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A woman displays a latest Acer UX-30 notebook at Computex Taipei

Netbooks, broadband mobile centre stage in Taipei trade fair

Technology / Hi Tech

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

Asia's biggest information technology trade show opened in Taiwan Tuesday, with the spotlight on low-priced notebook computers and advanced broadband Internet mobile technology.





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A Japanese customer compares computers at an electronics shop

Computer sales show signs of recovery: Gartner

Technology / Business

created Sep 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The global computer market is showing signs of recovery, with sales forecast to decline just 2.0 percent this year, much better than a June prediction of 6.0 percent, the Gartner research group said Wednesday.


A probe pin ring, chip testing equipment, is on display at the three-day annual exhibition on seminconductor equipment

Chip sales down 30 pct in March: SIA

Technology / Business

created May 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Global semiconductor sales fell nearly 30 percent in March compared with a year ago but improved slightly over the previous month, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) said Friday.


A visitor looks at laptops at a computer fair

Semiconductor sales down 28.6 pct in January: SIA

Technology / Semiconductors

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.


Semiconductor revenue to fall 22 pct in 2009: Gartner

Technology / Semiconductors

created May 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Worldwide semiconductor revenue is expected to decline by 22 percent this year, market research firm Gartner said Thursday.


A man holds an Emporia Telecom phone for senior citizens at the Mobile World Congress (GSMA) in Barcelona

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

Technology / Telecom

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.


PC shipments slide in 1Q, HP tops Dell in US (Update)

Technology / Business

created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Global shipments of personal computers fell 7.1 percent in the first three months of the year, but the decline was smaller than expected and research group IDC on Wednesday said the industry could turn around by ...


Nokia to lay off 170 workers worldwide

Technology / Business

created May 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Nokia Corp. said Tuesday it will lay off 170 workers worldwide to further cut costs as the global downturn continues to weaken demand in the mobile phone industry.


Are We in the Peak of an Oil Bubble?

Are We in the Peak of an Oil Bubble?

Physics / General Physics

created Jul 07, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (178) | comments 39 feature

Since 2003, worldwide oil prices have quadrupled. According to a new study, the price of oil is rising at a faster-than-exponential rate, and cannot be sustained. In other words, we’re in the midst of an oil ...


Server market woes likely to grow as year goes on

Technology / Business

created Jul 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

It was only a few years ago that the market for computer servers was one of the hottest in the tech sector as large corporations, most notably financial services companies, bulked up on the devices to run their high-end business ...


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Semiconductor revenue forecast to fall 17 pct

Technology / Semiconductors

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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