Japan Computer Industry Scan articles from October 2008

Japan Computer Industry Scan archives from October 2008

Showa Denko, Hoya to unify hard disk manufacturing, R&D operations.
October 6, 2008... TOKYO, Sept. 30 Kyodo Showa Denko K.K. and Hoya Corp. said Tuesday they agreed to unify their manufacturing and developmental operations for hard disks for electronic data storage to bolster the hard disk business's efficacy and...

Sony completes acquisition of Bertelsmann's 50% stake in Sony BMG.
October 6, 2008... NEW YORK, Oct. 1 Kyodo Sony Corp. said Wednesday it has completed the acquisition of Bertelsmann AG's 50 percent stake in Sony BMG Music Entertainment, making the U.S. music company a wholly owned subsidiary. Sony said Sony BMG, set up...

Nintendo to launch camera-equipped DS game player on Nov. 1.
October 6, 2008... TOKYO, Oct. 2 Kyodo Nintendo Co. said Thursday it will launch a new Nintendo DS portable game player, equipped with camera and audio player functions, for 18,900 yen in Japan on Nov. 1. The Nintendo DSi, the third generation of its...

Softbank ranks 1st in net subscription gains in Sept. for 17th month.
October 13, 2008... TOKYO, Oct. 7 Kyodo Softbank Mobile Corp. saw the largest net increase in subscriptions among Japan's top mobile phone carriers in September for the 17th consecutive month, data released by an industry group showed Tuesday. Softbank...

ADVISORY - CORRECTION.(Correction notice)
October 13, 2008... TOKYO, Oct. 8 Kyodo In the story headlined ''Panasonic becomes world's 1st TV maker to roll out 300 millionth TV,'' please note following CORRECTION. At 6th graf, please read...277 million cathode-ray tube TVs...(not...277 million...

2ND LD: Tokyo Game Show kicks off to showcase record No. of game titles.
October 13, 2008... CHIBA, Japan, Oct. 9 Kyodo (EDS: ADDING INFO) The world's largest gaming event, the Tokyo Game Show 2008, kicked off Thursday at the Makuhari Messe convention center near Tokyo, featuring the latest titles and consoles from more than...

Toshiba to buy SanDisk's equipment if SanDisk is acquired by Samsung.
October 20, 2008... TOKYO, Oct. 18 Kyodo Toshiba Corp. intends to buy semiconductor-making equipment owned by its U.S. partner, SanDisk Corp., in their jointly run factory if SanDisk is acquired by Samsung Electronics Co. of South Korea, informed sources...

Toshiba to buy 30% of SanDisk venture to boost flash memory capacity.
October 20, 2008... TOKYO, Oct. 20 Kyodo Toshiba Corp. said Monday it has reached a basic agreement to buy about 30 percent production capacity of its U.S. partner, SanDisk Corp., at its jointly run factory in a bid to boost its slumping flash memory...

ADVISORY - CORRECTION.(Correction notice)
October 27, 2008... TOKYO, Oct. 21 Kyodo In the story headlined ''Toshiba to buy 30% of SanDisk venture to boost flash memory capacity,'' please note following CORRECTION. At 1st graf, please read...about 30 percent production capacity of a factory...

Sony delays sales of game software over Koran phrase usage.
October 27, 2008... TOKYO, Oct. 21 Kyodo Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. said Tuesday it will delay this week's overseas launch of its latest game software for the PlayStation 3 game console as it has learned that the soundtrack features some phrases from...

Yahoo Japan's 1st half group net profit up 26.1%.(Financial report)
October 27, 2008... TOKYO, Oct. 24 Kyodo Internet services provider Yahoo Japan Corp. said Friday its group net profit in the April-September first half of fiscal 2008 grew 26.1 percent from a year earlier to 36.89 billion yen on brisk online advertising...