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The major breakfast cereal and snack producer, WK Kellogg, has revealed a significant drop in its net income for the second quarter as it readies itself for an upcoming acquisition by Ferrero Group. Drop in Earnings The company’s net income for the quarter…
Japanese electronics giant Sharp Corporation will begin operating a 45 MW solar power plant in the central province of Ninh Thuan in July. The plant is a joint venture between Sharp Energy Solutions Corp., a subsidiary of Sharp Corporation, Vietnam’s T&T…
Sharp Electronics Vietnam is considering suing Asanzo for allegedly counterfeiting evidence to prove it owns technology that actually belongs to the Japanese brand. The subsidiary of electronics giant Sharp said this in a statement Thursday after Asanzo said…
Sharp is not a smartphone brand that makes the news frequently. Its phones are mostly sold in Japan with some models making an appearance in Europe as well but in fairly small numbers. This is probably no one is expecting them to have a go at the latest trend…
Pay-TV providers in advanced economies in Asia are focused on improving existing product suites, while investment in emerging economies is being used to create new solutions to boost subscriber growth, according to NAGRA and MTM. Across advanced economies in…
A walking smartphone robot has been launched in Japan by Sharp. Called RoBoHon, it has an Android smartphone for a body with tiny legs and arms. Sharp is producing 5000 RoboHon units a month, each selling for about US$1850, plus monthly charges. Sharp says…
Japanese electronics company Sharp has launched its first Aquos wireless phone, the Sharp Aquos Crystal, in Indonesia, The Jakarta Post reports. The Aquos Crystal will be on sale in Indonesia for IDR 3.99 million (approximately USD 302.9). Sharp targets sales…
Japan’s loss-making electronics firm Sharp plans to cut around 6,000 jobs, over 10 percent of its workforce, in a global restructuring that will cost over 200 billion yen ($1.7 billion), a person familiar with the plan said on Thursday. The job cuts will…
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