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Lenovo in initial talks over smartphone joint venture

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 10:19

Lenovo would set up a joint venture with Japan's NEC Corp to focus on smartphone manufacturing and distribution.

Fujitsu, Docomo, NEC ally in smartphone chip business

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 1, 2012, 15:58

Telecom companies Fujitsu Ltd., NEC Corp. And NTT Docomo Inc. Will jointly develop and sell semiconductors for smartphone data transmissions, a market dominated by Qualcomm Inc. Of the USA where demand is outstripping supply, corporate sources said on Wednesday.

Japan's NEC to slash 10,000 jobs

Last Updated: Thursday, January 26, 2012, 13:24

NEC Corp said Thursday it will slash 10,000 jobs, almost one in 10 of its workers, to trim costs after the electronics maker announced a loss of 87 billion yen ($1.11 billion) for the three months to December 31.