Japan Computer Industry Scan articles from December 2006

Japan Computer Industry Scan archives from December 2006

Nifty sets IPO price at 210,000 yen.
December 4, 2006... TOKYO, Nov. 28 Kyodo Nifty Corp., a Japanese Internet access provider wholly owned by Fujitsu Ltd., said Tuesday it has set its initial public offering price at 210,000 yen per share for its Dec. 7 debut on the Second Section of the...

REFILING: Main events scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 2.
December 4, 2006... TOKYO, Dec. 1 Kyodo -- Nintendo Co. to launch its next-generation Wii video game console in Japan. -- Sony Corp. to release seven types of Vaio notebook personal computer.

LEAD: Nintendo's new game console Wii debuts in Japan after launch in U.S.
December 4, 2006... TOKYO, Dec. 2 Kyodo (EDS: RECASTING AND UPDATING) Nintendo Co.'s next-generation video game console, the Wii, hit Japanese store shelves Saturday, after its debut in the United States two weeks ago. Despite cool weather, long...

Japan ranks top in number of 2005 mobile broadband Internet users.
December 4, 2006... GENEVA, Dec. 3 Kyodo Japan ranked top in terms of the number of users of broadband Internet services via mobile phone in 2005, a U.N. telecom body said Sunday. The number of mobile broadband Internet service subscribers totaled 17.79...

FTC questions Softbank's Son over mobile service ad.
December 11, 2006... TOKYO, Dec. 7 Kyodo Japan's Fair Trade Commission on Thursday questioned Softbank Mobile Corp. President Masayoshi Son about the background of a contentious advertisement run by the company as part of its probe into the potentially...

KDDI to end Tu-Ka brand cellphone operation in March 2008.
December 11, 2006... TOKYO, Dec. 7 Kyodo KDDI Corp. said Thursday it will terminate its Tu-Ka brand cellular phone service at the end of March 2008. The company already stopped receiving new subscriptions for the Tu-Ka service at the end of June. ...

Sony BMG settles U.S. lawsuits over CD-caused computer damage: AP.
December 25, 2006... NEW YORK, Dec. 19 Kyodo Sony BMG Music Entertainment has reached a settlement of lawsuits filed by the U.S. states of Texas and California over computer virus infection caused by a hidden anti-piracy program contained in the company's...

Subscribers to fiber-optic network service top 7 million for 1st time.
December 25, 2006... TOKYO, Dec. 20 Kyodo The number of subscribers to high-speed fiber-optic network services in Japan topped 7 million for the first time ever at the end of September, helped by growing replacement demands, the communications ministry said...

Over 100 bidders fail to receive goods auctioned via Yahoo Japan.
December 25, 2006... TOKYO, Dec. 22 Kyodo An online shop on the Internet auction site operated by Yahoo Japan Corp. has failed to send auctioned goods to over 100 bidders who have paid for their purchases, the major portal site operator said Friday. The...