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| FixYa compared user issues on Kindle Fire and iPad 2 |
2/17/2012 |
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There may be some value in the FixYa's Tablet Index nonetheless, to give potential device buyers a sense of the most commonly reported problems. The company claims that its index was generated from tens of thousands of issues posted to the community Q&A site.
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| Analyst's view on possible Elpida/Micron merger |
2/16/2012 |
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According to IHS, a merged Micron and Elpida would have capacity for 374,000 DRAM wafer starts per month. The combined company would have a 28 percent share of worldwide DRAM manufacturing capacity, placing it just behind Samsung, which has capacity for 433,000 wafer starts per month, or 33 percent of global DRAM capacity.
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| Cisco to fight Microsoft on Skype compatibility |
2/16/2012 |
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Cisco announced its intention to appeal the European Commission’s approval of Microsoft’s $8.5 billion Skype acquisition. Cisco wants the EC to require that Microsoft and Skype support standards for interoperability with other collaboration platforms.
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| Qimonda trustee request Infineon to pay $2.25B |
2/15/2012 |
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That action asserts that Infineon failed to make certain necessary declarations to the German company registrar as it moved assets through shell companies in association with the setting up of Qimonda as a subsidiary company.
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| Germans have a way to deal with un-employment |
2/15/2012 |
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German workers are treated as assets, not “overhead,” and German managers are making a bet – sticking out their necks – in hopes that new orders will come in and an economic recovery will indeed come.
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| Details of BlackBerry OS 10 leaked |
2/15/2012 |
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One of the differentiating factors between the BlackBerry OS 10 and its predecessors is the likely inclusion of widgets. If included, widgets would bring OS 10 at par with iPhone, Android and Windows Phone and may help it garner more users.
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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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