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Disgraced Company To Lay Off Thousands

Reuters | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Layoffs, Olympus Corp, Video, Olympus Layoffs, Job Cuts, Olympus, Reuters, Jobs, Panasonic, Electronics, Sony, Michael Woodford, Business News

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Olympus Corp, hit by a $1.7 billion fraud scandal, plans to shed 2,500 workers and sell an equity stake to either Sony Corp ...

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WATCH: Students Tackle Teen Suicide In Award-Winning Video

Posted 09.21.2011

Read More: Video, Val Verde High School, La Impact, Perris CA, Kid Witness News, Teen Suicide, Good News, Suicide Prevention, Panasonic, Los Angeles News

Students from Val Verde High School of Perris, California just won an international filmmaking competition with an short film combating teen suicide. ...

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Panasonic Announces Major Layoffs

Posted 06.28.2011

Read More: Panasonic Layoffs, Panasonic Job Cuts, Panasonic, Panasonic Layoffs 2011, Panasonic Lay Offs, Technology News

By Isabel Reynolds and Reiji Murai TOKYO | Thu Apr 28, 2011 6:48am EDT (Reuters) - Japanese consumer electronics giant Panasonic Corp said it wo...

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Tech Industry's "BHAG" Recycling Effort

Gary Shapiro | Posted 06.15.2011

Read More: Recycling, Consumer Electronics Association, Gary Shapiro, Sony, Sharp, Apple, Samsung, Ecycling, Dell, Toshiba, Best Buy, Hp, Panasonic, Envirornment, Technology News

The new eCycling Leadership Initiative challenges technology companies to recycle one billion pounds annually by 2016

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP7: New Digital Camera Whitens Teeth, Erases Wrinkles and Applies Makeup

StyleList | Tobey Grumet | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP7, Makeover, Panasonic Lumix, Techstyle, Airbrushing, Technology, Panasonic, Digital Camera, Style News

"(We) wanted to add creative features to the digital photography experience, allowing users to have some fun with their photos." says David Briganti, ...

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The Top 10 Green Business Stories of 2010

Andrew Winston | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wheat Prices, General Electric, Russian Drought, Renewable Energy, Pakistan Floods, Green Business, Tropicana Orange Juice, Kaiser Permanente, China, Zero-Waste, Pepsi, Data, Gm, Bowman Design, Climate Adaptation, Ibm, Cancun Climate Summit, Panasonic, Biomimicry, Unilever, Biofuels, Wal-Mart, Canadian Oil Sands, Trade Barriers, Cotton, Supply Chain, Marks & Spencer, Sony, World Trade Organization, Local Food, Water, Matt Kistler, Rare Earth Elements, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, US Navy, Climate Bill, P&G, Nissan Leaf, Electric Cars, Green News

Here's my attempt to capture the most important stories that affected the greening of business in 2010 and my predictions for the future.

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A House of A Different Color. Slideshow: The Latest in Home Smart Tech

Olivia Zaleski | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Design, Smart Home Design, Panasonic Eco House, Energy, Panasonic, Smart House, Slidepollajax, Electric Cars, Green News

Imagine the house of the future . . . creating and storing its own energy, every gadget speaks to a smart phone, the bathroom cleans itself, and the A...

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Nine Great Brands That Had To Change Their Names

24/7 Wall Street | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Brand Names, Brands, Products, Apple, Ford, Sirius XM, Time Warner, Company Name, Xerox, Lg, Panasonic, Oracle, Business News

lightly (Apple Inc. was once Apple Computer), but hardly enough for most people to notice. Some of the world's largest companies have changed their na...

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Panasonic Teases New Gaming System 'The Jungle' (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Panasonic Jungle Release, Panasonic Jungle Release Date, Panasonic Jungle Video, Panasonic, Panasonic Jungle, The Jungle, Jungle, Video, Technology News

Panasonic has taken the wraps off of a new handheld gaming console, tentatively called The Jungle, that is designed to let gamers play multiplayer onl...

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A New Domain Extension ".CO" Launched This Week

Courtney Boyd Myers | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nokia, Godaddy, Ford, Twitter, American Express, Yahoo, Cnn, Coca-Cola, Apple, Nike, Gucci, Domain Names, Mtv, Ibm, Nestle, Amazon, Overstock.com, Panasonic, .CO, Technology News

There are more than 90 million domain names registered in the .COM extension. Finally a new domain name competitor, fit for companies, corporations and all other forms of commerce, the extension ".CO," has entered the market.

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Toyota Will Launch Lithium-Ion Prius Minivan in 2011

Huffington Post | Nathaniel Cahners Hindman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Prius Minivan, Toyota Prius, Panasonic, Nikkei, Reuters, Business News

Toyota will launch a Prius hybrid minivan in 2011, according to Reuters, which received the news from Japan's Nikkei newspaper. The minivan will h...

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5 Lessons from the NAB

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Steve Jobs, Podcasting, Nab, Boxee, Broadcasters, Canon, Sony, Apple, Adobe, Roku, New Media, 3d, Technology, Hp, Wacom, Panasonic, Rawvoice, Technology News

By owning the day to day computing experience of so many people Apple is looking to lock down how people expect technology to work, and in doing so limit where their competitors can make headway in nearly every market.

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Panasonic 3-D TVs SELL OUT

bloomberg.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Panasonic 3D TV, 3-D TVs, Panasonic 3-D TV, Panasonic, 3D TVs, Technology News

Panasonic Corp. said its 3-D TVs sold out in the U.S. in their first week, raising optimism the technology that helped 'Avatar' break records at the b...

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Windows 7 Not so Great as Advertised and Has Compatibility Issues: Is Microsoft in Collusion With Manufacturers Like HP?

Michael Russnow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Word Ace, Microsoft, Windows 7, Hewlett-Packard, Transparent Language, Movie Magic Screenwriter, Xp, Bill Gates, Creative Cam, MS Word, Best Buy, Geek Squad, Dell, Michael Russnow, True Fonts, Laser Jet, Hp, Altec, Inspiron, Panasonic, Dell Computers, Aol, Mozilla Firefox, Anderson Cooper, Cbs, Mozilla, Msnbc, Computers, Total Security, Abc, Twitter, Nbc, Skype, Facebook, Cnn, Internet Explorer, Youtube, Fox News, Technology News

There ought to be a law preventing the computer hardware and software industry from shortchanging consumers, so that we get the full use of our equipment.

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Panasonic: First 3D Plasma TV Unveiled (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 3D Full HD TV, 3D Plasma TV, 3dfhd, 3D TV, Three Dimensional Television, 3DFHD Plasma TV, Panasonic 3D TV, Panasonic, Video, Technology News

**See video and photo below** Panasonic has just unveiled the world's first 3D Full HD plasma TV prototype. Panasonic's 3D TV has a 103-inch Pl...

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Panasonic Builds Medical Robot That Dispenses Drugs

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Panasonic, Robots, Panisonic Robot, Medical Robot, Business News

TOKYO — Panasonic Corp. said Tuesday has developed a medical robot that dispenses drugs to patients, the Japanese electronics giant's first step...

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Panasonic Posts Loss, Slashing 15,000 Jobs

AP | YURI KAGEYAMA | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Panasonic Profits, Panasonic Layoffs, Panasonic, Business News

TOKYO — Panasonic Corp., sinking into its first annual loss in six years, said Wednesday it was slashing about 15,000 jobs and shuttering 27 pla...

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CES: Down But Not Out

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 3D Video, Microsoft, Canon, Ces, Consumer Electronics Show, Adult Video Convention, Las Vegas, Lg, Panasonic, Gadgets, Las Vegas Electronics Show, Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show, Gadgets Show, Technology, Business News

If the purpose of marketing is to sell you something you never knew you needed, then this place is a marketers dream.

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Which TV Brands Are Best For The Environment?

Philip G. Baker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Recycling, Recycling Electronics, Vizio, Environment, Tv, Pollution, Panasonic, Sony, Buying a Tv, Electronic Takeback, Television Sales, Green Living, Environmental Waste, Electronics Recycling, 60 Minutes, Takeback Programs, Walmart Takeback Program, Television Recycling, Green News

With so many TVs being similar, consider selecting your purchase by which companies offer the best takeback programs.

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Cyber Monday Sales Up 15%: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer December 4, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ge, Ecommerce, Sales, Super Bowl, Football, Cnbc, Sanyo, Recession, Cyber Monday, Jeff Zucker, Mediabytes, Panasonic, cs4, Nfl, Shelly Palmer, Revenue, Media News, Adobe, Nbcu, Wall Street, 3d, Nbc, Media News

The WSJ is reporting that former AOL Chief Executive Jonathan Miller maybe purchasing Yahoo for between $28-30 billion, roughly $22 a share. Yahoo'...

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McCain Helps SNL Score 2nd Best Ratings In A Decade: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer November 3, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ads, Fcc, Cms, Saturday Night Live, Digital Transition, Sanyo, Mediabytes, Panasonic, Nikkei, Election, Ad Units, Auditude, Shelly Palmer, Barack Obama, Mtv, Snl, Media News, Tina Fey, Myspace, John McCain, Media News

John McCain's appearance on Saturday Night Live helped the show average a 9.0 household rating/ 20 share in metered markets. Saturday's SNL was only...

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Panasonic Debuts Wi-Fi Camera

Crave | Phil Ryan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wi-Fi-Camera, Panasonic Wi-Fi Camera, Digital Cameras, Lumix DMC-TZ50, Panasonic, Business News

Panasonic has announced its first camera to include built-in Wi-Fi, called the Lumix DMC-TZ50. As the model name hints, the TZ50 is basically the DMC-...

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Upstart Vizio Churns Out Cheap Flat Screen TVs

Wall Street Journal | CHRISTOPHER LAWTON, YUKARI IWATANI KANE, JASON DEAN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sony, Television Industry, Philips TVs, Matsushita, Philips Electronics, Flat-Screen TVs, Television Sets, Vizio, Big Screen Tvs, Sony TVs, Television Business, Plasma Tvs, Panasonic, Business News

Static in the global TV-set business is forcing some big players to re-tune their game. On Monday, Philips Electronics NV blamed a profit dip on its ...

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Panasonic Unveils 150-Inch Plasma TV

Engadget | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Consumer Electronics Show, Hdtv, Ces, Huge TVs, Ces 2008, Panasonic, Business News

Although we got to see some pics of this beast under wraps, there's nothing like seeing it in person. The gigantic HDTV was unveiled at Panasonic's ke...

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