Tag: japanese

Hardware

Sony reports first profit decline in 14 years

By Rosalie Marshall | May 15, 2009 | Comment Now

Sony has joined the growing number of Japanese electronics companies to report large-scale losses, as consumers withhold from buying the latest devices and make do with what ...

Hardware

Overheating BlackBerrys not big in Japan

By Iain Thomson | Mar 2, 2009 | Comment Now

The new BlackBerry Bold has been withdrawn from sale after barely two weeks in Japan following complains that it was overheating.

Hardware

Nasa may hitch a ride on Japanese spacecraft

By Simon Burns | Jul 22, 2008 | Comment Now

Nasa is talking to Japan's space agency about using one of its spacecraft for servicing missions to the International Space Station, according to Japanese media reports.

Hardware

Japanese boffins develop long-life Flash

By Simon Burns | Jul 15, 2008 | Comment Now

Flash memory chips with a potential lifetime of hundreds of years have been developed by Japanese scientists.

Software

Japanese civil servant in web porn frenzy

By Iain Thomson | May 5, 2008 | Comment Now

A Japanese civil servant has been fined and demoted after viewing a staggering 780,000 pornographic websites over a nine-month period..

Hardware

Japanese firm unveils £375,000 PC

By Guy Dixon | Feb 1, 2008 | Comment Now

Japanese manufacturer Zeus has come up with a range of jewel-encrusted PCs designed to break the bank.

Hardware

Japanese boffins demo switchable mirror

By Simon Burns | Dec 18, 2007 | Comment Now

Researchers in Japan have demonstrated mirrored windows that transform from transparent to reflective at the flick of a switch..

Strategy

Japanese market open to Aussie ICT companies

Nov 20, 2007 | Comment Now

A free support service is helping local ICT companies make their mark in the lucrative Japanese market.

Software

Japanese coalition slams YouTube

By Matt Chapman | Aug 6, 2007 | Comment Now

Youtube is not doing enough to stop the illegal sharing of copyrighted video clips and should "reset the service", according to a coalition of Japanese music, film and ...