TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> plans to install solar panels on its next-generation Prius hybrid cars, becoming the first major automaker to use solar power for a vehicle, the Nikkei business daily reported on Monday. More »
HONG KONG (AFP) - - The iPhone 3G, which Apple is billing as twice as fast and half as expensive as the debut model, will roll out in cities from Tokyo to Sydney on Friday -- but it could face challenges in Asia it will not have elsewhere. More »
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Kawasaki Heavy Industries <7012.T> decided to cancel its plan to spend 10 billion yen ($94 million) to build a new industrial robot plant as auto and microchip makers curb capital investments, the Nikkei business daily said. More »
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Ask.com, the Web search unit of IAC/InterActiveCorp <IACI.O>, has closed an all-cash deal to acquire Lexico Publishing Group LLC, the owner of popular reference sites Dictionary.com and Thesaurus.com. More »
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