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Pixel 4 skips India, Japan waiting on Motion Sense
Country by country decisions throughout the Asia-Pacific region means a Pixel 4 in some places is not the same Pixel 4 in others, even if it is the same phone.
Japanese telco KDDI goes with Nokia and Ericsson for 5G
Its first set of commercial 5G services are expected to go live in March 2020.
Softbank to open a cafe run by Pepper robots
It will sell waffles.
Singapore amongst currencies Facebook wants tied to Libra
Social media giant has reportedly informed US government officials that the Singapore dollar, Japanese yen, and euro are amongst an initial bundle of global currencies that likely will be included in a reserve fund backing its cryptocurrency.
Nokia and NTT DoCoMo to use 5G and AI to monitor workers
If your performance review isn't going as expected, look for a power cord to pull.
Toshiba Memory picks up Lite-On SSD business in $165 million deal
Soon to be rebranded company buys SSD segment of Taiwanese storage company.
South Korea pulls out of intel sharing pact with Japan amid trade dispute
Withdrawing from an intelligence sharing agreement with Japan alarmingly expands the scope of their trade dispute beyond being purely political and economic, making it also about security.
Japan approves material for Samsung chips: Report
Japan has approved the export of another batch of photoresist to South Korea, a key material needed for Samsung's EUV chip process.
Apple under investigation from Japan's FTC for pressuring parts makers: Report
Around 10 Japanese companies reportedly received demands to give technology and knowledge for free.
Softbank Group continues upswing with ¥1.16 trillion in revenue
Its Japanese mobile businesses comprised of 36% of the company's revenue for the quarter.
Tokyo offers $1 billion research grant for human augmentation, cyborg tech
Artificial hibernation is also of interest to the Japanese government.
Japan removes South Korea from 'white list' of favoured trade partners
The delisting of South Korea as a favoured trade partner may have long-term consequences for the global production of tech goods.
Sony operating profit jumps 18% to ¥231 billion
This is despite its gaming business experiencing a 12% dip in operating income.
Equinix opens 11th Tokyo data centre, its largest in Japan
New facility currently houses 950 cabinets and offers colocation space of 39,800 square feet, expanding 3,500 cabinets and 153,800 square fee when fully completed, making it Equinix's biggest data centre in Japan where it operates 13 sites.
Former Toshiba memory business to rebrand as Kioxia
The name change will take effect at the start of October.
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.
Softbank to open a cafe run by Pepper robots
It will sell waffles.
Nokia and NTT DoCoMo to use 5G and AI to monitor workers
If your performance review isn't going as expected, look for a power cord to pull.
Tokyo offers $1 billion research grant for human augmentation, cyborg tech
Artificial hibernation is also of interest to the Japanese government.
Equinix opens 11th Tokyo data centre, its largest in Japan
New facility currently houses 950 cabinets and offers colocation space of 39,800 square feet, expanding 3,500 cabinets and 153,800 square fee when fully completed, making it Equinix's biggest data centre in Japan where it operates 13 sites.
Former Toshiba memory business to rebrand as Kioxia
The name change will take effect at the start of October.
Panasonic and Toyota link up to create housing joint venture
Each company will have a 50% stake in the new joint venture.
Google opens second Japan cloud region
Located in Osaka and part of the company's US$47 billion global investment, Google's latest cloud region is the second in Japan and seventh in Asia-Pacific, and supports a clientele that includes Asahi Group, Sharp, Yamaha, and Mercari.
NEC and E.Sun create ATM with facial recognition
Japanese conglomerate NEC has provided its facial recognition system for use in E.Sun bank's ATMs.
NTT and NEC use 5G to stream 8K footage of a steam locomotive to its passengers
NTT and NEC use 5G to stream 8K footage of a steam locomotive to its passengers
Japan makes visitors pay for their biometric info to be collected
The 1,000 yen tax will be charged on plane and boat tickets and used to fund facial recognition initiatives at airports.
Japan's cybersecurity chief has never used a computer
The man in charge of cybersecurity not only said he does not use a PC but seemed stumped when asked about risks associated with USB drives.
Researchers develop optical fibre capable of over 1 petabit per second
Boffins claim new fibre can transmit 12 times as much data as existing optic fibres.
Fujitsu develops palm vein and facial data authentication technology
The company hopes to make the technology 'practical' within fiscal 2020.
NTT Docomo to trial pest monitoring device
NTT is combining AI-based image recognition and low powered cameras to monitor pests within greenhouses.
EFF blasts Japan over piracy website blocking proposal
Japan should not introduce piracy website blocking laws in response to copyright infringement, EFF has said, because such a restriction doesn't work, violates freedom of expression, and 'breaks the internet'. Read more: https://zd.net/2KXTv0R
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