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Business Week
Computer makers Toshiba and Fujitsu are mearsuring the impact from Sony's faulty batteries. Could they sue, or it there too much at stake?
Business Week
CBS MarketWatch
Company release
Sony is expected to revise down its annual earnings forecast due to costs for a widening recall of PC batteries and losses in its game division, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported on Tuesday.
Reuters
Ferrari 1000 and 5000 Notebooks equipped with latest dual-core technology.
Business Wire
"...Gartner said that worldwide NAND flash revenues are projected to be around US$13 billion in 2006...shortage in Q4 not being as severe..."
EE Times
"...the sharp increase in 3Q net profit mostly due to the sale of a majority stake in its semiconductor division...Philips sold 80% stake in the chipmaking dvision in Sep for US$5.26 billion..."
Business Week
Research in Motion became the latest tech stalwart to say it would delay making timely regulatory filings to pursue an earnings restatement tied to stock option missteps.
The Street
AP (via International Herald Tribune)
"Samsung said its net profits soared by 45% on brisk sales of DRAM memory chip and digital TVs...Samsung will invest an additional 1 trillion within the year"
The Korea Times
Sydney Morning Herald
XFN-ASIA (via Forbes)
Electronics Supply & Manufacturing
Company release
"...Qimonda has informed Saifun of its decision to ramp down current NROM-related activity..."
Company release
"...Saifun said it would seek new customers after Qimondannounced it would reduce some of its flash-memory activities...But nothing has changed in what we need to do..."
Reuters
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