"...One of the key reasons for Dell's disappointing quarter result, according to Rollins, was that "component prices did not come down as anticipated." A closer relationship with AMD certainly will be an advantage ..."

"...Nokia has flagship stores in Moscow, Chicago and Hong Kong...the Helsinki store includes a section dedicated solely to Vertu....offers tailored gold and diamond-plated phones from US$5,130-44,850..."

"...China Mobile said it added a record number of users for the fourth straight month in July, bringing its total number of subscribers to 278.3m - the world's largest..."

"... analysts say Samsung and LG Electronics should shift their focus to low-cost phones to catch up or take the lead in next generation technology phones..."

"...BOE Hydis is in serious financial trouble...Chinse BOE Technology Group is demanding the transfer of some 3,000 patents (about W22.1billion) owned by BOE Hydis in return for bailing the company out..."

"...Dell reported a 51% drop in profit and said securities regulators are conducting an informal investigation related to how it books revenue and other accounting matters..."

"...the billing figure is almost 6% above June's US$1.56 billion and almost 53% above July 2005's US$1.08 billion..."

"...Morris Chang said 3Q sales will be a bit lower than 2Q, but it will still be much better than last ...current down cycle was a small one and that the impact on the firm's profits would be limited..."

"...Chang stressed that the movement of Taiwanese chip-manufacturing factories to China was not an attempt to lower costs...chip-manufacturing technology is confidential and there isn't that much competition..."