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| Apple sued for allowing unarthorized children purchase |
4/18/2011 |
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Since the passwords for in-app purchases are the same as the main Apple passwords, kids who are "aware of such password may purchase Game Currency without authorization from their parents for that purchase,"
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| Patent Reform Bill goes to congress |
4/15/2011 |
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"The last major patent reform was nearly 60 years ago, [and] since then, American inventors have helped put a man on the moon, developed cell phones and created the Internet,"
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| PC shipments suprisingly low |
4/15/2011 |
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"Consumers turned their attention to media tablets and other consumer electronics. With the launch of the iPad2 in February, more consumers either switched to buying an alternative device, or simply held back from buying PCs."
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| Rumor: Nintendo Wii 2nd generation in the offering |
4/15/2011 |
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Nintendo will announce a new console at June's Electronic Entertainment Expo -- or even sooner -- that will support high-definition games. The HD console's visual will be comparable to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
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| Intel tweaks Netbook strategy |
4/14/2011 |
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Intel has recently adjusted its netbook strategy and is set to cooperate with its partners including Asustek Computer and Acer to launch netbook devices priced below US$199 in regions such as the Middle-East, Latin America and Eastern Europe, according to sources from notebook players
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| Intel to unveil support for Android platform |
4/14/2011 |
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Intel, in the third quarter of 2011, is set to announce a new plan for tablet PCs – PRC Plus, pushing an Intel/Android 3.0 platform, after nearly half of year of negotiations with Google.
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| Foxconn touting expansion in Brazil |
4/13/2011 |
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Foxconn is open to moving out from China as rising labor costs there have started to impact its profitability in recent quarters.
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| DRAM prices up due to Japanese shut down |
4/13/2011 |
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According to DRAMeXchange, a research department of Trendforce,1H'Apr. contract price continues its upward trend that DDR3 2GB "Average" contract price is up 5.88% to US$18 ($2.03/2Gb)
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| Beware of worms come through Flash Player |
4/13/2011 |
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"There are reports that this vulnerability is being exploited in the wild in targeted attacks via a Flash (.swf) file embedded in a Microsoft Word (.doc) file delivered as an email attachment, targeting the Windows platform,"
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| New Intel Atom to drive Windows tablets |
4/12/2011 |
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Intel has a narrow window of opportunity to prove its mettle. Thus it will be very interesting to see how this new platform fares, both in real-world performance, and in sales.
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| Cisco to layoff 550 people |
4/12/2011 |
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"As we move forward, our consumer efforts will focus on how we help our enterprise and service provider customers optimize and expand their offerings for consumers, and help ensure the network's ability to deliver on those offerings."
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| Cadence/Denali offer DDR4 ASIC design tools |
4/11/2011 |
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The Cadence DDR4 solution includes hard and soft PHY IP, controller IP, memory models, verification IP, tools and methodologies and signal integrity reference designs for the package and board.
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| Youtube Live, to challenge TV broadcasting |
4/11/2011 |
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So if Youtube can set up some desirable content for UK consumers, perhaps by making its US partners' content channels available globally, it might start to make an impact on the TV broadcasting industry.
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| Wozniak to return to Apple operations |
4/11/2011 |
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Inventor of the Apple PC, Steve Wozniak would consider going back to Apple to play an active role on the board and encourage it to be more open.
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| Hagiwara files for bankruptcy protection |
4/8/2011 |
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Hagiwara Sys-Com has filed for bankruptcy protection, raising speculation that the dedicated memory module sector will go through another restructuring.
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| TSMC's March sale up by 14% |
4/8/2011 |
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. reported March sale were about $1.29 billion, an increase of 14.1 percent over February 2011 and an increase of 16.9 percent over March 2010.
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| DRAM makers March revenues up on-month |
4/8/2011 |
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Inotera Memories, Nanya Technology and Powerchip Technology have all reported sequential growth in revenues for March 2011, thanks to rising chip ASPs.
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| UMC March revenues up 6% on-month |
4/8/2011 |
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United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) saw revenues increase 6.4% on month to NT$9.59 billion (US$332 million) in March 2011, ending a five-month streak of sequential decreases.
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