Jay Alabaster - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Jay Alabaster

Article | 6/03/2013 Samsung locks up Sharp as long-time screen provider

Japan's Sharp has secured a US$110 million lifeline investment from Samsung Electronics, and agreed to become a major supplier of screens for the Sout...

Article | 5/03/2013 Can Samsung innovate?

If we're not there yet, we are quickly approaching the Samsung Era in handheld electronics.

Article | 5/03/2013 Google Street View to map abandoned Fukushima town

A small Japanese town, abandoned because of radiation concerns after the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster in 2011, is working with Google's map servic...

Article | 5/03/2013 Japan's Softbank to launch GPS tracking service

Japan's Softbank will soon launch a new service around small GPS trackers that it will rent out to customers for a monthly fee.

Article | 4/03/2013 Canon video chip can 'see' in same darkness as human eye

Japanese camera manufacturer Canon has developed a large sensor chip for shooting video in extremely dim conditions.

Article | 4/03/2013 Sony to sell shares in mobile game company DeNA to boost profits

Sony will sell off its holdings in mobile game firm DeNA for about US$440 million, the latest in a string of deals that could boost its bid for a prof...

Article | 1/03/2013 Japanese agency warns of information-stealing Android porn app

A Japanese Internet security agency has issued a public warning about Android apps that offer free images of scantily clad models to trick users into ...

Article | 1/03/2013 Japan's DoCoMo launches Twitter-based Yellow Pages

Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo has launched a Twitter-based Yellow Pages service that offers information about regions around the country.

Article | 28/02/2013 Sony continues to offload assets, sells Tokyo complex for $1.2 billion

Sony, striving for its first annual profit in five years, said Thursday it sold a Tokyo office complex for about US$1.2 billion.

Article | 28/02/2013 Tokyo court rules Apple doesn't violate Samsung patent

A Tokyo court ruled Thursday that Apple did not infringe a Samsung patent, a small win for Apple in the continuing legal wrangling between the two com...

Article | 26/02/2013 Toshiba demos Lytro chip, converts phones to light-field cameras

Toshiba plans to add something new to the tiny cameras in smartphones -- depth.

Article | 26/02/2013 SD cards for SeeQVault DRM standard coming soon from Toshiba

Toshiba will soon begin shipping flash memory cards that support the new SeeQVault mobile DRM standard it is backing with Samsung Electronics, Sony an...

Article | 25/02/2013 Sony's Xperia Tablet Z will go on sale in Q2 priced from $499

Sony's Xperia Tablet Z will go on sale globally in the second quarter, priced from US$499in the U.S.

Article | 22/02/2013 LOLCats and PC viruses - Japan gets a lesson in cybersecurity

National TV anchors struggle through explanations of the Tor anonymity network, while newspapers run detailed graphics on remote hacking software and ...

Article | 21/02/2013 Sony PS4 to sync with iOS, Android for dual screen gaming

Gamers on the new PlayStation 4 will have a lot to keep track of.