Panasonic launches lower-cost Ultra HD Blu-ray player
Lacks THX certification, analog outputs Panasonic has just launched a lower-cost version of its flagship…
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ISC Fujitsu builds supercomputer from ARMv8 cores
Will crush Chinese rivals ISC Fujitsu is working on a supercomputer built around 64-bit ARMv8…
Panasonic surrenders LCD screen making to Sharp
TVs will use other manufacturers’ materials Panasonic has given up making LCD panels for televisions…
Japanese earthquakes could damage IT supplies
Sony plant damaged The two major earthquakes rocked southern Japan this week damaging Sony’s image…
Windows 10 pop-up invades Japanese bill-boards
Call Godzilla Microsoft’s continued obsession with forcing users to upgrade to Windows 10 is starting…
8K broadcasts of the Olympics expected
Hi-res boredom other than the crowd shots It looks like Japanese who have 8K tellies…
Foxconn bails out Sharp
Writes $5.8 billion cheque Sharp has accepted Foxconn’s offer and will be acquired for $5.8…
German take-over of Japanese Renesas unlikely
Japanese government to block the dealA chance for the chipmaker Renesas to be acquired by…
Japan Display would not kick Sharp out of bed
Assuming it tried to crawl in there Japan Display has said that it would not…
Huawei and NTT DoCoMo show 3.6 Gbps 5G
Set up in Japan Huawei and NTT DoCoMo have set up a 5G network in…