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AMD to axe 500 further jobs

6 November 2008, 10:18

Drive to reach profitability leads to further streamlining by AMD, with 3% of global workforce to go.

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Google decides Yahoo! deal is too much hassle

5 November 2008, 17:05

Proposed advertising services deal between the two attracts too much regulatory attention for Google’s liking.

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BSkyB to buy Tiscali UK?

4 November 2008, 14:39

At long last one of the major UK broadband players shows an active interest in buying Tiscali’s UK assets.

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Fujitsu buys out Siemens from joint venture

4 November 2008, 12:55

Fujitsu Siemens Computers is to be wholly owned by Fujitsu after it acquires the other half for €450 million.

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BT issues profit warning, exec walks

31 October 2008, 13:22

BT has announced that quarterly earnings will be down and it’s all the fault of its Global Services division.

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Yahoo! Google search deal may be off

31 October 2008, 11:22

Discussions with the US department of Justice on the nature of the partnership have failed to progress.

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AMD appoints former HP exec to head up EMEA...again

30 October 2008, 09:48

For the second time in a year AMD has nabbed an HP exec to run its EMEA operations.

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Microsoft reports healthy quarterly sales

24 October 2008, 15:26

Microsoft and Western Digital both offer hope to the tech sector with positive quarterly earnings reports.

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AMD reshuffles executives

24 October 2008, 10:38

Two executive promotions point towards top level jostling at new-look AMD.

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Samsung gives up on Sandisk for now

22 October 2008, 13:11

Unsolicited bid for flash memory outfit doesn’t look so good in the current economic environment.

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Apple spoils Microsoft ad campaign with new "I'm a Mac" sketch

20 October 2008, 13:41

This week's corporate bitch slapping comes from Apple as it defaces Microsoft's attempt to change the public perception of the PC.

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Microsoft insists it doesn’t want Yahoo!

17 October 2008, 13:31

Speculation that Steve Ballmer hasn’t given up on the deal sent Yahoo! shares up yesterday.

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AMD reports much smaller loss for Q3

17 October 2008, 09:58

It’s still not a profit but, financially at least, AMD has taken a major step in the right direction.

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Intel acquires server networking company

15 October 2008, 17:09

Eight million dollars gets Intel the assets of NetEffect, which specialised in high performance Ethernet products.

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What next at new look AMD?

15 October 2008, 09:08

AMD has sold bits off, rebranded and now spun off its manufacturing operations. What will new AMD look like?

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Intel Q3 profits up 12 percent

14 October 2008, 22:49

$2 billion profit is 12 percent up on Q3 last year and 26 percent up on last quarter.

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IBM reports better than expected earnings

9 October 2008, 09:42

Q3 net income of $2.8 billion is 20 percent up on a year ago. Shares up in afterhours trading.

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Thecus opts to keep customers up to date via RSS

7 October 2008, 15:55

Having trouble keeping up with firmware updates for your Thecus NAS? An RSS feed might be just what you need.

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AMD execs comment on split

7 October 2008, 12:56

Ruiz, Meyer and other interested parties offer their opinions on the culmination of AMD’s asset smart strategy.

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Hector Ruiz’s involvement with AMD’s asset smart strategy

7 October 2008, 10:51

AMD to make a formal announcement within hours that will clarify details of the move.

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AMD to split into two companies

7 October 2008, 08:37

AMD is expected to formally announce the spin-off of its manufacturing operations into a new joint venture today.

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Rumour: Apple builds space-age plant to produce revolutionary MacBooks?

6 October 2008, 11:30

There's never a shortage of Apple rumours doing the rounds, but this one - if true - could have far-reaching implications.

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Transmeta offers itself for sale

25 September 2008, 17:46

US semiconductor IP licensing company looking for a buyer after it claims to have run out of strategic alternatives.

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NVIDIA announces settlement of GPU antitrust litigation

24 September 2008, 23:27

NVIDIA has agreed to contribute half of a $1.7 million fund to pay off the certified class.

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Toshiba forecasts first half loss

22 September 2008, 10:31

Japanese electronics giant Toshiba has revised its forecast for the first half of its financial year to predict a net loss.

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Cisco acquires messaging company Jabber

19 September 2008, 17:05

Networking giant snaps up privately owned, open source instant messaging technology outfit.

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European Commission approves acquisition of Siemens Enterprise Communications by Gores Group

19 September 2008, 16:05

Joint venture between communications arm of Siemens and US private equity group given the green light.

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NVIDIA culls 6.5% of workforce

19 September 2008, 09:29

360 jobs to go at the graphics outfit by the end of October due to “current business realities”.

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Dell quarterly net income drops by 17%

29 August 2008, 10:18

Year-on-year revenue growth of 11% fails to produce an increase in profit amid strategic repositioning.

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abit exits mainboard market - confirmed

28 August 2008, 10:00

Competitive pressures lead abit to refocus on consumer electronic devices. Warranties to be honoured.

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AMD offloads DTV business to Broadcom

25 August 2008, 20:23

Over a month after saying it was going to, AMD sells off its digital TV assets.

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Potential EA takeover of Take-Two approved

21 August 2008, 17:15

FTC approval of potential acquisition of GTA publisher Take-Two by EA. Now they’ve just got to agree on a price.

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HP profits up 14% on strong notebook sales

20 August 2008, 10:20

Net revenue up 10% to $28 billion fuelled by strong growth in Europe, Asia and BRIC countries.

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