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Thai floods expected to hit PC shipments into 2012
Nov 10, 2011 22:00 EST
Thai flooding will significantly slow the global production of personal computers well into 2012, analysts said Thursday, as the country's huge hard disk drive industry struggles to its feet.
Hitachi-LG venture pleads guilty in criminal probe
Nov 08, 2011 19:16 EST
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A joint venture of Hitachi Ltd and LG Electronics pleaded guilty to 15 criminal counts in connection with a long running probe of price fixing in the sale of optical disk drives.
Toshiba aims to restart some Thai output early in 2012
Nov 03, 2011 06:14 EDT
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Toshiba Corporation may be able to restart some of its flood-hit operations in Thailand early in 2012 and be fully up and running in March, its chairwoman said on Thursday.
Sony's Hirai to address Q2, focus on restructuring
Nov 02, 2011 00:21 EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp's heir apparent will make a rare appearance at the Japanese firm's earnings conference on Wednesday, raising hopes the once-stellar brand is at last getting to grips with its struggling TV business and can challenge smartphone rivals.
Toshiba-Hitachi-Sony LCD alliance to buy Panasonic plant: report
Nov 01, 2011 14:17 EDT
(Reuters) - A public-private fund that will acquire the small- and midsize-LCD operations of Toshiba Corp, Hitachi Ltd and Sony Corp will also buy a Panasonic Corp factory for about 20 billion yen ($255.5 million), Japanese business daily The Nikkei said.
Toshiba ekes out Q2 profit growth, keeps forecast
Oct 31, 2011 07:09 EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp, Japan's biggest chip maker, eked out a rise in quarterly operating profit on cost cuts in its PC and smartphone display businesses, and kept its earnings outlook unchanged above expectations.
Thai flooding disrupting hard drive supplies
Oct 28, 2011 21:29 EDT
The massive flooding in Thailand is disrupting supplies of hard disk drives (HDDs) for the world's personal computer makers, according to companies and market intelligence firms.
Samsung Q3 profit down
Oct 27, 2011 20:36 EDT
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co, the world's top technology firm by revenue, reported a 13 percent fall in quarterly profit, as the stellar performance of its handset business was overshadowed by a slump in its mainstay chip division.
Electronics firms see Thai disruption for many quarters
Oct 26, 2011 06:55 EDT
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Global electronics firms expect supply disruption caused by flooding in Thailand to continue for several quarters and the Thai operations of Japan's Toshiba Corporation are expected to resume in January at the earliest, executives said.
Panasonic to make smaller LCD panels as TV sales lag: report
Oct 25, 2011 14:38 EDT
(Reuters) - Panasonic Corp will start manufacturing small and midsize LCD panels for tablet devices at its television panel production base next spring as business for larger displays worsens, the Nikkei business daily said.
Japan contractor hacking likely got military data: Asahi
Oct 23, 2011 21:37 EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - A cyber attack on Japan's biggest defense contractor likely netted military data on warplanes and information on nuclear power plants, the Asahi newspaper reported Monday, as pressure mounts on Japan to bolster cyber security after the attack came to light in August.
China nuclear targets to be cut after Fukushima: industry
Oct 21, 2011 02:40 EDT
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's 2020 nuclear capacity targets are likely to be scaled down after the country imposed a moratorium on new project approvals following the Fukushima disaster in Japan in March, industry officials said on Friday.
Apple's iPhone draws hordes again, powers shares
Oct 14, 2011 18:41 EDT
TOKYO/LONDON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc's new iPhone debuted with a splash across the globe, spurring thousands to queue around city blocks and snap up the final gadget unveiled during co-founder Steve Jobs' life.
Apple iPhone 4S features Qualcomm chip
Oct 13, 2011 13:51 EDT
(Reuters) - Apple Inc's fifth-generation iPhone uses a wireless chipset from Qualcomm Inc as well as silicon from smaller chipmakers, according to repair and parts specialist iFixit, which cracked the device open on Thursday.
Echelon eyes smart grid growth away from home
Oct 04, 2011 12:44 EDT
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Smart grid infrastructure firm Echelon Corporation's chief executive said he saw more opportunities in Europe and the rest of the world than at home, where there is little appetite to upgrade power networks.
Asia's biggest tech fair opens in Japan
Oct 04, 2011 11:07 EDT
Smartphones detecting bad breath and radiation, twistable remote controls and a super-thin tablet computer featured among the cutting-edge gadgets at Asia's biggest tech fair in Japan on Tuesday.
Hitachi-LG venture to plead guilty to price-fixing
Sep 30, 2011 16:49 EDT
(Reuters) - A joint venture of Hitachi Ltd and LG Electronics Inc has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $21.1 million fine for bid-rigging and price-fixing in the sale of optical disk drives, the Justice Department said on Friday.
Hitachi-LG venture to plead guilty to price-fixing
Sep 30, 2011 16:49 EDT
(Reuters) - A joint venture of Hitachi Ltd and LG Electronics Inc has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $21.1 million fine for bid-rigging and price-fixing in the sale of optical disk drives, the Justice Department said on Friday.
