Electronic World

Monday, July 31, 2006

SONY BATTLES TO REGAIN ITS EDGE

SONY BATTLES TO REGAIN ITS EDGE
YURI KAGEYAMA
Bangkok Post
01 Aug 2006

hree years ago, Sony Corp launched the Qualia line of luxury gadgets, including a tiny 380,000 yen ($3,300) digital camera and a 1.5 million yen ($13,000) audioconsolethatautomatically centredacompactdisc regardless ofhow carelessly it was tossed... read more...

Friday, July 28, 2006

Canon, Nikon earnings increase

Canon, Nikon earnings increase
By Sayaka Yakushiji
The Wall Street Journal Europe
28 Jul 2006

TOKYO— Canon Inc. said its second-quarter net profit rose 29%, driven by robust sales of digital cameras and other precision products, and raised its profit forecast for this year. Two other Japanese precisionequipment makers, Nikon Corp. and Ricoh... read more...

Sony posts profit as electronics spark recovery

Sony posts profit as electronics spark recovery
By Yukari Iwatani Kane
The Wall Street Journal Europe
28 Jul 2006

TOKYO—A revival in its core electronics division produced a strong profit at Sony Corp. for the fiscal first quarter after a loss a year earlier, boosting hopes for Chief Executive Howard Stringer’s turnaround plan. Mr. Stringer, a former... read more...

Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Apple’s commandments

Apple’s commandments

Red Eye Chicago
24 Jul 2006

An Apple company insider, who asked not to be quoted directly, offered this advice if your iPod goes bananas: Visit the Apple support page at www. apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/. Try the following “R’s”: Restart, Retry, Reinstall your iPod and... read more...

High tech workers in demand once again

High tech workers in demand once again

Miami Herald
24 Jul 2006

nies are cutting jobs, others are adding them. In the capital of the technology world, Silicon Valley, 43 percent of CEOs in a recent survey by the business group Bay Area Council said they plan to hire new workers in the next six months — a higher... read more...

Monday, July 24, 2006

Sony’s PS3 bet carries some risk



Sony’s PS3 bet carries some risk
By Gregory Zuckerman
The Wall Street Journal Europe
19 Jul 2006

Sony Corp. has high expectations for this fall’s rollout of its PlayStation 3 videogame console, a driver of the company’s earnings. But the machine’s expected price tag, some downbeat buzz within the games industry and improving prospects for a... read more...

LG Plant in Trouble

LG Plant in Trouble

Moscow Times
25 Jul 2006

LG Electronics, Asia’s secondlargest mobile phone maker, is building a plant near Moscow without permission and may have to suspend construction, the Natural Resources Ministry said Monday. An examination by the ministry’s inspectorate and the... read more...

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Waste charges on electricals to fall

Waste charges on electricals to fall
ine Kerr
The Irish Times
19 Jul 2006

Recycling charges for some waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE) are to be reduced from the beginning of next month, following a comprehensive review of the waste management charges introduced last year. While large household appliances... read more...

Sudan activists’ technology

Sudan activists’ technology

The Wall Street Journal Europe
19 Jul 2006

holdings in seven companies identified by an advisory committee, it agreed to refrain fromfuture investments with connections to Sudan. The students’ informationdriven approach uses the Internet to spread their message and get results. “We must have... read more...

For Sony, PS3 anticipation is waning

For Sony, PS3 anticipation is waning

The Wall Street Journal Europe
19 Jul 2006

a “neutral” rating on Sony. Sony fans say the inclusion of the Blu-ray DVD will lure PS3 buyers because there now are so many high-definition televisions in consumers’ dens that they will want an improved DVD to view movies and programming more... read more...

Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Woes at LCD division hit Philips where it hurts

Woes at LCD division hit Philips where it hurts

Globe and Mail
18 Jul 2006

Philips Electronics NV reported a 69 per cent drop in second-quarter profit in part because of a poor performance at its liquid-crystal-display joint venture. Year-earlier results were lifted by profit from the sale of holdings in other companies.... read more...

Electronics maker Philips’ profit drops 69%

Electronics maker Philips’ profit drops 69%

San Jose Mercury News
18 Jul 2006

Royal Philips Electronics, Europe’s largest consumer electronics maker, reported a 69 percent drop in second-quarter earnings Monday due in part to a poor performance at its liquid-crystal-displays joint venture. But the company said sales and... read more...

Microsoft’s ‘ iPod killer’ threatens to crumble Apple



Microsoft’s ‘ iPod killer’ threatens to crumble Apple

Australian
17 Jul 2006

AS soon as they had the call from Microsoft’s headquarters in Washington state, the record company executives knew something huge was about to happen. Microsoft’s developers and marketers wanted to show the Los Angeles music moguls something new, and... read more...

Tuesday, July 11, 2006

$5.3 billion deal will help Siemens close in on Abbott Laboratories



$5.3 billion deal will help Siemens close in on Abbott Laboratories
FRANCINE KNOWLES
Chicago Sun-Times
10 Jul 2006

Word that Siemens AG will pay $5.3 billion to acquire Bayer AG’s diagnostic business will put the company hot on the trail of Lake County-based Abbott Laboratories. The Siemens acquisition, combined with Diagnostic Products Corp., which Siemens agreed... read more...

Rumors fly that Microsoft may have an iPod up its sleeve



Rumors fly that Microsoft may have an iPod up its sleeve
By Byron Acohido USA TODAY
USA Today
10 Jul 2006

SEATTLE — Microsoft kept mum last week about widely circulating reports that it is developing a would-be iPod killer timed to hit store shelves for the holiday shopping season. But that didn’t stop the digerati from speculating about the device — and... read more...