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Article | 25/03/2013 'Browser crasher' links spread among Japanese Twitter users

Twitter users in Japan have been warning of a growing number of messages with embedded links that cause mobile and PC browsers to display taunting mes...

Article | 22/03/2013 Sony lowers bar for PlayStation 4 development with Unity partnership

Sony has formed a partnership with software firm Unity to make it easier for developers to create and port titles for PlayStation consoles, including ...

Article | 21/03/2013 Canon to launch world's smallest digital SLR camera

Canon will soon launch what it is calling the world's smallest digital single-lens camera, with a body that weighs just over 370 grams and featuring a...

Article | 21/03/2013 Amazon CEO's group recovers Apollo moon mission rockets

A group led by Amazon's CEO has recovered from deep in the Atlantic Ocean rocket engines that powered the NASA Apollo moon missions in the 1960s and 1...

Article | 19/03/2013 Sony adds two middle-range Xperia handsets to 2013 lineup

Following the launch of its flagship Xperia Z smartphone in February, Sony has announced two middle-range models to go on sale during the next three m...

Article | 18/03/2013 Fujitsu tech takes your pulse with your camera phone

A Fujitsu research lab has developed software that can accurately measure a subject's pulse using the small digital cameras attached to smartphones an...

Article | 18/03/2013 Sharp delays $60 million from Qualcomm as display research falters

Sharp will postpone a US$60 million investment from Qualcomm that was to come this month, after the two companies were unable to establish test produc...

Article | 15/03/2013 Samsung to launch Tizen OS phone in 2013; DoCoMo plans to sell it

Samsung Electronics is readying a smartphone based on the Tizen operating system to be released in the second half of this year, it said Friday.

Article | 15/03/2013 Samsung promotes mobile, consumer chiefs to share leadership

Samsung Electronics has promoted the heads of its mobile and consumer electronics businesses to share leadership along with the existing boss who over...

Article | 15/03/2013 Japan's Molten to sell e-paper outdoor scoreboard

Molten, the Japanese maker of sporting equipment, is preparing to launch an outdoor scoreboard with a large display made from e-paper, as the technolo...

Article | 14/03/2013 Twitter for Windows 8 released

Twitter has released an app for Windows 8, with several features designed specifically for the new operating system from Microsoft.

Article | 13/03/2013 Users flock to Japan student's firewall-busting thesis project

If you're not sure about the purpose behind Daiyuu Nobori's online thesis project, perhaps the large picture of the collapse of the Berlin Wall will h...

Article | 13/03/2013 Microsoft has access issues with Hotmail, Outlook, SkyDrive services

Microsoft experienced disruptions for several hours to its online suite of mail, calendar and storage services, leaving many users unable to access th...

Article | 11/03/2013 Two years after quake, Japan still connecting online

At 2:46 Monday afternoon, Japan went quiet.

Article | 9/03/2013 Sony Chairman, ex-CEO Howard Stringer to quit

Sony Chairman and former CEO Howard Stringer, who has been at the company since 1997, will be leaving the company in June.