Beleaguered Japanese camera and medical instrument maker Olympus is forecasting a ¥32 billion (about $412 million) yearly loss for fiscal 2011, citing the Thai floods and unfavorable exchange rates. Continue reading…
Seagate released its Q2 2012 (fiscal year) results yesterday, and not surprisingly the company had some statements to make about the effect the Thailand flooding had on its business. The company Continue reading…
Visitors to Google Maps will now see floods, earthquakes, and blizzards when they search for locations. The company has just launched Public Alerts, which integrates warnings from the US National Continue reading…
Yes, you read that headline right: despite the fact that neither AMD nor Nvidia manufacture a product that requires a magnetic drive, both claim that the hard drive shortages that resulted from the 2 Continue reading…
Japan's Ministry of Agriculture is planning an experimental farm to help revive some of the land devastated by the March 11th earthquake and tsunami — and it's going to use robots to do it. Continue reading…
Sony Japan announced today that after severe floods in Thailand crippled its production, the NEX-7 will begin shipping to a lucky few pre-order customers before the end of the year. That's a Continue reading…
The Nikon 1 series of cameras are off to a quick start. Nikon says that sales are strong and supply of its first mirrorless cameras with interchangeable lenses cannot keep up with demand. Now, we know Continue reading…
The disastrous flooding in Thailand could mean a shortage of hard drives for the next few months, with an accompanying massive price spike. This isn't the first time we've heard this news from the Continue reading…
It's not a happy news sort of morning over in Taiwan, where Asus CFO David Chang has told Reuters he expects the company to lower its revenue estimates for the fourth quarter due to production Continue reading…
We heard two weeks ago the Sony A65's release date was being delayed, but after severe flooding in Thailand, both the new DSLR and Sony's upcoming NEX-7 are being pushed back even further. Lens kits Continue reading…
