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Entries for April, 2011

Panasonic to axe 35,000 jobs in cost-cutting drive

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese consumer electronics giant Panasonic Corp said it was planning 35,000 job cuts over three years to March 2013, nearly 10 percent of its workforce, in a bid to pare costs and keep up with Asian rivals. Original post by CmdrTaco

Panasonic to axe 40,000 jobs: source

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese consumer electronics giant Panasonic Corp will slash 40,000 jobs over the next two years in a bid to pare costs and keep up with ever-tougher competition from Asian rivals, a source said on Thursday. Original post by CmdrTaco

LG profits up, mobile shipments down, in Q1 2011 earnings

LG struggled in 2010, but it’s slowly righting the ship in 2011. The firm reported its Q1 2011 earnings on Wednesday, and its operating profit of 131 billion won was the first positive return in the past three quarters. LG attributed the change to successful cost-reduction efforts and steady performance across all four of its [...]

Panasonic said to axe 40,000 jobs; profits rise

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese consumer electronics giant Panasonic Corp will slash 40,000 jobs over the next two years in a bid to pare costs and keep up with ever-tougher competition from Asian rivals, a source said on Thursday. Original post by CmdrTaco

‘CELLDECO’, Eco-friendly Aluminum Case For iPhone 4, To Be Launched

SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — Range of smart phone users are rapidly widening throughout the whole generations, from teenagers to fiftieth. And the smart phone market is playing a role of locomotive to form smart phone accessories market. Among the different smart phone accessories, ‘CELLDECO’, an aluminum case for iPhone 4 is to be launched. It’s [...]

Sony faces global legal action over breach; shares fall

TOKYO/WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) – Sony Corp could face legal action across the globe after it belatedly disclosed a security breach of its popular PlayStation Network, infuriating gamers and sending the firm’s shares down 5 percent in Tokyo on Thursday. Original post by CmdrTaco

Sony releases teaser video for S1 and S2 tablets [video]

Can’t get enough Sony tablet madness? The company has just posted a teaser video for their just announced S1 and S2 tablets set to debut later this fall. We’re talking about products that could change at any time (even the names aren’t final), but it’s still great to see a visual representation of what they’ll [...]

Sony releases teaser video for S1 and S2 tablets [video]

Can’t get enough Sony tablet madness? The company has just posted a teaser video for their just announced S1 and S2 tablets set to debut later this fall. We’re talking about products that could change at any time (even the names aren’t final), but it’s still great to see a visual representation of what they’ll [...]

QUALCOMM, “Mobile Chipset’s Motto Is To Make ‘One System’”

SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — QUALCOMM (www.qualcomm.com) held a press conference presenting technical trend of ‘Sanpdragon’, their mobile chipset, and their future strategy at Seoul Plaza Hotel on April 27. (Picture: Mobile Development Platform ‘MSM8660′ revealed by Qualcomm at ‘Mobile World Congress 2011′ held in Barcelona, Spain, on February) Jim-Myeong Do, a C.E.O of QUALCOMM CDMA [...]

Sony ‘Freestyle Hybrid PC’ and ‘Ultimate Mobile PC’ VAIO products teased

On Tuesday, Sony took the wraps off of two new Android tablets, the S1 and the S2, but two other devices — the “Freestyle Hybrid PC” and the “Ultimate Mobile PC” — were also teased by Sony execs during its IT Mobile Meeting in Tokyo. Sony’s keeping the specs for both devices close to the [...]