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Sharp to ship 60, 70-inch Aquos UD1 UHD TVs in Japan in June, August

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:29:00 GMT

NTT DoCoMo reveals smartphone, tablet releases for coming months

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:21:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1368609551_sonyxperiaathumb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />mobile devices that it will start offering over the summer. Eleven models make the cut, including nine smartphones, one tablet, and one "Raku-Raku" simplified smartphone. Notabl...]]>

Sony trials 13.3-inch e-ink reader, stylus in Japanese universities

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:51:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1368445842_sonyprototype13inchereaderthumb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />prototype is a 13.3-inch, 1200x1600-resolution, 16-level gray s...]]>

Sharp to cut 5,000 jobs, refocus production in financial recovery move

Fri, 10 May 2013 18:34:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1367456602_sharp-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sharp will be drastically cutting its number of employees over the next three years, as part of a plan to financially rectify itself. Out of the 51,000 currently employed by the company worldwide, Sharp will be r...]]>

Apple Q2 breakdown shows iPad jump, Mac decline

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:42:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://cdn2.macnn.com/news/1302/Apple-exec-compensation-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Q2 results, Apple has also posted a detailed breakdown (PDF) of its performance. Notably, the 19.477 million iPads th...]]>

Tokyo court censors results from Google autocomplete

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:01:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1360179561_google-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />autocomplete that relate to one specific person. The ruling by the Tokyo District Court also awarded the unknown person 300,000 yen ($3,100) for the "...]]>

Apple pays $10M to license patents tracing back to Palm, others

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:28:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://cdn3.macnn.com/news/1107/hppre3-3.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Macotakara. The patents are now owned by a Japanese company called Access. Beyond the Palm properties, Apple has also licensed concepts belonging to Geoworks and Bell Communications Re...]]>

Sony Computer Entertainment Japan, Asia merge into one unit

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 09:40:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1350671621_ScreenShot2012-10-19at2.32.56PM.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />merging its Computer Entertainment units in Japan and Asia into a single division for the region, in an effort to streamline the business. The creation of Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Asia comes after low iOS 6.1.3 isn't available to the public, says Japanese site Macotakara...]]>

iBooks 3.1 brings full iBookstore to Japan

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:39:00 GMT
<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1362501643_ibooks-japan.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />iBooks 3.1 for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. While a minor update in most countries, v3.1 is the first to bring the full iBookstore to Japan. Previously, only public domain books were available in the country; now though the store has a variety of paid titles, includ...]]>