Japan

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 …

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 …

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 …

Bloomberg | March 2, 2011 | 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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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. …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …