Japan
Microsoft Renews IP Licensing Deal With Funai
Microsoft and Funai Electric are renewing a patent cross-licensing agreement covering a range of consumer audio-video products. Funai Electric is a manufacturer under Funai and other brands including Philips, Magnavox, DX Broadtec, Emerson, Sanyo and Kodak.
Worldwide IT Spending To Decline 0.5 Percent
Worldwide IT spending is forecast to total $3.49 trillion in 2016, a decline of 0.5 percent over 2015 spending of $3.5 trillion, according to...
IBM Opens First Cloud Data Center With SoftLayer In Japan
IBM is opening its first cloud data center with SoftLayer in Japan, located in Tokyo. The company had previously announced SoftLayer cloud data center launches in Melbourne...
Glee Game Coming Soon
Japanese mobile games company KLab has inked a licensing agreement with Fox Digital Entertainment to develop a mobile game based on the television series Glee. The company will produce a free-to-play rhythm game featuring characters and songs from the musical comedy series. The game will be released in the first half of 2015 on iOS and Android.
Evernote Raises $20M
Evernote has received a $20 million investment from Japanese media giant Nikkei, as part of a content integration deal. As part of the deal, Evernote’s...