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Sharp to record $475 million losses on stock drops
Dec. 30, 2008
Sharp expects to record extraordinary losses of around ¥43.2 billion (US$475 million) this year as a result of writedowns in the value of stock it holds in other companies, it said Tuesday.
LG to debut 3G watch-phone at CES
Dec. 29, 2008
LG Electronics plans to debut a wristwatch-style 3G phone at the Consumer Electronics Show next month, it said Sunday.
Elpida and Taiwanese DRAM makers in tie-up talks
Dec. 26, 2008
Hit by an industry-wide downturn that means they lose money on every chip they make, three Asian DRAM (dynamic RAM) makers have begun talks on bringing their companies together under a single group.
More details of Sony's new laptop revealed
Dec. 26, 2008
Another day, another Sony laptop specification revealed? At the beginning of this week, Sony New Zealand began a teaser campaign for a new Vaio laptop. That was followed by Sony Japan on Wednesday, which offered a ...
Panasonic to show powerline network prototypes at CES
Dec. 26, 2008
Panasonic plans to unveil a networking system that can connect an electric car to home devices via electrical wiring at January's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Nintendo's Wii to get video channel in 2009
Dec. 26, 2008
Nintendo plans to launch a video channel for its Wii console in 2009, it said Thursday.
Toshiba plans big production jump for fast charging battery
Dec. 24, 2008
Toshiba is planning a big increase in production of a new type of Lithium Ion battery that can charge to 90 percent of its capacity in a few minutes and is highly-resistant to short circuits.
Laptop shipments surpass 70% of Japan PC market
Dec. 24, 2008
Driven on by the popularity of low-cost netbook computers, shipments of laptops have surpassed 70 percent of the Japanese PC market for the first time.
LG laptop screen promises good image in and outside
Dec. 22, 2008
LG Display has developed an LCD (liquid crystal display) module that it says looks as good outdoors in sunlight ads it does indoors and plans to unveil it CES in January in Las Vegas.
Sony launches teaser campaign for new Vaio laptop
Dec. 22, 2008
Sony has launched a teaser ad campaign for a new "revolutionary" Vaio laptop that appears destined to debut at January's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Samsung to launch thin Blu-ray Disc player at CES
Jan. 05, 2009
It's not just televisions that are slimming down for this week's International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Samsung, which has already said it plans to unveil a 7-millimeter thick TV at the show, will also be ...
JVC slims down 32-inch TV to 7mm thick
Jan. 05, 2009
JVC is joining the race to thinner flat-panel TV and will unveil at this week's International Consumer Electronics Show a prototype 32-inch television that's just 7-millimeters thick.
Seagate squeezes data closer in new 1TB drive
Jan. 05, 2009
Seagate has begun volume shipments of a new desktop hard-disk drive that offers 1TB of storage space across two disks.
Samsung to unveil 7mm thick TV at CES
Jan. 04, 2009
Samsung Electronics plans to unveil a flat-panel TV that's as thin as just 6.5-millimeters at this week's International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, it said Sunday.
Panasonic to launch tender offer for Sanyo
Dec. 19, 2008
Japan's largest consumer electronics company, Panasonic, plans to launch a tender offer for shares of Sanyo Electric with the hope of acquiring a majority stake in its smaller rival, it said Friday.
Sharp fined by Japan FTC over LCD sales to Nintendo
Dec. 18, 2008
Sharp has been fined by Japan's Fair Trade Commission as part of an investigation into price fixing of LCD (liquid crystal display) modules for Nintendo's popular DS handheld gaming device.
Wi-Fi coming to Japan's bullet trains next year
Dec. 18, 2008
Passengers on Japan's super-fast bullet trains will be able to surf the Web while travelling at 270 kilometers per hour thanks to a new service that will start in March.
Canon postpones construction of digital camera factory
Dec. 17, 2008
Canon has shelved plans to start construction in January of a new digital still camera plant in Japan due to a rapid market decline, it said Wednesday.
Toshiba to slash flash memory production as demand drops
Dec. 16, 2008
Toshiba is planning to cut production of flash memory chips by just under one-third at its semiconductor base in Japan as demand for the chips drops.
North Korea launches 3G cellular service
Dec. 15, 2008
North Korea has taken a massive leap forward in telecommunications and launched a 3G cellular network but details about the service, how much it costs and who is eligible to use it remain a mystery.
Japanese billboards are watching back
Dec. 12, 2008
Don't look now, but the advertisements are watching you.
US video game sales grew 10 percent in November
Dec. 12, 2008
The U.S. video game industry recorded growth of 10 percent in November despite the recession that is ravaging other sectors of the economy, according to a closely-watched monthly report released late Thursday.
Sharp to close two LCD lines in production reorganization
Dec. 12, 2008
Sharp plans to close two LCD (liquid crystal display) production lines in Japan as part of a reorganization that's intended to strengthen its position in the competitive flat-panel market.
Google names former Sony engineer to head Japan ops
Dec. 11, 2008
Google has named Koichiro Tsujino, a former head of Sony's personal computer division, to lead its Japanese operations.
What we want to see at CES 2009
Dec. 11, 2008
Every year tens of thousands of people attend the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and each likely turns up with their own ideas and hopes for the new products that will be unveiled. Reporters for ...
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