Thursday | 16 October, 2008
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    Intel earnings up, future uncertain 15/10/2008 07:17:00

    Despite the ongoing financial crisis that is weighing down some tech companies, Intel earnings were up in the third quarter, narrowly beating analyst expectations.
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    AMD: DOJ won't file charges over ATI's strategies 14/10/2008 09:10:00

    The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) won't file criminal charges over the pricing and marketing strategies of graphics chipmaker ATI Technologies, now owned by Advanced Micro Devices, the company said Monday.
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    Sun adds muscle to Niagara server line 14/10/2008 08:01:00

    Sun Microsystems has doubled the capacity of its Niagara servers with the four-socket Sparc Enterprise T5440 system, designed for running corporate databases and ERP (enterprise resource planning) applications.
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    Analysts praise AMD's move to spin off its fab operations 14/10/2008 07:23:00

    Advanced Micro Devices's move to spin off its manufacturing operations generated praise from analysts and questions from Intel about whether it violates a cross-licensing agreement between the two companies.
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    Yahoo investor proposal unlikely to push Microsoft 13/10/2008 08:44:00

    A relatively small Yahoo shareholder is proposing a new Microsoft takeover offer, but analysts don't think it's enough to entice the companies back to the negotiating table.
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    Identity fraud the focus of week-long spotlight 13/10/2008 07:51:00

    National Identity Fraud Awareness Week opened today and will continue until the end of the week in a bid to raise awareness of identity theft and fraud, as well as to educate businesses and the general public on taking care when distributing personal information either physically or online.
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    With market meltdown, which tech firms become predator or prey? 13/10/2008 07:39:00

    While most eyes are still on stopping the bleed on Wall Street, smart tech companies will likely take a page out of Warren Buffet's playbook by looking for merger and acquisition opportunities with stocks at multi-year lows.
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    Yahoo investor: Sell company to Microsoft for $22 a share 13/10/2008 07:21:00

    A Yahoo investor Thursday proposed that Yahoo sell itself to Microsoft for US$22 a share, according to a report from the Reuters news service. Yahoo was trading at $12.84 on Friday.
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    IBM reports 20 percent jump in Q3 net income 10/10/2008 08:14:00

    IBM on Wednesday reported a 20 percent increase in net income for its third quarter and said its profit outlook for the full year remains on track.
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    Amazon to offer volume discounts for S3 10/10/2008 08:10:00

    Amazon's AWS cloud computing subsidiary will institute a new tiered pricing structure for its hosted storage service that includes price cuts for high-volume customers.
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    Huawei shelves plan to sell stake in wireless device unit 10/10/2008 07:25:00

    China-based networking equipment maker Huawei indefinitely postponed the sale of a stake in its wireless terminals manufacturing unit Wednesday, citing global financial uncertainty.
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