Stories by: Martyn Williams

Several hundred PC hobbyists came to Tokyo'a Akihabara electronics district late Saturday night as Intel kicked off worldwide sales of its new Core i7 processor.

An add-in graphics card based on Toshiba's SpursEngine chip will be launched in late November by Leadtek.

NEC is developing a system that can extend the conventional PCI Express interface found in most PCs and servers over standard Ethernet to distances of 2 kilometers or more.

NEC's ExpEther, a system that can extend the conventional PCI Express interface found in most PCs and servers over standard Ethernet, is on show this week at the company's iExpo event in Tokyo.

Engineers at NEC have developed this RFID card reader that is compatible with all three major wireless formats.

Panasonic will start discussions to take over Sanyo Electric with the aim of reaching a deal by the end of this year, the two Japanese companies said Friday.

Remember vacuum tubes? If you're old enough, you probably remember fondly their warm glow from inside the family television or radio. Well, they're back in this analog-digital hybrid system developed by Japan's Supercent.

Sony's consumer electronics products and its showroom in downtown Tokyo are serving as a canvas for up and coming designers in the company's second annual design competition.

If you're old enough, you probably remember fondly the warm glow of vacuum tubes from inside the family television or radio but likely don't wish for the good old days of vinyl records, preferring the convenience of Compact Discs. A Tokyo-based company is hoping to bring together the best of those worlds and do it with style.

In a widely anticipated move, Fujitsu has agreed to acquire Siemens' stake in their European computer joint-venture, Fujitsu-Siemens Computers, the two said Tuesday.

Panasonic will begin negotiating with Sanyo Electric's top-three shareholders as early as November with the aim of acquiring a majority stake in the electronics maker, The Nikkei business daily reported in its Saturday morning edition.