9 posts and columns on NEC

The Nintendo 3DS Appears Pretty Profitable, Judging by the Teardown

in Enterprise on March 28, 2011 at 6:30 am PT

The latest Nintendo handheld gaming machine hit the market in North America and Europe this weekend. As usual, research firm IHS iSuppli rushed to tear it apart and look inside. What they found was a device that looks to deliver a tidy profit.

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After The Quake, Chip Maker Renesas Runs at Half Speed

in News on March 26, 2011 at 2:12 pm PT

Hobbled by Japan’s massive earthquake and subsequent power-supply problems, Renesas Electronics Corp. said its capacity in the early stages of chip manufacture is little more than half its pre-quake level.

Peter Levine, Veritas Veteran and Data Center Guru, Joins Andreessen-Horowitz

in Enterprise on March 21, 2011 at 12:32 pm PT

Levine is joining AH as general partner, and brings expertise and connections to deals it would otherwise miss. Case in point: AH has invested in a stealth startup called Bromium.

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NEC's New Remote Control: The Human Arm

in News on March 8, 2011 at 10:09 am PT

Many stressed workers and maybe even one or two looking for marriage partners, pound the well-trod circuit around Toyko’s Imperial Palace Gardens each day with earphones funneling music to match the mood. But as any jogger can tell you, reaching for the portable music player to press pause, or fast forward to the next track mid-stride can be tricky, or even embarrassingly uncool.

NEC, Hitachi and Casio Deny Three-Way

in News on August 28, 2009 at 9:16 am PT

With a combined share of over 20 percent of the Japanese handset market, a joint cellphone venture between NEC, Hitachi and Casio might be a wise move for the companies, which are struggling in an increasingly saturated domestic market. So reports that the three have decided to consolidate their mobile-phone operations aren’t wide of the mark at all.
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MySpace Boots Pervs

in News on February 4, 2009 at 2:27 pm PT

Panicsonic

in News on February 4, 2009 at 5:08 am PT

Like Godzilla’s occasional rampages through Tokyo, the econalypse’s effect on Japan’s consumer electronics industry has been almost casual in its devastation, with Sony, NEC and Hitachi all announcing massive job cuts in the past few months. Today, Panasonic joined them. Hard hit by the global recession, Japan’s biggest consumer electronics company this morning warned of a $4.2 billion annual loss and said it plans to sack about 15,000 workers.

NEC Ya, Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya…

in News on January 30, 2009 at 8:52 am PT

If there’s an award to be given for most layoffs handed out by a technology company in a recession, NEC may have just won it. This morning, the Japanese electronics giant said it will sack at least 20,000 workers world-wide as it struggles to shore up its business amid the worsening econalypse.

NEC Ya, Wouldn’t Wanna Be Ya…

in News on January 30, 2009 at 8:52 am PT

If there’s an award to be given for most layoffs handed out by a technology company in a recession, NEC may have just won it. This morning, the Japanese electronics giant said it will sack at least 20,000 workers world-wide as it struggles to shore up its business amid the worsening econalypse.