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| Nokia sticks to target |
1/8/2004 |
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Nokia said Thursday that fourth-quarter sales and profits would top its previous guidance, indicating a rebounding market. The world largest phone makers said demand for its phones and networks is robust.
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| Intel bets on Home Consumer Electronics |
1/7/2004 |
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Intel said it will set aside $200 million venture capital fund to invest in start-ups and small companies that specialize in technology for the home electronics.
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| Online Holiday Sales Jumps 35% |
1/7/2004 |
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Online sales for November and December recorded a whooping $18.5 billion, an increase of 35 percent over the same period a year ago, said the market researchers which tabulated the data.
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| Circuit City sales hurt by home audio, games |
1/7/2004 |
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Circuit City reported December sales fell 2 percent due to weaker sales in home audio and video game although other categories including flatscreen TV , digital camera and satellite offerings delivered upbeat sales.
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| Toshiba offers multimedia notebooks |
1/6/2004 |
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Toshiba introduces the new Satellite A45 series of notebooks aimed at budget-conscious consumers and small businesses to lure them to replace their desktops with notebooks.
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| VIA chooses IBM for its chips production |
1/6/2004 |
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VIA Technologies selects IBM to manufacture its upcoming Esther processors. The chips will be made using 12-inch, 90nm SOI CMOS, low-k dielectric manufacturing technologies at IBM's East Fishkill, New York fab.
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| AMD launches 64-bit processor |
1/6/2004 |
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AMD introduced its latest lineup of Athlon 64 processors for desktops and notebooks in a move to create a complete solution for high-end and low-end computing needs
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| 4th Quater Capital spending to increase 28% |
1/5/2004 |
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Capital spending in the semiconductor industry is expected to jump 27.6 percent this year, from $29 billion in 2003, to $37 billion in 2004, according to a report from Berean Capital Inc..
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| Construction activity powers up |
1/5/2004 |
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Construction activities set another record in November as continued low interest rates powered home building, commercial and government constructions.
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| Chip sales up in November |
1/5/2004 |
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Global sales of semiconductors reached $16.1 billion in November, a 25.7 percent increase compared to a year ago and a fourth straight monthly growth, an industry group said on Monday.
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| Federal Judge Dismisses Spam Suit by AOL |
1/2/2004 |
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A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by America Online against a group of Florida computer technicians who allegedly helped senders of junk e-mails
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| Pirated copies of Microsoft New OS on sale for $3 |
1/2/2004 |
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The Malaysian government is making renewed efforts to combat software piracy, spurred into action by the recent appearance of pirated copies of Microsoft's Longhorn operating system on sale for under $3.
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