Recession hits smart-phone makers in the chips
By PETER SVENSSON 2010-08-21T02:23:03ZNEW YORK (AP) -- The seemingly recession-proof smart phone is suffering from a side effect of the rough economy: Manufacturers simply can't build enough of the gadgets because chip-makers that rolled back production last year are now scrambling to play catch-up.... hosted.ap.org |
Taiwan's HTC: iPhone's `quiet' challenger
By JOE McDONALD 2010-09-06T02:29:11ZBEIJING (AP) -- East Asia is the world's electronics factory, yet unless they are Japanese, producers are largely anonymous. Now HTC Corp., a Taiwanese maker of smart phones, is moving out of the shadows and trying to establish its own brand name as it competes with Apple's iPhone.... hosted.ap.org |
AMD cuts 3Q guidance, blames weak consumer sales
By JORDAN ROBERTSON 2010-09-23T21:24:22ZSAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has lowered its third-quarter outlook, supplying fresh evidence that consumers' penny-pinching on personal computers has led to a painful back-to-school shopping season for some technology companies.... hosted.ap.org |
Facebook co-founders give $170K to pro-pot measure
By MARCUS WOHLSEN 2010-10-08T23:30:15ZSAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- California's ballot measure to legalize marijuana has a new friend: Facebook co-founder Sean Parker has given $100,000 to back the proposal.... hosted.ap.org |
Australian Senate approves $35B broadband network
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- The Australian Senate on Friday approved legislation that enables the government to roll out a 36 billion Australian dollar ($35 billion) high-speed national broadband network.... hosted.ap.org |