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Big senior leadership shakeup at Nike

Big senior leadership shakeup at Nike

26 May 2023

Tadeu Marroco, new chief executive of BAT. Source: Supplied

Tadeu Marroco takes the helm at British American Tobacco

16 May 2023

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Apple has asked a Chinese court to revoke a patent ruling that found it had infringed a Chinese patent with its Siri software. Image: Apple

Apple asks Chinese court to overturn patent ruling

28 Feb 2014

LG's chief executive Park Jong Seok says the company will launch a smartwatch later this year. Image:

LG to launch new smartwatch this year

25 Feb 2014

The Petfit collar constantly monitors what a dog is doing and transmits data to a mobile phone. Image:

Collar that's smarter than the wearer

14 Feb 2014

HTC has been hurt by falling sales, recording a loss in the first quarter of this year. Image:

Taiwan's HTC forecasts first-quarter loss

12 Feb 2014

Nissan's Carlos Goshn talking to workers in Nissan's factory. Image: Wikipaedia.

Nissan profits from rise in North America, China sales

11 Feb 2014

Strong sales of Range Rover and Jaguar models have increased Tata's profits in the third quarter of the year. Image: Jaguar

Tata Motors' profit triples on JLR sales

11 Feb 2014

Vietnam's hit game developer pulls plug on Flappy Bird

Vietnam's hit game developer pulls plug on Flappy Bird

11 Feb 2014

Nokia and HTC have settled their patent disputes given HTC access to Nokia's technology. Image: Nokia

HTC, Nokia reach settlement on patent lawsuits

11 Feb 2014

Google has bought a US$750m stake in Lenovo following the sale of its Motorola unit to the Hong Kong company. Image: Lenovo.

Google buys 5.94% stake in Lenovo

10 Feb 2014

Sony has sold its computer business to JIP and will no longer be doing any work in computer development. Image: Amazon.

Sony cuts 5,000 jobs, exits PC business after US$1bn loss

7 Feb 2014

Panasonic has returned to profitability even though sales of some products, like digital cameras, have fallen quite sharply. Image: Wiki Images.

Panasonic, Sharp point to better times ahead

5 Feb 2014

Lenovo signals 'global ambitions' with Motorola deal

Lenovo signals 'global ambitions' with Motorola deal

3 Feb 2014

Sales of digital cameras have fallen resulting in Canon missing its profit forecast for the year. Image:

Canon misses profit forecast on poor camera sales

30 Jan 2014

4G services have boosted SK Telecom's results by 44%. Image: Style Photography de.

SK Telecom's profit jumps 44%

29 Jan 2014

The Shangri-La Hotel in Bangkok where Tata Motors' Karl Slym died. Image:

Tata Motors MD left 'suicide note': Thai police

28 Jan 2014

Samsung has already demonstrated 5G technology and is working with other South Korean companies to make it commercially viable. Image:

South Korea to spend US$1.5bn on 5G 'movie-in-a-second' service

23 Jan 2014

LG's G-Flex curved smartphone will go on sale in Europe from next month. Image:

LG to launch curved smartphone in Europe

21 Jan 2014

HP's Slate Voicetab will go on sale in India as the company tries to regain some market share in mobile phones. Image:

HP to launch its 'voice tablets' in India

18 Jan 2014

Workers at the Pegatron factory work at least 12 hours a day making Apple products. Image:

Apple monitors plant after 15-year-old worker dies in China

17 Dec 2013

India's two biggest telecommunications companies have agreed to co-operate on sharing infrastructure and equipment to speed up roll-out of 4G. Image: Style Photography De

Telecommunications pact between Reliance and Bharti

13 Dec 2013

Apple wins against Samsung in South Korea

Apple wins against Samsung in South Korea

13 Dec 2013

Changhua County where Google is building its new data centres. Image:

Google opens first data centres in Asia

12 Dec 2013

China's 4G network is due to begin operating next week. Image: style-photography.de

China issues 4G mobile licences

10 Dec 2013

The original Tata Nano, launched as the world's cheapest car at a price of US$1,600. Image: Wiki Images

India's Ratan Tata sees brighter future for Nano

2 Dec 2013

Beijing has had to deal with huge traffic jams as more and more people buy cars and join the existing streams of commuters. Image:

China car sales up 20.3% in October

12 Nov 2013

Workers at the Toyota plant in the UK assemble a hybrid. Image: Toyota UK

Toyota's net profit surges by 82.5%

8 Nov 2013

Honda's profits higher on weak yen

Honda's profits higher on weak yen

1 Nov 2013

Japan's SoftBank net profit up 84%

Japan's SoftBank net profit up 84%

1 Nov 2013

Nokia's tablet launched at Abu Dhabi show. Image: Nokia

Nokia launches first tablet, new phablets

24 Oct 2013

Complaints over software and hardware from China's state television. Image: Samsung

Chinese state media sets sights on Samsung

23 Oct 2013

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LG's chief executive Park Jong Seok says the company will launch a smartwatch later this year. Image:

LG to launch new smartwatch this year

25 Feb 2014

The Petfit collar constantly monitors what a dog is doing and transmits data to a mobile phone. Image:

Collar that's smarter than the wearer

14 Feb 2014

HTC has been hurt by falling sales, recording a loss in the first quarter of this year. Image:

Taiwan's HTC forecasts first-quarter loss

12 Feb 2014

Nissan's Carlos Goshn talking to workers in Nissan's factory. Image: Wikipaedia.

Nissan profits from rise in North America, China sales

11 Feb 2014

Strong sales of Range Rover and Jaguar models have increased Tata's profits in the third quarter of the year. Image: Jaguar

Tata Motors' profit triples on JLR sales

11 Feb 2014

Vietnam's hit game developer pulls plug on Flappy Bird

Vietnam's hit game developer pulls plug on Flappy Bird

11 Feb 2014

Nokia and HTC have settled their patent disputes given HTC access to Nokia's technology. Image: Nokia

HTC, Nokia reach settlement on patent lawsuits

11 Feb 2014

Google has bought a US$750m stake in Lenovo following the sale of its Motorola unit to the Hong Kong company. Image: Lenovo.

Google buys 5.94% stake in Lenovo

10 Feb 2014

Sony has sold its computer business to JIP and will no longer be doing any work in computer development. Image: Amazon.

Sony cuts 5,000 jobs, exits PC business after US$1bn loss

7 Feb 2014

Panasonic has returned to profitability even though sales of some products, like digital cameras, have fallen quite sharply. Image: Wiki Images.

Panasonic, Sharp point to better times ahead

5 Feb 2014

Lenovo signals 'global ambitions' with Motorola deal

Lenovo signals 'global ambitions' with Motorola deal

3 Feb 2014

Sales of digital cameras have fallen resulting in Canon missing its profit forecast for the year. Image:

Canon misses profit forecast on poor camera sales

30 Jan 2014

4G services have boosted SK Telecom's results by 44%. Image: Style Photography de.

SK Telecom's profit jumps 44%

29 Jan 2014

The Shangri-La Hotel in Bangkok where Tata Motors' Karl Slym died. Image:

Tata Motors MD left 'suicide note': Thai police

28 Jan 2014

Samsung has already demonstrated 5G technology and is working with other South Korean companies to make it commercially viable. Image:

South Korea to spend US$1.5bn on 5G 'movie-in-a-second' service

23 Jan 2014

LG's G-Flex curved smartphone will go on sale in Europe from next month. Image:

LG to launch curved smartphone in Europe

21 Jan 2014

HP's Slate Voicetab will go on sale in India as the company tries to regain some market share in mobile phones. Image:

HP to launch its 'voice tablets' in India

18 Jan 2014

Workers at the Pegatron factory work at least 12 hours a day making Apple products. Image:

Apple monitors plant after 15-year-old worker dies in China

17 Dec 2013

India's two biggest telecommunications companies have agreed to co-operate on sharing infrastructure and equipment to speed up roll-out of 4G. Image: Style Photography De

Telecommunications pact between Reliance and Bharti

13 Dec 2013

Apple wins against Samsung in South Korea

Apple wins against Samsung in South Korea

13 Dec 2013

Changhua County where Google is building its new data centres. Image:

Google opens first data centres in Asia

12 Dec 2013

China's 4G network is due to begin operating next week. Image: style-photography.de

China issues 4G mobile licences

10 Dec 2013

The original Tata Nano, launched as the world's cheapest car at a price of US$1,600. Image: Wiki Images

India's Ratan Tata sees brighter future for Nano

2 Dec 2013

Beijing has had to deal with huge traffic jams as more and more people buy cars and join the existing streams of commuters. Image:

China car sales up 20.3% in October

12 Nov 2013

Workers at the Toyota plant in the UK assemble a hybrid. Image: Toyota UK

Toyota's net profit surges by 82.5%

8 Nov 2013

Honda's profits higher on weak yen

Honda's profits higher on weak yen

1 Nov 2013

Japan's SoftBank net profit up 84%

Japan's SoftBank net profit up 84%

1 Nov 2013

Nokia's tablet launched at Abu Dhabi show. Image: Nokia

Nokia launches first tablet, new phablets

24 Oct 2013

Complaints over software and hardware from China's state television. Image: Samsung

Chinese state media sets sights on Samsung

23 Oct 2013

Japan says parts export to UK navy not illegal

Japan says parts export to UK navy not illegal

15 Oct 2013

Samsung Round (Image: Digital Trends)

Samsung's first 'curved' smartphone hits S. Korea market

11 Oct 2013

India car sales post steepest drop in decade

India car sales post steepest drop in decade

9 Oct 2013

Olympus pays investors US$2.6m over accounting scandal

Olympus pays investors US$2.6m over accounting scandal

1 Oct 2013

Panasonic to abandon consumer smartphones

Panasonic to abandon consumer smartphones

27 Sep 2013

Esprit posts USD566m annual net loss

Esprit posts USD566m annual net loss

10 Sep 2013

Sony plans first foreign-led PlayStation launch

Sony plans first foreign-led PlayStation launch

10 Sep 2013

Japan's Suntory in talks to buy GSK drink brands

Japan's Suntory in talks to buy GSK drink brands

7 Sep 2013

Nokia says India 'least favourite market': report

Nokia says India 'least favourite market': report

26 Aug 2013

Tata rebrands 'world's cheapest car' to boost sales

Tata rebrands 'world's cheapest car' to boost sales

22 Aug 2013

Experts debate the smarts of the 'smartwatch'

Experts debate the smarts of the 'smartwatch'

22 Aug 2013

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