Jay Alabaster - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Jay Alabaster

Article | 22/06/2012 Sony to invest US$1 billion to increase camera image sensor production

Sony said Friday it will invest US$1 billion to increase its production capacity for the image sensors used in digital cameras, eyeing the booming mar...

Article | 22/06/2012 Nintendo announces jumbo 3DS with double the screen size, longer-life battery

Nintendo will launch a new, jumbo-sized version of its 3DS handheld from next month, with a screen nearly twice the size of the current model, the Jap...

Article | 21/06/2012 Jail time, fines for illegal downloads debated in Japan

A revision to Japan's copyright law to impose criminal penalties on those who illegally download music and movies has sparked debate in the country.

Article | 21/06/2012 New group launches in Japan to promote corporate use of iPhones, iPads

A new group to promote the use of iPhones and iPads in Japanese businesses launched in Tokyo on Thursday.

Article | 20/06/2012 Japanese iOS software group to launch Thursday; NEC, Hitachi may join

A Japanese group devoted to developing software for the iPhone and iPad is set to launch Thursday, with major domestic firms like Hitachi and NEC mull...

Article | 18/06/2012 Canon to launch augmented-reality platform based on head-mounted displays

Canon said Monday it will launch a new augmented-reality platform that uses head-mounted displays to realistically project virtual images onto real ba...

Article | 18/06/2012 Sharp to launch new Android-based user interface to differentiate its phones

Japan's Sharp said Monday it will release a new user interface for its smartphones in an attempt to differentiate them from the Android masses.

Article | 15/06/2012 Samsung display production briefly haulted due to power outage

Samsung is restoring production at a flat-panel display factory that briefly lost power Thursday evening, but is still unsure of what effects the outa...

Article | 15/06/2012 Japan's Tomy to launch little robot dogs, boxers with motion controls

Japanese game and toy maker Tomy is showing a host of innovative controls for its new products on display at the International Tokyo Toy Show.

Article | 14/06/2012 Panasonic to launch smartphones in Japan that sync with rice cookers, TVs

Panasonic will launch smartphones that sync with its household appliances, including its ovens and rice cookers, from this [northern] summer.

Article | 12/06/2012 Japan Fuij Xerox sends staff to tsunami-hit area to digitize damaged documents

Japanese copy machine maker Fuji Xerox on Tuesday sent a group of employees to a city hit hard by last year's killer tsunami, to help digitize documen...

Article | 11/06/2012 Sony to launch cell analysis device based on its Blu-ray laser technology

Sony said Monday it will launch a new medical device that uses its Blu-ray optics technology to analyze and sort different types of cells.

Article | 11/06/2012 NTT DoCoMo turns Tower Records Japan into subisidiary

NTT DoCoMo said Monday it will increase its share in Tower Records Japan, turning the music vendor into a subsidiary in a push to expand its line of m...

Article | 8/06/2012 Hand-warmer mouse? iPhone proximity alarm? Pen phone? Why not?

"One of my coworkers' wives was complaining about how cold her hands were when she got to work, and how she couldn't even control her mouse," says Jam...

Article | 8/06/2012 Can't find the gadgets you want? Here are the parts to build your own

At the massive Computex exhibition in Taipei this week, hundreds of vendors hawk shiny new tablets, phones and computers.