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| Dell to close call center in Canada |
2/1/2008 |
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Dell said Thursday it will close its call center in Edmonton, Alberta in Canada and eliminate most of the facility's 900 jobs in the second quarter as it consolidates customer-service operations.
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| VIA unveil new Isaiah CPU |
1/31/2008 |
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VIA Technologies recently launched its 64-bit Isaiah-based processor for desktop PCs, home multimedia entertainment centers and mini-notebooks
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| PCB makers production affected by Snowstorm |
1/30/2008 |
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PCB makers are seeing their production in China affected by severe snowfall that is causing transportation chaos and power shortages in the eastern and central parts of the country
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| Toshiba profits down |
1/30/2008 |
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Toshiba posted a worse-than-expected 25 percent drop in quarterly operating profit after flash memory chip prices ate into profit margins.
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| Fiber network gaining consumer accepatance |
1/25/2008 |
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In a recent survey of customer satisfaction, respondents ranked Verizon's Fios FTTH network highest in satisfaction with 96 percent of respondents satisfied with the service. By contrast, satellite-based services for DirecTv and Dish Network ranked at 89 and 82 percent respectively.
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| New spectrum auction starts |
1/25/2008 |
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The major bids likely came from companies with very deep pockets. The big three outfits that signaled their intention to bid in advance of the auction were AT&T, Google, and Verizon.
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| ST and Infineon stock down |
1/24/2008 |
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Qimonda chief executive Kin Wah Loh blamed a 40% drop in prices for dynamic random-access memory chips during the December quarter, which dashed attempts to reduce operating expenses and improve productivity.
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| IBM/AMD deal speculated |
1/24/2008 |
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"The takeover of AMD by IBM has been mentioned before and with AMD shares being so low, it might be a good time for IBM to acquire them," said William Lefkowitz, options strategist at brokerage firm vFinance Investments in New York.
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| Mobile handset shipment on the rise |
1/24/2008 |
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The market research group forecasts 1.24 billion units will be sold globally in 2008, up 10 percent from 1.12 billion during 2007.
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| DRAM contract price firming up |
1/23/2008 |
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Spot price as well as contract price both saw an exciting upward trend last night. In spot market, as supply of DRAM reduced markedly, DDR2 branded chips appreciated more than 10%.
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| Inotera and Nanya count loses |
1/23/2008 |
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"The outlook for the second half seems more promising, with tightness on the supply side appearing a possibility,"
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| National Semi to retrench |
1/23/2008 |
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Approximately 200 positions will be eliminated from the analog company’s worldwide manufacturing facilities, costing National some $20 million in charges.
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| Siemens claim to have perfected 802.11n |
1/23/2008 |
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Though not yet finally ratified by the IEEE, the 802.11n standard is expected to offer five times the throughput of existing Wi-Fi networks, plus increased stability and reliability.
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| HP wants to lead in power saving PC |
1/22/2008 |
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HP has long focused on developing products designed with the environment in mind, and it was the first PC manufacturer to register an EPEAT Gold product with the HP Compaq rp5700 Long Lifecycle Business Desktop PC in 2007.
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| Elpida to deliver 64bit wide LPDRAM |
1/22/2008 |
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x64-bit 256-megabit DDR Mobile RAM with a clock frequency of 166MHz that enables a 2.6GB/sec high-speed data transmission rate. Ultra-low voltage of 1.2V I/O (VDDQ) based on world-leading technology to enable low-power consuming mobile products.
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