A shopper looks at an Apple Inc iPad at an electronic shop in Tokyo

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A shopper looks at an Apple Inc iPad at an electronic shop in Tokyo December 27, 2010. Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry Co will buy a majority stake in a Hitachi Ltd display unit for about $1.2 billion, making it the world’s top ranked maker of small and medium sized LCDs, the Nikkei newspaper said on Monday. The venture, Hitachi Displays Ltd, will use the funds to build a factory in Japan that will supply Hon Hai, one of the biggest manufacturers of Apple Inc’s iPhone and iPad, the newspaper said. REUTERS/Issei Kato (JAPAN – Tags: BUSINESS)