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TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Fri Dec 21, 2007 @ 8:19am neoform

Yahoo News -- Japanese electronics rivals Toshiba and Sharp expanded ties in making liquid crystal displays Friday, with competition growing increasingly intense among flat-panel TV producers. Toshiba Corp. will purchase LCD panels from Sharp for TVs of 32 inches or.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Tue Sep 4, 2007 @ 3:54pm neoform

BBC News -- Nintendo's Wii continues to dominate the Japanese console market, according to latest sales figures. Nintendo sold nearly a quarter of a million machines during August, whilst Sony sold just over 80,000 PlayStation 3s and Microsoft just 11,000 Xbox 360.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Fri Aug 10, 2007 @ 1:19pm neoform

BBC News -- Shadows are being used by Japanese researchers as an non-intrusive way for friends to stay in touch. Called Teleshadow the system pipes video of what people are doing at home via the net to their friends' houses. But instead of showing images in ful.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Thu Mar 22, 2007 @ 8:28am neoform

Yahoo News -- A Japanese court on Thursday sentenced the former chief financial officer of scandal-tainted dot-com company Livedoor to 20 months in prison for inflating earnings reports. Ryoji Miyauchi and other Livedoor executives were accused of using a complex se.. Read More