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Sony to launch world's thinnest LCD TVs

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:24:27 +0800

TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp said on Thursday it would launch the world's thinnest liquid crystal display (LCD) TVs this year, broadening its product line-up ahead of the critical year-end shopping season.

Nokia unveils 2 new multimedia phones

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:05:28 +0800

By Tarmo Virki

LG Elec ends 8-year PC patent row with Quanta

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:09:47 +0800

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's LG Electronics Inc <066570.KS> said on Tuesday it had agreed with Taiwan's Quanta Computer Inc <2382.TW> to end PC-related patent disputes that had lasted for eight years and started negotiating royalties.

Mexicans to use cell phones to pay stores and taxis

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:32:53 +0800

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexicans will soon be able to pay for small purchases such as restaurant meals and taxi rides using their mobile telephones, the country's banks said on Monday.

Tiny nation of Niue gets laptop for every child

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:40:00 +0800

The tiny South Pacific nation of Niue Thursday became the first nation in the world to issue laptop computers to all its children, officials said.

Sony finds "Solace" closer to Thanksgiving

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:10:33 +0800

By Carl DiOrio

Operas from British stage to hit Japanese big screens

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:19:00 +0800

Sony Corp. plans to use its latest high-definition video technology to show operas staged in England in cinemas in Japan, the electronics giant said Wednesday.

Motorola unveils low-end phones for music and Web

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:48:10 +0800

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Motorola Inc , the world's third-largest handset maker, unveiled two new low-end phones on Wednesday that allow users to listen to songs and surf the Web.

Almost one mobile phone for every South Korean, statistics show

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:06:00 +0800

Tech-savvy South Korea now has 45 million mobile phones, equivalent to 91 percent of the total population, the Korea Communications Commission said Wednesday.

Sony plans no PS3 price cuts at Leipzig games fair

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:04:07 +0800

BERLIN (Reuters) - Sony Corp <6758.T> does not plan to announce price cuts to its flagship PlayStation 3 games console at Europe's biggest video games fair in Leipzig, Germany next week, a company spokesman said on Friday.