HP expands consulting services in Asia Pacific to help accelerate innovation, drive agility in the new era of computing SINGAPORE, July 2, 2014 — HP today announced the expansion of its HP Advisory Services suite, with new consulting services designed…
TrendLabs 1Q 2014 Security Roundup Report – Cybercrime Hits the Unexpected
Trend Micro Incorporated, the global leader in cloud security, has released its TrendLabs 1Q 2014 Security Roundup Report of the most notable security happenings. This quarter revealed that cybercriminals are targeting entities which were not commonly considered attack targets, such as PoS systems, NTP servers,…
Celebrity Wong Li-Lin at Rakuten Super Bag Event on March 30
PHOTO RELEASE – March 30, 2014 It’s a wrap!: Yummy mummy Wong Li-Lin tries her hand at making temaki (Japanese hand roll) and onigiri (Japanese rice ball) that are designed to tantalise the taste-buds of both adults and children, under…
Japan’s Number One Online Shopping Mall Rakuten Launches in Singapore
Experience the best of Rakuten at Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza from 28 to 30 March 2014! Singapore, 27 March 2014 – Today, Rakuten launches its online platform in Singapore with a showcase of products. To celebrate its launch, the…
Samsung 840 EVO mSATA 1TB version will be released on the 24th, costs about 860SGD
Samsung has just announced their latest 1TB mSATA SSD for the Japanese market. Using the same controller and flash chips as the 840EVO SATA version, the 840EVO mSATA should also perform similarly to the 2.5 inch variant. The 840 EVO…
Unity releases Unity-Chan anime mascot in Japan
When talking about Japan, we will naturally think about its gaming and anime culture. It seems that Unity has decided to ride on this culture and release their anime mascot character in Japan. Known as Unity-chan, this little girl character…
Japan: Communications focus shift from 2014
Digital content focus shift from brands in Japan from 2014 26 November 2013 – When it comes to online population, or Internet penetration (80%), Japan is world’s no. 4 (after UK, Germany, France) and Asia’s no. 1. (1) About 80 percent…
NEC releases PaPeRo petit robot to take care of the elderly
According to Japan’s Kyodo news agency, NEC stated that they will be launching various new services for the market in January 2014. This include small networked robots that are able to protect the elderly and tackle trespassing problems. The new…
AMD partners GIGABYTE to release an anime based PC DIY manual
In an attempt to promote the newly launched power-efficient A10-6700T APU, AMD and GIGABYTE in Japan released a cute mini-ITX assembly manual. The manual will be available in Japan’s 99shop from today and other major stores will get their hands…
Japanese develops electrical circuit which may be implanted in humans
A flexible electrical circuit one-fifth the thickness of food wrap could one day be implanted in humans, its Japanese developers say, as a health monitor or a control panel for paralysed people. TOKYO: A flexible electrical circuit one-fifth the thickness…
Sony Xperia A Limited Edition Smartphone featuring Hatsune Miku -– Only 39,000 available in the world
NTT docomo revealed that they are going to release a new Sony Xperia A smartphone in late September. The limited edition smartphone will come in limited quantities and will feature All-Time favourite Hatsune Miku. The new phone is called “Xperia…
Microsoft Japan offers limited edition of Windows 8
Even before the launch of Windows 8, Microsoft Japan has already thought of a great idea to market the new operating system. What else? They planned to make use of cute anime girls as mascots for the Operating System. And that was…
Japanese invents a display capable of Scent production
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology has developed a new technology that allows a computer or TV screen to emit a variety of scents. With a interface between the content of the screen and a software, the viewer can smell…