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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 13, 2017
Apple bets on augmented reality to sell iPhone X — its most expensive handset yet
Apple Inc. has packed its new-model, top of the line iPhone with augmented reality (AR) features, betting the nascent technology will persuade consumers to pay premium prices for its products even as cheaper alternatives abound.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 8, 2017
Apple mulls ¥50 billion investment in Toshiba chip unit
Apple Inc. is considering joining a Western Digital Corp. bid for Toshiba Corp.'s chip unit and investing around ¥50 billion ($460 million), sources close to the matter said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 8, 2017
Apple-backed billionaire Terry Gou presses hard to buy Toshiba chip unit
Terry Gou, the billionaire behind Apple Inc.'s iPhone factories, is pressing his case to acquire Toshiba Corp.'s memory chips business in a last ditch effort to beat out two American buyout firms in the tumultuous auction.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 8, 2017
Apple, LG said to negotiate major OLED deal for iPhones starting 2019
Apple Inc. will have to wait until at least 2019 to be able to move beyond Samsung Electronics Co. for significant alternative supplies of next-generation, organic light-emitting diode screens for iPhones, according to people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 6, 2017
Western Digital asks Apple to join bid for Toshiba chip unit
Western Digital Corp. is asking Apple Inc. to join its bid for Toshiba Corp.'s chip unit in apparent effort to raise more cash for the purchase, sources say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 30, 2017
Apple joins Bain consortium's last-minute bid for Toshiba chip unit
A Japan-U.S.-South Korean consortium has made a last-minute bid for Toshiba Corp.'s chip unit, offering around ¥2 trillion ($18 billion) in cooperation with Apple Inc., sources close to the matter said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 17, 2017
New Nokia 8 phone targets video-streaming fans with split screen, surround sound
HMD Global, the Finnish start-up looking to reinvigorate the Nokia phone brand, unveiled the Nokia 8 on Wednesday, hoping to cash in on rising consumer demand for high-quality audio and video features.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 15, 2017
Trump orders inquiry into whether to probe China for intellectual property theft
President Donald Trump on Monday authorized an inquiry into whether to investigate China's alleged theft of intellectual property, the first direct action by the White House against a country Trump has painted as the U.S. chief trade villain.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2017
Apple CEO promised to build three 'big' plants in U.S., Trump tells WSJ
Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook has committed to build three big manufacturing plants in the United States, the Wall Street Journal quoted U.S. President Donald Trump as saying.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jul 10, 2017
Smart speakers powered by voice agents seen ushering in era of AI
Major tech firms have been keen to sell speakers equipped with voice-based artificial intelligence agents recently.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 22, 2017
Record labels face lower revenues from streaming as Apple moves to renegotiate ties
Apple Inc. is seeking to reduce record labels' share of revenue from streaming as part of negotiations to revise the iPhone maker's overall relationship with the music industry, according to people familiar with the matter.
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2017
Virgin ditches Android, joins Apple's U.S. wireless carrier network
Apple Inc. will soon start selling wireless plans from Virgin Mobile USA, the first new carrier offered by the iPhone maker since 2013, the companies said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 3, 2017
Apple Pay used in fraudulent ¥4.45 million cigarette-buying spree in Saitama
A 29-year-old Chinese man has been indicted in what is being described as Japan's first known fraud case linked to Apple Pay, the new mobile payment service.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 21, 2017
SoftBank secures first capital commitment for multibillion-dollar tech fund
SoftBank Group Corp. has secured the first capital commitment to a $100 billion fund organized with Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi that would eventually put its founder Masayoshi Son in charge of one of technology's biggest investment vehicles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 24, 2017
Ahead of next iPhone, Idemitsu Kosan leads way after developing OLED screen
The iPhone's success has transformed the fortunes of dozens of suppliers, from glass manufacturers to the maker of robots that cut metal cases.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 14, 2017
Apple said considering helping Toshiba with chip unit investment
Apple Inc. may be coming to Toshiba Corp.'s rescue.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 22, 2017
Apple unveils red iPhone and cheapest iPad yet
Apple Inc. introduced a revamped version of its most popular-size iPad at the most affordable price ever, and a shiny red iPhone 7, whose sales will help to combat AIDS.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 5, 2017
Apple to invest $1 billion in SoftBank fund to support tech
Apple Inc. is planning to invest $1 billion (about ¥117 billion) in SoftBank Group Corp.'s giant new technology fund, adding its name to a growing list of interested parties and giving the iPhone maker a new avenue to tap up-and-coming technologies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 22, 2016
Apple quest for OLED screens for next-generation iPhones hinges on sole supplier Canon Tokki
Apple Inc.'s quest to adopt advanced displays for its next-generation iPhone hinges on a single supplier in the Japanese countryside.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 13, 2016
Apple mulling $1 billion investment in SoftBank's tech fund
Apple Inc. and SoftBank Group have held talks about Apple investing up to $1 billion in a $100 billion fund being raised by SoftBank, U.S. media reported Monday.

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