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Article | 24/05/2006 Samsung to launch flash-disk based portable PCs

Samsung Electronics will next month launch two portable computers that use flash memory in place of a hard-disk drive for data storage, the company sa...

Article | 17/05/2006 Sony to launch Blu-ray Vaio PCs in June

Sony will begin selling its first personal computers with Blu-ray Disc drives in Japan in June, the company said Tuesday.

Article | 12/05/2006 Sony, Panasonic announce new HD format for camcorders

High-definition video fans can prepare themselves for another new format: AVCHD.

Article | 9/05/2006 Sony at 60: Developing for the future

When Sony introduced what was the world's smallest transistor radio in 1957, it advertised it as "pocketable" but there was a problem -- it didn't act...

Article | 5/05/2006 Sony delays first Blu-ray Disc titles

Sony Pictures Entertainment is delaying the launch of its first titles on the new Blu-ray Disc high-definition video format for a month.

Article | 21/04/2006 Panasonic to sell 103-inch PDP TV this year

Matsushita Electric Industrial (Panasonic) will sell a flat-panel TV with a 103-inch screen by the end of the year, the company said.

Article | 21/04/2006 Sony to use Alpha brand name for digital SLR cameras

Sony will use the "Alpha" brand name for its new range of digital single lens reflex (DSLR) cameras that are due to launch from the middle of this yea...

Article | 20/04/2006 LCD line may help Sony revive profit from TVs

Sony expects its television business to return to profit in the second half of this fiscal year on the back of strong demand for its recently launched...

Article | 6/04/2006 Toshiba, Sandisk to build new memory plant

Toshiba and Sandisk have agreed to build a new memory chip plant in Japan to keep pace with surging demand for NAND flash memory, they said Wednesday.

Article | 5/04/2006 Samsung delays Blu-ray Disc player launch

Samsung Electronics will delay the U.S. launch of its Blu-ray Disc player by one month, the company said Monday.

Article | 4/04/2006 Trend Micro data revealed due to virus

The failure of a Trend Micro employee to install his company's own antivirus software led to the uploading of some company reports to a popular Japane...

Article | 3/04/2006 Toshiba launches first HD-DVD player in Japan

Toshiba put on sale the world's first HD-DVD player on Friday in Japan. In doing so the company moved a format battle between the world's largest cons...

Article | 3/04/2006 Nikon wants 40 percent of digital SLR market in 3 years

Japan's Nikon is aiming for a 40 percent share of the increasingly competitive digital single lens reflex (SLR) camera market within three years, it s...

Article | 30/03/2006 Panasonic's first Blu-ray player coming in September

The first Blu-ray Disc player from Matsushita Electric Industrial (Panasonic) will be available in the U.S. in September this year, the company said W...

Article | 29/03/2006 Sony won't comment on new Walkman reports

Sony declined to offer an immediate comment on Tuesday after images and other details of a purported new series of Walkman digital music players appea...