Sanyo and Sony are jointly planning to invest about NT$12bn ($ 410m) to build lithium-battery factories in Taiwan. The two companies are said to be looking for local partners and Taiwanese government is also helping to find partners for ...
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Nintendo said Thursday pre-order sales of its new Wii U console are strong and the console is likely to have shortages this holiday season after its launch. The company also expects a hit on its profits in the short-term from the console, ...
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Microsoft today said that a free Windows 8 and Windows RT Skype app will be ready for downloading from the Windows Store on Friday, Oct. 26. The long-rumored app -- bloggers have been posting leaked screenshots of Skype for Windows 8 for ...
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Orange Android devices will come pre-installed with the Lookout Mobile Security application to prevent mobile devices being affected by malware and spyware. The application will run in the background of the device, scanning applications ...
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This is the third in a series of interviews with C-level executives responsible for cyber security and privacy in business and government, who also happen to be thought leaders. (Remember, as I mentioned previously, "C-level executive" and ...
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SQL injection (SQLi) attacks rose 69% in the second quarter of 2012 compared with the previous quarter, according to the latest report from secure cloud hosting firm FireHost. FireHost said that, between April and June, it blocked nearly ...
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Smartphone shipments to retailers worldwide this year are expected to total 717 million, 45% more than shipped in 2011, IDC said Tuesday. The positive news for smartphones is countered by IDC's projection of just a small increase -- 1.4% ...
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Amazon.com, a latecomer to Japan's e-reader market, is slashing its Kindle prices in the country before it has shipped a single device. Just two weeks after announcing it would launch its first Japanese-language e-reader, the company cut ...
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Microsoft Studios has announced the opening of a dedicated mobile device videogame development studio in London. The studio joins the software company's existing three UK-based games development studios; London-based Soho Studios, ...
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Apple has requested a court in California to sanction Samsung Electronics in a patent infringement dispute by granting judgment in favor of Apple, after the South Korean company released to the press documents including exhibits that were ...
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Apple retained the top spot in a survey released Tuesday by the American Consumer Satisfaction Index, which also found that the tablet market is spurring PC makers to improve the quality of their products. The satisfaction rate for ...
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Apple will ask a federal court to sanction Samsung Electronics for releasing documents that were not allowed as evidence in the companies' dueling patent-infringement suits. In a letter to Judge Lucy Koh of the U.S. District Court for the ...
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Ericsson said it would charge SEK8bn to offset the reduction of SEK8bn of its earnings Q4 2012. Ericsson is demanding a $1.2bn charge to write off its exposure to ST-Ericsson, a venture that produces cellphone components. Established in ...
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An international research team has been exploring the role of gate oxide border traps in devices being developed for future electronics.The researchers presented their results at the 2012 International Electron Devices Meeting[D.Lin et ...
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Taipei, Dec. 24, 2012 (CENS)--Two major Japanese lithium-battery firms Sanyo and Sony reportedly plan to set up factories in Taiwan and the government is assisting it in finding local partners, possibly Yulon Motor and Simplo Technolgy, ...
Tags: battery, Yulon Motor, Simplo Technolgy, auto industry