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SingTel to sell INQ's social networking phone

Southeast Asia's biggest telecom operator, Singapore Telecommunications , said on Monday it would start to sell a social networking phone model INQ Mini 3G, targeting young customers.

Motorola shares jump on hopes for Google phone

Motorola Inc shares rose 6.5 percent on Friday on hopes the company could turn around its loss-making handset business with the new cellphone it developed with Google Inc.

Motorola unveils Google phone to muted response

Motorola unveiled on Thursday the first of many cellphones to be developed in partnership with Google, but analysts questioned if it could revive the once-dominant handset maker's fortunes.

Microchip makers raise outlooks, invigorate tech sector

Chip companies ASML and Texas Instruments raised sales forecasts, in another sign consumers are buying more gadgets, sending technology shares higher on Thursday.

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Motorola unveils Google phone, carrier deals

Motorola Inc unveiled on Thursday a new cellphone that uses Google software and features easier access to social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, but some analysts said it might not be enough to turn around the company's money-losing handset business.

Yoshimoto Kogyo to go private for $571 mln-sources

Japanese talent agency Yoshimoto Kogyo Co Ltd plans to go private in a 52.7 billion yen ($571 million) buyout led by a consortium of about 20 firms, two sources familiar with the matter said.

Huawei denies report of Alcatel-Lucent tie-up talks

China's Huawei, one of the world's top makers of networking equipment, on Thursday denied a report it was in talks to form an alliance with Franco-American rival Alcatel-Lucent.

Texas Instruments raises forecasts, shares rise

Texas Instruments Inc raised its forecast for third-quarter earnings per share on Wednesday, expecting to ride a gradual recovery in the global semiconductor industry.

Skyworks raises Q4 outlook

Cell phone chipmaker Skyworks Solutions Inc raised its fourth-quarter earnings and revenue outlook, citing an improvement in order demand due to diversification into new sectors and consolidation of its market share.

Jobs takes centerstage at Apple media event

Apple Inc Chief Executive Steve Jobs returned to the public spotlight for the first time in half a year on Wednesday, helping the company's shares gain nearly 1 percent.

Apple's Jobs takes centerstage at media event

Apple Inc Chief Executive Steve Jobs returned to the public spotlight for the first time in half a year on Wednesday, helping the company's shares gain nearly 1 percent.

Apple quietly drops iPod prices ahead of 09/09/09 annoucement

Just ahead of Apple's much anticipated 09/09/09 event later today, the company quietly dropped prices for its line of iPods.

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Palm unveils Pixi phone, may be overshadowed by rivals

Palm Inc on Wednesday announced a lower-priced smartphone in the same family as its popular Palm Pre, although the move may be overshadowed by rival product launches by Motorola and Apple.

Berlin's electronics fair pushes greener future

Red may be the official color of Berlin's IFA electronics fair but companies exhibiting there have chosen to show their green side as they prepare for new EU energy conservation legislation that will take effect in 2010.

EU watchdog says most electronics websites mislead shoppers

More than half of European websites selling consumer electronics are misleading or cheating online shoppers, the European Union consumer watchdog said on Wednesday after checks on 369 sites in 28 countries.

Trade panel to look into digital television order

A U.S. trade panel said on Tuesday that it would investigate complaints that companies were violating its ban on imports of digital screens using patented Funai Electric Co technology.

British mobile merger risk to Nokia Siemens

Nokia Siemens Networks, the key equipment vendor to British operations of Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom, has most to lose in the merger of the two mobile networks, analysts said Tuesday.

Mobile merger risk to Nokia Siemens

Nokia Siemens Networks, the key equipment vendor to British operations of Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom, has most to lose in the merger of the two mobile networks, analysts said on Tuesday.

Lenovo stakeholder to sell 292 mln shares-sources

A major shareholder in China's Lenovo , the world's No. 4 PC maker, plans to sell 292 million shares at HK$3.55-3.57 per share, according to sources with knowledge of the deal, a discount of 2.5-3 percent from Tuesday's close.

Abu Dhabi to buy Chartered; Hynix stake up for grabs

Abu Dhabi's state-owned ATIC offered to buy Chartered Semiconductor for $1.8 billion, while major shareholders in Hynix began the sale of a $2.8 billion stake, kickstarting consolidation in a chip sector emerging from its worst ever downturn.

Spotify launches iPhone and Android mobile services

Spotify, the much-hyped European digital music service, has secured a deal to launch a mobile offering on Apple's iPhone, iPod Touch and phones using the Android platform, it said on Monday.

Toshiba may outsource some top-line chip production

Toshiba Corp is in talks with Singapore's Chartered Semiconductor and Globalfoundries Inc about outsourcing production of some of its next-generation system chips to help cut costs, two company sources said.

LG predicts near 50 percent jump in 2010 LCD TV sales

LG Electronics Inc, the world's second-biggest TV brand, expects LCD TV sales to jump nearly 50 percent next year as demand from emerging countries continues to grow robustly, a top executive said.

LG sees near 50 percent jump in 2010 LCD TV sales

LG Electronics Inc , the world's second-biggest TV brand, expects its LCD TV sales to jump nearly 50 percent next year as demand from emerging countries continues robust growth, a top executive said.

Obama speech not great news for broadcasters

President Obama's televised prime-time addresses are becoming a tougher sell to the broadcast networks than his sweeping health care reform has been to Middle America.