Reuters | July 11, 2011 | Isabel Reynolds
Japanese mobile social gaming firm DeNA will seek to expand by buying more game developers, its new chief executive, Isao Moriyasu, said in an interview on Monday.
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Toshiba | July 12, 2011 | Press Release
Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan, July 12, 2011 — Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) and SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) today celebrated the opening of Fab 5, the third 300mm wafer NAND fabrication facility at Toshiba's Yokkaichi Operations...
DigiTimes | July 12, 2011 | Josephine Lien, Jessie Shen
Japan-based DRAM maker Elpida Memory has approved plans to raise up to JPY79.67 billion (US$994 million), including a rights issue and convertible bonds (CBs). The funds raised will go towards equipment upgrades...
Kyiv Post | July 7, 2011
TOKYO (AP) — Nokia Corp., battered by the popularity of smartphones, is abandoning the Japanese market, after a brief foray with luxury cell phones costing as much as 20 million yen ($250,000).
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Canon Global | July 11, 2011 | Press Release
TOKYO, July 11, 2011—Canon Inc. ("Canon"; President and COO: Tsuneji Uchida; Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan) announced today that it has entered into a partnership agreement with MEDIAN Technologies S.A. ("MEDIAN Technologies"; Chairman and CEO:...
Taiwan is poised to overtake Japan in 2011 as the world’s largest semiconductor materials market, according to data from SEMI (Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International).
SEMI, a global trade organization, also said Taiwan’s market grew from $6.87 billion in 2009 to approximatelyS$9.11 billion in 2010, growing 36.2%.
Meanwhile the global semiconductor...
Taiwan is poised to overtake Japan in 2011 as the world’s largest semiconductor materials market, according to data from SEMI (Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International).
SEMI, a global trade organization, also said Taiwan’s market grew from $6.87 billion in 2009 to approximatelyS$9.11 billion in 2010, growing 36.2%.
Meanwhile the global semiconductor...
Poor PC vendors. If a new report by analyst firm IDC is to be believed, the world and his wife are conspiring to reduce PC shipment growth for the rest of 2011. At the beginning of the year IDC predicted 7.1% growth for the PC sector, however after a poor Q1 that forecast has now been revised down to just 4.2%.
Here at RCR Wireless we often find ourselves listening in on some especially interesting rumors and saucy speculation. While we can't absolutely vouch for their accuracy, some are still interesting enough to explore in terms of possibility, and the following is one that meets that mark.
As far as tarnished reputations go, Sony is currently in rare air. The initial hacking furore of mid-April, which resulting in the company's PSN gaming network and Qriocity media service being shut down for three weeks, is far from over.
Japan Today | May 18, 2011
NTT Docomo Inc filed a complaint Wednesday with a government dispute settlement body against a higher connection fee its rival Softbank Mobile Corp imposes on calls from subscribers of other mobile phone firms to its customers.
The complaint represents the...
Japan Today | May 18, 2011
NTT Docomo Inc filed a complaint Wednesday with a government dispute settlement body against a higher connection fee its rival Softbank Mobile Corp imposes on calls from subscribers of other mobile phone firms to its customers.
The complaint represents the...
DoCoMo | May 13, 2011 | Press Release
TOKYO, JAPAN, May 13, 2011 --- NTT DOCOMO, INC. today announced that it has reached an agreement with Twitter, Inc. under which DOCOMO will leverage its mobile expertise, with support from Twitter, to develop innovative applications and services incorporating Twitter™...
Bloomberg | April 28, 2011 |Â Mariko Yasu
Panasonic Corp. (6752), the world’s largest maker of plasma televisions, plans to eliminate almost 17,000 jobs over two years as part of an overhaul to restore profitability to levels before the global financial crisis.
The workforce will drop at...
Accenture | April 27, 2011 | Press Release
ESPOO, Finland and NEW YORK; April 27, 2011 – Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) today announced plans for a strategic collaboration in which Nokia would outsource its Symbian software activities and transition about 3,000 employees...
Mobile broadband is critical in a time of disaster according to Norwegian browser maker Opera which claims Japanese usage of its software skyrocketed in the days following the earthquake.
Last month Japan was hit by one of the largest earthquakes in modern history, as well...
Mobile broadband is critical in a time of disaster according to Norwegian browser maker Opera which claims Japanese usage of its software skyrocketed in the days following the earthquake.
Last month Japan was hit by one of the largest earthquakes in modern history, as well...
Reuters | April 18, 2011 |Â Joseph Radford
(Reuters) - Troubled Tokyo Electric Power Co. (9501.T) said on Monday it is mulling the sale of stock holdings and real estate, but said it has not decided whether to offload its shares in Japan's No. 2 mobile...
Reuters | April 18, 2011 |Â Joseph Radford
(Reuters) - Troubled Tokyo Electric Power Co. (9501.T) said on Monday it is mulling the sale of stock holdings and real estate, but said it has not decided whether to offload its shares in Japan's No. 2 mobile...
April 18 2011 - 6:52 pm ET | Sylvie Barak | RCR Wireless News
Texas Instruments Inc has blamed the Japanese earthquake for its disappointing financial results, which came in below analyst estimates.
The chipmaker disclosed first-quarter revenue of $3.39 billion, down from $3.525 billion last...
Wall Street Journal | April 13, 2011 |Â Yoree Koh
This much is clear: Masayoshi Son has been an angry man these past few days.
While Japan’s richest man has recently used Twitter to share news of his philanthropic activities in the post-quake relief efforts, the strong-willed founder...
Yonhap News Agency | April 11, 2011 | Lee Youkyung
SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- Kakao Corp., the developer of the fastest growing mobile messenger service in South Korea, said Monday that it plans to set up subsidiaries in the United States and Japan this...
AUSTIN, Texas-Due to irreparable damages incurred from the recent 9.0 magnitude earthquake on March 11, officials from Freescale Semiconductor confirmed the closing of its wafer fabrication plant in Sendai, Japan.
After a lengthy assessment of equipment and infrastructure damage and ...
Bloomberg | April 3, 2011 |Â Pavel Alpeyev
Softbank Corp. (9984) President Masayoshi Son, Japan’s richest man, pledged to donate 10 billion yen ($120 million) and his remaining salary until retirement to help support victims of the nation’s biggest postwar disaster.
Japan’s third-largest wireless carrier will donate...
