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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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Lenovo's smartphone shipments grew by 39% year-on-year as it made strong inroads into the smartphone market. Image:

Lenovo's profits rise by 23% to $214m

15 Aug 2014

Sony's Andrew House says the PS4 has sold more than 10m units since its launch in November last year. Image:

10m PlayStations sold in ten months

14 Aug 2014

Li Pumin of the NDRC is planning to "punish" Audi and Chrysler for "monopoly actions" in China, particularly with regard to parts supplies. Image:

China punishes Audi, Chrysler for 'monopoly' acts

7 Aug 2014

Samsung's JK Shin has announced that all patent wrangles between it and Apple are now off except in the USA. Image:

Apple, Samsung call of war in rest of the world

7 Aug 2014

Ooredoo's Ross Cormack says the company expects to sell millions of SIM cards in Myanmar for $1,50 each as the country's government lifted the ban on cheap SIM cards. Image:

Ooredoo sells cheap SIM cards in Myanmar

5 Aug 2014

Nintendo's Satoru Iwata slashed his salary by 50% in January to atone for the company's poor performance. But Ninetendo still reported a loss of $97m in the June quarter. Image:

Nintendo's loses $97m in three months

31 Jul 2014

Microsoft's Shanghai offices – along with three others – were raided by the SAIC in terms of its probe into anti-competitive behaviour. Image:

Microsoft probed for 'monopolising' China

30 Jul 2014

Samsung's Tizen smartphone's release has been delayed to improve the Tizen ecosystem for other devices. Image:

Tizen smartwatch launch delayed

29 Jul 2014

Microsoft's Xbox and Sony's new PlayStation 4 went head-to-head at the Ani-Com show in Hong Kong. Image:

PlayStation, Xbox butt heads at Hong Kong games fair

28 Jul 2014

Sales of the LG G3 smartphones have helped boost the company's profits by 165% in the second quarter. Image:

LG's profits up 165% in second quarter

25 Jul 2014

Workers at Foxconn's Taipei factory have helped boost Taiwan's exports by 10.6% as markets in the USA and Europe recover and demand for electronic products rises sharply. Image:

Mobile demand boosts Taiwan's exports by 10.6%

22 Jul 2014

LG's new G Watch is also available for pre-order. Image:

Smartwatches from Samsung, LG

27 Jun 2014

Toyota's new fuel cell vehicles will go on sale in Japan in March and will be available in Europe and the US by the middle of 2015. Image:

Toyota's fuel cell car will cost $70 000

26 Jun 2014

Nissan's new e-NV200 electric van comes with up to seven seats and has a range of 190km. Image:

Nissan new e-NV200 electric car

10 Jun 2014

CNET's Nic Healey says the new HTC One M8 is an exceptionally versatile phone. Image: CNET

HTC pins its hopes on M8 to make money

9 Jun 2014

Renee James says PCs are here to stay even though they may be losing some ground to smartphones and tables. Image: Intel

Intel backs the long-term survival of PCs

4 Jun 2014

Asus Chief, Jonney Shih has unveiled a five-in-one device that is a laptop, mobile phone and tablet with Windows and Android operating systems. Image:

Asus launches new 'five-mode' hybrid laptop

3 Jun 2014

Samsung's D J Lee says the new Tizen operating system provides faster web browsing than the previous Android operating system. Image:

New Samsung phone marks break from Android

3 Jun 2014

Acer's Stan Shih is turning to software solutions in the hope or returning the company to profitability. Image:

Acer launches software 'cloud' service drive

30 May 2014

Toyota has recalled 520,000 vehicles and most of the faults relate to a cable on the Sienna that can corrode, causing the vehicle to lose it spare wheel. Image: Wikipedia

Toyota recalls 520,000 vehicles globally

27 May 2014

Sony's Kazuo Hirai says producing localised content for the Chinese market will be fundamental to the company's success. China has an estimated 500m gamers. Image:

PlayStations to be sold legally in China

27 May 2014

Sony's Kazuo Hirai says the company will use its 4K and 2K technology to change the fortunes of its television unit. Image:

Sony counting on high-definition television for rescue

23 May 2014

The Apple iPhone 4 infringed Samsung's data transmission patent. Image:

No clear winner in Samsung-Apple court battle in Japan

19 May 2014

The new BlackBerry Z3 that will go on sale in Jakarta this week. Image:

BlackBerry fights back with Indonesian phone

12 May 2014

Sony e-book readers and its smartphones will now be controlled by Kobo as Sony closes its e-book stores around the world. Image:

Sony to close e-reading store in Europe, Australia

9 May 2014

Users of Sony's Vaio Fit have been advised to disconnect the computer, shut it down and stop using it because of a battery fault. Sony will release repair details over the next few days. Image: Sony

Sony issues battery-fire warning for Vaio laptops

14 Apr 2014

Toshiba has instituted legal action against SK Hynix over corporate spying. Image:

Toshiba sues South Korean rival for corporate spying

17 Mar 2014

TSMC is believed to be manufacturing the new A8 chip for the iPhone 6. Image:

Taiwan's TSMC makes chips for new iPhone

6 Mar 2014

More and more people want inflight connectivity that is fast and reliable. Image:

WiFi in the sky set for takeoff

4 Mar 2014

Sony is reportedly selling its building in Tokyo to generate some cash. Image:

Loss-saddled Sony to sell its Tokyo buildings

3 Mar 2014

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Sony's Andrew House says the PS4 has sold more than 10m units since its launch in November last year. Image:

10m PlayStations sold in ten months

14 Aug 2014

Li Pumin of the NDRC is planning to "punish" Audi and Chrysler for "monopoly actions" in China, particularly with regard to parts supplies. Image:

China punishes Audi, Chrysler for 'monopoly' acts

7 Aug 2014

Samsung's JK Shin has announced that all patent wrangles between it and Apple are now off except in the USA. Image:

Apple, Samsung call of war in rest of the world

7 Aug 2014

Ooredoo's Ross Cormack says the company expects to sell millions of SIM cards in Myanmar for $1,50 each as the country's government lifted the ban on cheap SIM cards. Image:

Ooredoo sells cheap SIM cards in Myanmar

5 Aug 2014

Nintendo's Satoru Iwata slashed his salary by 50% in January to atone for the company's poor performance. But Ninetendo still reported a loss of $97m in the June quarter. Image:

Nintendo's loses $97m in three months

31 Jul 2014

Microsoft's Shanghai offices – along with three others – were raided by the SAIC in terms of its probe into anti-competitive behaviour. Image:

Microsoft probed for 'monopolising' China

30 Jul 2014

Samsung's Tizen smartphone's release has been delayed to improve the Tizen ecosystem for other devices. Image:

Tizen smartwatch launch delayed

29 Jul 2014

Microsoft's Xbox and Sony's new PlayStation 4 went head-to-head at the Ani-Com show in Hong Kong. Image:

PlayStation, Xbox butt heads at Hong Kong games fair

28 Jul 2014

Sales of the LG G3 smartphones have helped boost the company's profits by 165% in the second quarter. Image:

LG's profits up 165% in second quarter

25 Jul 2014

Workers at Foxconn's Taipei factory have helped boost Taiwan's exports by 10.6% as markets in the USA and Europe recover and demand for electronic products rises sharply. Image:

Mobile demand boosts Taiwan's exports by 10.6%

22 Jul 2014

LG's new G Watch is also available for pre-order. Image:

Smartwatches from Samsung, LG

27 Jun 2014

Toyota's new fuel cell vehicles will go on sale in Japan in March and will be available in Europe and the US by the middle of 2015. Image:

Toyota's fuel cell car will cost $70 000

26 Jun 2014

Nissan's new e-NV200 electric van comes with up to seven seats and has a range of 190km. Image:

Nissan new e-NV200 electric car

10 Jun 2014

CNET's Nic Healey says the new HTC One M8 is an exceptionally versatile phone. Image: CNET

HTC pins its hopes on M8 to make money

9 Jun 2014

Renee James says PCs are here to stay even though they may be losing some ground to smartphones and tables. Image: Intel

Intel backs the long-term survival of PCs

4 Jun 2014

Asus Chief, Jonney Shih has unveiled a five-in-one device that is a laptop, mobile phone and tablet with Windows and Android operating systems. Image:

Asus launches new 'five-mode' hybrid laptop

3 Jun 2014

Samsung's D J Lee says the new Tizen operating system provides faster web browsing than the previous Android operating system. Image:

New Samsung phone marks break from Android

3 Jun 2014

Acer's Stan Shih is turning to software solutions in the hope or returning the company to profitability. Image:

Acer launches software 'cloud' service drive

30 May 2014

Toyota has recalled 520,000 vehicles and most of the faults relate to a cable on the Sienna that can corrode, causing the vehicle to lose it spare wheel. Image: Wikipedia

Toyota recalls 520,000 vehicles globally

27 May 2014

Sony's Kazuo Hirai says producing localised content for the Chinese market will be fundamental to the company's success. China has an estimated 500m gamers. Image:

PlayStations to be sold legally in China

27 May 2014

Sony's Kazuo Hirai says the company will use its 4K and 2K technology to change the fortunes of its television unit. Image:

Sony counting on high-definition television for rescue

23 May 2014

The Apple iPhone 4 infringed Samsung's data transmission patent. Image:

No clear winner in Samsung-Apple court battle in Japan

19 May 2014

The new BlackBerry Z3 that will go on sale in Jakarta this week. Image:

BlackBerry fights back with Indonesian phone

12 May 2014

Sony e-book readers and its smartphones will now be controlled by Kobo as Sony closes its e-book stores around the world. Image:

Sony to close e-reading store in Europe, Australia

9 May 2014

Users of Sony's Vaio Fit have been advised to disconnect the computer, shut it down and stop using it because of a battery fault. Sony will release repair details over the next few days. Image: Sony

Sony issues battery-fire warning for Vaio laptops

14 Apr 2014

Toshiba has instituted legal action against SK Hynix over corporate spying. Image:

Toshiba sues South Korean rival for corporate spying

17 Mar 2014

TSMC is believed to be manufacturing the new A8 chip for the iPhone 6. Image:

Taiwan's TSMC makes chips for new iPhone

6 Mar 2014

More and more people want inflight connectivity that is fast and reliable. Image:

WiFi in the sky set for takeoff

4 Mar 2014

Sony is reportedly selling its building in Tokyo to generate some cash. Image:

Loss-saddled Sony to sell its Tokyo buildings

3 Mar 2014

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

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