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Source: © fabio formaggio OOH is one of the mediums leading the recovery in 2021

2021: Year of recovery for marketing budgets globally

Source: ©Brett Jordan

Twitter buys minority stake in Aleph

13 Jan 2022

All the Epica Awards Grand Prix winners

All the Epica Awards Grand Prix winners

13 Dec 2021

Total number of mobile phone users hit nearly 5.3 billion

Total number of mobile phone users hit nearly 5.3 billion

2 Sep 2021

Image source: Gallo/Getty Images.

Mobile games generates $49bn in revenue in 2019

31 Dec 2019

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SA's VMLY&R wins Silver at 2019 Epica Awards

22 Nov 2019

#EpicaAwards2019: Day three results

#EpicaAwards2019: Day three results

21 Nov 2019

Image credit: ROBIN WORRALL on Unsplash.

Mobile leads clicks, not conversions - finds new AccuraCast research

25 Sep 2019

Report shows average of 800 hours spent using mobile internet this year

Report shows average of 800 hours spent using mobile internet this year

5 Jul 2019

Smiley-faced success for Japan's emoji creator

Smiley-faced success for Japan's emoji creator

20 Dec 2016

Messaging app Line says still considering IPO

Messaging app Line says still considering IPO

28 Aug 2015

Asian firms challenge Apple with snazzy new smartphones

Asian firms challenge Apple with snazzy new smartphones

3 Mar 2015

Sony to end FIFA sponsorship contract: report

Sony to end FIFA sponsorship contract: report

26 Nov 2014

Japan's smartphone 'zombies' wreak havoc on the streets

Japan's smartphone 'zombies' wreak havoc on the streets

13 Nov 2014

Information technology company Fujitsu has seen its profit rise 31.5% year-on-year but warns that the higher sales tax in Japan is dampening consumer sales in the Japanese market. Image: Fujitsu

Fujitsu's profits up by 31,5%

31 Oct 2014

Facebook was ordered to reveal the IP addresses of two fake accounts used to post revealing revenge porn photographs taken of a woman in Tokyo. Image:

Facebook ordered to reveal revenge porn IP addresses

22 Oct 2014

Japan Display, which makes screen for Apple and Samsung, has slumped to just over a third of its listing price amid dire warnings of huge losses in the coming financial year. Image:

Japan Display warns of enormous losses

17 Oct 2014

Apple's store in Ginza, Japan was buzzing as people from various countries including China queued for hours to get their hands on the new phones and sell them at a profit in mainland China. Image: Apple

Huge demand for iPhone 6 from Chinese buyers

22 Sep 2014

Sony's Kazuo Hirai says a new business strategy is in place but it will take years before Sony returns to profitability after years of losses. Image:

Sony warns it will lose $2.14bn this year

18 Sep 2014

Rakuten's Hiroshi Mikitani has bought US-based Ebates for $1bn to gain a foothold in the US market. Image:

Rakuten buys shopping site Ebates for $1bn

10 Sep 2014

Fans have asked Nintendo to name a character after Robin Williams for its new Legend of Zelda game. Williams was a huge fan of the game and advertised it too. Williams died last week. Image:

Fans ask that Robin Williams be part of new instalment in Legend of Zelda

20 Aug 2014

Sales of the PS4 have boosted Sony's first quarter profits to $261m. Image:

Sony makes $261m in three months on PS4 sales

1 Aug 2014

Nintendo's Satoru Iwata slashed his salary by 50% in January to atone for the company's poor performance. But Ninetendo still reported a loss of $97m in the June quarter. Image:

Nintendo's loses $97m in three months

31 Jul 2014

Sony's Kazuo Hirai says the company will use its 4K and 2K technology to change the fortunes of its television unit. Image:

Sony counting on high-definition television for rescue

23 May 2014

The Apple iPhone 4 infringed Samsung's data transmission patent. Image:

No clear winner in Samsung-Apple court battle in Japan

19 May 2014

Sony e-book readers and its smartphones will now be controlled by Kobo as Sony closes its e-book stores around the world. Image:

Sony to close e-reading store in Europe, Australia

9 May 2014

Toshiba has instituted legal action against SK Hynix over corporate spying. Image:

Toshiba sues South Korean rival for corporate spying

17 Mar 2014

Denial-of-service attacks crippled MtGox in the days leading up to its bankruptcy proceedings. Image:

MtGox faced 150,000 attacks per second says report

11 Mar 2014

Sony is reportedly selling its building in Tokyo to generate some cash. Image:

Loss-saddled Sony to sell its Tokyo buildings

3 Mar 2014

The Petfit collar constantly monitors what a dog is doing and transmits data to a mobile phone. Image:

Collar that's smarter than the wearer

14 Feb 2014

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Source: © fabio formaggio OOH is one of the mediums leading the recovery in 2021

2021: Year of recovery for marketing budgets globally

1 Feb 2022

Source: ©Brett Jordan

Twitter buys minority stake in Aleph

13 Jan 2022

All the Epica Awards Grand Prix winners

All the Epica Awards Grand Prix winners

13 Dec 2021

Total number of mobile phone users hit nearly 5.3 billion

Total number of mobile phone users hit nearly 5.3 billion

2 Sep 2021

Image source: Gallo/Getty Images.

Mobile games generates $49bn in revenue in 2019

31 Dec 2019

Image source: .

SA's VMLY&R wins Silver at 2019 Epica Awards

22 Nov 2019

#EpicaAwards2019: Day three results

#EpicaAwards2019: Day three results

21 Nov 2019

Image credit: ROBIN WORRALL on Unsplash.

Mobile leads clicks, not conversions - finds new AccuraCast research

25 Sep 2019

Report shows average of 800 hours spent using mobile internet this year

Report shows average of 800 hours spent using mobile internet this year

5 Jul 2019

Smiley-faced success for Japan's emoji creator

Smiley-faced success for Japan's emoji creator

20 Dec 2016

Messaging app Line says still considering IPO

Messaging app Line says still considering IPO

28 Aug 2015

Asian firms challenge Apple with snazzy new smartphones

Asian firms challenge Apple with snazzy new smartphones

3 Mar 2015

Sony to end FIFA sponsorship contract: report

Sony to end FIFA sponsorship contract: report

26 Nov 2014

Japan's smartphone 'zombies' wreak havoc on the streets

Japan's smartphone 'zombies' wreak havoc on the streets

13 Nov 2014

Information technology company Fujitsu has seen its profit rise 31.5% year-on-year but warns that the higher sales tax in Japan is dampening consumer sales in the Japanese market. Image: Fujitsu

Fujitsu's profits up by 31,5%

31 Oct 2014

Facebook was ordered to reveal the IP addresses of two fake accounts used to post revealing revenge porn photographs taken of a woman in Tokyo. Image:

Facebook ordered to reveal revenge porn IP addresses

22 Oct 2014

Japan Display, which makes screen for Apple and Samsung, has slumped to just over a third of its listing price amid dire warnings of huge losses in the coming financial year. Image:

Japan Display warns of enormous losses

17 Oct 2014

Apple's store in Ginza, Japan was buzzing as people from various countries including China queued for hours to get their hands on the new phones and sell them at a profit in mainland China. Image: Apple

Huge demand for iPhone 6 from Chinese buyers

22 Sep 2014

Sony's Kazuo Hirai says a new business strategy is in place but it will take years before Sony returns to profitability after years of losses. Image:

Sony warns it will lose $2.14bn this year

18 Sep 2014

Rakuten's Hiroshi Mikitani has bought US-based Ebates for $1bn to gain a foothold in the US market. Image:

Rakuten buys shopping site Ebates for $1bn

10 Sep 2014

Fans have asked Nintendo to name a character after Robin Williams for its new Legend of Zelda game. Williams was a huge fan of the game and advertised it too. Williams died last week. Image:

Fans ask that Robin Williams be part of new instalment in Legend of Zelda

20 Aug 2014

Sales of the PS4 have boosted Sony's first quarter profits to $261m. Image:

Sony makes $261m in three months on PS4 sales

1 Aug 2014

Nintendo's Satoru Iwata slashed his salary by 50% in January to atone for the company's poor performance. But Ninetendo still reported a loss of $97m in the June quarter. Image:

Nintendo's loses $97m in three months

31 Jul 2014

Sony's Kazuo Hirai says the company will use its 4K and 2K technology to change the fortunes of its television unit. Image:

Sony counting on high-definition television for rescue

23 May 2014

The Apple iPhone 4 infringed Samsung's data transmission patent. Image:

No clear winner in Samsung-Apple court battle in Japan

19 May 2014

Sony e-book readers and its smartphones will now be controlled by Kobo as Sony closes its e-book stores around the world. Image:

Sony to close e-reading store in Europe, Australia

9 May 2014

Toshiba has instituted legal action against SK Hynix over corporate spying. Image:

Toshiba sues South Korean rival for corporate spying

17 Mar 2014

Denial-of-service attacks crippled MtGox in the days leading up to its bankruptcy proceedings. Image:

MtGox faced 150,000 attacks per second says report

11 Mar 2014

Sony is reportedly selling its building in Tokyo to generate some cash. Image:

Loss-saddled Sony to sell its Tokyo buildings

3 Mar 2014

The Petfit collar constantly monitors what a dog is doing and transmits data to a mobile phone. Image:

Collar that's smarter than the wearer

14 Feb 2014

Sony has sold its computer business to JIP and will no longer be doing any work in computer development. Image: Amazon.

Sony cuts 5,000 jobs, exits PC business after US$1bn loss

7 Feb 2014

Japan's SoftBank net profit up 84%

Japan's SoftBank net profit up 84%

1 Nov 2013

Panasonic to abandon consumer smartphones

Panasonic to abandon consumer smartphones

27 Sep 2013

Spikes Asia announces 2013 winners

Spikes Asia announces 2013 winners

19 Sep 2013

PlayStation 4 (Image: Uncrate.com)

Game consoles remain despite smartphones

18 Sep 2013

Japan's NEC to pull out of smartphones: report

18 Jul 2013

D&AD Awards: The nominations

D&AD Awards: The nominations

22 Apr 2013

comScore releases the '2013 Mobile Future in Focus' report

comScore releases the '2013 Mobile Future in Focus' report

27 Feb 2013

No new BlackBerry models for Japan

No new BlackBerry models for Japan

11 Feb 2013

New York Festivals: Six additional Executive Jury appointments

New York Festivals: Six additional Executive Jury appointments

30 Jan 2013

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