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Panasonic wants to invest more in Tesla
Published in News
Thursday, 11 April 2019 12:32

Panasonic wants to invest more in Tesla


Quashes rumours that the two outfits had fallen out

Panasonic is looking at further investments in battery production at its Gigafactory venture with Tesla and quashed rumours the two outfits had fallen out.

Panasonic flees London
Published in News
Thursday, 30 August 2018 12:27

Panasonic flees London


The UK is not going to be a Euro hub any more

Panasonic is to move its European headquarters from London to Amsterdam in October to avoid potential tax problems linked to Brexit.

Panasonic warns of car battery shortage
Published in Transportation
Thursday, 28 June 2018 12:00

Panasonic warns of car battery shortage


Now that Tesla production has picked up

A pickup in production of Tesla Model 3 cars has resulted in occasional battery cell shortages, Panasonic said.

Panasonic comes up with an OLED alternative
Published in Graphics
Tuesday, 06 December 2016 11:19

Panasonic comes up with an OLED alternative

IPS Liquid Crystal Panel

While the industry is falling over itself to try and get an OLED panel made cheap enough to make a profit, Panasonic has come up with rival tech.

Panasonic developing tech to protect pedestrians
Published in News


V2P could be a money spinner

Panasonic is developing new vehicle to pedestrian (V2P) technology to prevent pedestrians from being hit by vehicles.

Panasonic launches lower-cost Ultra HD Blu-ray player
Published in News


Lacks THX certification, analog outputs


Panasonic has just launched a lower-cost version of its flagship DMP-UB900 Ultra HD Blu-ray disc player in Japan, according to a recent listed posting on the company’s Japanese website.

Nissan wants to sell its battery stake
Published in News
Monday, 08 August 2016 12:43

Nissan wants to sell its battery stake


She's electric

Nissan Motors  is in talks with Panasonic and others over its controlling stake in a car battery manufacturing venture, sources said.

Panasonic surrenders LCD screen making to Sharp
Published in Graphics


TVs will use other manufacturers’ materials

Panasonic has given up making LCD panels for televisions because the price competition has become a little too steep.

130 countries getting Netflix
Published in Graphics
Wednesday, 13 January 2016 10:11

130 countries getting Netflix


4K for nearly everyone

One of the most important developments at CES was Netflix's announcement that it was deploying to 130 countries.

WiGig expected soon
Published in News
Monday, 09 March 2015 21:01

WiGig expected soon


Qualcomm, Broadcom, Panasonic, Intel and Nitero signed up

WiGig (Wireless Gigabit Alliance) chips are expected to appear in high-end smartphones in the second half of 2015, accoring to Digitimes Research.