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| Fujitsu profits doubles |
4/27/2006 |
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Helped by its computer services businesses, Fujitsu reported a surge in annual profit while Hitachi posted a net profit.
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| Infineon posts quarterly profit |
4/26/2006 |
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Infineon Technologies was able to post a pre-tax profit, after four quarters of pre-tax losses, in its second fiscal quarter 2006 finanical results.
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| Foundry business picking up |
4/26/2006 |
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Demand for silicon foundry services is picking up at a much faster rate than previously expected, according to an executive from UMC.
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| Intel opens R&D lab in Germany |
4/26/2006 |
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Intel GmbH has opened an R&D center in Braunschweig, Germany, focusing on Tera-Scale Computing Research program.
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| Amazon sales up, net income down |
4/25/2006 |
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Amazon.com Inc. posted a 20 percent rise in first-quarter sales, allaying concerns of a major slowdown at the Internet retailer, but costs from its discount shipping program and new technology helped drive profit down 34 percent.
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| Sun CEO steps down |
4/25/2006 |
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Sun Microsystems co-founder Scott McNealy has stepped down as chief executive, and has been replaced by President Jonathan Schwartz, the company said Monday.
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| Corning seeks LCD plant in China |
4/25/2006 |
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Corning Inc. announced that it will locate its liquid crystal display (LCD) glass substrate finishing facility in Beijing.
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| Sun posted loss due to charges |
4/25/2006 |
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Sun Microsystems Inc. posted a quarterly net loss due to merger- and other related charges as revenue climbed, boosted by the computer maker's acquisition of Storage Technology Corp.
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| Intel introduces vPro, new chip for desktop PCs |
4/25/2006 |
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Intel Corp. announced a new brand, called vPro, for business products it hopes will help it hang on to market share by making it easier for companies to maintain fleets of personal computers.
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| China web search speaks English |
4/24/2006 |
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China Daily Information Co. has launched Web-based text-to-speech technology that allows users to highlight text and initiate English-language text reading. The ¡§Accoona Talking SearchBar¡¨ aims to enhance English as a second language and promises to help Chinese students learn ¡§spoken English¡¨ faster and more accurately, according to the Jersey City, N.J.-based Accoona.
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| Apple unveils new 17" MacBook |
4/24/2006 |
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Apple Computer Inc. said a new 17-inch version of its MacBook Pro laptop computer would begin shipping to stores next week.
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| UTAC to acquire NS Electronics Bangkok |
4/21/2006 |
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United Test and Assembly Center Ltd (UTAC) announced today it intends to acquire NS Electronics Bangkok (NSEB), a full turnkey SATS provider based in Thailand
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| Chartered to produce 65nm Xbox 360 CPUs for Microsoft |
4/21/2006 |
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Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing announced that it has signed an agreement with Microsoft to manufacture CPU products using 65nm silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 game consoles
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| Nokia expands R&D center in China |
4/20/2006 |
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Nokia announced it would strengthen its R&D operations in China, including expanding its Chengdu R&D center for developing mobile network infrastructure products.
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