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| Tower want to take over Micron Israel fab |
1/24/2013 |
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The fab was built by Intel in 1999 as a production site for Pentium processors. In 2008 it transferred to Numonyx NV, a joint venture between Intel and STMicroelectronics focused on flash memory. The fab transferred to the ownership of Micron when Micron acquired Numonyx in 2010.
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| Apple stock sinks |
1/24/2013 |
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Apple Inc. shares lost ground in premarket trading on Thursday, while shares of Netflix Inc. rose. Apple, Netflix and Research in Motion Ltd. were among the top tickers trending.
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| Boeing 787 Deramliner battery charger scrutinized |
1/23/2013 |
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The charger in question, the Boeing 787 BCU (schematic pictured above), uses advanced DC to DC conversion technology, patented charging algorithms, comprehensive diagnostics and fault isolation to charge the APU battery, according to company literature.
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| New Galaxy S3 Mini to include NFC |
1/23/2013 |
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Samsung's implementation of NFC uses the company's S Beam software to transfer files of up to 10MB easily from one device to another.
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| Intel to part desktop motherboard business |
1/23/2013 |
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The company plans to completely shut down its desktop mainboards business in three years’ time and will cease development of any new solutions later this year.
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| Apple at a cross road in smartphone market |
1/23/2013 |
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Make the majority of the profits in the market by providing top end handsets and software at premium prices. The other strategy would be to continue to make the high end sets but also enter the market in that low end.
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| Ananlyst see microprocessor market to expand |
1/22/2013 |
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The market researcher sees the microprocessor market gaining strength between 2013 and 2016 with modest growth returning in standard PCs made with x86 processors and stronger demand continuing for MPUs used in tablet computers and smartphones.
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| AMD rehired engineers exposed to Mobile technologies |
1/22/2013 |
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An AMD spokesperson has confirmed that the hiring of the two engineers, stating that they will help the company expand into new markets, but no further details as to their specific areas of responsibility was given.
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| AT&T to acquire Alltel assets |
1/22/2013 |
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The acquisition must be reviewed and approved by the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice, with an expected approval coming in the second half of this year some time.
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| Semi companies are optimistic on the future |
1/21/2013 |
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Executives from TSMC, Intel and ASML said they expect their respective companies to grow sales modestly in 2013. A slow start but strong full year perspective can be attributed to the need for chip makers to invest in the 14nm and 20nm foundry and logic nodes.
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| Smartphone upgrade puts pressure on carrier profit |
1/21/2013 |
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The more smartphones carriers sell, the worse their profit margins get. They pay the heavy upfront subsidy to get you hooked on a long-term contract. The longer you hang on to your phone, the better their bottom line gets.
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| Eric Schmidt's account of his North Korean trip |
1/21/2013 |
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"They have to make it possible for people to use the internet, which the government of North Korea has not yet done. It is their choice now, and in my view, it's time for them to start, or they will remain behind."
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| HTC to unveil new M7 Smartphone |
1/18/2013 |
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HTC will likely use Full HD panels made by Sharp for its reported soon-to-be released M7 smartphone due to low OLED yields from Taiwan-based panel maker AU Optronics (AUO).
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| Powerchip execuitves vow to keep P3 fab |
1/18/2013 |
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High-level executives from several Taiwan-based niche-market memory suppliers to discuss the possibility of jointly bidding for Powerchip's P3 12-inch wafer fab.
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| Acer retire eMachine brand |
1/17/2013 |
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Acer has confirmed that it has discontinued the operations of its eMachines brand, which it brought in after acquiring Gateway.
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| HP predict 1Q13 notebook shipment to fall 20% |
1/16/2013 |
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Hewlett-Packard (HP) expect to see their notebook shipments drop about 20% sequentially in the first quarter of 2013, higher than an average 10% decline anticipated for the industry, according to sources at the notebook supply chain.
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| Oracle release new Java patch |
1/15/2013 |
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Oracle confirmed that it had released a new patch, but did not return a call for comment on the lingering concerns.
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