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| New iPod likely a stop-gap solution |
9/18/2006 |
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A "teardown" analysis of Apple Computer Inc.'s new video iPod found very few hardware changes from the previous device, leading Wedbush Morgan Securities, which conducted the teardown, to conclude that the new video iPod is a "short-term, stop-gap device intended to buy Apple more time until it is ready to launch its true iPod Video later this year or early next year."
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| Freescale agreed to be acquired |
9/18/2006 |
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Freescale Semiconductor Inc. Friday (Sept. 15) said that it has agreed to be acquired by a private equity consortium in a transaction worth $17.6 billion. The consortium is led by The Blackstone Group, and includes The Carlyle Group, Permira Funds and Texas Pacific Group.
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| Chip-to-Chip laser to revolutionize networks |
9/18/2006 |
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Being able to place hundreds or thousands of data-carrying light beams on standard industry chips will have the potential "to reshape the data center, could improve the way fiber is delivered to the home and potentially trigger the next paradigm shift since the introduction of fiber."
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| Xilinx lower sales guidance |
9/15/2006 |
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Xilinx adjusted its sales guidance downward for calendar Q3, blaming lower sales in Asia Pacific.
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| AMD pending ATI takeover |
9/14/2006 |
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Advanced Micro Devices' proposed $5.4 billion acquisition of ATI Technologies could open up new opportunities for systems builders, but questions remain about how the deal will affect Intel.
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| PC sales to grow double digit |
9/14/2006 |
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Worldwide PC sales are expected to improve to double-digit growth in the remainder of the year, according to IDC's quarterly survey of PC growth.
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| Samsung improves Blu-ray player |
9/14/2006 |
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Samsung America Inc said it would make some improvements to its Blu-ray high-definition DVD players ahead of the holiday season.
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| DRAM contract prices remain strong |
9/14/2006 |
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Mainstream contract prices for DRAM generally saw a continuous up-trend from late August, according to figures posted by DRAMeXchange.
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| Dell setup PC plant in India |
9/14/2006 |
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Dell Inc. will set up a plant in a special economic zone in Sriperumbudur near Chennai in southern India's Tamil Nadu, where it will start building desktop computers the first half of next year.
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| AMD, Simple Tech co-develop DDR3 |
9/14/2006 |
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Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and SimpleTech Inc. announced a joint effort to define registers and other specifications for DDR3-based SDRAM memory modules.
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| Microsoft unveils new mouse, keyboard |
9/14/2006 |
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Microsoft Corp. unveiled a new line of computer peripherals on Wednesday, including a $250 wireless keyboard and mouse compatible with its upcoming Windows Vista operating system.
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| IBM delivers PCs with Cell chip |
9/12/2006 |
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IBM Corp. said it is offering its first systems based on the Cell processor it co-developed with Sony and Toshiba.
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| Microsoft issue security patches to fix flaws |
9/12/2006 |
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Microsoft Corp. released three security patches to fix holes in its Windows and Office software and warned one of the vulnerabilities was "critical" because it could allow an attacker to take over a user's computer.
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| Lenovo ramps up cell-phone |
9/12/2006 |
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Lenovo Mobile is beefing up its arsenal with a huge R&D and manufacturing site in Xiamen, China.
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| Infineon open plant in Malaysia |
9/12/2006 |
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Infineon Technologies AG Tuesday opened its first Asia-based front-end power fab located in Kulim Hi-Tech Park, Malaysia.
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| Microsoft launch new search engine |
9/12/2006 |
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Microsoft Corp. plans to officially launch its new Windows Live Search engine, a pillar in its strategy to topple market leader Google and wrestle away billions of dollars worth of online advertising.
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| Best Buy beats estimates |
9/12/2006 |
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Best Buy posted second-quarter profits of 47 cents a share, up from 37 cents a year ago, and three cents better than analysts' expectations.
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| TSMC develop 45nm handset chip |
9/11/2006 |
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TSMC will work with Qualcomm in producing handset chips using 45nm technology before the end of the third quarter of next year
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| Nokia, Motorola co-develop mobile-TV |
9/11/2006 |
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Nokia said on Monday it will cooperate with Motorola on mobile television interoperability and expects more than 50 million DVB-H devices to be sold globally by 2010.
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| Samsung unveils working PRAM |
9/11/2006 |
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Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. announced Monday (Sept. 11) it has completed the industry's first fully working prototype of a 512-Mbit Phase-change Random Access Memory (PRAM).
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