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| IC Insight predicted IC growth in 2012 |
2/14/2012 |
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NAND Flash has been a top growing market segment over the past few years due to the growth of consumer-driven mobile media devices – particularly smartphones and tablet PCs. In 2012, NAND Flash will also benefit from growing demand for solid-state drives.
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| Would Microsoft trade MS Office for ARM WOA market? |
2/14/2012 |
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Microsoft's announcement as confirming that the Office apps included with WOA -- touch-enabled versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote that run in the operating system's limited desktop mode -- would be bundled with the operating system, free to users.
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| Justice Department approves Google to acquire Motorola |
2/14/2012 |
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Company's bid for Motorola Mobility "will increase competition by strengthening Google's patent portfolio, which will enable us to better protect Android from anti-competitive threats from Microsoft, Apple, and other companies."
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| Micron launches new low power DRAM |
2/13/2012 |
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The 2- and 4-Gbit DDR3Lm DRAM consumes 50 percent less power in self-refresh compared with their DDR3L equivalents. The memories are capable of 1600-megatransfers per second.
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| No iPad in China ! |
2/13/2012 |
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The local district's Administration of Industry and Commerce team reportedly took action starting on Feb. 9, following a complaint from Proview, which registered the iPad name for use in mainland China back in 2001. According to recent reports, Apple could face fines up to $38 million over the issue.
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| Kodak to exit camera business |
2/10/2012 |
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Eastman Kodak has announced plans to phase out its dedicated capture devices business, which includes digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames.
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| Lenovo reports 4Q11 revenues |
2/10/2012 |
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Lenovo generated consolidated revenues of US$8.4 billion for the third quarter of its fiscal year 2011 (the fourth quarter of 2011), hitting a quarterly record, according to the company.
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| Macronix report 2011 profits down 63% |
2/9/2012 |
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Macronix announced that net profits for 2011 declined 63% to NT$2.72 billion (NT$99.1 million). Revenues for the year were NT$27.84 billion, up 1%.
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| UMC report 4Q11 revenue decline |
2/8/2012 |
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UMC has announced operating profits declined 45.3% sequentially to US$28.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2011 with revenues sliding 3% on quarter.
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| Nokia to cut 4000 jobs |
2/8/2012 |
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Nokia will eliminate 4,000 jobs, including at its oldest factory in Finland, as the mobile-phone maker shifts manufacturing to Asia.
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| Ultrabook makers to drop price |
2/7/2012 |
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Acer, Lenovo and Hewlett-Packard (HP) are dropping their ultrabook prices to promote upcoming new ultrabook models, that are set to launch soon after Intel releases its new Ivy Bridge processors.
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| Micron 's CEO dies in plane crash |
2/6/2012 |
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Steve Appleton, chairman and CEO of memory chip vendor Micron Technology Inc., died in plane crash Friday (Feb. 3) in Boise, Idaho.
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