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Panasonic, Qimonda cuts hit M'sian electronics
News At stake is the livelihood of nearly 2,000 employees at the Malaysian manufacturing plants operated by the Japanese electronics company and German chipmaker.
Tags: Processors, Intel Corp., Plant, Electronics, Manufacturing, Chip Company, Nikkei, Malaysia, Panasonic, Qimonda
Panasonic Toughbook Executive CF-T8
Reviews This 12.1in. ultraportable updates the CF-T7, but some key features are still missing, notably a wide aspect ratio screen, an optical drive and a webcam. If you need ruggedness and a touch-screen, then it's a reasonable choice. Otherwise, it's a little short on features.
Tags: Battery, system tray, Wireless, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Notebook, Communications Option, aspect ratio, Panasonic, Wireless Connectivity, CF-T8
Japanese researchers downplay super CPU effort
News Alliance aims to create software standard for multicore chips in devices, including mobile phones and car navigation systems.
Tags: Mobile processors, Processors, NEC Corp., Intel Corp., Embedded System, CPU, Chip Company, API, processor, researcher
Toshiba to launch first 64GB SDXC card
News Manufacturer says the memory card will be the largest and fastest yet in the SDXC format.
Tags: Storage, SanDisk Corp., SD card, Storage, Card, Panasonic, memory card, Toshiba Corp., CompactFlash, Sony Corp.
Panasonic to acquire Sanyo Electric
News Electronics giant Panasonic, aiming to get an edge in the rechargeable-batteries business and solar-battery market, reaches agreement to buy Sanyo Electric.
Tags: Acquisitions, Business structures, Battery, Sanyo Electric Co., Photovoltaics, electric vehicle, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Panasonic, lithium-ion, financial
Panasonic to shed 15,000 jobs
News Half the redundancies are in Japan, with the rest of the cuts being made globally. The company also plans to close 27 factories worldwide
Tags: Layoffs, Hitachi Ltd., Electronics, Sales, Japan, Panasonic, financial, job, U.K., R&D
Goldman Sachs stalls Panasonic's Sanyo acquisition
News Sumitomo Mitsui Banking still favors a deal. Should Daiwa SMBC agree, Goldman could be outvoted, giving Panasonic control of Sanyo Electric.
Tags: Green IT, Investments, Battery, Sanyo Electric Co., Sumitomo Corp., Stock, Mitsui & Co., Panasonic, Tokyo, Goldman Sachs & Co.
TV sales continue to decline
News Revenues are down 12 percent, while shipments decrease 6 percent. Samsung remains No. 1 in TV sales.
Tags: TVs, TV, DisplaySearch, Sharp Corp., Sales, Panasonic, revenue, industry, LG Electronics Inc., Sony Corp.
CIO appointed for London 2012 Olympics
News Former Co-operative Financial Services exec Gerry Pennell will design, procure and run the Games tech program.
Tags: IT Management, Executive recruiting, Nortel Networks Corp., Technology, Panasonic, CIO, Silicon.com, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., career, information technology
Chipmakers team up for home-networking standard
News Intel, Texas Instruments, and others say powerline networking is the future of the connected home.
Tags: Networking technology, Network standards/protocols, Standard, Powerline, Technology Industry, Panasonic, phone, International Telecommunications Union, consumer electronics company, industry
LiMo Foundation adds new handsets, members
News Motorola, Panasonic, and NEC have new phones out running the LiMo Foundation's Linux-based operating system, and 11 new companies have jumped onboard.
Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, Open source, Linux, Google Inc., Japan, Panasonic, phone, software, LiMo Foundation
Superfast London Olympic network gets underway
News A network capable of streaming the equivalent of 50,000 DVDs every second is being built for the London 2012 Olympic games.
Tags: Network infrastructure, Networking, Bandwidth, Network administration/implementation, Next-generation technology/networks, Networking technology, Nortel Networks Corp., Mobile, British Telecommunications, Panasonic
Toshiba buying out Panasonic's share of joint LCD venture
News Toshiba already held 60 percent, and will pay to take on Panasonic's 40 percent in order to more quickly restructure the company's liquid crystal display business.
Tags: Monitors and displays, Business structures, Organic Light-emitting Diode, Mobile, Mobile Device, LCD panel, Panasonic, light-emitting diode, Wall Street Journal, LCD
Nokia to buy out Symbian
News Along with plans to take 100 percent control of the OS maker, Nokia unveils the Symbian Foundation, which is set to create a platform for mobile Web applications.
Tags: Acquisitions, Symbian, Open source, Linux, Mobile, Google Inc., Symbian Inc., Panasonic, phone, social networking
The iPhone's impact in Japan
News news analysis While it may still be too early to tell how the iPhone will fare in Japan, an industry observer, however, sees Apple's smartphone as a catalyst for change in the country's mobile handset industry.
Tags: Smart phones, Mac OS, 3G (Third Generation), Japan, Panasonic, Softbank Corp., software, technology company, co-founder, marketing
