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Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. said Tuesday it will invest ¥3 trillion ($26 billion) over the next five years on advanced research activities and next-generation 5G mobile communications networks. Under its medium-term business strategy, unveiled the same day, the telecommunications giant will also seek to ...

A more affordable model in the iPhone X series went on sale in Japan on Friday amid expectations that sales will exceed that of the pricier XS Max and XS, which made their market debuts last month. The XR model, which costs ¥84,800, is available ...

Google LLC said Wednesday its Pixel 3 smartphone series with artificial intelligence-powered cameras will hit shelves in Japan in November, the first time the American tech giant has released its signature phones in the country. The move into Japan pits Google against Apple Inc.'s iPhones, ...

Nintendo Co.'s two-year old experiment in mobile gaming is heading for uncharted territory with Dragalia Lost, its first smartphone title featuring original characters rather than its established stars. Co-developed with new partner CyberAgent Inc., the free-to-play game is debuting Thursday on Apple and Android devices ...

Texting under the table should be a thing of the past when French children return to class Monday following a nationwide ban on mobile phones in schools. The ban, a campaign pledge of President Emmanuel Macron, was brought in under a law passed in July ...

Apple Inc. is not only doubling down on the iPhone X, it's tripling down. The world's most valuable company plans to soon launch three new phones that keep the edge-to-edge screen design of last year's flagship, according to sources. The devices will boast a wider ...

Xiaomi Corp. raised $5.4 billion by selling investors on its promise as a high-growth internet company. Some are starting to lose faith. The Beijing-based purveyor of mostly cheap smartphones has sunk 19 percent from its peak after its initial public offering despite a spate of ...