Nokia sues top LCD, CRT display makers

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Dec 01, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- Nokia Corp., the world's biggest mobile phone maker, said Tuesday it has filed suits against several leading liquid crystal display makers - including Philips, Toshiba, Sharp and Samsung - for alleged price fixing.

Japan's Panasonic wins control of ailing Sanyo

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Dec 10, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Panasonic Corp. announced Thursday it had secured a controlling stake in smaller rival Sanyo Electric Co. in a 4.6-billion-dollar takeover that revamps Japan's troubled electronics industry.

Calif. requires TVs to be more energy-efficient (Update)

Technology / Energy

Nov 18, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 1

(AP) -- California regulators adopted the nation's first energy-efficiency standards for televisions Wednesday in hopes of reducing electricity use at a time when millions of American households are switching ...