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Recruiting the Greatest "Gold Blogger" on the Panasonic (PC) Vancouver 2010 Athletes' Blog.
Thursday, December 24, 2009 - 7:06am | 80Panasonic Corporation (NYSE: PC) launched the Panasonic Vancouver 2010 Athletes' Blog, "One Winter, Five Dreams.". The blog site covers five athletes who have overcome various obstacles on their way to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. The athletes are posting blog entries about their...
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Record OLED Shipments In Third Quarter 2009, Samsung Telecommunication The Market Leader
Tuesday, December 22, 2009 - 1:19pm | 134OLED Shipments in 3Q09 were a record $252 million. Despite the state of the economy, increased demand in high-end mobile and smart phones has driven growth, partially due to Samsung Telecommunication’s continued heavy promotion efforts of AMOLED smart phone high-performance benefits. Samsung...
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Panasonic Corporation (PC) Announces Proposed Management Changes
Monday, December 21, 2009 - 7:36am | 55Panasonic Corporation (NYSE: PC) announced that at the Board of Directors' Meeting held on December 21, 2009, the following management changes were made, effective December 21, 2009, and February 1, 2010. Executive Vice President - Susumu Koike Managing Director- Junji Nomura Senior Executive...
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TV Makers Gamble On 3-D At Home
Friday, December 18, 2009 - 1:54pm | 117With flat-panel TVs selling for prices comparable to ordinary televisions a few years ago, manufacturers searching for the next profit boost are preparing a big push with models that can display pictures in 3-D. On Thursday, Sony Corporation (NYSE: SNE) struck a partnership with RealD, a maker of 3...
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Sony‘s e-reader To Remain A Book Device (SNE, AAPL, NWSA, AMZN)
Friday, December 18, 2009 - 8:50am | 175Howard Stringer, Sony Corp’s (ADR) (NYSE: SNE) chief executive, opines that Sony could differentiate itself by adding more powerful chips, displays and media features to the pocket sized readers. This can be done given the speculation that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) may launch a tablet-style...
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Kindle Sales Make Amazon Proud (AMZN, SNE, BKS, NWSA)
Friday, December 18, 2009 - 7:29am | 146Amazon’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) electronic book reader Kindle posted its best sales in December. Amazon views the Kindle as an essential growth driver that faces tight competition with rivals Sony Corp. (ADR) (NYSE: SNE) and Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) as to who will emerge with the best-selling...
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Garmin Faces Competition from Google, Apple And Nokia (GRMN, GOOG, AAPL, NOK)
Friday, December 11, 2009 - 3:16pm | 173Garmin (NASDAQ: GRMN) witnessed the first year of a revenue decline in the history of navigation device making. Citron Research believes that the rapid pace of change has quickly crushed many former giants of technology. Whether it is the Hayes or the Palm Inc. (NASDAQ: PALM), companies that...
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Market’s Bearish Stance on Video Game Industry Unwarranted
Friday, December 11, 2009 - 11:46am | 141According to Kaufman Brothers, overall sales in the video game industry exceeded expectations in November, with NPD reporting a lower-than-anticipated decline in November video game sales. The overall industry sales were higher than expected on account of robust hardware sales and a lower-than-...
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Retail Software Sales Sluggish Despite Big Releases
Friday, December 11, 2009 - 9:03am | 123Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) Merrill Lynch released its industry update for the interactive media. It noted that the US retail software sales (excluding PC) were down by 3% y/y in November, which was better compared to 18% y/y decline in October. The recovery in sales was primarily due to some big...
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Panasonic (PC) to buy 50.2% stake in Sanyo for $4.6b
Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 8:55am | 95Panasonic Corp. (NYSE: PC) said it will take majority control of Sanyo Electric Co. in a $4.6b deal, forging one of the biggest electronics makers in the world with an edge in green technologies. Panasonic said it will buy 50.2% of Sanyo for $4.6b after closing its five-week tender offer that began...
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Apple (AAPL) Tablet Could Be Priced Low
Thursday, December 3, 2009 - 9:31am | 135Internet and television personality Alex Albrecht claimed, in a recent TV show, that the pricing for Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) tablet would be "shockingly low." Price of this unseen multifunction device-tablet has been predicted from $500 to$2000. It is expected to have a 10-inch touch screen and 3G...
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Black Friday Deals From Amazon (AMZN) on Dell (DELL), Panasonic ( PC), Canon (CAJ)
Friday, November 27, 2009 - 1:06pm | 142On Black Friday, the online retail giant Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) offered amazing discounts on electronic consumer durables. Panasonic (NYSE: PC) VIERA X1 series Plasma HDTV was offered for just $ 685.96, while Canon (NYSE: CAJ) Powershot camera with 12.1 MP capacity was offered at $179.99 only....
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Great Deals At Fry's This Black Friday
Friday, November 27, 2009 - 10:45am | 164Fry's is a one stop shop for most technological products that are available for a steal. Fry's has come up with special and alluring deals for Black Friday, 2009. One of the best deals is a Gateway Netbook with a 10.1” screen and 1 GB of memory for just $177.99. Additionally, there is an HP...
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Panasonic (PC) Announces the Extension of the Period of the Tender Offer for SANYO Shares and Other Related Matters
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - 6:18am | 152Panasonic Corporation (NYSE: PC) announces today that it has submitted an Amendment Statement for the Tender Offer Registration Statement to the Director-General of the Kanto Local Finance Bureau, pursuant to Article 27-8, Paragraph 2 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law of Japan for the...
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New 52-Week High Stocks (AGO, SMTL, WGA, SALM)
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 11:59am | 210Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE: AGO) hits a new 52-week high at $28.14 in today’s morning trade. Currently AGO is trading at $25.09, up 18% after J.P. Morgan increased its price target to $42 from $28 on Assured Guaranty (NYSE: AGO) after AGO reported its quarterly earnings yesterday. Semitool, Inc...