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Samsung-Apple war goes (more) global(er)

Oct 17, 2011
A couple weeks ago, we told you about Samsung suing to stop the sale of the Apple iPhone 4S in France and Italy and we predicted there would be...

Japan on the cheap

Oct 12, 2011
Six months have passed since the earthquakes that did so much damage in Japan, and the Japanese tourism agency is thinking of ways to get the word...

Japanese hack

Sep 19, 2011
Japan discovered a hack into Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., which in recent years has accounted for almost one quarter of the country's defense....

New iOS to include earthquake warnings

Aug 22, 2011
9to5Mac is reporting that the new version of iOS being launched next month will include an early warning system for earthquakes for customers in...

Rare earth minerals to be not so rare?

Jul 5, 2011
Japanese scientists say they have discovered a huge cache of rare earth minerals on the ocean floor near Hawaii. And they say the minerals will be...

PC sales slipping

Apr 14, 2011
A new report from IDC says that PC sales are off about 3 percent in the last quarter. The research company cites the continued growth of tablets ...

The Xbox 360 helps clean up nuclear mess in Japan

Apr 1, 2011
QinetiQ has sent unmanned robots to Japan to help at the Fukushima plant. The robots have Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive...

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