Sales of plasma and LCD televisions in Australia are surging as viewers prepare to watch the national soccer team compete in its first World Cup in 32 years, said Richard Uechtritz, chief executive officer of electrical retailer JB Hi-Fi.

Worldwide chip sales increased by 8.1% in April, reaching $19.7 billion, according to SIA.

"Rambus said both Micron and Hynix support its claims that its rival memory chip makers conspired to fix prices, sending its shares up 18.5% on Thursday..."

"AMD said one with four brains -a quad core -would appear from the middle of next year and performance-per-watt"