"...Sony also said it aims to eventually sell 100 million units of PS3 in the year ending March 31, 2006 but Sony expects the margin to fall to 1.2% due to due mainly to heavy start-up costs..."

"...IDC estimated that $10.5 billion will be spent on IT outsourcing within the region in 2006, topping $16 billion in 2010..."

"... It will produce dual-core microprocessors for laptop, desktop and server computers which are faster and more energy efficient than previous designs."

Shipments of PDP TVs climbed 97.6% on year to 58,000 sets, with those of LCD TVs jumping 43.3% to 418,000 units. Shipments of CRT TVs fell 44.4% to 133,000 sets.

Speaking at a Tokyo hotel packed with more than 7,000 shareholders, Stringer stood with Sony President Ryoji Chubachi, and assured stockholders Sony, founded in 1946, was 'on track' for a turnaround.

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"...Nanosolar plans to build the plant in the San Francisco Bay Area...manufactures about 200 million solar cells a year with a total energy capacity of 430 megawatts"

"...Philips will this year hold an initial public offering or sell a stake in the division...STMicroelectronics, Infineon and Freescale may be merger partners for Philips..."

"...Gartner is forecasting that there will be a 5.8% shortage of NAND flash supply in the fourth quarter of 2006 "