This time, Japan wants to show a vibrant country, re-emerging from the pain of decades of recession to reclaim its position as a driving force in high technology. For Hisashi Taniguchi, chief executive of the Tokyo-based … Then, of course, this being …

Reacting to a wrong belief on the originality of China gadgets, he states, saying, "It's been proved that Chinese gadgets are not just a mere imitation or clone of high–end products from the Western manufacturers; most brands even have better features …

But building high–end hardware could be the Taiwanese vendor's best shot as it looks for a way to rescue its struggling business. With consumers flocking to tablets and smartphones, Acer's once-thriving PC business has been left in the dust. Quarterly …

With today's gadgets, creating stuff is easier than ever before. Instagram lets you whip up a high-contrast, black and white photograph without knowing your way around a dark room or Photoshop. Garageband lets you record songs without any instruments …

All gates to enter the premises can be opened or closed only from the control room, which looks straight out of a Hollywood movie with big screens, high–end gadgets and various control panels. When cash comes in from various vendors—ATM management …

Former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop demonstrates the camera technology of the company's latest high–end smartphone, the Lumia 1020, at the company's headquarters in Espoo, Finland during an interview with Reuters on July 17, 2013. — Reuters picSAN …

As more consumers evaluate gadgets based on software and how well it connects to the Internet rather than hardware, the benefits of high–end cameras may become less obvious, he says. "Using software, you can literally create effects of different kinds …

Shin has already passed the company's aptitude test and now faces gruelling interviews that end late in November. In its current recruitment round, Samsung will hire 5,500 young people from more than 100,000 applicants, adding to the pressure cooker …

By the end I was sitting through five or six ads in a row, which is as bad as watching live television. … These include a handful of high profile US dramas like Revolution, Southland and CSI as well as the local usual suspects such as The Block and …