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Easier Input for Japanese, Vietnamese and Hebrew in Google Translate

Google Translate has been a great tool, if not always very accurate, for translating the web or just simple text. But Google has been expanding its use into more scenarios, like voice translations and conversation mode on smartphones. Yet, sometimes, simple text can still pose problems if you don't have a way ...

28 February 2012
02:21 GMT

iOS 5.1 Pre-GM IPSW Leaked - New Camera Function, Japanese Siri

A pre-GM (Golden Master) build of iOS 5.1 has been leaked to a Portuguese blog which reveals that Apple is making alterations to the lock-screen camera function. The build also confirms Siri’s upcoming ability to speak Japanese. With only a few weeks to go before Apple unveils its rumored iPad 3, most pundits ...

17 February 2012
04:21 GMT

Siri Leaks Upcoming New Ability to Speak Japanese

The personal assistant application on Apple’s iPhone 4S has leaked its own ability to speak Japanese, according to a few tipsters. The screenshots above (courtesy of 9to5mac) are testimony that Siri is now able to speak Japanese, although the feature may not be fully enabled just yet. The Siri FAQ states that...

15 February 2012
02:32 GMT

This Is How 40/40 Famitsu Score Skyrim Sounds in Japanese

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim made history by becoming the first Western developed game aimed at a traditional audience that has managed to get a perfect 40 out of 40 score in the well-known Japanese magazine Famitsu.And now the publisher has released a new trailer for the game which builds upon the score and shows how...

1 December 2011
08:38 GMT

Japanese Word Processor Vulnerabilities Exploited to Infect Computers

Two remote code execution vulnerabilities affecting a popular Japanese word processor called Ichitaro, have been exploited to infect users for the past two months.Ichitaro, which dates back to the DOS era, is the most popular word processing application on the Japanese market after Microsoft Office.It is developed by...

5 November 2010
07:26 GMT

Specific Genetic Variations in Japanese Prostate Cancer

Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Genomic Medicine (CGM) and the University of Tokyo, carried out a genome-wide study on Japanese prostate cancer patients. The study has revealed 5 new genetic variations associated with prostate cancer, and also gave resemblances and differences in the disease between Europeans and...

2 August 2010
08:39 GMT

Vine Linux 5.1 Released

Daisuke Suzuki announced yesterday, February 25th, the immediate availability of Vine Linux 5.1 ISO images for 32-bit, 64-bit and PowerPC architectures. Vine Linux is a free Linux-based operating system, for the Japanese community. It is designed for both workstations and server machines. The new version of Vine Linu...

26 February 2010
12:01 GMT

Mac OS X Snow Leopard Ships with New Mac Mini, Buyer Claims

The Japanese version of Engadget has posted pictures reportedly provided by an anonymous Mac mini buyer in Japan who claims to have received an install DVD of Snow Leopard with the purchase. The images, purporting to show the Mac OS X 10.6 Install / Restore disc that ships with Apple hardware, as well as the installa...

24 August 2009
05:18 GMT

Rumor Mill: Nintendo Prepares a New DS

Nintendo is going out of its way to deny rumors about the imminent release of a "re-designed" Nintendo DS handheld gaming device which would sport not one but two touchscreens with improved input capabilities. Apparently, every time the Nintendo DS sees a significant drop in sales, as it has seen in the final pa...

28 August 2008
02:25 GMT

iPhone 3G. A 'Japanese' Guided Tour

Three weeks after the introduction of iPhone 3G, Apple released "iPhone 3G. A guided Tour." Days later, the Japanese version of the very same tour was available, featuring a Japanese bloke, of course.The video uses a well versed Apple employee to tell you what's new, and, just like with the English version, it d...

7 July 2008
16:16 GMT

Virgin Play Brings AWAY Shuffle Dungeon

Another Japanese RPG will hit the PAL territories this year, after the distribution agreement between V.2 Play and AQ Interactive. Virgin Play will bring us the AWAY Shuffle Dungeon game for the Nintendo DS and, even though the name makes no sense, the developers promise that the RPG will be nothing less than the "ne...

30 May 2008
02:21 GMT

One Quarter Of the Japanese Couples Do Not Have Sex

They may watch hentai and go every year to the Kanamara (Penis Festival) to kiss the holly phalluses, but no sex means no children. 25 % of the married Japanese couples had no sex in 2007, as revealed by a survey made by Nihon University's Population Research Institute and World Health Organization. This is a wo...

20 March 2008
14:06 GMT

Japanese Man Manufactures His Own iPhone

Incredible enough, a Japanese man has had enough determination to build his own iPhone from scratch. The device is actually a dummy that only resembles Apple's smartphone in terms of appearance, but not also functionality. When the desire to own an iPhone is greater than the available resources, there is always ...

18 August 2007
03:31 GMT

Japanese DS RPG that Lets You 'Breed'

That's right, don't think anyone's pulling your leg. According to a well known gaming site (Gamers Creed to be precise) Japanese developers Idea Factory and RED have unveiled Record of Agarest War. The game is actually a strategy RPG for your Nintendo DS, in which gamers have to get females to "breed" ...

10 August 2007
01:49 GMT

New World Speed Record for Cell-Powered Vehicle

There are many advocates for the cell-powered vehicles as an environmentally friendly alternative to the standard gas and other oil-based fuel burning vehicles. But others say that the market won't embrace this variant as these vehicles would be too slow. Now, a group of Japanese students has come to prove the c...

6 August 2007
05:36 GMT

14 Free PSP Demo Titles! Get Them All Now!

When you hear this, you're going to need some toilet paper close by, as the Unofficial PSP Demo Centre, has just made available 14 free PSP Demo titles. That's right boys and girls, 14 and they're all free.Eleven of them are in Japanese, as Pocketgamer reports. Thus, four English versions remain, for ...

8 June 2007
17:46 GMT

The Japanese Have Higher Self-Esteem than the Americans

East Asians, like the Chinese and Japanese, may look like little yellow humble persons, self-effacing and with low self-esteem compared to the Americans, but a new research showed that this is just a cover. Psychologists employing new methods compared pools of university students from the three countries, made of ove...

8 June 2007
05:13 GMT


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