Talks between Panasonic and Sanyo initiated last month regarding an acquisition have come to a boil and a price of $9 billion ($1.47 per share) has been set. We might not see many Panasonic handsets this side of the pond, they’re big in Japan, having hit the 100 million sales mark earlier this year. Sanyo’s

Panasonic has apparently reached to a preliminary agreement to buy Sanyo Electric Co. and presidents of the two companies will hold a press conference on November 7th to announce details of the acquisition. The world’s largest maker of consumer electronics plans to keep the Sanyo brand, most of its employees, and make the company a subsidiary

Sanyo is even more known as electronic manufacturer than phone maker. Yet in Japan, Sanyo is one famous mobile manufacturer. Beside Japan market, Sanyo has broaden its coverage to US market. In cooperation with Sprint, they bring Japanese phones for US consumer (less than 10 models until now). The newest version of Sanyo line ups is ...

Panasonic has cleared a final obstacle to taking over Sanyo Electric after Goldman Sachs accepted its latest offer to buy the financial firm's stake in Sanyo, a Japanese business newspaper reported Thursday.

Weekend reports Panasonic may acquire rival Sanyo Electric sent share prices of the Japanese electronics makers soaring on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Tuesday.

Seems the Android bandwagon just can't stop rolling! Panasonic is the latest company to jump on board with plans for a new Android phone. Unlike other Panasonic phones, though, this one will be sold outside of Japan. According to Panasonic's Keisuke Ishii, Director of the Mobile Terminal Business Unit , “We are seriously considering developing an

Panasonic and smaller Japanese electronics rival Sanyo are starting talks on a capital and business alliance, aiming to boost each other's strengths by working together in solar cell, battery and other areas, both sides said Friday.

Panasonic, one of Japan’s largest handset makers, intends to manufacture an Android phone for various markets around the world. The Japanese company currently sells phones only in Japan, so the planned Android device will represent its mobile debut overseas.  Tech-On quotes Keisuke Ishii, director of the Mobile Terminal Business Unit at Panasonic Mobile Communications, as saying: “...

There’s no shortage of great 3G clamshell phones in Japan, and yet handset maker Panasonic just doesn’t seem to know when to stop. Starting August 15th, the Panasonic P706ie will be released through NTT DoCoMo in Japan to take advantage of its 3G network. It doesn’t really bring anything special in terms of features to the

Panasonic, one of the leading handset manufacturers in Japan, has recently unveiled a new mobile phone for its domestic market: Panasonic P706ie. Coming shortly after other nice devices (like the Viera 921P or the Mirror II), the new Panasonic is a clamshell that looks very elegant and targets consumers in search of mid-end featured phones. The full list of specs that Panasonic P706ie includes loo...