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Acer to launch $149 Tablet |
4/9/2013 |
Acer said it will cut the price of its Iconia A1-810 tablet, using 7.9-inch 1024-by-768 IPS panels, from US$250 to US$149 to compete against the iPad mini.
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AMD phase out CPU products using FM1 and AM3 sockets |
4/8/2013 |
AMD will gradually phase out CPU products using FM1 and AM3 sockets starting April with FM1-based processors to officially step out of the market in the third quarter and AM3-based processors at the end of 2013, according to sources from motherboard players.
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TSMC to install 20nm fab equipment |
4/4/2013 |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) plans to begin installing production equipment at its 20nm-capable facilities on April 20, about two months ahead of schedule.
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Samsung cut price for 40-inch TV panels |
4/4/2013 |
Samsung Display has reportedly dropped pricing for its 40-inch TV panels in the China market in order to compete with makers of 39-inch panels such as Innolux Corporation and AU Optronics (AUO).
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Graphics card prices up 10-15% |
4/3/2013 |
Graphics card vendors have hiked retail prices for products made with DDR3 in the DIY market by 10-15% in order to reflect the increases in DRAM pricing.
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Lenovo ramping up its IC design capability |
4/1/2013 |
Lenovo reportedly plans to build up its IC design capability by increasing the number of staff of its IC development department from the current 10 to 100 by the end of the second quarter of 2013.
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TSMC issues U$1.5 Billion bond notes |
4/1/2013 |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) announced on March 28 that the company has priced an offering of senior unsecured notes, which is expected to close on April 3, 2013.
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US conditions Sprint merger to keep Chinese Network equipments out |
3/28/2013 |
Negotiations are continuing on the U.S.'s conditions for blessing the Sprint deal, but the government is expected to require the companies to notify it when they plan to buy equipment for the core of their network and to cooperate if any national-security or public-safety considerations arise.
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High performance computer lab created in Singapore |
3/28/2013 |
The centre will utilise data from various agencies in Singapore to derive an understanding of complex dynamics within the city and exploit the power of modelling and simulation to guide both critical decisions and implementation of solutions.
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Oxygen into metal oxide creates new non-volatile memory |
3/28/2013 |
IBM researchers applied a positively charged ionic liquid electrolyte to an insulating oxide material—vanadium dioxide—and successfully converted the material to a metallic state. The material held its metallic state until a negatively charged ionic liquid electrolyte was applied, to convert it back to its original, insulating state.
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