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Japan says Boeing 787s can resume flight after modifications

, Apr 26th 2013 Discuss [0]

Back in January, Boeing's 787 Dreamliner jets were grounded by the FAA after experiencing issues with batteries overheating, which posed a fire risk. It took a couple months, but last week the FAA approved Boeing's new battery design, and yesterday it lifted the ban it had in place. Now Japan has given the go-ahead for resuming flights after the modications and changes needed are made. Read The Full Story

Japanese National Police Agency wants ISPs to block Tor

, Apr 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

You may not be familiar with a service called Tor. Tor is a web service that allows users to surf the Internet, use IM, and other services while keeping themselves completely anonymous. Tor is a free and open-source that is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. Read The Full Story

Google Street View shows abandoned post-earthquake Fukushima city

, Mar 28th 2013 Discuss [0]

A couple years have passed since the earthquake that devestated Japan and set off a nuclear emergency, resulting in the abandonment of Namie-machi, which is located near the coastline in Fukushima prefecture. The former residents of Namie-machi are still unable to return, but can now take a virtual walk around the place they called home thanks to Google Street View. Read The Full Story

Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 launches in Europe and Japan, US version now $269

, Mar 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

Good news for those located outside the US. Amazon's Kindle Fire HD 8.9 is now available in a select number of countries in Europe, including the UK, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain, as well as Japan. To celebrate the expansion, Amazon also dropped the price of the tablet to $269 in the US, with the 4G version now starting at $399. Read The Full Story

Japan launches two new satellites

, Jan 28th 2013 Discuss [0]

On January 27, Japan launched a rocket into orbit with a pair of new surveillance satellites onboard. The goal of the launch was to strengthen the surveillance capability of Japan and allow the country to keep an eye on North Korea. Tensions between Japan and North Korea are high after North Korea promised to conduct another nuclear test. Read The Full Story

Japan to launch 4K TV broadcasts in July 2014

, Jan 27th 2013 Discuss [0]

During CES week, European television network Eutelsat launched the first-ever 4K TV channel, and while it's only for experimental and demonstration purposes, it'll set the tone for the future of television broadcasting. Case in point: Japan is planning on launching 4K TV broadcasts in July 2014, which is two years ahead of schedule. Read The Full Story

Azurite Blue, Garnet Red PS3s on the way to Japan, Europe

, Jan 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

We love our colored consoles here at SlashGear, and Sony seems all to willing to deliver. Hot on the heels of its new Classic White PS3 come consoles that have been colored Azurite Blue and Garnet Red. These two consoles are launching in Japan next month, with a launch in Europe apparently lined up as well. Read The Full Story

Dish demands FCC see Softbank-Sprint deal “unripe for consideration”

, Jan 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week the folks at Dish Network have made it clear that they’re going to go hardcore with their business tactics when it comes to attaining Clearwire – their methods including hitting the competition where it hurts: Sprint’s merger with Softbank. Several months ago Softbank made a bid to attain US-based Sprint while Sprint made a bid to attain Clearwire, their ability to purchase Clearwire being based on they themselves being purchased by Softbank. Because Dish Network sees Softbank’s acquisition of Sprint as contingent on Sprint’s future purchase of Clearwire, they’ve filed for the whole stack of cards to come tumbling down.

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iBookstore to launch in Japan as early as January

, Jan 1st 2013 Discuss [0]

A report from the Japanese publication Nikkei is claiming that Apple will be extending its digital bookstore into Japan this month. The report claims that the Apple iBookstore could be rolled out in Japan as early as January 2013. The report also indicates that Apple has signed up with a number of big Japanese publishers. Read The Full Story

Toyota launches 2013 Crown series in Japan

, Dec 28th 2012 Discuss [0]

Toyota has new cars rolling off the assembly line in Japan this week, launching both the 2013 Crown Royal and Crown Athlete. Judging from the press shots we see below, the new cars in the Crown series look pretty sleek. Toyota even made a point of drawing our attention to the grills of the cars in its announcement, which it says were "based on the shape of a crown." Read The Full Story

Panasonic P-02E 1080p Android smartphone hits FCC

, Dec 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

The folks at Panasonic have been tipped to be smartphone-bound for years; today they've basically confirmed the idea that they're making a big effort in 2013 with the P-02E. The FCC listing appearing today has everything the Panasonic ELUGA had and a whole lot more, upping the ante from what was tipped this Autumn without a full confirmation from an official source - the FCC is just about as good as it gets! Read The Full Story

Wii U Japan sales top 300,000 during launch weekend

, Dec 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

While players in North America and Europe have been enjoying their Wii Us for a little while now, the newest Nintendo console only launched in Japan this past weekend. We're now hearing the first numbers from the Wii U's Japan launch, with statistics from Media-Create putting the Wii U's launch weekend sales at 307,471. That certainly isn't bad, with Nintendo selling 400,000 Wii Us during the console's North American launch week (which just so happened to be the week leading up to Black Friday). Read The Full Story
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