Sony Playstation chief: Vita has advantages over 3DS at launch
The Sony PlayStation Vita is well-positioned to avoid the struggles of its main handheld rival, Nintendo's 3DS, the executive in charge of Sony's game business said Thursday.
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Japan's DeNA to offer game platform on Alibaba's mobile OS
Japanese mobile platform operator DeNA said Wednesday it will offer its core game software on the Aliyun mobile OS developed by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group.
Salesforce.com opens Tokyo data center
Salesforce.com's first data center in Japan has begun operations, the company said Wednesday.
Hitach GST begins shipments of a 4TB disk drive
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) said Monday it began shipments of its first 4TB, 3.5-inch hard drive, targeted at the PC market, three months after rival Seagate launched its own version.
Japan group to build smart power grids that treat energy like network data
Using concepts from IT and networking, a Japanese consortium plans to develop large-scale energy grids that will handle power the way the Internet handles data, using "routers" and "service providers" to efficiently manage and direct the flow of electricity.
Panasonic to venture abroad in smartphones, plans Europe launch in March
Panasonic said Friday it would venture abroad to sell smartphones, beginning with Europe in March and then expanding to the U.S., China, and rest of Asia.
Toshiba seeking exclusive content to boost tablet sales in developing countries
A Toshiba executive said his company will look to differentiate its tablets in emerging countries by pre-loading them with exclusive, local content.
Sharp executive: Not concerned about Apple iTV launch in the U.S.
A Sharp executive said Thursday he was not concerned with the introduction of a rumored "iTV" designed by Steve Jobs and other smart TVs in the U.S. market, and that his company is focused on selling large-screen sets with traditional features.
NTT DoCoMo, Omron form venture to collect, analyze personal health data
NTT DoCoMo and a unit of electronics giant Omron said Wednesday they will form a joint venture to produce products and services that record and analyze personal health data.
Fuji Xerox to launch Dropbox-like cloud storage service for its copiers
Fuji Xerox will launch a new cloud storage service that hooks directly into its multifunction copiers next week, allowing documents to be uploaded by scan or fax, then edited or downloaded by computer or phone.
Japan's Gree aims to take on Facebook, Zynga with social gaming platform
Japanese mobile game provider Gree said Tuesday it would launch a new gaming platform next year as it looks to take on heavyweights like Facebook and Zynga.
Renesas plans upgrade for Japan chip production to handle major earthquakes
Renesas Electronics will upgrade its Japanese factories so that they can be up and running within a month after a major quake like the one that struck Japan in March.
NTT DoCoMo strongly backs smartphone TV service, aims for global adoption
NTT DoCoMo, Japan's largest mobile carrier, said Tuesday it will strongly back a new TV service for smartphones to launch next year, and will work to promote the technology internationally.
Rohm builds chip that will send data at 30Gbps, through clothing, paper
Japanese component maker Rohm said it has developed an experimental chip that can send and receive signals at terahertz-range frequencies, which can carry data at speeds of up to 30Gbps and penetrate clothing and paper.
Hitachi plans to sell systems that integrate data from cities in the cloud
Hitachi plans to aggressively pursue large cloud computing projects and market software that will integrate data from infrastructure across entire cities, it said Thursday.