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BART action caused protest and hacking |
8/16/2011 |
When the Bay Area Rapid Transit agency turned off cell phone service to disrupt peaceful protests, many were outraged -- including hacker collective Anonymous, who breached BART's website and released personal information in protest.
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HTC to buy US based company |
8/12/2011 |
High Tech Computer (HTC) announced on August 11 plans to invest in US-based Beats Electronics for an amount not exceeding US$309 million
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TSMC issues bond to raise $1.2 Billion |
8/10/2011 |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) announced on August 9 that its board has approved the issuance of up to US$1.21 billion in unsecured straight corporate bonds in the domestic market to secure long-term, low fixed-cost funding.
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SMIC hires new CEO |
8/8/2011 |
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has announced the appointment of Tzu-Yin Chiu as CEO.
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Elpida reports loss in fiscal 1Q11 |
8/8/2011 |
Elpida Memory has reported net losses of JPY7.9 billion (US$102 million) on revenues of JPY95.7 billion for its fiscal first quarter ended ended June 30, 2011.
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HP cut TouchPad tablet prices |
8/8/2011 |
HP cut prices of its 16GB and 32GB TouchPad tablets sold in the US by US$100 to US$399 and US$499, respectively.
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UMC predict 3Q11 revenue decline |
8/5/2011 |
United Microelectronics (UMC) expects revenues to decrease sequentially in the third quarter of 2011, affected by fewer wafer shipments.
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