The creators of Android originally dreamed it would be used to create a world of "smart cameras" that connected to PCs, a founder said, but it was rew...

Article | 15/04/2013 Sony ISP launches world's fastest home Internet, 2Gbps

A Sony-backed ISP in Japan has launched a 2Gbps Internet service, which it said is the world's fastest for home use.

Article | 15/04/2013 John Kerry: Cyberdefense a major part of Asian security

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called defending against cyberattacks a major part of maintaining security in Asia, and said Washington is forming ...

Article | 10/04/2013 Chat app Line takes on Amazon, e-book retailers with manga service

Line, the popular messaging platform based in Japan, is challenging e-book vendors like Amazon and Rakuten with a new service to download and view man...

Article | 8/04/2013 Fujitsu acquires French cloud startup RunMyProcess

Fujitsu has acquired RunMyProcess, a French startup that helps companies integrate on-site and cloud-based services.

Article | 8/04/2013 Sony aims to take 4K mainstream with US$4,999 TV, media player, download service

Sony will soon launch 4K TVs far smaller and cheaper than existing models, along with a 4K media player and download service, all aimed at bringing th...

Article | 5/04/2013 Japan lab claims its software can read dreams

A Japanese research institute says it can tell what people are dreaming about by analyzing their brain waves.

Article | 4/04/2013 Japanese web portals hacked, up to 100,000 accounts compromised

Two of Japan's major Internet portals were hacked earlier this week, with one warning that as many as 100,000 user accounts were compromised, includin...

Article | 3/04/2013 Chat app Line breaks out of Asia, hits 10 million users in Spain

Line, the messaging platform widely used in Japan, is breaking out of Asia and now has 10 million users in Spain, the company said Wednesday.

Article | 2/04/2013 Rakuten CEO: Our values may keep us from beating Amazon

The founder and CEO of one of the world's largest e-commerce sites says his firm's moral principles may keep it from defeating rival Amazon.com in the...

Article | 1/04/2013 DoCoMo is building a fleet of LTE trucks for earthquakes, concerts

NTT DoCoMo, Japan's largest mobile operator, is building a fleet of truck-based LTE base stations that can be deployed during natural disasters or to ...

Article | 28/03/2013 Hirai remakes Sony in first year as CEO, now must win consumers

In his first year as Sony CEO, Kazuo Hirai has remade the company, cutting thousands of jobs, selling off large businesses and core properties, and mo...

Article | 27/03/2013 Chat app Line releases safety guide for girl teens after string of incidents

Line, the chat app that is exploding in popularity in Japan and other Asian countries, has published an online safety guide for teens after a string o...

Article | 25/03/2013 Japan's Fujitsu pays £800M to cut deficit in UK subsidiaries' pension fund

Fujitsu has paid £800 million (US$1.2 billion) into its pension funds for current and former U.K. employees, and renegotiated cuts to ongoing pension ...