News tagged with japanese market

Japan's solar cell market more than tripled in 2009

Japan's solar cell market more than tripled in the year to March, as government incentives spurred households to purchase the eco-friendly technology, industry data showed Tuesday.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 18, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

BlackBerry Bold sales suspended in Japan

Japanese mobile phone operator NTT DoCoMo said it suspended domestic sales Friday of the smart phone BlackBerry Bold after about 30 users reported the keyboards heated up during recharging.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Feb 27, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Japan's Softbank ties up with eBay in online billing

Internet auction giant eBay and mobile phone operator Softbank said Wednesday they were teaming up to bring the US firm's PayPal online billing system to Japan for the first time.

Technology / Business

created May 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Pinterest gets $100 mn, led by Japan's Rakuten

Japanese online giant Rakuten announced Thursday it was leading a $100 million investment in Pinterest, a fast-growing US bulletin-board style social media website.

Technology / Business

created May 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Walkman outsells iPod in Japan: survey

The Walkman outsold the iPod in Japan last week for the first time in four years, handing Japanese electronics giant Sony a rare victory over arch-rival Apple, a survey showed.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 03, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Eyeing Asian market, LinkedIn launches in Japanese

(AP) -- LinkedIn Corp. on Thursday launched its online professional networking service in Japanese, the first Asian language platform for the rapidly growing company as it pushes to expand in the region.

Technology / Business

created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

RIM rules out battery flaw with Blackberry Bold

Canada's Research In Motion said Friday it has ruled out faulty batteries as the likely cause of keyboards heating up during recharging of its BlackBerry Bold smart phones sold in Japan.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Feb 28, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0