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Jobs unveils Apple's 'small Mac' laptop

Apple Inc Chief Executive Steve Jobs took the wraps off a super-slim new laptop at the Macworld trade show on Tuesday, unveiling a personal computer less than an 2.5 cm thick that turns on the moment it is opened.

Firm to build on surging sales

With an ultra-slim notebook computer and online movie rental service newly unveiled, Apple Inc is building on surging Macintosh sales and doubling its bet on delivering video to portable devices and televisions over the Internet.

Bank falls as govt takeover looms

Northern Rock Plc fell to an all-time low in London trading after Prime Minister Gordon Brown made his clearest indication yet that the bank may be nationalized.

Former Mitsubishi president convicted over fatal crash

A former Mitsubishi president was convicted of professional negligence yesterday in a fatal head-on crash that followed a systematic cover-up of auto defects at the Japanese automaker.

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Toyota throws down green gauntlet

Toyota Motor Corp, likely to claim the title of world's biggest automaker later this month from General Motors Corp, threw down the gauntlet to GM in a race for the next "green" car.

Hyundai looks to gain from US woes

Hyundai Motor Co, South Korea's biggest automaker, expects to benefit from the precarious state of the US economy as more consumers look for value propositions in their car purchase decisions, an executive with Hyundai's North American arm said.

Tata's Nano causes a stir, and it's not even there

The most-talked-about car at the Detroit auto show this year isn't even present: Tata Motors Ltd's $2,500 Nano.

Mazda rules out low-cost model

Mazda Motor Corp, the Japanese affiliate of Ford Motor Co, plans to focus on boosting sales in North America rather than joining competitors in building low-cost cars for India and other emerging markets.