Japanese researchers create app to predict earthquake damage to skyscrapers by floor
Japanese researchers have created an app to predict damage to skyscrapers by long-period ground motion from major earthquakes in distant areas, such as the swaying that hit Tokyo after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. The app will make predictions by floor and issue them ...
Do city assembly members need two tablets each? Concerns grow in Hiroshima over tax waste
This fiscal year, the Higashihiroshima Municipal Assembly handed out second tablets to all of its 30 members, at a cost of about ¥6 million. All members already had one tablet, but the move came after council members complained it was hard to see multiple documents ...
Smartphones now the preferred choice for internet access in Japan, surpassing PCs for first time
Japan passed a milestone as more people accessed the internet from smartphones than personal computers last year, a government survey showed Friday. According to a survey by the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry that allowed multiple responses, 54.2 percent of the respondents went online via ...
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said on Tuesday in response to a lawsuit that it does not search electronic devices of air travelers for content. The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit last week seeking ...
Schools tapping smartphone and tablet apps to engage a new generation
Smartphone and tablet computer apps are seeing increasing use in Japanese schools as teachers look to capitalize on what has become many young people's preferred window to the world. Artificial intelligence-assisted apps have become prevalent in education, particularly in subjects many Japanese teachers struggle to ...
Tokyo court building's daily trial listings go digital with introduction of tablets
A court building in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward started using tablet computers on Tuesday in an effort to make it easier for members of the public to check the day's trial information. An official of the Tokyo High Court, which operates the building, said it was ...
U.S. to impose stricter electronic carry-on airport screening
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said Wednesday it will impose new stricter security rules requiring airline travelers to remove all electronic items larger than mobile phones, including tablets, e-readers and video game consoles, from carry-on baggage for screening. Prior rules required only laptops to ...
Panasonic recalls 280,000 tablet PC battery packs due to fire risk
The electronics maker said it received 16 reports of the battery pack having combusted between March 2015 and this April.
The Japanese unit of Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies Co. will enter the Japanese laptop market, starting with its hybrid Huawei MateBook laptop on July 15. The domestic personal computer market has been shrinking amid the popularity of smartphones. "We want to bring about a ...
Amazon to restore encryption to Fire tablets after complaints
Amazon.com Inc said it plans to restore an encryption feature on its Fire tablets after customers and privacy advocates criticized the company for quietly removing the security option when it released its latest operating system. "We will return the option for full-disk encryption with a ...
Phone-charging stations set for Tokyo tourist spots
Running out of battery power on your smartphone in Tokyo? Don't panic, soon you will be able to access a number of free recharging stations at popular sightseeing spots across the metropolis. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced this week that the first solar-powered battery charging ...
Key aviation official loses computer while sleeping on train
The transport ministry says one of its senior officials lost a bag containing a work computer used and a list of emergency contact information for ministry staff, another embarrassment for the government following a recent massive leak of pension data. Police are investigating the incident ...
