South Korean firm Samsung is to buy a three per cent stake in its Japanese rival Sharp for 10.4bn yen (£73m). Sharp has been struggling to restructure its operations as it continues to make losses; the firm has forecast its biggest ...
According to foreign media reports, South Korean electronics giant Samsung is running the final negotiation with Sharp, it might invest about 10 billion yen (about U.S. $ 107 million) and purchase a 3% stake of the latter. Sharp, Sony and ...
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South London-based technical solutions provider Presentation Rentals (PR) supplied lighting, audio, projection and crew to the British Film Museum for the 2013 Evening Standard British Film Awards. Staged in the Debating Chamber of London ...
Tags: PR Production, Evening Standard Awards, technical solutions
As a cook, I have a dirty little secret: I love my microwave oven. His name is Herman, and he's a short, dark, quiet type who sits quietly on my countertop until I've issued my instructions, and then he does what he's told. He's terrific at ...
The World Smart Energy Week 2013 was held from February 27 to March 1 in Tokyo, Japan. According to event organizer Reed Exhibitions, there were a total of 1,890 participating firms in 2013 including Japan-based makers such as Sharp, ...
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Projection artist Ross Ashton from London UK based The Projection Studio created a special giant video artwork, Spiritus on the front of All Souls Church, Cheriton near Folkestone in Kent for the 2013 Cheriton Lights Festival. Ashton was ...
Universal Lighting Technologies is based in Nashville, Tennessee and is part of the Panasonic family of companies. They design and manufacture high-efficiency lighting ballasts and control systems and produce electronic and magnetic ...
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We recently tested a number of new SLR-like (mirrorless) cameras, and we were surprised to find that one, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3, scored higher than all the SLRs tested in this group. It's just one point higher, but that's still ...
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Panasonic’s net profit of 61 billion yen (about 662 million dollars) in the third quarter of December 31, while at the same time last year the net loss of 198 billion yen. Analysts had expected the net loss of 17 billion yen on ...
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SONY has reported its eight straight quarter in the red but says it remains on track to achieve its forecast of a full-year profit. But the results, released after reports that Sony will this month announce the late 2013 launch of its ...
Intel later this year will start offering a TV set-top box and service as the company tries to cash in on the fast-growing TV and home entertainment business. The company will offer its own TV box, which will combine live TV and on-demand ...
Panasonic Eco Solutions North America has signed an exclusive multi-year solar photovoltaic development agreement with alternative energy company Coronal Management. The two companies aim to develop, build and operate a portfolio of solar ...
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That glimmer of hope some are seeing in the economy may be the glint of a diamond or the sheen of a silk scarf. Buoyed by signs of life in the real estate and stock markets, wealthy Americans are spending more freely on luxury goods, ...
LightingEurope is pleased to announce the election of Mr. Dietmar Zembrot as President of the Executive Board, Mr. Jan Denneman as the Vice-President, and Mr. Diederik de Stoppelaar as Treasurer. Additional Board members include: Alfred ...
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It was less than 20 years ago that Samsung was seen as a cheap electronic supplier with its fair share of quality issues, yet today it's a major player in electronics – everything from smartphones to televisions and whitegoods. The ...