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After the massive $9.7 billion loss that plasma screens were largely responsible for, you'd think some time would pass before Panasonic came up with a new, ambitious project based on the technology.
Instead, less than two days after the publishing of that financial disaster, Panasonic is back on stage with a pl... |
16 May 2012
13:01 GMT |
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Panasonic bet a lot on plasma TV sets, but the results of that go to show that you don't always win at gambling. The company now has to scramble to recover after a very hard 2011.
Like so many other companies, Panasonic has reported its financial results for the year 2011. Unlike most though, it didn't ha... |
14 May 2012
17:01 GMT |
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Georgian security researcher Ucha Gobejishvili has pointed out that AVG identifies many of the webpages of Panasonic Australia’s official blog as containing JavaScript Obfuscation, a method utilized by cybercriminals to mask their malicious elements. Curiously, when checked with Virus Total, the links appear t... |
14 May 2012
10:54 GMT |
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Japanese Matsushita Corporation, owner of the famous Panasonic brand, has decided to participate at the Tokyo Hotaru Festival in a very special way. The company reportedly celebrated the old Tokyo Firefly Festival by using 100,000 special LED lights. Panasonic created a special kind of orb called an "Inoriboshi" t... |
14 May 2012
05:30 GMT |
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Japanese giant Matsushita Corporation, owner of the well-known Panasonic brand, has just announced the new Let’s note B11 notebook, on its official website. The Let’s note B11 is made only for sale in the Land of the Rising Sun. It comes with Intel’s Core i7-3615QM CPU that benefits from a 6 MB Lev... |
13 May 2012
10:35 GMT |
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IT companies don't seem to talk about netbooks all that much nowadays, the product type having become somewhat of a has-been, but that doesn't mean no such small PCs are being made anymore.
In fact, Panasonic has just introduced a netbook, although one could argue that the device doesn't really quali... |
11 May 2012
03:19 GMT |
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After their leader TriCk was arrested, members of TeaMp0isoN promised that they would continue operations, and now it seems that they’re keeping that promise. Their latest targets include the official sites of Panasonic (panasonic.com), United Nations World Health Organization (who.int), and the Australian Gove... |
4 May 2012
06:12 GMT |
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Panasonic built and introduced many displays over the years, but none of them comes close to matching the sheer awe and interest that the one we are going to cover here instills. We should probably say upfront that the panel we are going to talk about is one that people will have to admire from a distance. After ... |
27 April 2012
08:04 GMT |
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Japanese company Matsushita Corporation, owner of the Panasonic brand, has reportedly announced that it is investing up to $370 million to build the sixth generation pilot and the 8.5 generation of OLED R&D manufacturing lines. OLED seems to be taking ages to become mainstream technology, but despite the fact we&rsqu... |
25 April 2012
10:05 GMT |
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Japanese company Matsushita Corporation, owner of the well-known Panasonic brand, has reportedly updated its famous Panasonic ToughBook model with Intel’s new Ivy bridge CPU. The notebook's specifications apparently remained the same, but the use of the new mobile processor will result in a slight increas... |
24 April 2012
17:44 GMT |
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Panasonic has finished introducing its newest projector series, one that seeks to be both small and extra bright, to be used everywhere from museums and auditoriums to stages.
Three of them are available, or at least will soon become available (at some point over the next two months, May-June, 2012).
Their names a... |
17 April 2012
09:43 GMT |
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Panasonic really values its batteries and power supply expertise, more than many other companies, and nothing can make a statement to that effect like a special new product line.
The power supplies that Panasonic formally introduced yesterday (April 9, 2012) might not conjure up the correct mental images.
When say... |
10 April 2012
11:21 GMT |
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Panasonic's Micro Four Thirds camera line has gained a new member, one that is, at heart, a refined GF3 (the third to have been added to this collection).
The name Panasonic chose to give the newcomer is Lumix GF5. The item will sell alongside the GF3, at least for a while.
We'll not bruise our brains th... |
5 April 2012
14:51 GMT |
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Panasonic and Sony both make displays of all types, more or less, but they are currently paying special attention to the market of TVs, especially large ones. Already the Full HD image quality is basically standard on TVs, just like on monitors, and brightness, contrast and energy efficiency are none too shabby eit... |
2 April 2012
02:26 GMT |
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Although Panasonic promised it would conquer Europe with its products, it appears that the company still considers the Japanese market over the European one.
This is why the recently announced Panasonic ELUGA will be released in Japan on March 29 and in Europe a month later.
The smartphone will be exclusively avail... |
22 March 2012
19:01 GMT |
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Panasonic’s upcoming Micro Four Thirds interchangeable lens camera, the Lumix GF5, was leaked early by one of the company’s spokespersons who recently posted online a picture of the not yet official compact snapper.
The image popped up on Instagram, of all places, where it was uploaded by a Hong Kong cel... |
19 March 2012
07:11 GMT |
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Panasonic is thinking of making cameras running the Android operating system from Google. TechRadar is the one reporting on the matter, saying that a spokesperson from Panasonic UK will make a so-called “smart” camera. It will compete with the smart camera that Polaroid revealed back in January. "It... |
14 March 2012
11:19 GMT |
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Shortly after announcing plans to enter the European smartphone market, Panasonic launched its first device to be available outside Japan, the ELUGA.
Showcased at the Mobile World Congress 2012 in Barcelona, Panasonic ELUGA sports a 4.3-inch OLED capacitive touchscreen display that supports 540 x 960 pixels resoluti... |
5 March 2012
09:12 GMT |
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Many Japanese and Chinese handset manufacturers decided to enter the European smartphone market this year. Some have already been present on this market, but wish to improve their offering, while others took a longer break and plan to re-enter the European market. After Panasonic and Huawei tipped, hinted and unveil... |
22 February 2012
17:11 GMT |
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Shortly after announcing its entrance on the European smartphone market with the Panasonic ELUGA Android phone, the Japanese company hints to new releases at the Mobile World Congress 2012 exhibition. According to Pocket-lint, citing sources close to the matter, Panasonic plans to announce another Android phone, but... |
21 February 2012
06:31 GMT |
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During the Panasonic Convention 2012, the Japanese company officially announced its entrance on the European smartphone market with Panasonic Eluga.
Unfortunately, details on Panasonic Eluga’s specs sheet are scarce at the moment, but the company promised to publish the phone’s full specs tomorrow.
Howe... |
20 February 2012
10:10 GMT |
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Panasonic and Softbank have just announced the upcoming availability of the “102P” smartphone, which is expected to arrive in Japan in March. The device will be available in three colors Blue Sky, Black, and Silver, for a price that will be unveiled closer to launch.
Dubbed Panasonic Softbank 102P, the s... |
13 February 2012
19:01 GMT |
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Panasonic has just made an announcement in which it promotes the PT-LZ370U, a video projector that will come in handy during art history and film classes, plus engineering R&D, among other things.
The PT-LZ370U can project images in Full HD resolution (1,920 x 1,080 pixels) and at a brightness of 3,000 lumens.
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7 February 2012
10:38 GMT |
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Panasonic holds an edition of the “Shoot It. Share It” online video competition every year, and it looks like this year's session has just started. Some people may remember that Panasonic released the AG-AF100, what was basically the industry’s first professional micro 4/3-inch camcorder. It... |
6 February 2012
11:31 GMT |
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Panasonic is drawing attention to a study conducted by BizTechReports, an independent research and reporting agency, that claims to have found major operational issues for tablet computers like the iPad in healthcare.
A white paper by Panasonic highlights the growing concerns of healthcare IT executives trying to me... |
1 February 2012
13:41 GMT |
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After a debunked rumor about possibly acquiring Olympus' camera business, Samsung is reported to be seeking ties with the company for its other assets.
In short, Samsung wants a partnership with Olympus, reportedly because of the latter's expertise in making medical equipment.
It is not alone in that ei... |
1 February 2012
09:51 GMT |
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Panasonic’s well known TS-series of ruggedized cameras has just received the addition of the Lumix DMC-TS4 and DMC-TS20 point-and-shoots, which can stand the same abuse as their predecessors, but feature improved specifications.
The new Lumix DMC-TS4 will take the place of the TS3 in the Panasonic’s lin... |
31 January 2012
15:11 GMT |
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Since Panasonic’s slew of entry-level point-and-shoots hasn’t received all that much attention during CES 201, the Japanese camera maker is now back with another announcement trying to get these into the spotlight.
This time, the press release comes packed full of pricing and availability details, since ... |
31 January 2012
13:01 GMT |
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Panasonic continues its tradition of releasing Super Zoom cameras no larger than a regular point-and-shoot, with the introduction of the Lumix DMC-ZS20 and ZS15 compact “Traveler Zooms” that were announced earlier today.
Both of these cameras are built around a 1/2.3-inch High Sensitivity MOS sensor, which in the... |
31 January 2012
09:50 GMT |
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Panasonic has been quite active on the mobile device market lately, but the latest notebooks may stand out a bit more than the others.
Panasonic Japan has reportedly introduced two mobile personal computers with a screen size of 12.1 inches.
Obviously, these are not netbooks, since the form factor for those parti... |
26 January 2012
12:31 GMT |
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Panasonic is getting ready to release a couple of refreshed J10 mini notebooks in the Japanese market which pretty much resemble their predecessors, but arrive with slightly improved hardware specs to make them even faster than before. The J10 series is an interesting appearance on the notebook market since these li... |
26 January 2012
06:10 GMT |
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The official Chinese website of Panasonic, the world renowned manufacturer of electronics and high-tech gadgets, has suffered a data breach.
The hackers altered the site’s main page and added a Refresh Meta tag that redirected users to another location where their message was posted, The Hacker News informs.
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23 January 2012
06:49 GMT |
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Among the many other things that Panasonic brought to CES, the company has demonstrated a ToughPad A1 tablet.
We actually talked about the A1 (and B1) back in November, 2011.
As expected, the rugged slate was present at the 2012 edition of the Consumer Electronics Show.
Apparently, the people who got to play wi... |
13 January 2012
06:04 GMT |
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At this year's Consumer Electronics Show held in Las Vegas, Panasonic and MySpace announced a joint venture in launching a web TV social service under the name of MySpace TV.
The service will be launched in the first half of 2012, and will be available on Panasonic's VIERA Connect platform.
The VIERA Conn... |
10 January 2012
12:42 GMT |
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If you all remember when we said that Panasonic had been slapped on the wrist with a €7,668,000 fine by the European Commissions, this is the moment when it is enforced. The sum is about equal to $10.25 million and is what the company got for violating EU competition laws in its sales of refrigeration compress... |
22 December 2011
11:03 GMT |
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Panasonic’s venerable Lumix Fz150 will soon get a new lease of life courtesy of Leica which has just announced a rebranded version of this digital camera that will be known as the V-LUX 3, once it arrives in January of 2012.For those of you that are already familiar with the Lumix Fz150, the new V-LUX won&rsquo... |
9 December 2011
05:05 GMT |
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It looks like all those cries coming from Android fans, who could only read on the powerful Android phones launched in Japan with no hope to be available outside the country, have been heard by at least one handset manufacturer. Japanese company Panasonic has just revealed plans to expand its smartphone business... |
9 December 2011
04:45 GMT |
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Panasonic has been making the news for a lot of things, and now it has antitrust lawsuit fine as an extra reason, though the cause for it might not be easy to guess.
Panasonic hasn't been good, so instead of present from Santa Claus, it got greeted by a different sort of gift this winter.
The company has been ... |
8 December 2011
20:21 GMT |
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Japan is struggling to improve its energy infrastructure, hoping to boost the field of renewables by exploiting the benefits of solar, methanol and fuel cell innovations. Eight months after the Fukushima disaster, authorities try to replace the nuclear power with alternatives displaying a higher safety level.
Panas... |
23 November 2011
07:07 GMT |
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Panasonic’s Eco Navi house is an innovative Japanese concept that may answer the needs of those looking to purchase an eco-friendly home, with a zero impact upon the environment. The Eco Navi nest can transform household polluters into a bad dream, a depressing memory from the past. The showcased Japanese p... |
16 November 2011
04:48 GMT |
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With 3D apparently gaining traction, Panasonic Corporation, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd and Sony Corporation, along with X6D Limited (XPAND 3D), decided to pool their resources.Their goal is to standardize 3D active shutter glasses for consumers instead of allowing the current situation to perpetuate.For those unawa... |
13 November 2011
05:31 GMT |
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Pictured for the first time in a series of leaked photos that made their appearance at the end of last month, the Panasonic Lumix GX1 has now been made official by the Japanese company with availability expected in mid-December.The GX1 comes as the true successor of the Panasonic's popular Lumix GF1, which was o... |
7 November 2011
03:32 GMT |
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If anyone wants to shoot photos in 3D, they can definitely do it with the new photo and video camera that Panasonic unveiled as part of the Lumix series.
The Lumix 3D1, as the newcomer is called, wouldn't give the impression that it is all that hardcore at first glance, until the presence of two lenses instead... |
7 November 2011
03:20 GMT |
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Eager to show just what its robots and AA rechargeable batteries can do, Panasonic sent its Evolta toy-sized robot on a big run, which was really more of a combination between a swimming contest, a biking dash and a marathon.
On October 23, the company sent three Evoltas on a trip through water and dust, intending ... |
1 November 2011
06:39 GMT |
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After it released a new series of Micro Four Thirds lenses, Panasonic is now working on pairing them with a new high-end mirrorless camera, the Lumix GX1, which was just pictured in a series of leaked photos.The snapper made its appearance where else than on a Chinese website and it looks like it could become a true ... |
31 October 2011
04:59 GMT |
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Panasonic's GH2 has proven to be quite an impressive bit of kit even in its standard form, but a recent firmware hack makes this mirorless interchangeable camera even more attractive for video amateurs.Cutting a long story short, the new hacked FW that was made its appearance on the Web has the possibility of ma... |
14 October 2011
17:01 GMT |
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Panasonic is not about to fall behind in the tablet race, although its newest pair of such things is most assuredly not of the 'common' media slate variety, despite them sticking to the same 'standard' sizes.
Panasonic issued a press release through which it reveals the existence of the 7-inch... |
13 October 2011
03:26 GMT |
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IT companies have been making advancements in robotics, but even with breakthroughs few and far between, there is still, like now, the occasional invention that can make people smile.
Panasonic decided to experiment a bit, leading to the creation of the "HOSPI-Rimo" communications intermediary for bed-ridden peopl... |
29 September 2011
08:05 GMT |
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With the more and more countries employing legislation for e-waste recycling, IT companies have to find ways to comply, including with Europe’s WEEE directive. Failure to meet the requirements could led to costly fees, competitive disadvantage or brand damage.Panasonic is one of the manufacturers aware of the n... |
27 September 2011
05:50 GMT |
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3D, though it flourished, faced with much controversy over the past year, more than it did when it was a minor niche, but it has finally won over consumers, according to the latest research on the subject.If one were to ask anyone on the street what they thought of 3D TVs, chances are they would get a very favorabl... |
23 September 2011
10:55 GMT |
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