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| Japan mobile device market trending up 7.5% |
10/10/2013 |
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Japan mobile device market, comprised of PCs, smartphones, tablets, and data communication products such as mobile cards and personal routers, to reach 56.1 million units with on-year growth of 7.5% in 2013.
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| Apple may see weaker MacBook shipments in 2013 |
10/9/2013 |
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Apple's overall MacBook shipments in 2013 may decrease on year despite the fact that the vendor has been increasing its orders to the upstream supply chain for new MacBook models, according to sources from the upstream supply chain
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| Nvidia cuts orice on new graphics card |
10/9/2013 |
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Nvidia has offered price cuts for several of its graphics cards including the GTX 660 and GTX 650Ti Boost and will soon release an upgraded GTX 760, targeting AMD's Radeon R9 280X, according to sources from graphics card makers.
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| Microsoft unveils enterprise cloud solutions |
10/8/2013 |
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Microsoft has announced a wave of new enterprise products and services. Complementing Office 365 and other services, these new offerings deliver on Microsoft's enterprise cloud strategy.
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| TSMC to spend record budget on R&D in 2013 |
10/7/2013 |
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) R&D spending, which reached almost NT$40 billion (US$1.36 billion) in 2012, is expected to hit another all-time high in 2013, according to industry sources.
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| Samsung hit record profit |
10/4/2013 |
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Analysts said robust sales of mid- to low-end smartphones and improved profit from semiconductor businesses were behind another record-high quarter.
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| Fibre sensors help high speed train safety |
10/4/2013 |
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Attuned to the contact between trains and tracks, the sensors can detect potential problems that include excessive vibrations, mechanical defects or speed and temperature anomalies.
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| Sony's PlayStation 4 is priced to outsell Xbox |
10/3/2013 |
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While gaming on alternative devices keeps on rising, it appears unlikely that Nintendo, Sony or Microsoft will be driven out of the living room by 2017 by competitors like Valve's online game distribution platform, Ouya's Android based microconsole or efforts from cable and telecom companies, IDC said.
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| Tesla stock falls after catching fire |
10/3/2013 |
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The driver told authorities he began to smell something burning and then the vehicle caught fire. Firefighters needed several attempts to extinguish the flames because the blaze kept reigniting.
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| Concealed online drug trading raided |
10/3/2013 |
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The site itself didn't sell drugs, but connected sellers with buyers, who would generally ship items through the mail. Silk Road using the Tor network - technology that was first developed by the U.S. Navy and conceals communications.
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| Is Bill Gates the next to go? |
10/2/2013 |
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"If both Gates and Ballmer are out, and better capital allocators are in, Microsoft's stock will hit $40 within the next several months," predicts Dan Ferris, investment analyst at Stansberry & Associates Investment Research. "If Gates announces his resignation, the stock will rally."
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| Nanocell chip to track cancer cell spread |
10/2/2013 |
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Nagrath and colleagues developed a graphene, oxide-based chip that can capture rare circulating tumor cells detached from an existing tumor and could be carried in the bloodstream to other tissues, spreading cancer.
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| Apple uses old margin formula for iPhone 5c |
10/2/2013 |
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"Many expected Apple to take an affordable strategy with the iPhone 5c, producing a lower-cost smartphone that would be priced at around $400 in order to address developing markets, such as China. However, the reality of the iPhone 5c is completely different, with Apple offering a phone with a $173 BOM and manufacturing cost, and a $549 price tag.
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| Freedom Pop now offers free IP phone, message and data services |
10/1/2013 |
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On Tuesday FreedonPop started selling its first smartphone, the HTC Evo Design, and began offering its first voice and messaging communications services following its usual freemium model: the first 200 minutes, 500 texts and 500 MBs of data each month are free – anything more you pay for.
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| Nokia Windows phone gains ground in Europe |
10/1/2013 |
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During the three months to August, the Windows Phone platform reached a market share of over 10 percent for the first time in France and Britain, with 10.8 percent and 12 percent respectively.
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