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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...

Article | 7/08/2012 Smartphone keyboard that links with touch-card technology to launch in Japan

Japan's Elecom said Tuesday it will launch the world's first smartphone keyboard that uses NFC touch-card technology to link with Android handsets.

Article | 2/08/2012 Sharp on course for huge losses, ramps up production of rumored Apple screens

Japanese display maker Sharp said Thursday it is ramping up production of a screen technology rumored to be favored by Apple for its new devices, even...

Article | 2/08/2012 Sony turnaround falters

Sony's big recovery has already faltered.

Article | 1/08/2012 Fujitsu, NTT DoCoMo and NEC to form smartphone chip venture

Japanese electronics heavyweights Fujitsu and NEC, together with the country's largest mobile operator NTT DoCoMo, said Wednesday they will form a new...

Article | 31/07/2012 Panasonic rebounds after largest loss by Japan manufacturer

Panasonic said Tuesday it squeezed out a small profit in the April-June quarter, rebounding from a US$10 billion loss last fiscal year, the largest ev...

Article | 30/07/2012 Panasonic says new artificial photosynthesis method is world's most efficient

Panasonic said Monday it has developed a new system for artificial photosynthesis that can remove carbon dioxide from the air almost as well as plants...

Article | 18/07/2012 Fujitsu launches 'agricultural cloud' to analyze data from field sensors

Fujitsu said Wednesday it will launch a new cloud-based platform to help modernize Japan's aging farms.

Article | 17/07/2012 Fujitsu to launch smartphone for the elderly

Japanese electronics giant Fujitsu on Monday showed a new smartphone for the elderly, with a simplified Android user interface and a new touch screen ...

Article | 12/07/2012 Sharp to strip name from flagship LCD factory as Foxconn parent moves in

Japan's Sharp said Thursday it will remove its name from a key LCD factory, as part of the completion of a major cash infusion from Foxconn Electronic...

Article | 12/07/2012 Toshiba to merge design ops for TVs, PCs and tablets, create 'fusion products'

Toshiba said Thursday it will reorganize its TV business in Japan, merging product designers with those for computers and tablets in attempt to create...

Article | 10/07/2012 Toshiba developing new data center products based on its flash memory chips

Toshiba said Tuesday it is developing a line of products for storing large amounts of data, based on its flash memory chips.

Article | 9/07/2012 Sharp will pay US$198.5 million to settle Dell price-fixing lawsuit

Sharp said Monday it has agreed to pay Dell and two other companies US$198.5 million to settle a lawsuit for fixing LCD panel prices in Europe and Nor...

Article | 28/06/2012 Japan government investigating small Web breaches after Anonymous attack threats

Several Japanese government ministries were investigating minor Web breaches Thursday, after what appeared to be threats of cyber attacks by the hacke...

Article | 28/06/2012 Sony finalizes sale of chemical ops to government-backed bank for US$730 million

Sony said Thursday it will sell its chemical products business to a government-backed bank for ¥58 billion (US$730 million), as part of the company's ...