WIRE REPORTS

Nintendo offers little hope for Wii shoppers GameSHOUT - May 15, 2008 Nintendo of America says to expect massive shortages of its Wii video game console this holiday season. The company simply can't meet the demand. ... Busy Bill's Asian Tour IT Jungle, NY - May 14, 2008 by Alex Woodie With his full time job at Microsoft set to end in less than two months, chairman Bill Gates is undoubtedly under pressure to clear his desk ... Microsoft Won?t Pursue Other Partnerships, Says Gates New York Times, United States - May 7, 2008 Gates was speaking in Tokyo and announced two programs from Microsoft Japan. One promotes Windows Media Center and the other will provide Microsoft's ... Yahoo Japan shares down after Microsoft deal bust guardian.co.uk, UK - May 6, 2008 TOKYO, May 7 (Reuters) - Shares in Yahoo Japan, owned one-third by Yahoo Inc, fell as much as 3.5 percent on Wednesday after Microsoft Corp withdrew a $47.5 ... Yahoo Japan shares down after Microsoft deal bust Reuters - May 6, 2008 TOKYO, May 7 (Reuters) - Shares in Yahoo Japan (4689.T: Quote, Profile, Research), owned one-third by Yahoo Inc (YHOO.O: Quote, Profile, Research), ... Yahoo May Pursue Tracking Stock for Asia, UBS Says (Update2) Bloomberg - May 5, 2008 By Ville Heiskanen May 5 (Bloomberg) -- Yahoo! Inc., the Internet company that drove away potential buyer Microsoft Corp., may create a tracking stock for ... Microsoft's Tokyo office raided in anti-monopoly probe Edinburgh Evening News, UK - May 4, 2008 Microsoft Japan does not disclose sales figures, but said it was the largest revenue contributor in Asia for the parent company. For the three months to the ... Fed lowers rates, hints cuts may be at end Washington Post, United States - May 1, 2008 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates by a modest quarter percentage point on Wednesday, as expected, and hinted the move could ... Live Mobile With Product Search And Dynamic Geo-Location AccuraCast, UK - Apr 30, 2008 Microsoft?s browser based mobile search, m.live.com just got better. Users can now enjoy all the benefits of product search in the palm of their hand, ... Honda profit tumbles, sees yen hitting hard in 2008 Washington Post, United States - Apr 25, 2008 TOKYO (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co posted a much bigger than expected 85.6 percent tumble in quarterly net profit on Friday, and forecast a weak year ahead ...

DAILY REPORTS

May 7 Yahoo Japan shares down after Microsoft deal bust (Reuters) Apr 14 Yahoo Japan embraces Silverlight for refined search experience (arstechnica.com) Feb 15 Softbank unlikely to derail Microsoft-Yahoo bid (Reuters) Feb 7 Chief of Japan's Softbank in talks with Yahoo about Microsoft takeover bid (The Age) Feb 4 Microsoft to sell cheaper entry-level Xbox 360 model in Japan next month (IHT) Jan 13 Fukuda to meet Bono, other celebrities, to lure them to Africa confab Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda is planning to meet U2 rock singer Bono, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Hollywood actor Matt Damon on the sidelines of a major conference in Switzerland later this month to make a personal pitch for their attendance at an African development conference in Japan in May, a government source said Sunday. (Kyodo) Jan 8 Microsoft's Xbox could consider Blu-ray support (Reuters) Oct 22 Microsoft slashes Xbox 360 price in Japan (AP) Sep 22 Microsoft Targets Europe After Failing to Woo Gamers in Japan (Bloomberg) Sep 18 Microsoft Co. Won't Cut Price Of Xbox 360 In Japan (Addict 3D) Sep 12 Xbox role-playing games eyed for Japan (AP) Sep 12 Microsoft To Japan: 'We Got Nothing' (Wired News) Sep 12 Microsoft continues Japanese 360 push in face of poor sales (gamesindustry.biz) Sep 7 Microsoft teams up in Japan to set robotics standards (AFP) Aug 29 Nintendo Share Slide Shows Wii's Easy Money May Be Lost to Sony, Microsoft (Bloomberg) Aug 29 Microsoft Japan President:Vista OS On 50% Of Japan PCs Next 2-3 Yrs (CNN) Jul 30 Microsoft promote adoption of SaaS among ISVs in Japan (dmnews.com) Jul 11 Sony, Microsoft see games key to race (Scientific American) Jul 9 Microsoft to Study Japan's Digital Lifestyle (PC World) Jul 9 Microsoft says no plans to cut Xbox Japan price (Reuters) Jul 6 Microsoft to cut new Xbox price in Japan (Seattle Post Intelligencer) Jul 5 Microsoft to launch Xbox 360 Elite in Japan in Oct (Reuters) Jun 28 KDDI, Microsoft In Online Software Service Tie In Japan (Dow Jones) Jun 19 Immersion sued by Microsoft over Sony settlement (Reuters) May 7 Yahoo Japan Shares Rise on Microsoft, Yahoo Partnership Talks (Bloomberg) [ More... ]