MARKETS / FINANCE

Skyworks Solutions, Inc., a wireless semiconductor company said on Monday it will end its baseband operations and will instead sharpen the focus on its core business. The company also announced 10 percent cut in its worldwide workforce.

The two fastest growing sectors in the semiconductor industry are digital television (DTV) and portable media players reports released this year indicate.

AOL announced on Monday that its parental control features typically found in its online subscriber suite will now be available for free to all users.

Nokia announced on Monday an exclusive licensing agreement with global positioning system technology developer Trimble, in a move to add navigation and location features to Nokia mobile phones.

Toshiba announced the world's first HD-DVD writer today, offering a slim form-factor for the new hi-definition media which can be integrated into notebook computers.

The recall of Sony manufactured batteries for notebooks by major PC manufacturers could cost the PC industry over $280 million, one market research firm concludes.

Electronic Arts, the world largest video game developer, announced the acquisition the creators of the Battlefield franchise on Monday, vowing to expand the franchise to next-generation consoles and platforms.

The worldwide sales of semiconductors reached record sales levels for August, increasing over 10 percent from previous years according to industry observers.

Mobile phones that emit a piercing scream that will give all but the deafest thieves pause for thought was launched in Britain on Monday in a bid to tackle crime which costs millions of pounds each year.

Online gambling firms faced their biggest-ever crisis on Monday after U.S. Congress passed legislation to end Internet gaming there, threatening jobs and wiping 3.5 billion pounds ($6.5 billion) off company values.

This week, Dell introduced free recycling program for its U.S customers, offering a way for users to easily and safely get rid of their older Dell systems.

This week, graphics chip company Nvidia announced that it will deliver chips for HP's upcoming notebook and media-center computers.

Earlier this week Apple Computer released the latest iteration of its post-production photography software, Aperture 1.5 to retail consumers, but on Friday, the firm announced that the tool will be available for download as well.

Imagine your car warning you of an icy road ahead, reading aloud the text messages arriving on your phone and sending you an e-mail that your fuel pump needs replacing soon.

Shutterfly Inc., an Internet-based digital photography website, announced on Friday its first public offering of common stock on NASDAQ which will begin trading at $15 per share.

Deloitte & Touche gave an award to Induslogic Inc. for being the fastest growing technology company in Virginia at a ceremony on Thursday evening.

The move to mobility continued to be a key factor during this year's back-to-school season (BTS) one market research firm indicates.

Yahoo and Hewlett-Packard have signed a deal to feature Yahoo services, including search, on the HP computers sold in the United States and European Markets.

Sony Ericsson announced new phones in its popular Walkman branded line, with three optimized for use in China and South East Asian markets, and one for use in the Americas.

The products including a 17-inch widescreen HD-DVD notebook PC, a HD-DVD Media Center TV PC with and an HD-DVD external drive for PCs.

Yesterday, Microsoft announced pricing and release dates for its anticipated Zune portable media player. Once thought to be the greatest threat to Apple's dominant iPod lines, some experts now contend that the device will do more damage to Microsoft partners instead.

Toshiba Corp. and Fujitsu Ltd. joined a growing list of computer makers recalling Sony Corp. batteries in the latest blow to consumer confidence in Sony's reputation as a manufacturer. Toshiba announced a recall of 830,000 laptop batteries prone to short-circuiting and even catching fire.

Advances in the Indian automotive sector, especially in engine technologies, are key drivers to the Indian automotive electronics market, potentially pushing growth over 21 percent in the next five years a new report indicates.

IBM and Xing Inc., a subsidiary of Brother Industries, announced a partnership to design and develop wireless karaoke controllers, allowing users to search for songs and order food or drinks from their tables.

On Thursday, HP Inc. announced the acquisition of PC manufacturer VoodooPC, maker of specialized gaming desktops and notebooks, however some experts contend the purchase will have little affect on HP's revenues.

Dell announced on Friday that an additional 200 thousand batteries need to be recalled, expanding the initial recall the firm placed in August.

The founder of craigslist, the free social networking and classifieds Web site, said on Thursday he is not interested in selling out, a few hours after social networking site MySpace was valued at $15 billion.

Korean social networking Cyworld's recently launched U.S. unit said on Thursday it signed with a Hollywood talent agency to help it win licensing deals with media properties that appeal to young Web users.

Billionaire investor and dot-com veteran Mark Cuban had harsh words on Thursday for YouTube, the online site that lets people share video clips, saying only a moron would purchase the wildly popular start-up.