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Sony has confirmed that it has signed ‘a non-binding memorandum of intent to establish a joint venture to produce and sell large sized LCD panels and modules’ with rival panel-maker Sharp. Rumours suggest that the company will invest upwards of 100 billion yen in Sharp’s 10th generation LCD panel-making plant in Sakai City, Osaka, due [...]

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Is Sony preparing to divorce LCD panel-making partner Samsung? In an effort to maintain supplies of large panels for its booming BRAVIA brand, the corporation is now in talks with Sharp to buy panels. According to a weekend report in the Japanese press, such talks might even extend to a joint venture between the two [...]

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After a rash of discounting, Microsoft has pulled the plug on its external HD DVD drive for the Xbox 360. John Porcaro, of Microsoft’s Global Games Marketing Team, says: “As a result of recent decisions made by Toshiba, Hollywood studios, and retailers, Microsoft plans to withdraw from HD DVD. Xbox will no longer manufacture new [...]

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Is the bottom falling out of the iPod market? Apple seems to think so. The company has dramatically cut its 2008 order forecast for NAND flash memory, and has warned suppliers that growth will slow. Market analyst iSuppli immediately slashed its global flash memory forecast as a result of Apple’s announcement. In 2007, the iPod [...]

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Samsung Electronics has been slapped with a fine of 11.5 billion won (roughly 6 million pounds) by South Korea’s corporate regulator, after a long-running investigation into its murky business past. The Fair Trade Commission revealed a fistful of improper business practices by the AV giant, including putting extraordinary price pressure on its parts suppliers and [...]

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Paramount has confirmed that it’ll be back producing movies on Blu-ray this summer, following the demise of the HD DVD format. In a statement published by The Hollywood Reporter, the Hollywood major says: “We are pleased that the industry is moving to a single high-definition format, as we believe it is in the best interest [...]

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Online store Dixons.co.uk says it has seen an increase of over 150 per cent in the numbers of customers searching for Blu-Ray players. Managing Director deVere Forster, says: “This is good news for consumers as the availability of a single format will allow consumers to purchase the High Definition Blu-Ray format DVD player with every [...]

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Just days after throwing in the HD DVD towel to the Sony-led Blu-ray alliance, Toshiba has signed a joint venture agreement with the PS3-maker as part of its acquisition of Sony’s advanced chip-making facilities. Toshiba will pay 90 billion yen for Sony’s semiconductor operation, which includes the wafer production lines used to make the PS3 [...]

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