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Semiconductor sales down 28.6 pct in January: SIA

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created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Worldwide semiconductor sales declined 28.6 percent in January from a year ago as the global recession continued to take a big bite out of the computer chip industry, an industry tracker said Monday.





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Taiwan's AU Optronics returns to profit in third quarter

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created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Taiwan's Au Optronics Corp on Thursday posted a net profit of 7.4 billion Taiwan dollars (228.5 million US) on increased demand and higher product prices following two consecutive quarterly losses.


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Taiwan's HTC earnings edge down in Q2

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HTC Corp, Taiwan's leading smartphone maker, said Monday its net profit in the second quarter was down almost two percent from a year earlier.


EMC raises offer for Data Domain

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Computer storage giant EMC raised its offer to purchase data storage firm Data Domain on Monday in a bid to top a rival offer for the company by data management firm NetApp.


Cisco said it will pay cash and retention-based incentives for ScanSafe

Cisco to buy ScanSafe for $183 million

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Cisco announced on Tuesday it has agreed to buy Web security company ScanSafe for some 183 million dollars, the latest in a string of acquisitions by the US networking giant.


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Semiconductor revenue forecast to fall 17 pct

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created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Worldwide semiconductor revenue is expected to decline 17.1 percent this year compared with last year, market research firm Gartner said Wednesday.


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US tops $1 bln in stimulus for clean energy projects

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created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

The US government has spent more than one billion dollars on private sector renewable energy projects from the massive economic stimulus program passed seven months ago, officials said Tuesday.


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Twitter to raise $100 mln in new funding: WSJ

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Twitter is close to raising up to 100 million dollars in new funding in a deal which values the hot micro-blogging service at one billion dollars, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.


India's Wipro posts 19 percent rise in profits

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India's third-largest software group Wipro on Tuesday reported a 19-percent rise in net profit and forecast improving demand, underscoring new optimism in the sector.


The Washington Post Co. reversed its slide and posted a quarterly profit despite a steep decline in advertising revenue

Washington Post stems tide of red ink

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The Washington Post Co. reversed its slide and posted a quarterly profit on Friday despite a steep decline in advertising revenue at its flagship newspaper.


Intuit buying Mint.com for 170 mln dlrs

Intuit buying Mint.com for 170 mln dlrs

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Financial software company Intuit Inc. announced on Monday that it has agreed to purchase personal finance website Mint.com for 170 million dollars in cash.



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