Tim Hornyak
Tokyo Correspondent
Tim Hornyak reports on IT, telecommunications, science, and technology in Japan for the IDG News Service.
Samsung mass produces 256Gb 3D vertical NAND chips
The flash memory doubles the density of conventional 128Gb NAND flash chips, according to Samsung
Here's what to takes to lay Google's 9,000km undersea cable
The $300 million FASTER cable system will have a peak capacity of 60Tbps and will link the U.S. and Japan
IBM, Box partner on cloud analytics technologies
Box users will be able to store data on the IBM cloud and use Watson Analytics
Wi-Fi signals can do rough head counts
Estimating the number of people present by looking at Wi-Fi signals could help make buildings more energy efficient
Sony keeps optical discs alive with storage startup acquisition
Sony has acquired Optical Archive in a bid to get businesses to put 'cold storage' data on optical discs
Computer chips made of wood promise greener electronics
U.S. and Chinese researchers are developing high-performance chips that can biodegrade
Samsung chip could bring 128GB storage to cheaper phones
The flash storage module is aimed at mass market devices
Samsung acquires LoopPay in bid to counter Apple payment system
LoopPay could be incorporated into Samsung phones and works at about 90 percent of POS terminals in the U.S.
Sony to release developer edition smart glasses for $840
The price tag is about half of what Google wanted for Glass before it shut down sales
WhatsApp users top 700 million, could hit 1 billion in a year
Use of mobile messaging apps such as WhatsApp is rising while use of carriers' SMS text messaging services declines
Google's prototype car ready, but it's more VW Beetle than Porsche
Sensor views are one reason for the self-driving vehicle's cute, rounded looks