Sharp to purchase Toshiba's PC business
Sharp Corp., controlled by Foxconn Technology Group, plans to buy Toshiba Corp.’s personal-computer business as its Taiwanese parent seeks to expand beyond contract manufacturing and build a brand of its own.
Toshiba is selling 80 percent of the unit...
Sharp turns to Samsung for survival as Apple loses steam
Japanese display maker Sharp will aim to boost sales to the iPhone maker’s chief rival Samsung Electronics to secure its survival
Shares in struggling Japanese electronics maker Sharp jumped 17 percent on Wednesday after media reports of a $108-million tie-up with South Korean giant Samsung.
Shares in Sharp opened up 17.06 percent at 350 yen on the Tokyo Stock Exchange before easing slightly to 344 yen.
The Nikkei...
Will the Sony story end in tragedy?
Alistair Fairweather ponders how to reconcile a company capable of making a TV like the 4K Bravia with one struggling to financially stay above water.
Panasonic moving mobile production abroad
Japanese electronics giant Panasonic Corp is expected to shift all production of its mobile phone handsets abroad as early as this summer as it looks to re-enter overseas markets this fiscal year, the Nikkei daily said on Sunday.
Bought one of these: http://www.wuesthof.de/en/database3.asp?id=39 and one of these: http://www.wuesthof.de/en/database3.asp?id=765
WOW they are so sharp and cool!!
Anyone have any?