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Japan backs Sony, Toshiba, Hitachi LCD merger

Japan's Sony Corp, Toshiba Corp and Hitachi Ltd will merge their liquid-crystal display operations using $2.6 billion of government-backed funds to fend off growing competition from rivals in South Korea and Taiwan.
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Nokia senior exec leaving for venture fund

Finnish phone maker Nokia said a senior executive was leaving the company to work for a new venture investment fund which will help it develop new applications for its phones.
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Sony, Toshiba, Hitachi to merge LCD operations

Japan's Sony Corp, Toshiba Corp and Hitachi Ltd will merge their liquid-crystal display operations using $2.6 billion of government-backed funds to fend off growing competition from rivals in South Korea and Taiwan.
Portable Microscope Devised By UCLA

UCLA Develops Palm-Held Portable Microscope For Healthcare Access

Researchers at the University of California (UCLA) have built an on the go compact, light-weight, dual-mode microscope that is not only portable but also efficient. The prototype dual-mode microscope uses holograms instead of lenses as in the case of a traditional microscope. Published in the Optical Society's (OSA) open-access journal, Biomedical Optics Express, the UCLA researchers explain that the prototype not only weighs the same as a medium-sized banana but also fits within the ...
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Sony may stumble in bid to become tablet No.2

Sony Corp's new tablet computers, expected to be launched on Wednesday, face an uphill battle against dominant players Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics, with the gadget's expected pricing in particular raising red flags.
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Sony may Stumble in Bid to Become Tablet No. 2

Sony's new tablet computers, expected to be launched Wednesday, face an uphill battle against dominant players Apple and Samsung Electronics, with the gadget's expected pricing in particular raising red flags.
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Weak electronics short-circuit Asian growth

Japan and South Korea reported surprisingly weak July factory output on Wednesday as global electronics demand faded, exposing Asia's vulnerability to a worsening U.S. and European economic slowdown.
Foreign visitors look around at a showroom displaying Samsung Electronics' products at the company's headquarters in Seoul

Apple iPhone 5 Nemesis Galaxy S2 Hits U.S.

Widely touted as the iPhone 5 killer, Samsung's Galaxy S2 smartphone has made it to the United States, quelling anticipation, and pre-empting its U.S. rival by at least two months.
HP TouchPad

More TouchPads on the Way, Says HP

Hewlett-Packard said it will give the TouchPad one last shot. But before you get all excited, HP said it is only temporarily resuming manufacturing the TouchPad to meet unfulfilled demand.

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