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The company says it will start mass-producing its eighth-generation glass-cutting technology the second half of 2014.
CNET
Siemens AG (SIE), Europe's biggest engineering company, expects Japan to almost double its capacity of renewable energy by 2030, while continuing with nuclear power generation even after the Fukushima disaster.
Bloomberg
Japan's Renesas Electronics said Friday it will close a plant that makes system LSI chips for Nintendo's game consoles and other consumer electronics after failing to find a buyer for the facility in Tsuruoka in northern Japan.
Reuters
Ericsson and STMicroelectronics today announced the closing of the transaction for the split up of ST-Ericsson.
Company release
Despite rapid growth in the solar industry over the past several years, there is one sobering statistic for the Valley of the Sun.
azcentral.com
A surge in commercial and residential construction projects across the Gulf will provide the solar energy sector with huge opportunities for growth and innovation, according to industry experts.
AME Info
Approaching the latter part of 2013, continued investment in flat panel LCD technology has produced a crop of LED TVs which sacrifice little in terms of performance to their Plasma counterparts.
HDTV Org
New York Times
Microsoft is discounting its Surface Pro tablet this weekend, following heavy reductions to its Surface RT costs recently.
The Verge
Tom's Hardware Guide
Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry recently showcased a smartwatch that can be connected wirelessly to an iPhone, which the company hopes will be part of its next driver of revenue growth.
Taiwan Trade
Sony has reported a jump in profits for the April-to-June quarter, boosted by a weak yen and surge in smartphone sales.
BBC News
Samsung is set to lift the lid on the device alongside the Galaxy Note 3 at IFA at the start of September.
CNET UK
ROC President Ma Ying-jeou said July 2 that the government is looking at all options to achieve an optimal resource mix in reconciling energy policy with the challenges of climate change, expressing hopes for Taiwan and the US to deepen cooperation in the development of renewable energy.
Taiwan Today
Right now, almost all the major TV manufacturers, and most of the minor ones, are shipping or preparing to ship, Ultra HD televisions. These have 4 times the resolution of your current television. The hope is this next-gen tech will inject some profits back into a stagnated industry.
Forbes
Washington Post
New York Times
Tom's Hardware Guide
Tom's Hardware Guide
While the likes of Sony and LG have been banging the Ultra HD drum for months, it's the Chinese that are going to bring the technology to the masses.
Tech Radar
Now that consumers have proven uninterested in today's 3D TV, the consumer electronics companies have turned to 4K Ultra-HD TV as the Next Big Thing that will trigger the new upgrade cycle.
Variety
A brawl broke out in Taiwan's legislature Friday ahead of a vote whether to hold a national referendum on the island's fourth nuclear complex, construction of which is almost completed.
The Wall Street Journal
Global use of solar and wind energy continued to grow significantly in 2012. Solar power consumption increased by 58 percent, to 93 terrawatt-hours (TWh), and the use of wind power increased by 18 percent, to 521 TWh.
Cleantechnica
Low-cost solar power could supply more than a third of all energy needs in the Western US, if the nation can hit its targets for reducing the cost of solar energy, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.
Berkeley News
As we store more and more of our personal lives on smartphones, mobile security is becoming increasingly crucial. A password offers some protection, but it may not deter a serious hacker.
CNN
The US ITC expects to complete its investigation into allegations of patent infringement between Apple and Samsung at the end of next week (August 4-11).
TechHive
Eight-core processors are "dumb," as the consumer wants an experience that comes from more than just throwing cores together, a Qualcomm executive said, referring to new eight-core chips announced recently.
PC World
Toyota has raised its forecast for annual profit as a weak yen and a recovery in sales in the US continue to boost its growth.
BBC News
The deal, which follows such prior chip investments as the 2008 purchase of PA Semi, comes as Apple is widely believed to be moving beyond smartphones and tablets to other kinds of devices that could need wireless chips, including smart watches.
Wall Street Journal
TSMC recently held a job fair in upstate New York, helping to drive up expectations that the chipmaker is planning to open a chip fabrication plant in the area to build mobile processors for Apple.
Apple Insider
31 Jul 2013
Computerworld - Some popular new tablets come equipped with storage expansion slots; others do not. Which is better?
Computer World Australia
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