Business / Corporate May 13, 2020
Tencent takes aim at Microsoft and Amazon with expansion of cloud business in Japan
The Chinese tech giant aims to triple its sales in 2020 from the current level.
Business / Corporate May 11, 2020
Japan mobile carriers launch new iPhone SE after virus-delayed debut
The updated budget model from 2016 hits the market after a two-week coronavirus delay as parts of Japan cautiously resume economic activity.
Business / Corporate May 11, 2020
Sony and ANA to jointly develop remotely controlled avatar robots
With the new coronavirus pandemic restricting human contact, the two companies hope to use the robots in a wide range of situations such as teleworking.
World May 5, 2020
Apple and Google ban use of location tracking in coronavirus contact tracing apps
Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.'s Google on Monday said they would ban the use of location tracking in apps that use a new contact tracing system the two are building to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. Apple and Google, whose operating systems ...
Business / Tech May 5, 2020
Japanese firms develop contactless technologies to tackle pandemic
Contactless technologies have come into the spotlight amid the spread of the new coronavirus as people have become more conscious of the risks of infection from touching doorknobs and buttons. While wearing face masks has become commonplace, Glory Ltd., a money-changer manufacturer, has developed an ...
Business / Corporate May 3, 2020
SoftBank’s super-fast 5G network isn’t very useful just yet
by Pavel Alpeyev
SoftBank Corp.’s fifth-generation wireless service in Japan is living up to the hype in at least one respect — internet speeds that are blazingly fast even by the standards of one of the most connected countries in the world. The carrier’s month-old 5G network topped ...
Business May 1, 2020
Global smartphone market suffers worst contraction on record
Market trackers estimated the decline from the same period in 2019 at between 11 and 17 percent.
National Apr 29, 2020
Japanese government to release coronavirus contact-tracing app in May
The new app will detect nearby phones with the same app and send alerts to those who have been in close contact with users diagnosed as infected with the coronavirus.
World Apr 29, 2020
Companies bet on AI cameras to track social distancing and limit liability
Stores and workplaces eager to avoid spreading the novel coronavirus are equipping existing security cameras with artificial intelligence software that can track compliance with health guidelines including social distancing and mask-wearing. Several companies said the software will be crucial to staying open as concerns about ...
Business Apr 24, 2020
Apple finds no evidence hackers exploited Mail flaw on iPhones and iPads
The technology giant is countering assertions by cybersecurity company ZecOps Inc. that hackers may have been able to infiltrate iPhones and other iOS devices for more than a year.
Business / Corporate Apr 24, 2020
Apple plans to ditch Intel and make its own chips for some Macs
By next year, Apple Inc. is planning to start selling Mac computers that contain main processors it has made itself, relying on designs that helped popularize the iPhone and iPad, according to people familiar with the matter. The Cupertino, California-based technology giant is working on ...
Business / Corporate Apr 23, 2020
Canon's first quarter net profit drops 30%; 2020 outlook withdrawn
Canon Inc. said Thursday its net profit dropped 30.0 percent in the first quarter through March as it withdrew its full-year earnings outlook due to economic uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The digital camera and office equipment-maker said its net profit in the first ...