Japan-based carrier Softbank unveiled recently its new smartphone portfolio for the upcoming 2013-2014 winter/spring selling season, reducing the number of new models to four compared...

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) recently signed a cooperation agreement with Softbank BB through its retail subsidiary Cybermart and will become the major distributor...

The Japan government is expected to announce a new feed-in-tariff rate for solar PV system installations in July 2012. The new rate is reportedly around JPY42/kWh (US$0.52/kWh). Buy-back...

SoftBank Mobile has offered free femtocells for its subscribers in the Japan market and French mobile communication operator SFR will follow suit in the France market, with both adopting...

Vibo Telecom, a 3G mobile telecom carrier in Taiwan, has announced discount prices for its subscribers to use their handsets to surf the Internet in Japan through SoftBank Mobile's...

After having recently delivered HTC Victor handsets to Japan-based Emobile, High Tech Computer (HTC) has also landed orders for its Diamond-series handsets from two other mobile operators...