A stretched Samsung chases rival Apple's suppliers May. 19, 2013 - 05:49AM JST ( 1 ) Overtaking Apple Inc as the world's leading maker of smartphones has stretched Samsung Electronics Co's in-house supply lines, and the South Korean firm is now courting some of its rival's main parts suppliers. After costly courtroom battles over technology patents, the two gadget giants are now… Read
Microsoft Windows 8 update will be free Technology May. 15, 2013 - 12:31AM JST ( 9 Comments ) Microsoft says a planned update to its Windows 8 operating system will be made available for free later this year. The update is meant to address complaints and confusion that have been blamed for deepening… Read
Panasonic develops solar lantern for people living without electricity Technology May. 14, 2013 - 01:00PM JST ( 5 Comments ) Panasonic Corp said Monday that it has developed a solar lantern that doubles as a charger for people living without electricity. With a built-in rechargeable battery to store solar energy during the day, the lantern… Read
Samsung announces 5G data breakthrough Technology May. 14, 2013 - 09:39AM JST ( 5 Comments ) Samsung Electronics said Monday it had successfully tested super-fast fifth-generation (5G) wireless technology that would eventually allow users to download an entire movie in one second. The South Korean giant said the test had witnessed… Read
Nintendo wins U.S. appeals court decision over Wii Technology May. 14, 2013 - 06:38AM JST ( 1 Comment ) Nintendo Co, one of the world's largest makers of video game players, on Monday won a U.S. appeals court decision in a patent case that will allow it to keep importing its popular Wii system… Read
Rakuten Super Points now convertible to Rakuten Edy electronic money Technology May. 14, 2013 - 04:13AM JST ( 1 Comment ) Rakuten Edy has started a limited time campaign that will make it possible to convert Rakuten Super Points into Rakuten Edy electronic money. Rakuten Super Points are earned whenever customers shop online using any of… Read
3D/4D ultrasound hologram printing service uses compact holographic printer Technology May. 13, 2013 - 06:42AM JST ( 3 Comments ) Pioneer has announced a service that prints the expressions of unborn babies as 3D holograms, using a compact full-color hologram printer developed by the company last year. “When an expecting mother has a check-up, a… Read
NHK develops remote-controlled, multi-view camera system Technology May. 13, 2013 - 06:33AM JST ( 0 Comments ) NHK has developed a remote-controlled, multi-view camera system for providing dynamic images of objects at different positions and in motion. Multi-view imaging involves surrounding the objects (e.g. sports players) with a number of cameras, which… Read
Denso develops new laser radar Technology May. 12, 2013 - 05:19AM JST ( 4 Comments ) Global automotive supplier Denso Corp has developed a smaller and more cost-effective laser radar, which is an active safety technology that will help avoid low-speed collisions. Denso's new laser radar is used as a sensor… Read
Amazon working on 3D screen for smartphone: report Technology May. 11, 2013 - 05:46AM JST ( 2 Comments ) Amazon, long rumored to be developing its own smartphone, is working on a screen that allows people to see 3D images without glasses, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Journal said the Internet retail giant… Read
NHK, Mitsubishi Electric develop world's first HEVC encoder for 8K Super Hi-Vision Technology May. 11, 2013 - 04:31AM JST ( 0 Comments ) NHK and Mitsubishi Electric Corp have jointly developed the world's first HEVC encoder for 8K ultra HDTV Super Hi-Vision. Super Hi-Vision (SHV) is the broadcasting medium of the near future. It makes viewers feel like… Read