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KOREA: LG Display chalks up a first-quarter loss, but expects improving market to bring profits back
£64m loss huge drop on this time last year, but company expects LCD market will bounce back, confirms talks with Sony to supply 3D technology
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Crystal Acoustics unveils £50 PicoHD5.1 portable media player
Mini media player turns your USB memory stick or NAS drive into a source for your HD TV
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Virgin TV strengthens 3D film line-up
Deal with Disney and Paramount Pictures brings more 3D films to Virgin TV video-on-demand service
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Philips offloads TV division to Chinese joint venture to head off losses
TV division, a major cause of falling profits, is 'separated' – company keeps just 30% interest, focuses consumer division's attention on health and well-being products
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Record Store Day is this Saturday, April 16th
Support your independent record store this weekend and invest in some great music
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Russ Andrews expands Zapperator range
Mains Zapperator amd Mini Zaps are designed to dissipate RF and EMI interference from Homeplugs and wireless networks
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Government to introduce new energy labels for TVs from June 20
New energy labelling scheme is designed to help consumers save on electricity bills when choosing a TV
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Sale of extended warranties to be investigated by OFT
The Office of Fair Trading is to look in to whether extended warranties represent good value
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JAPAN: Power shortages could force Sony into two-week shutdown
Japanese government's call to manufacturers to save energy leads to planned summer shutdown
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Spotify to impose limits on free music streaming service
Free users of Spotify will be limited to ten hours listening a month, equivalent to 200 tracks or 20 albums
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