Microsoft eyes 2014 launch for Xbox One in Japan

From CNET News.com: Microsoft's Xbox One console will hit Japanese store shelves in 2014, the company's Japan President has confirmed.

Speaking in an interview with gaming site 4 Gamer, Microsoft Japan President Yasuyuki Higuchi said that the Japanese market is considered "tier 2"...

Apple Backs up Green Promises With New Data Center Solar Farm

From DailyTech: As cloud services become more and more vital to Apple, Inc.'s (AAPL) gadgets -- particularly those of a mobile variety -- the company is adding a great deal of capacity to its U.S. data centers. Its latest addition was a massive data center in Maiden, North Carolina...

Foxconn looks to expand with some 4G action

From CNET News.com: Apple supplier Foxconn wants to branch out by grabbing a slice of Taiwan's 4G space.

Foxconn, aka Hon Hai, said that it submitted an application on Tuesday to bid for 4G spectrum in Taiwan, the Wall Street Journal has reported.

Taiwan's National Communications...

Canon Unveils EOS 70D D-SLR With Integrated Wireless

From DailyTech: Photography giant Canon has announced the addition of a new and very powerful D-SLR camera to its line called the EOS 70D. The new 70D has a new Dual Pixel CMOS autofocus system that is able to instantly and precisely focus on video as well as still images.

The...

Microsoft Retires TechNet Paid Subscriptions for IT Deployers

From DailyTech: Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) has for some time now maintained two separate subscription services to support deployments of Windows, Office, Sharepoint, and various other Microsoft products in the information technology (IT) community. IT folks could get some basic support...

AMD May Unleash Next-Generation Radeon HD 9000-Series in October

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices may start to reveal its next-generation graphics processing units this October, according to a rumour reported by a Chinese web-site. Moreover, since the company already sells Radeon HD 8000-series to OEMs, the firm is now expected to market...

Intel Vows to Deliver Wearable Computing Device by Year End

From X-bit Labs: Having missed the rise of the smartphones and tablets, Intel Corp. seems to be fully aware of incoming emergence of wearable computing devices. While the company has not made any actual announcements regarding chips for wearable devices, it looks like the company is...

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