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In-the-Red Sony Delays Superflat TV

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 18, 2009 7:19 AM CDT

(Newser) – Sony will delay production of its next-generation ultrathin television as the struggling electronics giant seeks to avoid further losses, reports the Wall Street Journal. The organic light emitting diode, or OLED, television was to succeed a three-millimeter-thick model released in late 2007, but will be... Read full story »

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