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TOSHIBA AND HITACHI will see their optical device divisions investigated regarding antitrust issues. The US Department of Justice has announced that Toshiba and Hitachi are next to be probed regarding their optical disc drive businesses, Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology and Hitachi-LG Data ...
News Release 5 Nov, 2009
News Release 5 Nov, 2009
toshiba.co.jp — TOKYO Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502), the industry pioneer in small form factor hard disk drives (HDDs), today... introduced a new line up of 1.8-inch HDDs with a maximum capacity of 320GB, the highest yet announced by the industry, targeted at thin ... (more) News Release 5 Nov, 2009
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jkontherun.com — Prior to the final release of Microsoft Windows 7, there some question as to what the new... operating system would do for battery life on laptops. At that time, I felt it was too early to make any judgments , simply because final hardware drivers and ... (more) Netbook Battery Tests: Windows XP vs Windows 7
News Release 27 Oct, 2009
News Release 27 Oct, 2009
toshiba.co.jp — TOKYO Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) today announced the launch of a new CMOS image sensor that will... bring 14.6 million pixels to digital still cameras and to mobile phones supporting video imaging. The sensor, the latest addition to Toshiba's ... (more) News Release 27 Oct, 2009
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Toshiba and Hitachi Also Under Fire for Antitrust Issues
Maximum PC all RSS Feed — ... with U.S. antitrust regulators. Both Toshiba and Hitachi have also fallen under the watchful eye of the U.S. Department of Justice and will have their optical device divisions investigated, The Inquirer reports. ...

Toshiba and Hitachi join Sony in antitrust investigation
TechSpot — Toshiba and Hitachi have joined Sony in an antitrust investigation . The US Department of Justice will probe the companies' optical disc drive businesses, Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology and Hitachi-LG Data Storage. Sony's Optiarc America was subpoenaed yesterday. None of the companies have disclosed what products are being investigated, but rumors suggest that it may be related to the high cost of Blu-ray. Combined, the companies account for some 60% of the optical drive market, so it wouldn't be surprising if they've been involved in some form of price-fixing and ...

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