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Fujitsu and Toshiba Sign MOU to Merge Mobile Phone Businesses

Saturday, June 19, 2010

Tokyo — Fujitsu Limited and Toshiba Corporation announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to merge their mobile phone businesses. According to the MOU, Toshiba will transfer its mobile phone business to a new company to be established October 1, 2010, and Fujitsu will acquire a majority of the shares in the company.

By merging their mobile phones businesses, Fujitsu and Toshiba are aiming to become the No. 1 provider of mobile phones in Japan. Collaboration in the mobile phone business will allow Fujitsu and Toshiba to strengthen their handset development platforms for the Japanese market and enable the companies to continue to create highly competitive products for their customers. Both Fujitsu and Toshiba are market leaders in designing compact, highly functional handsets. This competitive advantage will be leveraged to develop highly competitive next-generation handsets for the expanding smartphone market.

Competitive Advantages

Fujitsu manufactures some of Japan's most advanced mobile phones for sale through partner NTT DOCOMO, INC. Fujitsu's proprietary technologies include mobile phone software platforms, water- and dust-resistant design, fingerprint security and sensor technologies. Fujitsu mobile phones have become the handset of choice for many generations of users in Japan.

Toshiba manufactures a range of mobile phone handsets that include a wealth of world-class technologies, including smartphone-related technologies and imaging technologies developed in its LCD television business. In Japan, Toshiba provides its handsets through sales partners KDDI CORPORATION, NTT DOCOMO, INC., and SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp. Last year, Toshiba shifted domestic handset production overseas in order to raise global cost competitiveness.

Business Development Plans

By combining their mobile phone development know-how and technological strengths, Fujitsu and Toshiba intend on enhancing their handset development capabilities and at the same time improving business efficiency. On the basis of these strengths, the companies will manufacture handsets which are responsive to the needs of customers and competitive in the dynamic mobile phone market. Through continuous innovation, Fujitsu and Toshiba will collaborate to develop new handsets for markets in and outside Japan which support rich and rewarding lifestyles.

Fujitsu and Toshiba plan to sign a final contract at the end of July 2010.


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About Fujitsu
Fujitsu is a leading provider of ICT-based business solutions for the global marketplace. With approximately 170,000 employees supporting customers in 70 countries, Fujitsu combines a worldwide corps of systems and services experts with highly reliable computing and communications products and advanced microelectronics to deliver added value to customers. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.6 trillion yen (US$50 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010. For more information, please see:www.fujitsu.com

About Toshiba
Toshiba is a world leader and innovator in pioneering high technology, a diversified manufacturer and marketer of advanced electronic and electrical products spanning information & communications systems; digital consumer products; electronic devices and components; power systems, including nuclear energy; industrial and social infrastructure systems; and home appliances. Toshiba was founded in 1875, and today operates a global network of more than 740 companies, with 204,000 employees worldwide and annual sales surpassing 6.3 trillion yen (US$68 billion). Visit Toshiba's web site at www.toshiba.co.jp/index.htm.



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The CSE Android Challenge 2010

We have a winner !!!

First Place: Efi Dror with AndroidVigator

Second Place: Sefi Kampeas and Tomer Berdugo with Walkie Talkie

Third Place: Vadim Lantsman and Ofer Borosh with Packet Sniffer

Take a look at our Gallery.

See you next year !!!

Our three finalist are (Congratulation and see you at the Finals):

★ Packet Sniffer by the Android Arts team
- Vadim Lantsman and Ofer Borosh, 4th’ year students CSE@BGU

★ AndroidVigator by Efi Dror
- Efi Dror, 4th’ year student CSE@BGU

★ Walkie Talkie by the BetoKasa team
- Sefi Kampeas and Tomer Berdugo, 4th’ year students CSE@BG

http://nap.cse.bgu.ac.il/challenge/CSE_Challenge_2010/Welcome.html



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Google have Sleep Pods at their offices. Sleep PODS!

No need to go home or find a bed if you work at Google, the company has sleep pods.

The product is made by Metronaps who say it is the perfect place to quickly and effectively enhance your energy. If only the Jetsons were still around today…

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Windows Phone 7 Features Video

Go ahead and stare the user interface of the Windows Phone 7 deserves it. That's the reaction we got at Mobile World Conference in Barcelona when we revealed this new holistic design system that brings together form and function based on key principles — informing every aspect of the phone. See what everyone is talking about by checking out this video.



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N8 Connected to LCD Diplay videos

N8 Connected to LCD Diplay videos:







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AR.Drone : The Flying Video Game (HD Trailer)

With super intuitive handling, Parrot AR.Drone achieves spectacular flights and enables consumers to play video games in augmented reality.

With its shaped cockpit driven by four propellers with brushless motors, the Parrot AR.Drone offers excellent maneuverability and stability during piloting. More info on http://www.ardrone.com



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IBM Seer augmented reality app

The IBM Seer app for Wimbledon allows you to see through walls with augmented reality app for the Apple iPhone and Android devices.



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Facebook in 2009 Revenues Reached $ 800 million

Facebook financial performance increasingly showing its strength. Facebook in revenue in 2009 reached approximately $ 800 million. In fact, the net income of this social networking site for tens of millions of dollars recorded last year. Facebook in 2009 revenues doubled from the previous year, growth in earnings and revenue that showed how Facebook more and generate money for six year.

As is known, Facebook ranks as the largest social networking site in the world with nearly half a billion users. Thus, it is possible to generate investor interest to release the stock to public (IPO), despite the insistence of IPO firms is not a priority at this time. July last year, Marc Andreessen Facebook Council members said that the company is on track to earn income above $ 500 million.

In September, Facebook said that they were more positive cash flow, so the company can generate enough money to cover operating expenses and capital expenditure needs.Whereas previously, a variety of media to predict revenues reached $ 550 million Facebook to $ 700 million. In fact, two sources say that Facebook revenues in 2009 was $ 700 million to $ 800 million.



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Tweets World Cup in 2010 was Still Below the NBA Finals

The World Cup has attracted the attention of Twitter users anywhere in the hemisphere. But who would have thought tweets about the World Cup in 2010 had defeated the NBA finals that took place last Friday. Trend topic about World Cup 2010 could go down a few ranks below the topic of the NBA finals. This downgrade occurred when the Los Angeles Lakers won the NBA Championship.

According to spokesman Sean Garrett Twitter, Twitter measuring tool to see the tweets per second around 3,085, shortly after the Lakers beat the Boston Celtices and retain their victory to-16 time. Sean Garrett explained, record the largest number of tweets before achieved by World Cup match in 2010 when Japan won the match against Cameroon on Monday last. At that time, circulating around 2,940 tweets tweets per second is sent 30 seconds after the goal happen.

Then in the third position, a record number reached 2,928 tweets tweets per second when the match Brazil against North Korea by a score of 2-1. Mexico created goals that produced the game series against South Africa, reaching 2.704 tweets per second. Until now, Twitter has been able to attract the attention of approximately 190 million visitors each month.



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