Jay Alabaster - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Jay Alabaster

Article | 1/03/2012 Startup wants to peek through the wired cameras in your home, sell the data

The little cameras in your home are multiplying. There are the ones you bought, perhaps your SLR or digital camera, but also those that just kind of s...

Article | 1/03/2012 Japan's largest mobile carrier invests US$14 million in Eye-Fi

NTT DoCoMo, Japan's largest mobile operator, said Wednesday it had invested US$14 million in Eye-Fi, the maker of Wi-Fi-enabled memory cards.

Article | 1/03/2012 Company makes watches that reward you for workouts

How much would you work out for $10?

Article | 1/03/2012 Startup scene in Singapore not quite Silicon Valley

The growing startup scene in southeast Asia is a bit different than its counterpart in Silicon Valley.

Article | 29/02/2012 Sony: 1.2 million PlayStation Vita handhelds sold worldwide

Sony said it has sold 1.2 million units of its new Vita handheld game console worldwide as of Sunday, after a boost from the device's launch in the U....

Article | 27/02/2012 Elpida, world's third-largest DRAM maker, files for bankruptcy

Elpida Memory, the world's third-largest DRAM maker, filed for bankruptcy Monday in a Tokyo court, saying it had accumulated debts of 448 billion yen ...

Article | 23/02/2012 Toshiba and SanDisk shrink 128Gbit memory chips

Toshiba said Thursday it has shrunk the size of its 128Gbit NAND flash memory chips, in the race to bring more and tinier storage to products like USB...

Article | 22/02/2012 NEC Casio Mobile to venture outside Japan with smartphones: first stop Thailand

NEC Casio Mobile Communications will begin selling smartphones outside its home market of Japan, with Thailand as its first target, it said Wednesday.

Article | 22/02/2012 Panasonic reveals thin, waterproof mobile phone for re-entry into European market

Panasonic has revealed its first mobile handset for the international market since 2005, a sleek Android-powered smartphone that is dustproof and wate...

Article | 22/02/2012 Sony taking the long view with Vita ahead of US, Europe launch

The PlayStation Vita is launching in the U.S. and Europe with Sony's biggest sales event in recent memory -- parties with celebrities, midnight store ...

Article | 21/02/2012 Nintendo says it has sold 5 million 3DS consoles in Japan, overcoming slow start

Nintendo claims it has sold 5 million 3DS handheld game consoles in Japan, which it says makes the device the fastest-selling game platform ever in th...

Article | 21/02/2012 Japan's Softbank to launch 76Mbps mobile data service this week

Japan's third-largest mobile carrier will launch a new high-speed service this week, with a portable Wi-Fi router that will support download speeds of...

Article | 16/02/2012 Sony completes buy of Sony Ericsson, will rename as Sony Mobile Communications

Sony said Thursday it had completed its purchase of the Sony Ericsson mobile phone joint venture and turned the company into a subsidiary, which it wi...

Article | 14/02/2012 Sony shows power outlets that can control electricity by user, device, or source

Sony is developing electric wall sockets and plugs that can control power consumption by appliance, user or original power source.

Article | 10/02/2012 Japan's largest carrier to launch test service to combat Android fragmentation

Japan's largest mobile operator is prepping an elaborate testing center, with hundreds of handsets monitored by streaming web cameras, to help softwar...