Kindle sales boom as Nook supply trickles By J. Mark Lytle, Tokyo published 20 December 09 In spite of an armada of competitors sailing into the e-book reader waters, Amazon's Kindle has apparently had its best month ever in terms of sales, or so the company says.
Defence Ministry loses 658 PCs in four years By J. Mark Lytle, Tokyo published 20 December 09 Latest laptop theft included USB security stick for good measure
iPhone train app tells us where to get off By J. Mark Lytle, Tokyo published 20 December 09 Smart thinking and GPS combine to aid sweet dreams on the train
Microsoft admits 'caught napping' by iPhone By J. Mark Lytle, Tokyo published 19 December 09 UK MS exec says Apple 'threw away the rulebook'
Bit.ly gets even shorter as it tracks the web By J. Mark Lytle, Tokyo published 19 December 09 If current URL shorteners for cutting Twitter posts and the like down to size aren't aggressive enough for you, then check out Bit.ly's new service, which saves a precious two characters per link.
iPhone crushes 'smartest' rivals in Japan By J. Mark Lytle, Tokyo published 19 December 09 The Japanese mobile phone market - frequently cited as among the world's most sophisticated - has finally fallen victim to the march of Apple after a study revealed the iPhone dominating there.
First Google phone to be called Nexus One By J. Mark Lytle, Tokyo published 13 December 09 Android-powered handset coming in early 2010
Sony still losing money on PlayStation 3 By J. Mark Lytle, Tokyo published 13 December 09 The new slimline PlayStation 3 may be simpler and cheaper to make than the original PS3, but a new report shows that it still loses Sony money on each console sold.
UK near bottom of broadband speed league By J. Mark Lytle, Tokyo published 13 December 09 A new survey of the world's leading industrialised nations show's that the UK's internet connections are among the slowest around.
World's fastest internet cable to run at 17Tbps By J. Mark Lytle, Tokyo published 12 December 09 If you thought your 5Mbps home broadband connection was fast, then think again and take a look at a new Google-backed 17Tbps fat pipe destined for southeast Asia.
Augmented Reality hits the streets of Tokyo By J. Mark Lytle, Tokyo published 12 December 09 If anywhere could be expected to be in the vanguard of the imminent Augmented Reality (AR) revolution then it would have to be Japan and where else but in the nation's myriad department stores?
Dell raking in big bucks from Twitter specials By J. Mark Lytle, Tokyo published 12 December 09 The founders of Twitter may not be making much money from the microblogging platform, but savvy marketeers like Dell are already way ahead of the curve in online sales.
Panasonic gets its way and takes over Sanyo By J. Mark Lytle, Tokyo published 12 December 09 The hitherto unglamorous battery market received something of a shakeup this week when Panasonic completed the acquisition of Sanyo it embarked on a full year ago.
Google expands tracking to logged out users By J. Mark Lytle, Tokyo published 6 December 09 Anyone who's a regular Google search user will know that the only way to avoid the company tracking your online activities is to log out of Gmail or whatever Google account you use. Not any more.
Marking 40 years of the internet with balloons By J. Mark Lytle, Tokyo published 6 December 09 Forty years after the internet first took shape in the form of the ARPANet in the US, an unusual challenge seeking to test the power of online communication has been won by a university team.
LEDs to beat barcodes for sharing data? By J. Mark Lytle, Tokyo published 6 December 09 Phone advertising system flashes lights four million times a second
Wedding stops for Twitter, Facebook posts By J. Mark Lytle, Tokyo published 6 December 09 Groom changes his status live from the altar
Apple move suggests streaming for iTunes By J. Mark Lytle, Tokyo published 5 December 09 If seemingly imminent plans by Apple to buy a small online music specialist from California go ahead, it could signal the end of music downloading as we know it.
EU browser ballot issues rumbles on and on... By J. Mark Lytle, Tokyo published 5 December 09 If you were wondering if the long-running European 'browser ballot' issue that has Microsoft pitted against other browser makers could get any more ridiculous, then rest assured that it just has.
BenQ gets into e-book market with the nReader By J. Mark Lytle, Tokyo published 5 December 09 To Kindle, Sony Reader and Nook, we can now add the name nReader, after Taiwanese firm BenQ revealed its own e-book reader this week.
Student orchestra with iPhones for instruments By J. Mark Lytle, Tokyo published 5 December 09 As if the iPhone wasn't already enough of an attention hog, a US college has equipped a group of students with the Apple device and told them to go make sweet music on it.
Still no BBC deal on Xbox Live iPlayer By J. Mark Lytle, Tokyo published 29 November 09 Xbox 360 owners who are also fans of the BBC iPlayer are in for yet more disappointment, after it emerged the media platform won't be coming to Microsoft gaming hardware anytime soon.
Navy to get sailors studying on PSPs By J. Mark Lytle, Tokyo published 29 November 09 To the tales of fighter pilots training on PC flight simulators we can now add the one about the boatload of sailors learning the ropes through a Sony PSP.
Nissan's magic paint stops phone scratches By J. Mark Lytle, Tokyo published 29 November 09 Makers of protective gadget covers should probably look away now if they want to avoid the shock of learning about Nissan's role in rendering all their products redundant.
Nintendo Wii pulls in 80% of female gamers By J. Mark Lytle, Tokyo published 29 November 09 American research finds Wii has been growing market for women and girls
