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| Dell delays vote on going private |
7/19/2013 |
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In a statement released after the meeting was abruptly adjoined, Dell says the vote has been delayed "to provide additional time to solicit proxies from Dell stockholders."
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| NEC quits smartphone business |
7/19/2013 |
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The Japanese company's withdrawal is a clear defeat for NEC and its place in the global mobile industry where the changing of the guards has been apparent.
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| DRAM ASP jumped in 2013 |
7/19/2013 |
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Market research company predicted that the DRAM ASP will grow to $2.53 in 3Q13, 50 per cent greater than in 3Q12, and then taper slightly to $2.52 in 4Q13, which would represent a 46 per cent increase compared to 4Q12.
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| Google to update Nexus 7 tablet next week |
7/18/2013 |
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It has become customary for top-selling devices to be upgraded at least once a year, fueling speculation that is what Google is about to do with the Nexus next week.
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| Crocus funded for MRAM production |
7/17/2013 |
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Cambou expects the company to see initial product revenue at the end of 2013 to move to cashflow break-even by the end of 2014.
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| ROI improved on DRAM as supply tightened |
7/17/2013 |
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According to IC Insights, DRAM suppliers have scaled back their output of lower-priced commodity PC DRAM and transitioned to higher-priced, low-power, mobile DRAM.
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| Nokia needs to guide feature phone customers towards Lumia |
7/17/2013 |
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With the Lumia available at almost every price point currently (except the very low-end), Nokia’s Q2 results will provide us the first insights into Lumia’s ability to hold off competition from Android rivals in emerging markets. Nokia is however incurring huge expenses in marketing and pushing the Lumia into new markets, and this is likely to be a drag on profitability in the near-term.
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| Google Maps have a new version and a new look |
7/17/2013 |
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Maps now features live traffic updates to alert users when accidents and road closures may prevent them from taking a particular path. It also adds indoor maps for select shopping malls, airports, and transit stations.
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| Micron samples 16nm Nand |
7/16/2013 |
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The chips provide the greatest number of bits per square millimeter and the lowest cost of any MLC device in existence. The new technology could create nearly 6TB of storage on a single wafer, Micron said.
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| ZTE phone - First with Tegra 4 processor |
7/16/2013 |
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Company confirmed that this red device is actually the China Mobile version of the Geek, but the Intel chip has been replaced by NVIDIA's upcoming Tegra 4. As teased before, this will likely make the new Geek the world's first phone to pack this quad-core chip, which will be clocked at 1.8GHz and will have 2GB of RAM
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| Lenovo overtakes HP in computer sales |
7/16/2013 |
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China’s Lenovo has surpassed Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) to become the No. 1 player in the global PC market. In the second quarter of 2013, the company’s global PC market share reached 16.7 per cent, up from 15 per cent a year ago.
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| Mobile PC market badly hurt by Tablets |
7/16/2013 |
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Global mobile PC shipments in Q2 shrank a steep 6.9 per cent compared to Q1, based on initial findings. This represented the first time the industry experienced a sequential decline since 2Q02.
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| SanDisk predicts rosy SSD business |
7/15/2013 |
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Wu indicated that in the retail market, SSD sales are set to pick up in the second half of 2013 on rising demand coming from China's PC DIY market. Meanwhile, the penetration of SSDs in ultrabooks is expected to grow at a fast pace.
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| First death reported by iPhone malfunction |
7/15/2013 |
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Apple spokesperson said the company is "deeply saddened to learn of this tragic incident and offer our condolences to the Ma family." Apple "will fully investigate and cooperate with authorities in this matter,"
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| SanDisk upbeat on SSD market in 2H13 |
7/12/2013 |
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SanDisk VP for Asia Pacific Gavin Wu has expressed optimism about demand for either standalone or embedded SSDs during the second half of 2013, citing growth in both the DIY and ultrabook markets.
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| PTI 2Q13 sales rise 2.6% |
7/11/2013 |
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Powertech Technology (PTI), which provides packaging and testing services for mainly memory ICs, saw its second-quarter sales increase 2.6% sequentially.
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