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 ...
Japanese preschools having their kids put down crayons and pick up iPads
It's drawing time at this suburban nursery school in Saitama Prefecture, but instead of crayons, tiny fingers are tapping on colors on iPad screens and taking selfies. Digital schooling has arrived in a nation long known for its zealous commitment to the "three R's ...
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.
Still smarting from Note 7 fiasco, Samsung showcases tablets instead of new flagship phone
Samsung's new product showcase is notable for what's missing: a new flagship phone. Instead, Samsung this week is spotlighting new Android and Windows tablets after delaying the Galaxy S8 smartphone — an indirect casualty of the unprecedented September recall of the fire-prone Note 7 phone. ...
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 ...
Intel to shed 12,000 workers amid PC sales slump, shift in direction
Intel is cutting 12,000 jobs — about 11 percent of its workforce — as it reorganizes to confront a decline in sales of personal computers. The giant chipmaker made the announcement Tuesday as it reported lower-than-expected sales for the first quarter. This as industry analysts ...
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 ...
