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Docomo partners LINE in mobile push
Japanese operator will work with the mobile messaging service provider to enhance voice and messaging capabilities of the former's smartphones.
Gree to shut down China office
Japanese mobile games giant will close its Beijing-based office and lay off all employees on June 28, but it has yet to announce a compensation plan for employees.
Hedge fund CEO wants Sony to break up biz units
Daniel Loeb, founder of Third Point, one of Sony's largest shareholders, wants the company to spin off its entertainment division and sell its profitable insurance unit, in order to focus on reviving the electronics arm.
Fujitsu to raise PC prices amid falling yen
Drop in Japanese currency has pushed the cost of component imports, prompting the Japanese PC maker to jack up prices of their new PC offerings effective July.
Sharp considers expanding Samsung partnership
Ailing Japanese electronics manufacturer wants to increase the sale of white label products such as refrigerators and washing machines to Samsung, in a bid to boost its business.
Docomo to invest $50M in Pioneer for intelligent transport push
The Japanese carrier will integrate Pioneer's in-car navigation telematics technologies, with its mobile cloud expertise to make a full-scale entry into the field of intelligent transport systems (ITS).
Japan's next supercomputer to be 100 times faster than current K
Government has embarked on a mission to develop its next supercomputer which will be ready by 2020, aiming for exaflop capability or 1 quintrillion computations per second.
Nintendo taps smartphone apps to increase console sales
Japanese games developer is reportedly working to enable mobile app access on its consoles to boost flagging Wii U sales.
Sharp reportedly mulls chairman's retirement, scrapping posts
[UPDATE] Japanese electronics maker is reportedly considering pushing its chairman, Mikio Katayama into retirement and abolishing advisory posts, to increase the pace of business revival.
Sony execs to forgo bonuses after electronics unit losses
About 40 executives, including the CEO of the ailing Japanese electronics giant will forgo bonuses worth 30 percent to 50 percent of their annual salary, for the year ending March 2013.
Yahoo Japan invests $20M to attract US startups to country
The Internet giant has partnered SoftBank Capital to bring more U.S. startups to the Japanese market.
Nintendo misses FY2013 profit forecast by 50 percent
A weaker yen helped lift Nintendo back to profit for the fiscal year ending March 31, but it misses its forecast of 14 billion yen (US$142 million) following worse than expected sales of its latest game console Wii U.
Panasonic may slash 600 jobs
Ailing Japanese electronics firm is mulling plans to lay off 600 staff, or 20 percent of its lithium-ion battery team, to improve dwindling profitability from lower prices and stronger competition from South Korean players.
Voice delivered by LED signals to enable underwater conversation
A Japanese company has developed a device enabling divers to "talk" underwater by converting their voices into blinking signals for transmission and back again, allowing them to hear each other.
10 awesome handheld computers from yesteryear
Mobile tech has advanced so fast in the last few years that it is easy to forget how long companies have been pushing the envelope in preparation of today's powerful gadgetry. Join us in a trip down memory lane as we look at early gadgets that changed the landscape forever.