Wednesday | 15 October, 2008
Stories by: Martyn Williams
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Tokyo Game Show kicks-off with record number of games 09/10/2008 12:18:00
The 13th annual Tokyo Game Show opened at Makuhari Messe just outside of Tokyo Thursday morning with a record number of game titles on display from a record number of exhibitors. - +
Asus reports virus loaded into Eee Box PCs 08/10/2008 10:24:00
Asustek Computer's Japanese arm has alerted owners of its new Eee Box low-cost desktop PC that the machine shipped with a virus. - +
Sony launches a new version of its Reader electronic book device 08/10/2008 09:17:18
Sony launches a new version of its Reader electronic book device. The PRS-700 adds a touchscreen and reading light to the previous model and will go on sale in the U.S. in November. - +
Weekly Tech News Update: 7th October, 2008 07/10/2008 08:19:18
This week we're coming to you from the Ceatec show in Japan. It's a showcase for gadgets and gizmos galore from all of Japan's biggest electronics companies and this week we're going to be showing you the best of what the show has to offer. - +
Sanyo laser to enable faster, higher capacity Blu-ray Discs 07/10/2008 11:13:00
Sanyo Electric has developed a blue laser diode that will help lay the ground toward higher capacity and faster Blu-ray Disc systems. - +
Toshiba's first fuel cell coming in a few months 07/10/2008 11:42:00
Toshiba is close to launching its first commercial direct-methanol fuel-cell device, which promises a faster way to recharge portable electronics products. - +
Report: Fujitsu to sell HDD business to Western Digital 02/10/2008 09:43:00
Fujitsu is in talks to sell its hard-disk drive business to Western Digital, according to a report in the Thursday morning edition of the Nikkei business daily. - +
Japan's KDDI to offer 1G bps Internet connections to homes 29/09/2008 15:31:00
Japanese telecommunications carrier KDDI will start offering from October 1G bps (bits per second) fiber-optic Internet hook-ups for less than the current price of a connection one tenth the speed, it said this week. - +
Thousands delayed by Japan airline check-in system trouble 15/09/2008 09:28:00
Thousands or air passengers in Japan saw their flights cancelled or delayed on Sunday after computer system trouble at All Nippon Airways (ANA) led to problems with the airline's check-in system nationwide. - +
Sony to acquire all of optical disc venture from NEC 12/09/2008 00:34:00
Sony plans to acquire the portion of its optical disc joint venture with NEC that it doesn't already own and make the company a subsidiary, it said Thursday. - +
Samsung's X360: Lighter than air -- but not thinner 08/09/2008 10:53:00
When Samsung Electronics unveiled its new X360 laptop at the IFA electronics show in Berlin last week it made a big deal of the machine being lighter than Apple's Macbook Air.
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Computerworld Live Podcast #97: The Future of Enterprise Networking 25/07/2008 09:45:36
This week CW Live chats with Mark Thompson, global sales and marketing manager for HP ProCurve, on the future of the enterprise networking. Mark discusses the trends we can expect to see in the near future and how the right infrastructure can ensure your enterprise network is secure. - +
Computerworld Live Podcast #96: Security at the Edge 11/06/2008 09:22:22
CW Live speaks with Amol Mitra, HP ProCurve Director of Marketing for Asia Pacific and Japan. Today's topic: how enterprises are starting to shift away from simply controlling security via server logins, firewalls and moving to more adaptive security frameworks. - +
Data Management Edition #10: Multi-Petascale Systems 02/05/2008 09:12:33
This week we look at sustainability and the development of multicore technologies to build multi-petascale systems. - +
IT Security Edition #11: How to poison the Storm botnet 01/05/2008 08:51:55
This week CW Live presents a case study on how to poison the notorious Storm botnet . Plus we take a look at Cisco's plans for Ironport. - +
IT Security Edition #10: Cyber-battles fought and won 24/04/2008 11:09:47
Vendors bow to end user pressure to improve product security, and we take a look at the latest concepts shaping the cyber-battlefield of the future.
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