Canon plans to boost production capacity at its Fuji factory, Yamanashi Prefecture, by 80% over the next three years to get ready to make equipment for display panels based on SED technology, according to the Nikkei Business Daily. A fourth building at the Canon subsidiary's Fuji facility for cutting and welding steel and aluminum parts will be online by August; cleanroom and other facility expansions will bring the total investment to about 2 billion yen (US $16.9 million).

The News Corp. signed a deal to license the brand for its popular online social-networking site and allow local Chinese entrepreneurs who understand their market to pick and choose to build an indigenous business.

Robust demand for Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office system drives 72% growth in earnings per share (EPS).

A nanowire grid could help make large organic LED displays practical.

"... demand environment for some of our semiconductor customers is improving compared to a soft first quarter, the wafer inventory recovery seems to be lagging..."

"...The industry continued to work through the excess inventory coupled with the usual seasonal slowness in the first quarter..."

Toshiba's latest model, the HD-XE1, aims to compete not on price but on features. Unlike the HD-E1, it can output at 1080p if you've got a TV than can handle that resolution and it also supports version 1.3 of the HDMI cable standard which promises enhanced colour...

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