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Sony shares advance after third-quarter earnings exceed analyst estimates

Bloomberg | February 4, 2011 | Mariko Yasu Sony Corp. rose the most in more than a week in Tokyo trading after Japan’s largest exporter of electronics reported third-quarter profit that exceeded analyst estimates. The stock climbed 1.8 percent to close at 2,919 yen on the...

UPDATE 1-Sharp jumps on talk of deals with Samsung, Chimei

Reuters | February 4, 2011 | Reiji Murai * Sharp needs to raise production at LCD panel plant * Chimei deal would involve mutual panel supply * Sharp's shares rise after the news (Recasts, adds share price move) TOKYO, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Shares in Japan's Sharp...

Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile explains about full-featured smartphone

Malaysia Sun | February 4, 2011 Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications Ltd explained about the "IS04" and "T006" portable devices developed for the mobile network of KDDI Corp at a press conference Feb 2, 2011, in Tokyo. The IS04 is a smartphone based on the Android 2.2...

NEC collaborates with Aricent as its Femtocell services partner in India

Aricent | February 1, 2011 | Press Release Partnership provides deployment, rollout and support services for operators in India New Delhi - NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) today announced that it will collaborate with Aricent® as a service partner to support the deployment of its market-leading...

NEC and Fujitsu win Asia Submarine-cable Express (ASE)

NEC | January 31, 2011 | Press Release NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE6701) and Fujitsu Limited (Fujitsu; TSE 6702) today announced an agreement with NTT Communications, the Philippines Long Distance Telephone Company, StarHub Limited and Telekom Malaysia Berhad to construct the Asia Submarine-cable Express system, a...

NTT DOCOMO announces 10-year Green Vision

NTT Docomo | January 28, 2011 | Press Release TOKYO, JAPAN, January 28, 2011 --- NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today a new 10-year environmental vision under which the DOCOMO Group intends to help lower carbon footprints, strengthen recycling and protect biodiversity, including cutting its fiscal 2020 carbon...

Toshiba Q3 profit surges on smartphone boom, cost cuts

Reuters | January 31, 2011 | Isabel Reynolds (Reuters) - Japan's Toshiba Corp (6502.T) more than doubled its quarterly operating profit on booming sales of NAND flash memory chips and robust demand for LCD panels used in smartphones and tablets. But the sprawling conglomerate cut its full...

Qualcomm congratulates NTT DOCOMO on launching LTE service with Qualcomm solution

PR Newswire | January 31, 2011 | Press Release Qualcomm's Industry-leading Multi-mode Chipset Solution Elevates Mobile Broadband Experiences for Consumers in Japan SAN DIEGO -- Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM) congratulates NTT DOCOMO, INC. on launching Xi™ (Crossy), Japan's first LTE service, using Qualcomm's MDM9200™ LTE/3G multi-mode chipset solution....

KDDI to stream FM radio programming to smartphones

The Nikkei | January 26, 2011 TOKYO (Nikkei)--KDDI Corp. (9433) is teaming up with 52 FM radio broadcasters to stream programming via the Internet to its smartphone and cellular phone customers. The Lismo Wave service will be launched Wednesday, giving listeners access to radio programming from...

Yahoo Japan Profit Rises; Google Tie-Up Moves Ahead

Wall Street Journal | January 25, 2011 | Juro Osawa TOKYO—Yahoo Japan Corp. said Tuesday its net profit for the October-December quarter rose 19% from a year earlier amid solid growth in advertising revenue, and said its planned search-technology tie-up with Google Inc. is...

Lenovo eyeing Japanese PC market

Trading Markets | January 24, 2011 BEIJING, Jan 24, 2011 (SinoCast Daily Business Beat via COMTEX) -- Lenovo Group Limited (SEHK: 0992) is eyeing the lucrative Japanese market through an investment deal. Two days ago, local media said by quoting the words of an insider of...

NEC said to win 30 billion Yen undersea cable order

Bloomberg | January 21, 2011 | Jason Clenfield and Maki Shiraki  NEC Corp., Japan’s largest maker of phone-network equipment, won an order valued at about 30 billion yen ($362 million) from a group led by Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. to supply undersea cables, two...

NTT Com to Launch Global IP-VPN POP in Perth, Australia (NTTCom)

NTT Com | January 18, 2011 | Press Release TOKYO, JAPAN - NTT Communications (NTT Com) announced today plans to establish a point of presence (POP) for its Arcstarâ„¢ Global IP-VPN service in Perth, Australia, which will launch in the near future. Applications to access...

KT to work with China Mobile, NTT

Korea Times | January 19, 2011 |  Yoon Ja-young KT, Korea’s telecommunication giant, is setting up a smart belt in Northeast Asia, lowering barriers for roaming services in the region. China Mobile and NTT Docomo, leading mobile operators from China and Japan, are joining KT...

SOFTBANK MOBILE in Japan Selects Gemalto for Mobile Contactless Payment Trial

Gemalto | January 18, 2011 | Press Release Partnership also involves MasterCard Worldwide, Orient Corporation, Credit Saison and Kyodo Printing Amsterdam, Jan 18, 2011 - Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces its selection by SOFTBANK MOBILE for the latest mobile contactless payment trial...

Japan's UQ Comm inks WiMAX roaming agreement with Korea's KT

Trading Markets | January 13, 2011 | Press Release TOKYO, Jan 13, 2011 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) - Japanese high-speed mobile internet company UQ Communications Inc. has forged a roaming agreement with South Korean communications giant KT Corp (KSE:030200). The agreement mainly targets the...

Japan’s UQ Comm inks WiMAX roaming agreement with Korea’s KT

Trading Markets | January 13, 2011 | Press Release TOKYO, Jan 13, 2011 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) - Japanese high-speed mobile internet company UQ Communications Inc. has forged a roaming agreement with South Korean communications giant KT Corp (KSE:030200). The agreement mainly targets the...

Docomo: Smartphone sales may touch 2 mn

Times of India | January 13, 2011 TOKYO: Japan's top mobile operator, NTT Docomo, is likely to boast two million smartphone contracts by the end of March, compared with a forecast of 1.3 million, an executive said in an interview. Senior executive vice president Kiyoyuki Tsujimura...

NTT Com's Japan – U.S. Backbone Bandwidth Reaches 400 Gbps

NTT Com | January 13, 2011 | Press Release TOKYO, Jan. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) announced on January 13 that it has expanded the data-transmission capacity of its Global IP Network between the United States and Japan to an industry-leading...

NTT Com’s Japan – U.S. Backbone Bandwidth Reaches 400 Gbps

NTT Com | January 13, 2011 | Press Release TOKYO, Jan. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) announced on January 13 that it has expanded the data-transmission capacity of its Global IP Network between the United States and Japan to an industry-leading...

Japan wants Apple to put Content Filter in iPhone

TechTree| January 5, 2010 | Samir Makwana Censorware to protect minors from accessing objectionable content The relationship between Apple and the Japanese government hasn't been great last year. After cases of exploding Apple iPod batteries were reported, Japan is once again complaining about Apple. If Google's...

Up Close with Toshiba's Android Tablet (CES 2011)

At CES 2011 Toshiba gave PCMag.com a preview of its upcomign Android Tablet. This one is running Android 2.2, but the final model will feature Android 3.0 (or Honeycomb). More CES 2011 coverage at http://ces.pcmag,com Video via PCMag

Up Close with Toshiba’s Android Tablet (CES 2011)

At CES 2011 Toshiba gave PCMag.com a preview of its upcomign Android Tablet. This one is running Android 2.2, but the final model will feature Android 3.0 (or Honeycomb). More CES 2011 coverage at http://ces.pcmag,com Video via PCMag

NTT DoCoMo to launch tablet computer: Nikkei

Reuters | January 1, 2010 | James Topham Jan 1 (Reuters) - Japan's top mobile operator, NTT DoCoMo, is looking to launch a tablet computer that will be produced by LG Electronics and run on software developed by Google, the Nikkei business daily reported on...