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| Intel to cut 2000 jobs in Malaysia |
9/5/2006 |
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Intel Malaysia is implementing a second voluntary separation scheme (VSS) on Wednesday which is expected to involve between 1,000 and 2,000 employees in the country.
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| Samsung demos 4G technology |
9/1/2006 |
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Samsung demonstrated its 4G mobile technology claiming it can deliver multicell data handovers at speeds of 100 Mbps.
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| ProMOS to built two $5 billion 300-mm fabs |
9/1/2006 |
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ProMOS Technology Inc. is planning to invest $5 billion for two more 300-mm wafer DRAM fabs that will be located in central Taiwan. Construction will begin in the third quarter of next year.
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| Micron unveil 16GB DIMM Memory |
8/30/2006 |
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Micron Technology Inc. has introduced a 16-Gbyte memory module for servers the company claims is the densest available.
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| IBM, Chartered, Infineon and Samsung design readiness for 45nm |
8/30/2006 |
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IBM, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, Infineon Technologies and Samsung have jointly announced the first silicon-functional circuits and the availability of design kits based on their collaboration for 45nm low-power process technology.
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| Japan Orders Apple to Probe Laptop battery fire |
8/29/2006 |
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Japanese authorities reported Tuesday the first case of an Apple laptop catching fire in Japan and ordered the U.S. company to investigate the trouble involving the faulty Sony batteries and report back within a week.
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| Battery recall to cost Sony $ 200 Million |
8/28/2006 |
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Sony said the cost of supporting the laptop battery recall programs of Dell and Apple Computer would likely range between ¥ 20 to 30 billion (approximately $170 to $256 million).
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| Microsoft on track to release IE 7 Browser |
8/25/2006 |
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Microsoft released a near-final version of its Internet Explorer 7 browser Thursday, and the company said the free Web-surfing software is on track for completion by the end of the year.
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| Apple recalls its Laptop Battery Pack |
8/25/2006 |
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Apple Computer is recalling 1.8 million Sony-based, rechargeable lithium-ion battery packs its iBook G4 and PowerBook G4 notebook computers.
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| Dell pull plug on DJ Ditty MP3 Player |
8/24/2006 |
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Dell has quietly pulled the plug on its DJ Ditty music players, less than a year after the world's largest computer maker launched the device.
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| Logitech Unveils New Cordless Laser Mouse |
8/24/2006 |
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Logitech is introducing a mouse with a free-spinning motorized scroll wheel it believes will help people more efficiently race through pages on their computer screens.
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| Quanta to produce $100 Laptop in China |
8/24/2006 |
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Quanta Computer has selected its new plant in Changshu, Jiangsu province (China) as a production base for the US$100 laptop project, initiated by the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) research initiative
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