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Intel, TSMC form tech alliance, target new markets

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Intel Corp will develop its low-cost chips for ultra-small laptops with Taiwan's TSMC for a range of electronic devices, helping both firms expand into new markets amid a deepening global recession.
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Intel, TSMC join forces, target new Atom markets

Intel Corp will develop and make its low-cost Atom-based chips with Taiwan's TSMC for a range of electronic devices, marking a shift in Intel's strategy while helping both companies expand into new markets amid a deepening global recession.
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LG, Verizon unwrap LG Versa

Verizon Wireless and LG Electronics unwrap the LG Versa that features a three-inch touch screen and attachable QWERTY keypad this coming month.
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Dell to power plant fully with wind

Dell, the PC maker, announced today its Oklahoma City campus will be powered with 100 percent wind energy which is expected to avoid the generation of 5,100 tons of CO2 emissions per year.
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Motorola sees cell market growth in 2010/2011

Motorola Inc (MOT.N) sees industry cellphone sales increasing in the mid-single-digit percentage range next year and in 2011, driven by first time buyers in emerging markets and upgrades to new models by existing users.
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U.S. Internet firms defend tighter Web management

Internet service providers like AT&T Inc are making greater efforts to manage traffic on their networks as they seek ways to avoid congestion caused by bandwidth-hogging services like video, industry officials said on Thursday.
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DirecTV, DISH ask U.S. lawmakers for rural incentives

The right incentives would make satellite television companies willing to extend local service to underserved and rural areas, senior executives of DISH Network Corp and DirecTV Group Inc told lawmakers on Tuesday.
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RadioShack posts lower fouth-quarter results

Electronics retailer RadioShack reported a 39 percent fall in fourth-quarter earnings, hurt by lower sales as consumers curbed spending amid recession. Comparable same-store sales for company-operated stores and kiosks fell 9.2 percent during the quarter and the company also reduced inventories by $69 million at the end of the fourth quarter to $636 million. RadioShack said it expe...
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A push for Universal Greener Mobile Charger

In an event in Barcelona, Spain, a total of 1300 exhibitors registered in GSMA (Groupe Speciale Mobile Association) Mobile World Congress are gathered to showcase their newest technology and innovative mobile phones.
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Vizio passes Sony in flat panel TVs

LCD TV brand Vizio Inc overtook Sony during the fourth quarter to become the second-best selling flat panel TV brand in the United States after stepping up its marketing efforts, research firm iSuppli said. Vizio, whose TVs are made by Taiwan's Amtran Technology, took 14.3 percent of all flat panel TV shipments in the October-December period as consumers' appetite for more expensive brands fell...
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Scientists make advances on nano electronics

the design and manipulation of materials thousands of times smaller than the width of a human hair. Nanotechnology has been hailed as a way to make strong, lightweight materials, better cosmetics and even tastier food. We have demonstrated that we can make important technologies that are significantly smaller than existing devices, Jeremy Levy of the University of Pittsburgh said in a statem...
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iPhone features everywhere in rivals' new phones

Copying a few pages from the playbook of Apple Inc's iPhone strategy, which brings many of the powers of the Internet to mobile phones, is no way to beat the computer interloper at its game.
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Chipmakers seek growth in small devices

Global chipmakers, battling slower technology demand, are betting size matters as they pin their hopes for future growth on small and easy to carry mobile devices such as netbooks and smartphones.
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DTV coupon backlog seen gone within weeks

Consumers should be able to receive new coupons within weeks to help defray the cost of converter boxes for the nationwide switch to digital television signals, the federal government said on Tuesday.
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Alcatel, Ericsson seen as Verizon upgrade vendors

Alcatel-Lucent is seen as a key supplier of network equipment for a big upgrade at Verizon Wireless, along with other top contenders such as Ericsson, Nokia Siemens and Huawei, according to analysts and experts.
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IPTE makes Q4 loss, to continue restructuring

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgian electronics company IPTE (IPTE.BR) reported a sharp drop in fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday and said it would continue restructuring in readiness for a difficult 2009.

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