Japan on Monday began test broadcasts of satellite television programmes in 4K, as major firms including Sony and Sharp bet on the super high-definition technology to rescue their embattled TV units.
Telecom
Jun 2, 2014
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Sony Corp. is introducing a smaller, slimmer and lighter version of its PlayStation 3 home console ahead of the year-end holidays as it gears up for growing competition in games from smartphones.
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 19, 2012
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(AP)—Small is big for Murata: The Japanese electronics maker has developed the world's tiniest version of a component known as the capacitor. And that's potentially big business.
Business
Sep 5, 2012
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Internet auction giant eBay and mobile phone operator Softbank said Wednesday they were teaming up to bring the US firm's PayPal online billing system to Japan for the first time.
Business
May 9, 2012
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Ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) are incredibly strong materials used in jet engines, gas turbines, and cutting tools for nickel superalloys. Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) is hard and chemically inert, and tungsten carbide (WC) ...
Materials Science
Jan 28, 2021
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Sony will shift its European headquarters from Britain to the Netherlands to avoid Brexit-related customs issues, but operations at its current UK company will remain unchanged, a company spokesman said Wednesday.
Business
Jan 23, 2019
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Troubled Toshiba Corp. is selling 95 percent of its TV and other visual products subsidiary to Chinese electronics maker Hisense Group as part of its effort to stay afloat.
Business
Nov 14, 2017
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Sony's leader promised a comeback for the Japanese electronics and entertainment company having its best profitability in two decades.
Business
May 23, 2017
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Sony Corp.'s fiscal first-quarter profit dipped 74 percent to 21.2 billion yen ($205 million), as earnings got hammered by a strong yen and lagging smartphone sales, and a quake that struck southwestern Japan caused damage ...
Business
Jul 29, 2016
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Taiwan's tech giant Hon Hai said Wednesday it would close some overseas operations of ailing Japanese electronics maker Sharp after buying the struggling firm in March, with founder Terry Gou suggesting possible job losses.
Business
Jun 22, 2016
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