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Article | 23/01/2013 Fuji Xerox links copiers to Google Drive

Fuji Xerox will soon release software that links its office copiers to the Google Drive online storage service, a sign that the search engine's online...

Article | 22/01/2013 NEC Casio readies 4.3-inch dual screen Android phone

NEC Casio's forthcoming Medias W Android smartphone has two 4.3-inch touch screens arranged back-to-back on a hinge.

Article | 22/01/2013 Japan's DoCoMo to offer Sony flagship 'Z' phone, tablet

NTT DoCoMo, the largest mobile operator in Japan, will offer Sony's new flagship smartphone and ultrathin tablet as part of its Spring lineup, as it a...

Article | 21/01/2013 Need a file on your phone? Shoot a video of it

Fujitsu is working on a new technology that will let users download files from PCs to their mobile phones by shooting videos of them.

Article | 18/01/2013 Chat platform Line hits 100 million users, adding 3 million per week

Line, the messaging platform that is now ubiquitous in Japan, has hit 100 million users worldwide in 19 months.

Article | 18/01/2013 Sony to sell US headquarters, will make $685 million

Sony will sell its U.S. headquarters to raise US$685 million in cash, parting ways with an iconic New York building it has occupied for 20 years.

Article | 17/01/2013 Japan's Softbank sells two-thirds of recent eAccess acquisition

Japan's Softbank has sold off a large portion of a local carrier it acquired just weeks ago, as it looked to assuage fears over its expanded control o...

Article | 17/01/2013 Sony CEO: We're making 'baby steps' to strong products

Nine months into his stint as Sony's CEO savior, Kazuo Hirai says the company is once again focused on the sleek gadgets that made it famous, but resu...

Article | 16/01/2013 Nintendo to combine portable, home console dev teams

Japanese gamemaker Nintendo will combine its hardware teams for portable and home-based consoles, the first major change in its development structure ...

Article | 15/01/2013 Twitter main social media choice of Japanese youth, says survey

A poll of young Japanese Internet users showed Twitter is by far their most popular social network, with many saying they want to try Facebook in the ...

Article | 10/01/2013 DoCoMo readying smartphone for kids that blocks Google

NTT DoCoMo is launching a new educational Android phone for Japanese children, but the kids will have to wait to learn about Google.

Article | 10/01/2013 IDC: Total PS3 sales top Xbox 360

Sony's PlayStation 3 game console passed Microsoft's Xbox 360 in total sales in December, according to a report from research firm IDC.

Article | 9/01/2013 Panasonic teams with IBM on smart appliances, and GM for car app platform

Panasonic has grabbed headlines this week with impressive 4K TV and tablet demos, but the company is also stressing expansion beyond its struggling co...

Article | 9/01/2013 Amazon dominating Japan e-book rivals months after launch

Amazon.com's Kindle Store is dominating domestic rivals in Japan just months after its launch in October, according to a survey by a local research fi...

Article | 8/01/2013 US Library of Congress saving 500 million tweets per day in archives

The U.S. Library of Congress is now storing 500 million tweets per day as part of its efforts to build a Twitter archive, and has added a total of abo...