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Four major Japanese electronics companies will standardize their core software platform for next-generation cellphones aimed at reducing costs and raising competitiveness, the Nikkei business daily reported on Sunday.

Senior executives of Fujitsu Ltd have been sued by financial advisers who say the technology services company defamed them by implying they had a connection to organized crime.

Japanese researchers have developed a cuddly teddy bear robot designed to comfort the elderly and delight children by reading facial expressions and actions and responding to them.

Toshiba Corp, Japan's biggest chipmaker, kept its outlook far below market estimates and flagged belt-tightening measures ahead after a stronger yen and sliding PC prices hurt quarterly profit.

Japan may freeze spending on supercomputers, dealing a blow to a crippled sector and threatening brain drain in a country that prides itself on technological prowess.

Japan's Toshiba Corp said on Thursday it has taken over Fujitsu Ltd's loss-making hard drive business as it seeks to eke out growth in notebook PC hard drives in a market dominated by bigger rivals.

Red may be the official color of Berlin's IFA electronics fair but companies exhibiting there have chosen to show their green side as they prepare for new EU energy conservation legislation that will take effect in 2010.

Fujitsu Ltd , Japan's biggest IT services firm, nearly quadrupled its annual net profit forecast after it unloaded shares in industrial robot maker Fanuc Ltd for 89 billion yen ($945 million), parrying speculation that it needs to raise capital.

Japanese electronics giant Toshiba Corp won permission from European regulators on Monday to acquire the hard disk drive business of rival Fujitsu Ltd in a deal worth 30 billion yen ($305 million).

Fujitsu Ltd reaffirmed the company's commitment to its high-end computer server franchise, even though its partner in that business faces an uncertain future.

Beleaguered technology outsourcer Satyam Computer Services risks losing both clients and employees, market analysts have warned.

Microsoft has released the first major update to its Windows Vista operating system on Tuesday, promising better performance and increased stability.

Japanese electronics firm Fujitsu Ltd said on Monday it would put its struggling semiconductor operations into a new unit, in a move that could smooth the way for partnerships with other chip makers.

Fujitsu Ltd said on Friday it was in talks with the Taiwan government about cooperating in the development of WiMAX chips, used in high-speed wireless networks.

Manufacturers at Europe's biggest consumer electronics touted their green credentials in vain to customers more interested in bigger and brighter screens.

Internet TV, mobile TV and video on demand may be the talk of the technology sector but when it comes to buying decisions at this week's IFA electronics fair, television sets are set to be bigger business than ever.

Fujitsu Limited has developed new 2.5 -inch hard disk drives which are designed for 24-hours of continuous operation and are available in storage capacities of up to 200 GB.

Toshiba Corp., NEC Electronics Corp. and Fujitsu Ltd. are considering development of 32-nanometer advanced system to offset research costs and better compete with rivals the companies said on Wednesday.

Fujitsu-Siemens Computers will start selling laptops with flash memory instead of hard drives this summer, bringing faster, lighter and more energy-efficient computers to the European mass market.

Toshiba Corp. and Fujitsu Ltd. joined a growing list of computer makers recalling Sony Corp. batteries in the latest blow to consumer confidence in Sony's reputation as a manufacturer. Toshiba announced a recall of 830,000 laptop batteries prone to short-circuiting and even catching fire.