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Sony buys $644m share of Olympus in pursuit of 4K endoscopes and better camera technology

By Louis Goddard on September 28, 2012 06:03 am + 13 comments

Sony has announced plans to invest ¥50 billion ($644 million) in struggling camera maker Olympus as Continue reading…
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Olympus announces Project Glass-style wearable display prototype

By Louis Goddard on July 5, 2012 07:24 am + 43 comments

Just over a week after Google's spectacular demonstration of its Project Glass headset at Google I/O, Continue reading…
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Olympus wants to trim camera portfolio, says incoming president Sasa

By Sam Byford on April 5, 2012 07:03 am + 7 comments

Incoming Olympus president Hiroyuki Sasa has expressed a desire to cut back the company's camera Continue reading…
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Tokyo prosecutors charge Olympus, three former executives, and three others with accounting fraud

By Jeff Blagdon on March 7, 2012 11:08 am + 1 comments

Olympus has been wracked with legal problems since former CEO Michael Woodford blew the whistle Continue reading…
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Olympus forecasts larger $412 million loss for fiscal 2011

By Jeff Blagdon on February 13, 2012 06:04 am + 5 comments

Beleaguered Japanese camera and medical instrument maker Olympus is forecasting a ¥32 billion Continue reading…
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Kenko Tokina 400mm f/8 mirror lens for Sony NEX and Micro Four Thirds out in Japan this week

By Sam Byford on January 31, 2012 11:48 pm + 7 comments

Kenko Tokina announced recently that it'll be making lenses for the Micro Four Thirds standard, and Continue reading…
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Alleging fraud, Olympus sues its president and 18 other executives

By Jesse Hicks on January 9, 2012 10:28 pm + 1 comments

In the newest twist in the Olympus saga, the company is now suing its president, Shuichi Takayama, Continue reading…
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Canon G1X flagship compact leaked, plus new compacts from Samsung, Olympus, Panasonic and more

By Sam Byford on January 5, 2012 11:02 am + 23 comments

Another leak from Wells Fargo Advisors has revealed a whole host of point-and-shoot cameras due to Continue reading…
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Olympus to create 'epoch-making' mirrorless camera, E-5 DSLR successor in development

By Sam Byford on December 21, 2011 08:54 am + 4 comments

Beleaguered Olympus plans to develop a new mirrorless camera with an "epoch-making" viewfinder, and Continue reading…
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Sam's Club Black Friday 2011 deals

By Joseph Parish on November 23, 2011 09:49 am

Black Friday is nearly upon us again, and we're here to help you plan your shopping strategy with Continue reading…