He who haven’t played the game of tetris is either too young or too old to play a game. Tetris, the four segmented wonder was created by Alexey Pajitnov on 6th June 1984 and has since made the whole world addicted to its simple yet strategic gameplay requiring quick reflex actions. Derived from Greek numerical prefix ‘tetra’ - meaning four, the game has seen so many changes and there are so many variants available that it has own an award of “Game With the Most Official and Unofficial Variants” by Guinness World Records. Do you know that Faiz Chopdat was jailed for four months for playing this game?
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Sony reports $1 billion yen annual loss

TOKYO — Sony Corp. reported Thursday a 98.9 billion yen ($1 billion) loss for the fiscal year ended March, its first net loss in 14 years, and forecast its red ink to swell this year amid a serious downturn in global electronics demand.

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Sony reports 98.9 billion yen annual loss

TOKYO — Sony is reporting a 98.9 billion yen ($1 billion) loss for the fiscal year ended March, its first net loss in 14 years.

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Environmental alarms raised over home electronics

PARIS — Charge your iPod, kill a polar bear?

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Honda Insight first hybrid to top Japan auto sales

TOKYO — Honda’s Insight, billed as the cheapest gas-electric hybrid on the market, ranked as the top-selling vehicle in Japan for April — the first time a hybrid has clinched that spot.

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Verizon offers to cut exclusive time for phones

NEW YORK — Verizon Wireless has offered to shorten the period in which it demands exclusive rights to new cell phones from LG and Samsung in an effort to give small rural carriers a better chance to sell up-to-date phones.

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Toyota projects losses on weak sales, strong yen

TOKYO — Toyota Motor Corp., the world’s top automaker, reports earnings for the fiscal fourth quarter on Friday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

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Toyota sees losses deepening this year

TOKYO — Toyota Motor Corp. said it sank into a 765.8 billion yen ($7.74 billion) net loss for the January-March quarter, bringing its loss for the full fiscal year to a bigger-than-expected 436.94 billion yen — its worst annual loss ever.

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Toyota sees losses growing this year

TOKYO — Toyota is reporting a 436.94 billion yen ($4.41 billion) net loss for the fiscal year through March, a larger loss than it had forecast and its worst result in company history.

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Ford invests $550M to bring new Focus to market

WAYNE, Mich. — Ford Motor Co. will invest $550 million to convert its old Michigan Truck Plant into a facility that will build small compact modern cars, the car maker said Wednesday.

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