Articles tagged with: Fujitsu and Toshiba

Semiconductor Kings Suffer Sales Tragedy in 2008

Shakespeare's adage, "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown," was certainly true for the kings of the semiconductor industry in 2008, with eight out of the Top-10 suppliers suffering revenue declines for the year, according to iSuppli Corp.  more

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DoCoMo Seeks to Block Softbank Mobile Phone

A row between two of Japan's mobile operators has broken out after DoCoMo filed for an injection to stop rival Softbank from selling a handset aimed at older people. The company claims that Softbank's phone, manufactured by Toshiba is too similar to its own easy-use handset made by fujitsu in 2006.  more

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Nokia Tops Greenpeace Green Ranking

The environmental pressure group, Greenpeace has published a 'Guide to Greener Electronics', which ranks companies on their use of harmful chemicals and electronic waste recycling. The organisation says that the guide will be used to create demand for toxic-free electronics which can be safely recycled, by informing consumers about company performance on these two issues. The scorecard ranks the 14 top mobile and PC producers and currently all fail to get a green ranking. more

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Nokia Drops Plans To Develop Fuel-Cell Battery Handsets

LONDON (Dow Jones)--Nokia Corp. (NOK) has dropped plans to develop mobile phones powered by fuel cell technology for at least the next few years, a Nokia spokesman told Dow Jones Newswires Thursday.  more

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