Associated Press | March 14, 2011
Japan's stocks plunged Monday on the first full day of business after the massive earthquake and tsunami. The Nikkei dropped more than 6 percent and Japan's Central Bank injected nearly $200 billion into money markets. (March...
NTT Docomo | March 11, 2011 | Press Release
-Also will provide SIM cards and micro SIM cards -
Tokyo, Mar 11, 2011 - (JCN Newswire) - NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today that customers may request to have the SIM lock capability removed...
Wall Street Journal | March 14, 2011 | Owen Fletcher and Juro Osawa
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
BEIJING (Dow Jones)--Asia's major telecom operators scrambled on Monday to eliminate the impact on their operations from damage to several submarine cables following the massive earthquake and...
Since last week's catastrophic earthquake/tsunami/nuclear meltdown triple-threat devastated large parts of northeastern Japan, many large organisations have jumped in to aid donations that will go towards helping those affected by the crisis.
Mobile electronics accessory and design firm AViiQ has started a solidarity campaign for Japan with donations to the American Red Cross for every user that likes its Facebook page.
Telefonica | March 10, 2011 | Press Release
Fujitsu and Telefónica sign a Master Service Agreement for the provision and management of mobile services (voice and data) across 15 countries in Europe.
30,000 connections managed through Telefónica’s Central Services worth more than €30m over the contract period (4 years...
Sharp | March 8, 2011 | Press Release
Osaka, Mar 8, 2011 - (JCN Newswire) - Sharp Corporation will participate in a proof-of-concept trial for electronic education (e-education) from March 8 to the end of March 2011 at the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad to...
Hitachi | March 7, 2011 | Press Release
Combination of Hard Drive Companies Will Create Industry’s Broadest
Product Portfolio and a Significant Pool of Resources for Innovation
IRVINE, Calif. and SAN JOSE, Calif. – Mar. 7, 2011 – Western Digital (NYSE: WDC) and Hitachi,...
Bloomberg | March 2, 2011 |Â Brian Womack, Serena Saitto and Mariko Yasu
Yahoo! Inc. is in talks to dispose of its 35 percent stake in its Japanese joint venture with Softbank Corp., according to two people briefed on the matter.
The talks focus on transferring its stake...
KDDI | February 28, 2011 | Press Release
-The first WiMAX compatible smartphone in Japan with ultimate speed-
KDDI Corporation and Okinawa Cellular Telephone Company will release "htc EVO WiMAX ISW11HT" (manufactured by HTC Corporation), the first WiMAX compatible Android™ smartphone, after first half of April, 2011.
"htc...
KDDI | February 28, 2011 | Press Release
-The first WiMAX compatible smartphone in Japan with ultimate speed-
KDDI Corporation and Okinawa Cellular Telephone Company will release "htc EVO WiMAX ISW11HT" (manufactured by HTC Corporation), the first WiMAX compatible Android™ smartphone, after first half of April, 2011.
"htc...
Bangkok Post | February 28, 2011 | Komsan Tortermvasana
China Mobile and NTT DoCoMo of Japan are expressing an interest in proposing business models to carry Advanced Info Service's mobile business should it fail to pay 74billion baht in compensation stemming from changes to past...
Trading Markets | February 23, 2011 | Press Release
TOKYO, Feb 23, 2011 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) --
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (TSE:9432) and Japan Broadcasting Corp., or NHK, on Tuesday reported successful testing of international transmission of Super Hi-Vision video over the regular shared network.
Super Hi-Vision is...
Trading Markets | February 23, 2011 | Press Release
TOKYO, Feb 23, 2011 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) --
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (TSE:9432) and Japan Broadcasting Corp., or NHK, on Tuesday reported successful testing of international transmission of Super Hi-Vision video over the regular shared network.
Super Hi-Vision is...
Docomo | February 24, 2011 | Press Release
TOKYO, JAPAN, February 24, 2011 --- NTT DOCOMO, INC. today unveiled the MEDIAS N-04C and Xperia™ arc SO-01C smartphones and Optimus Pad L-06C tablet computer, each of which will go on sale in Japan in March or thereafter.
The MEDIAS N-04C is...
Wall Street Journal | February 21, 2011 | Jung-Ah Lee
TOKYO (Dow Jones)--Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (6503.TO) said Tuesday it has filed a lawsuit against South Korea's LG Electronics Inc. (066570.SE) over an alleged infringement of the Japanese company's 3G mobile communication system patent.
Mitsubishi said it...
VMware | February 21, 2011 | Press Release
Organizations in Japan will enjoy the business transformation benefits of true enterprise hybrid cloud computing
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., – February 21, 2011 – VMware (NYSE: VMW), the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, today announced that major...
Korea JoongAng Daily | February 10, 2011 | Kim Hyung-eun
SK Telecom announced yesterday that it joined forces with two Japanese wireless operators to conduct a field test today on mobile payment based on near field communication (NFC) technology.
If successful, people in Korea and Japan...
Nikkei | February 9, 2011
TOKYO (Nikkei)--Domestic shipments of cellular phones and PHS (personal handyphone system) handsets grew 6.3% to 33.27 million units in 2010, the first uptick in three years.
Shipments are still off 36% from the 2003 peak, according to Japan Electronics and Information...
The nascent near field communication space received a much needed jolt today as Japanese telecom giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. (DCM) announced an agreement with Korean operator KT Corp. (KT) to use the wireless technology to develop “cross-border services for mobile payments, mass-transit ticketing, promotional...
NEW YORK – Sprint Nextel Corp. and Kyocera Communications Inc. announced the Echo, a dual-screen smart phone running Google Inc.'s Android 2.2 operating system. The mobile phone is comprised of two 3.5-inch WVGA touchscreen displays connected by a pivoting hinge. Both screens can operate...
Acision | February 8, 2011 | Press Release
Acision, a world leader in mobile data, today announced the appointment of Chris Jenkins to the position of Executive Vice President and Managing Director for the Asia Pacific region. Based in Singapore, Chris will play a lead...
International Business News | February 2011 | Alex He
China's Synacast Corporation, or PPLive, the operator the leading online TV service "PPTV", said on Thursday that Japan's Softbank has acquired a 35 percent stake into the company.
The Japanese mobile carrier acquired Synacast's stake for about...
International Business News | February 2011 | Alex He
China's Synacast Corporation, or PPLive, the operator the leading online TV service "PPTV", said on Thursday that Japan's Softbank has acquired a 35 percent stake into the company.
The Japanese mobile carrier acquired Synacast's stake for about...
