Jay Alabaster - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Jay Alabaster

Article | 18/09/2012 Samsung begins producing next-gen DRAM for mobile phones, tablets

Samsung Electronics has started mass production of a new type of memory chip for mobile devices, LPDDR3, that will dramatically increase performance i...

Article | 17/09/2012 On 100th birthday, Sharp seeks salvation in talking vacuum cleaners

It's probably fair to ask why Japanese electronics maker Sharp -- deep in debt and red ink, cutting workers and salaries, awash in excess inventory in...

Article | 17/09/2012 Panasonic factories damaged, shut in anti-Japan protests in China

Two Panasonic component factories have been vandalized and shut down in China amid the widespread anti-Japanese protests sweeping the country, accordi...

Article | 13/09/2012 Nintendo Wii U to launch in US, Europe starting in November, will work as DVR

Nintendo said Thursday that its new Wii U game console will go on sale starting in November in the U.S. and Europe, and will also work as a home enter...

Article | 13/09/2012 Nintendo to launch Wii U in Japan from December 8

Nintendo will begin sales of its Wii U game console in Japan from December 8 for ¥25,000 ($US320), meeting its promise to launch before the Christmas/...

Article | 11/09/2012 Sony's new 3D head-mounted display to launch in Japan for US$900

Sony said Tuesday a new version of its popular "Personal 3D Viewer" head-mounted display, which wraps around the eyes and shows video so it appears at...

Article | 11/09/2012 Struggling Sharp slashes employee salaries by up to 10 percent

Japan's Sharp said Tuesday it will slash employee salaries by up to 10 percent from next month, in a round of cost-cutting that will save it about US$...

Article | 10/09/2012 Fujitsu to build software robot to pass college entrance exams

Fujitsu said Monday it will lead a project to create artificial intelligence capable of passing the math portion of the entrance exams to one of Japan...

Article | 7/09/2012 Japanese defense panel: Cyber attacks can be basis for military self defense

A Japanese military panel on Friday released a new set of guidelines for dealing with cyber attacks against the nation, saying that in certain circums...

Article | 6/09/2012 Cash-poor Sharp mortgages display factories, including Apple screen plant

Japan's Sharp, one of the world's largest makers of LCD panels and a supplier of displays for Apple products, has taken the rare step of mortgaging it...

Article | 6/09/2012 Sony says 400 customer names, emails from mobile division leaked in China

Sony said Thursday that hackers accessed about 400 names and email addresses of its mobile customers in China and Taiwan, but that no credit card or b...

Article | 5/09/2012 NEC sells shares in Lenovo, Japan PC joint venture unaffected

NEC has sold for about US$230 million shares in Chinese computer maker Lenovo it acquired last year when the companies formed a joint venture to produ...

Article | 4/09/2012 Toyota platform will beam drive data to phones, recreate drives on Gran Turismo

Toyota is developing a new device for its cars that will collect detailed data on driving such as gas pedal use, brake presses, and gear shifts for vi...

Article | 31/08/2012 Foxconn, Sharp megadeal still on hold as negotiations roller coaster continues

A US$850 million deal between Taiwanese electronics giant Hon Hai Precision Industry and Japan's Sharp was still on hold Friday, as roller-coaster neg...

Article | 31/08/2012 Tokyo court: Samsung didn't violate Apple patent in Japan

A Tokyo court ruled Friday that Samsung did not infringe an Apple patent in a locally filed lawsuit, a minor victory for Samsung in the ongoing legal ...