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Semiconductor revenue down 5 pct in 2008

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created Apr 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Worldwide semiconductor revenue fell by more than five percent last year and could face a "far worse" decline this year, market research firm Gartner Inc. reported on Wednesday.


Research in Motion posts higher 4Q profit, sales

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created Apr 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Shares of BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. soared more than 20 percent in after-hours trading Thursday after the company said its profit jumped in its fiscal fourth quarter, surpassing analysts' expectations. ...


Adobe 1Q profit, sales drop, squeezed by downturn (AP)

Adobe 1Q profit, sales drop, squeezed by downturn

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created Mar 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Adobe Systems Inc., the company behind the popular Photoshop software, posted a decline in fiscal first-quarter profit and sales Tuesday, squeezed by the economic downturn.


A research firm said that worldwide sales of hi-tech smartphones grew at their slowest pace

Global crisis hits smartphone sales

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created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Worldwide sales of hi-tech "smartphones" grew at their slowest pace yet in the fourth quarter of 2008 as the financial crisis hit demand, a research firm said Thursday.


National Semiconductor to cut 1,725 jobs

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created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Faced with a steep decline in sales, chip maker National Semiconductor Corp. said Wednesday it will eliminate more than one-quarter of its work force, or 1,725 jobs.


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Mobile phone sales up six pct in 2008, 4th qtr weak

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created Mar 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Mobile phone sales grew by six percent in 2008 over the previous year but fell nearly five percent in the fourth quarter as the global economy weakened, market research firm Gartner said on Tuesday.


A year after Microsoft buyout offer made, Yahoo struggles to define itself

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

Soon after he was named chief executive of Yahoo, Jerry Yang turned to Steve Jobs for advice.



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