In celebration of the Japanese New Year, Apple will be holding a promotion that offers customers in Japan a free Apple gift card worth up to ¥30,000 with the purchase of an eligible Apple product from January 2 through January 5. Gift card values range from ¥4,000 for products like the iPhone SE and third-generation […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know The newly announced NEC VersaPro Type VD <VD-K> is a business laptop that at first glance has an unassuming design. The laptop runs on a 13th Gen Intel Core processor, features expandable RAM starting at 4GB, and has other modern features like Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3. The NEC VersaPro […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Microsoft has a new exec in charge of Japanese gaming partnerships for Xbox. Mena Kato, former PlayStation exec, described in a new interview how Japanese publishers “need” Xbox to grow their businesses. Xbox has secured the support of Sega, Capcom, and more recently Square Enix in its battle for relevancy […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know The Sultans Ascend Expansion for Age of Empires IV brings two brand new playable civilizations to the game as well as four variant options. The Japanese and the Byzantines are the two brand new civs while Zhu Xi’s Legacy, Ayyubids, Jeanne d’Arc, and Order of the Dragon are variants of […]
Read MoreThe stable release of One UI 6.0 (Android 14) for Galaxy devices is getting closer each day. There have been some delays in the One UI 6.0 beta program Samsung is running for some of its flagship and mid-range smartphones, but the company has been adding official One UI 6.0 support to many of its […]
Read MoreSamsung Networks has partnered with Japanese telecom network carrier KDDI to form a 5G Global Network Slicing Alliance. This alliance is aimed at commercializing several 5G network slicing services and creating new business models based on the new networking technology. KDDI and Samsung Networks signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) yesterday after conducting a field […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Mena Sato Kato worked previously as the Vice President of Mobile Business for Sony Interactive Entertainment. She was with Sony for about 8 years before leaving in 2021. According to an announcement on her LinkedIn, she has been hired by Xbox as the Director of Partnerships in Japan as part […]
Read MoreApple’s App Store policies may be violating Japanese antitrust law, according to a new report from the Japan Fair Trade Commission (FTC) that was shared by Nikkei. Japanese regulators do not believe there is enough “competitive pressure” on Apple and Google as the two companies have a duopoly in mobile operating systems and dominate the […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Playground Games’ Let’s Go! streams are dedicated to showing the future of Forza Horizon 5. On Thursday, the company revealed the details of Series 17 “Japanese Automotive,” which will celebrate Japanese made vehicles. There are four new Japanese cars up for grabs in the upcoming update, including the 2023 Nissan […]
Read MoreWhen Apple CEO Tim Cook visited Japan earlier this month, he met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to discuss the App Store, Apple’s investments in Japan, and iPhone features that could be adopted in the future, according to a new report from Nikkei. Kishida asked Cook to enable a digital version of Japan’s My […]
Read MoreIn celebration of the Japanese New Year, Apple will be holding a two-day promotion that offers customers in Japan a free Apple gift card worth up to ¥32,000 with the purchase of an eligible Apple product on January 2 and January 3. Gift card amounts will range from ¥4,000 for second-generation AirPods and other accessories […]
Read MoreJapanese airline Zipair is removing the “Z” logo from the side of its planes to avoid being associated with the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Samsung took similar steps to rebrand its products earlier this year, although not to the same extent. The letter “Z” was adopted by the Russian military during the ongoing invasion of […]
Read MoreMiles Dompier Miles Dompier is a Freelance Video Producer for Windows Central, focusing on video content for Windows Central Gaming. In addition to writing or producing news, reviews, and gaming guides, Miles delivers fun, community-focused videos for the Windows Central Gaming YouTube channel. Miles also hosts Xbox Chaturdays every Saturday, which serves as the Windows […]
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