Softbank to Buy 70% of Sprint for $20.1B
NEW YORK (AP) — Sprint dug a hole for itself when it bought Nextel in 2005 in one of the worst deals in telecom history. Now, a deep-pocketed friend from overseas could help…
Tokyo Game Show Focuses on Social, Smartphones
It’s not quite game over at the annual Tokyo Game Show opening Thursday, but with smartphones, tablets and other computer-like devices luring people away from the once-dominant consoles devoted to video games, the rules have changed.
Sony Plans Slimmer PlayStation 3 Before Year End
Sony is introducing a smaller, slimmer and lighter version of its PlayStation 3 home console ahead of the year-end holidays as it gears up for growing competition from smartphones.
Tokyo Court: Samsung Did Not Infringe Apple Patent
A Tokyo court dismissed Apple’s claim that Samsung infringed on its patent, the latest ruling in the global legal battle between tech titans over smartphones.
Fukushima: Local Children Unwitting (and Unwilling) Radioactive Guinea Pigs
Fukushima children may now be an involuntary irradiated test Fukushima group monitored since March 2011 displaying disturbing health abnormalities.
25% of Facebook Users in APAC
A quarter of Facebook’s population lives in the Asia Pacific region, says SocialBakers. Infographic inside.
Crowds Rally in Tokyo to End Nuclear Power
Thousands have rallied at a Tokyo park to demand that Japan abandon nuclear power as the country prepares to restart another reactor shut down.
European Parliament Shoots Down ACTA
The European Parliament votes against ratifying ACTA, marking a victory for privacy advocates but pissing off Intellectual Property (IP) rights advocates.
Micron to Buy Japanese Memory-Maker Elpida for $2.5B
Micron Technology has agreed a deal to buy embattled Japanese chipmaker Elpida in a deal worth US$ 2.5 billion.
US, Japan Most Likely to Ask Twitter for Your User Info
Western-style democracies were the most active in asking for political content to be removed, with Twitter receiving the most requests from the USA and Japan.




