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Facebook was ordered to reveal the IP addresses of two fake accounts used to post revealing revenge porn photographs taken of a woman in Tokyo. Image:

Facebook ordered to reveal revenge porn IP addresses

22 Oct 2014

Exports for chips, semi-conductors and components for smartphones have risenly sharply in Taiwan as more and more sophisticated smartphones are shipped around the world to meet public demand for technology. Image:

Strong iPhone 6 sales boost Taiwan's export orders

21 Oct 2014

Japan Display, which makes screen for Apple and Samsung, has slumped to just over a third of its listing price amid dire warnings of huge losses in the coming financial year. Image:

Japan Display warns of enormous losses

17 Oct 2014

Thousands of students protesting in Hong Kong were tear-gassed by police last week. Then hacking group Anonymous threatened to sabotage "all government websites" and now five hackers have been arrested and detained. Image:

Five alleged hackers arrested in Hong Kong

7 Oct 2014

Microsoft's Xbox One is the first gaming console allowed to be sold in China but users say the games on offer are dull and uninspiring and the prices for the consoles are too high. Image: Xbox

Xbox now available in China

30 Sep 2014

Adobe says it will close its offices in Beijing and shut down the research and development division there, putting 350 people out of work. Image: http://chinhdangvu.blogspot.com Chinhdangvu]]

Adobe to shut research arm in Beijing

26 Sep 2014

Apple's store in Ginza, Japan was buzzing as people from various countries including China queued for hours to get their hands on the new phones and sell them at a profit in mainland China. Image: Apple

Huge demand for iPhone 6 from Chinese buyers

22 Sep 2014

Sony's Kazuo Hirai says a new business strategy is in place but it will take years before Sony returns to profitability after years of losses. Image:

Sony warns it will lose $2.14bn this year

18 Sep 2014

Rakuten's Hiroshi Mikitani has bought US-based Ebates for $1bn to gain a foothold in the US market. Image:

Rakuten buys shopping site Ebates for $1bn

10 Sep 2014

Samsung says it investigated allegations that one of its suppliers, HEG Electronics used underage labour and student workers in its manufacturing plants and found no evidence to support the claim. Image: .

Samsung denies using child labour

1 Sep 2014

Samsung's new Gear S smartphone that receives and makes calls without being tethered to a mobile phone. Image:

Samsung, LG making new smartwatches

29 Aug 2014

The SAIC's Zhang Mao says Microsoft is being investigated for flaunting China's anti-monopoly laws particularly with Windows, Internet Explorer and Windows Media Player. Image:

Microsoft's music player and browser scrutinised by China

26 Aug 2014

Fans have asked Nintendo to name a character after Robin Williams for its new Legend of Zelda game. Williams was a huge fan of the game and advertised it too. Williams died last week. Image:

Fans ask that Robin Williams be part of new instalment in Legend of Zelda

20 Aug 2014

The Hello Kitty image is circling above the Earth on a small satellite where a message board, for messages of up to 180 characters, can be beamed to space and will be available to view back on Earth. Image:

Hello Kitty's space mission

18 Aug 2014

Founder and Chief Executive of SmartThings has sold his start-up to Samsung as the South Korean company tries to expand away from its reliance on the smartphone market for profits. Image:

Samsung buys US firm SmartThings

18 Aug 2014

Lenovo's smartphone shipments grew by 39% year-on-year as it made strong inroads into the smartphone market. Image:

Lenovo's profits rise by 23% to $214m

15 Aug 2014

Sony's Andrew House says the PS4 has sold more than 10m units since its launch in November last year. Image:

10m PlayStations sold in ten months

14 Aug 2014

Samsung's JK Shin has announced that all patent wrangles between it and Apple are now off except in the USA. Image:

Apple, Samsung call of war in rest of the world

7 Aug 2014

Sales of the PS4 have boosted Sony's first quarter profits to $261m. Image:

Sony makes $261m in three months on PS4 sales

1 Aug 2014

Nintendo's Satoru Iwata slashed his salary by 50% in January to atone for the company's poor performance. But Ninetendo still reported a loss of $97m in the June quarter. Image:

Nintendo's loses $97m in three months

31 Jul 2014

Microsoft's Shanghai offices – along with three others – were raided by the SAIC in terms of its probe into anti-competitive behaviour. Image:

Microsoft probed for 'monopolising' China

30 Jul 2014

Samsung's Tizen smartphone's release has been delayed to improve the Tizen ecosystem for other devices. Image:

Tizen smartwatch launch delayed

29 Jul 2014

Microsoft's Xbox and Sony's new PlayStation 4 went head-to-head at the Ani-Com show in Hong Kong. Image:

PlayStation, Xbox butt heads at Hong Kong games fair

28 Jul 2014

Sales of the LG G3 smartphones have helped boost the company's profits by 165% in the second quarter. Image:

LG's profits up 165% in second quarter

25 Jul 2014

MtGox's Chief Executive has refused to travel to the USA, fearing further prosecution after the exchange failed and investors lost million before the company went bankrupt. Image:

Angry investors demand Bitcoin answers from MtGox

24 Jul 2014

Workers at Foxconn's Taipei factory have helped boost Taiwan's exports by 10.6% as markets in the USA and Europe recover and demand for electronic products rises sharply. Image:

Mobile demand boosts Taiwan's exports by 10.6%

22 Jul 2014

Line, Japan's major messaging app with 400m users is likely to list in Tokyo later this year with an initial value of $9.8bn. Image:

Japan's Line messaging app worth $9.8bn ahead of listing

16 Jul 2014

Media claim iPhone is a threat to national security

Media claim iPhone is a threat to national security

14 Jul 2014

Chinese hackers accessed US govt computers: report

Chinese hackers accessed US govt computers: report

11 Jul 2014

LG's new G Watch is also available for pre-order. Image:

Smartwatches from Samsung, LG

27 Jun 2014