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| Two major contenders left on HDD |
4/20/2011 |
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Seagate Technology announced Tuesday it is taking over Samsung’s hard disk drive storage division in a deal worth $1.38 billion. Just last month, Western Digital announced it was buying Hitachi Global Storage Technologies for $4.3 billion.
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| Intel exceeds expectations |
4/20/2011 |
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Intel Corp. Tuesday (April 19) posted sales and profit for the first quarter that handily exceeded consensus analysts’ expectations and the company' own forecast.
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| Apple sued Samsung for smartphones infringement |
4/20/2011 |
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"Rather than innovate and develop its own technology and a unique Samsung style for its smart phone products and computer tablets, Samsung chose to copy Apple's technology, user interface and innovative style in these infringing products,"
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| New iPhone has faster processor |
4/20/2011 |
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Apple's next-generation iPhone will have a faster processor and will begin shipping in September, three people with direct knowledge of the company's supply chain said.
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| Mobile memory requirement pushes DRAM forward |
4/19/2011 |
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At the same time, mobile market bandwidth requirements are lapping the capabilities of current-generation mobile DRAM technology, forcing a lane change to next-gen standards.
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| Micron to expand Xian testing |
4/19/2011 |
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The expansion involves the completion of Micron's second semiconductor test and module assembly building to complement its existing facility in Xi'an. The completion of the new 400,000 square foot building will accommodate Micron's Asia customers.
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| Microsoft offers cloud-based Office 365 Beta |
4/19/2011 |
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The service combines Office Web Apps with hosted versions of Exchange and SharePoint as well as Microsoft's Lync product, which provides the online communication and collaboration piece.
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| Apple IOS 4.3.2 jailbroken |
4/19/2011 |
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Apple tries to block jailbreaking by issuing updates to IOS, however as history has shown, the Iphone Dev Team is never far behind Apple.
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| Supply chain from Japan interrupted significantly |
4/18/2011 |
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"In fact, as you go up the supply chain, the scope of the impact grows in terms of what we're dealing with here. It is amplified and becomes more significant, impacting a wider array of players in the electronics supply chain."
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| Cirrus hit technical glitch supplying Apple |
4/18/2011 |
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''The company's lower-than-expected gross margin for the quarter is the result of a charge of approximately $4.2 million, or $0.06 per share, based on 72.3 million diluted shares outstanding, due to a production issue with a new audio device that entered high volume production in March 2011,''
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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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