Product Reviews Net » Japan http://www.product-reviews.net Information on the latest gadgets, technology, news and product reviews Sat, 26 May 2012 11:39:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Japan won’t allow PSN switch on until convinced of security http://www.product-reviews.net/2011/05/16/japan-won%e2%80%99t-allow-psn-switch-on-until-convinced-of-security/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=japan-won%25e2%2580%2599t-allow-psn-switch-on-until-convinced-of-security http://www.product-reviews.net/2011/05/16/japan-won%e2%80%99t-allow-psn-switch-on-until-convinced-of-security/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 08:48:45 +0000 Gary Johnson http://www.product-reviews.net/?p=130902 Since late Saturday night many PS3 users began getting the PSN service restored, and were able to change their passwords and then gain access to the service. There have been some problems reported though with some users losing the service once again. Now we can tell you that Japan won’t allow PSN back on until convinced of security with the restored service.

Takashi Mochizuki of Fox Business is reporting that Sony was not allowed to restore the PSN service in the country. Further information was required according to Kazushige Nobutani, director of the Media and Content Industry department at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

Meetings have taken place but the department requires more information on preventative measures, and how Sony plan to regain consumer confidence regarding personal data. A Sony spokes women has said the company is talks with various authorities in the region.

Previously Sony has said that the PS Store will only come online when the PlayStation Network is available everywhere. It is only then the Welcome Back package will be made available to users, this will cause further frustration to many PS3 owners.

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]]> http://www.product-reviews.net/2011/05/16/japan-won%e2%80%99t-allow-psn-switch-on-until-convinced-of-security/feed/ 1 Japan’s iPad 2 Launch, lines start http://www.product-reviews.net/2011/04/28/japans-ipad-2-launch-lines-start/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=japans-ipad-2-launch-lines-start http://www.product-reviews.net/2011/04/28/japans-ipad-2-launch-lines-start/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:10:21 +0000 Gary Johnson http://www.product-reviews.net/?p=128930 We told you yesterday that the Apple iPad 2 was launching in more countries around the world after an announcement from Apple. One of the countries Japan has had tough times of late after last month’s terrible events, but with Japan’s iPad 2 launch lines start already.

An article on The Wall Street Journal by Yoree Koh is reporting that after the original launch was delayed because of the problems last month, by the time the Apple Store opened in Tokyo at 9 am on Thursday; the lines were three blocks deep. The device went on sale the same time as the white iPhone 4 but it was the iPad 2 which was drawing all the crowds.

The first person in the line arrived at 8 pm the night before even though the area was experiencing heavy rain. It wasn’t quite as busy as the lines for the original iPad, but was still a respectable size and points to Apple’s strong appeal in the region.

One person in the lines Tomonori Hamajima got up at 5 am to make a two hour journey to central Tokyo to get hold of an iPad 2. He mentioned that rival tablets from other companies including the ones recently announced by Sony didn’t interest him. The new iPad costs from 44,800 yen which is similar to the original iPad.

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Google has done their bit to help with this disaster, first they added a few lines of text on the Google homepage to show which countries have warnings. Then they have launched a people finder app for the Japan earthquake today, which simply asks if you are looking for someone, or have information about a person.

You can use the simple tool below this post, thanks to Google giving websites the chance to embed the app. If you have information that can help, please use the tool below or embed the code on your site via this link. For now our thoughts go out to those affected by today’s earthquake.

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