IBM is the king of the patent world!
US based tech giant IBM has made a record by receiving 4,186 U.S. patents last year.
Samsung came second with 3,515 patents in 2008.
Canon, Microsoft, and Intel were the remaining three companies in the top five.
The figures have been revealed by the IFI Patent Intelligence. [...]
Latest Sharp AQUOS BD LCD TV comes with Blu-Ray player inbuilt
Japanese consumer electronics manufacturer Sharp has launched their latest range of LCD TVs which features an inbuilt Blu-Ray player.
Blu-Ray technology has won the current generation storage media war against HD DVD but it still has not gained enough popularity.
Customers are more likely to watch online [...]
Toshiba to establish a lithium-ion battery plant in Japan
Japanese tech giant Toshiba has announced that they would be setting up a lithium-ion battery plant in Japan to meet the growing demand for such products.
The news help the company stock as it went up by 6% on this news.
Toshiba said that they aim to start manufacturing [...]
Google Street View criticized in Japan over privacy issues
Google Street View feature is being criticized in Japan over privacy issues.
A group of Japanese journalists, professors and lawyers have demanded that Google should remove the images taken on the roads in the various cities in the country.
The search engine giant is currently providing images from [...]
Japanese bullet trains to get internet connectivity
Japan’s bullet trains would soon get internet connectivity.
This new internet service would be launched in March new year on these famous super fast trains.
NTT Communications would be offering this wireless internet service.
These would be part of their HotSpot service which is already accessible from shops, restaurants, hotels [...]
Nokia leaving Japanese mobile phone market
Nokia might be the world’s largest mobile phone manufacturer but they have a limited presence in Japan.
The company is now pulling out of Japan where they supply mobile phones to NTT DoCoMo and Softbank Mobile.
Nokia had re-entered this highly competitive market some years ago but they seems to have failed [...]
Nokia to become a mobile virtual network operator in Japan?
Japanese daily Yomiuri Shimbun has claimed in a report that mobile phone maker Nokia is going to become a mobile service provider in the competitive Japanese market.
The company is rumored to be working on plans to become a mobile virtual network operator.
They would be using [...]
Naoko Yamazaki selected for 2010 space flight by JAXA
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has selected a woman for the upcoming space shuttle Atlantis mission in 2010.
Naoko Yamazaki would become the first mother from Japan to go on a space mission.
She would represent Japan on the crew which is scheduled to go to space on [...]
NTT DoCoMo to offer improved services including mobile video
Japanese mobile service provider NTT DoCoMo has announced that they are going to expand their services to their customers.
The company aims to boost their revenues as they face intense competition in their home market.
NTT DoCoMo said that they are now going to focus on offering enhanced [...]
Dell launches Inspiron Mini 12 in Japan
Dell has launched a new laptop model named Inspiron Mini 12 in the Japanese market.
It is going on sale through Bic Camera, Kujima and Sofmap retail chains in this market.
These machines are pre-configured and would be available starting next month.
This is the second Inspiron Mini machine from Dell. They [...]
