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Monday 17 October 2016
China market: SoftBank to launch Pepper robots
SoftBank has announced that it plans to sell the Pepper, the humanoid robot, in the China market through Alibaba Robot Corporation, a joint venture set up with Alibaba, according...
Tuesday 4 October 2016
Terry Guo, Masayoshi Son, NantWorks founder to set up anti-cancer platform
Terry Guo, chairman for Foxconn Electronics, Masayoshi Son, chairman for Japan-based SoftBank, and Patrick Soon-Shiang, founder of US-based NantWorks, will jointly establish Cancer...
Tuesday 13 September 2016
Japan market: SoftBank to adopt massive MIMO for 4G networks
Japan-based mobile telecom carrier SoftBank will adopt massive MIMO (multiple input multiple output) for 100 of its 4G base stations in 43 cities around Japan beginning September...
Wednesday 27 July 2016
Digitimes Research: Launch of Android-based Pepper to ramp up market size
SoftBank's launch of Android-based Pepper service robots will encourage Android software developers to develop applications for Pepper, which in return will help ramp up Pepper's...
Wednesday 20 July 2016
Commentary: ARM a must for SoftBank in paradigm shift
SoftBank's decision to buy out ARM for GBP24.3 billion (US$32.2 billion) not only highlights the ruthless investment style of SoftBank's chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son, but also indicates...
Wednesday 20 July 2016
Digitimes Research: SoftBank chairman overoptimistic about benefits from acquiring ARM
For Japan-based SoftBank's plan to acquire a 100% stake in UK-based ARM at GBP24.3 billion (US$32.0 billion), SoftBank chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son indicated that the acquisition...
Tuesday 19 July 2016
TSMC says no impact from SoftBank ARM acquisition
SoftBank's acquisition of ARM announced recently will have no impact on TSMC's ongoing collaboration with ARM, according to the Taiwan-based foundry. TSMC added it expects to further...
Monday 18 July 2016
SoftBank to acquire ARM
The boards of directors of SoftBank and ARM have announced that they have reached an agreement on the terms of a recommended all-cash acquisition of ARM for GBP24.3 billion (US$32.2...
Wednesday 13 July 2016
Digitimes Research: Japan telecom carriers reduce number of smartphones for summer
Two of the top-three Japan-based mobile telecom carriers, NTT DoCoMo and Softbank, have reduced the number of new phones launched for the summer of 2016 as the growth of smartphone...
Friday 22 January 2016
Foxconn ramps up Pepper robot output in China, say reports
Japan-based Softbank has announced it will begin selling its Pepper robots at 100 physical Softbank Shops on January 28, indicating that its production partner Foxconn Electronics...
Tuesday 24 November 2015
Digitimes Research: Nexus 6P, Xperia Z5 series highlight latest smartphone presentation in Japan
Google's Nexus 6P, Sony Mobile Communications' Xperia Z5 series products and a number of feature phones highlighted the product presentation for the winter-spring session held by...
Tuesday 18 August 2015
SoftBank to invest in geothermal power generation, says Nikkei News
Japan-based SoftBank will have SB Energy, its subsidiary specifically for investments in developing renewable energy, extend construction and operation from PV and wind power to geothermal...
Thursday 18 June 2015
Foxconn, Softbank to form robot joint venture, say reports
Foxconn Electronics will team up with Japan-based Softbank to form a joint venture for manufacturing robot products, according to Japan-based Nikkei Asian Review.
Wednesday 10 June 2015
Digitimes Research: Japan telecom operators to differentiate smartphones with special features
Smartphones launched by the top-three Japan-based telecom operators for summer 2015 are almost identical in hardware specifications, but the carriers have been trying to differentiate...
Thursday 21 May 2015
Digitimes Research: Softbank to penetrate into robot market
Japan-based Softbank will continue to foray into the robot market in Japan after launching the household robot 'Pepper' and business robot 'Asra C1', according to Digitimes Researc...