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Airlines and airports worldwide adapt to US electronic device ban in planes

Faced with the new US ban on electronic devices being taken into plane cabins airports and airlines are scrambling for ways to reassure passengers and prop up revenues.

Japan

Toshiba on the rocks after Japanese giant reveals huge losses

Japanese household name Toshiba is in crisis after huge losses and the possible sell-off of its nuclear division, threatening a new nuclear plant project in the UK.

Sci-Tech

Chips in the hand to identify who we are

No bag, no keys, no wallet and no ID.

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Pitch perfect? 3D-printed violin on show at electronics extravaganza

France-based Laurent Bernadac shows off a rare instrument – a 3D printed violin.

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Business Series

Note 7 disaster barely dents Samsung's profit

Samsung says its fourth-quarter profit likely leapt 50 percent from a year earlier to its highest level in more than three years.

Economy

Samsung coy about Galaxy Note 8 at the Consumer Electronics Show

The Consumer Electronics Show is underway, showcasing the latest high-tech developments, but Samsung has said nothing about the Note 7's replacement.

Sci-Tech

The future of technology on show at the Bakutel exhibition in the capital of Azerbaijan

For more than 20 years Baku has hosted, the Bakutel exhibition, bringing together in Azerbaijan the leading players in the telecommunications market.

Business Series

Samsung reportedly considering splitting company in two

Samsung's management board meets on Tuesday, reportedly to consider splitting company in two

Business Series

Philips latest earnings are healthy, sees volatility in Europe

Dutch healthcare technology and services company Philips has reported a 14 percent rise in quarterly earnings.

United Kingdom

Clumsy customer tumbling televisions slip costs thousands

WATCH: A clumsy shopper in a British store damaged TVs worth thousands in just seconds.

Business Series

HP Inc to buy Samsung's printer business to expand into copiers

HP Inc is to buy Samsung's printer business with CEO Dion Weisler saying it will looking to "disrupt" the office copier business.

USA

Galaxy Note 7 users told to stop using devices due to fire risk

The warning covers South Korea and the US, where the government is working with the South Korean tech company on a total recall.

Business Series

Samsung shares rise despite massive Note 7 smartphone recall

Samsung Electronics' shares rose on Monday despite the anticipated losses from the recall of 2.5 million Note 7 smartphones in 10 countries after the batteries in some caught fire or exploded.

Business Series

Sharp's losses widen, underscoring Foxconn's turnaround challenge

Japanese electronics maker Sharp has reported a huge net loss for the second year running, underscoring how difficult it will be for new owner Foxconn to turn the firm around.

Business Series

Toshiba names new CEO to move on from accounting scandal

Trying to move on from a huge accounting scandal Toshiba has nominated Satoshi Tsunakawa, the former head of its medical equipment division, as its next chief executive.

Business Series

Philips split: IPO likely for lighting division

Philips has confirmed that will almost certainly use an initial public offering of shares to investors to turn its lighting division in a standalone company.

Business Series

Toshiba warns of record 4-billion euro loss

The cost of Toshiba’s accounting scandal continues to hit hard. The Japanese giant is to cut almost a third of its workforce in its consumer

Economy

Samsung insists TV device is 'not a test cheat'

Samsung has strongly denied a report in a British newspaper citing research suggesting that some of its TVs in Europe appear to use less energy in

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