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Most Viewed Articles for the Week of August 11, 2008
In news this week, Teradyne unveiled not just one, but five new products, while also stating that they have re-entered the memory test arena; Applied Materials is expecting a drop in FPD equipment orders, but said solar equipment revenue is rebounding;

Intel growth pushes record Q2 PC processor shipments, IDC reports
Despite the harsh economy and dampened spending climate, worldwide PC microprocessor shipments in Q2 once again reached record levels, according to data released from IDC today. Reminding that Q2 is typically the slowest quarter of the year for processor

Rambus cuts 90 jobs
Just one day after its IP licensing rival , Rambus Inc Thursday announced plans to reduce its workforce by approximately 90 positions. On the action, the Los Altos, Calif-based company will take a restructuring charge of approximately $4 million in Q3

Vishay offers $1.6B for International Rectifier in unsolicited bid
Malvern, Pa-based discrete and passive semiconductor company said today it has made a non-binding bid to s board of directors to acquire all outstanding shares of IRs common stock for $21.22 per share in cash, for a total value of approximately $1.6

Google Apps Admins Jittery About Gmail
affecting many organizations that depend on it for work e-mail via the Google Apps suite, widespread gnashing of teeth ensued. At Alaska's APTI public TV and radio station, reporters working on deadline scrambled to gather information without e-mail as a

Cadence withdraws $1.6B Mentor bid
Following its in June for fellow semiconductor design tool provider , EDA giant today withdrew its offer, citing rejection from Mentors management and board of directors. At the same time, Cadences board of directors authorized a $500 million increase

ST-NXP Wireless pulls in third top-tier exec from NXP
Less than three weeks after its official launch, ST-NXP Wireless has named its third top-tier executive from parent company NXP semiconductors. Pascal Langlois, NXPs senior VP of global sales, will transfer to the newly created wireless joint venture on

The Secret History of the PC
By Lamont Wood For decades, histories have traced the back to 1972, with Intel Corp.'s introduction of the 8008 chip, the 8-bit follow-on to the 4-bit 4004, itself introduced in 1971 and remembered as the world's first microprocessor (download PDF). But

T-Mobile to launch Google-powered phone
T-Mobile has said it plans to launch a mobile phone powered by Google's Android software. It would be the first operator to use the software, and the new phone would pose a direct threat to Apple's iPhone. A spokesman for Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile's

Mobile Network Operators Bundle Eee PCs with 3G Contracts
According to a recent article on Digitimes, the Taiwanese manufacturer ASUSTeK will be collaborating with network operator Orange to release a free netbook bundle in the UK. The pack will include one of the company's vast range of Eee PCs and a two-year

National Geographic redefines widget strategy with co-branding effort
(Computerworld) National Geographic Digital Media taking its foray into the world of widgets to the next level with a new campaign to let third parties to co-brand and add the widgets to their own sites. National Geographic will allow partners to use

McCain's tech platform opposes 'unnecessary regulation'
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Battelle: Google Ad Planner No 'comScore-Killer' After All
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Networks Yearn to Turn Youth Vote Into Ad Dollars
Television networks are desperately trying to capture young viewers that have been spurred to action with this year's presidential campaigns, reports. NBC has Tim Russert's son Luke Russert on the youth vote beat, while CNN launched a League of First

MSM Disconnect: Election Coverage Rules Even Though Economy is Topic "A"
The economy may be Topic 'A' for Americans but the news media have inconsistently covered the subject over the past year, with election coverage consistently eclipsing it, according to by the Project for Excellence in Journalism. For the first six

IT salary survey: pay stagnating
The IT recruitment market started to show the effects of the economic downturn during the second quarter. But the effect is as yet small, does not compare to the calamitous numbers that have been emerging from the financial services, retail and housing

Fox News Seeks More Sophisticated Audience on Facebook
News Corp. may own MySpace, one of the largest social networks in the world today, but their cable news network Fox News Channel is seeking friends on Facebook with a new profile page to be released Tuesday, the reports. Why would they abandon their own

Experian appoints its first ever CIO
Worldwide information services and credit checking company Experian has appointed its first ever global chief information officer (CIO). The internal appointment sees Mel Mason, former managing director of technology services for Experian UK and Ireland,

Microsoft Ratchets Up Enterprise Support With High-End Service Plan
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Google faces defamation lawsuit
Google's India subsidiary is being sued for alleged defamation in the Bombay High Court by an Indian construction equipment company, The Wall Street Journal said.Mumbai-based Gremach Infrastructure Equipments & Projects is demanding that Google disclose

Bono blamed for U2 songs on Internet
The next time U2 manager Paul McGuinness wants to rant about music piracy on the Internet, he may have to add his own boss to his list of targets, says CNet.Four songs from the Irish rock band's forthcoming album found themselves on the Internet after

TRAI allows Internet telephony, STD rates may drop
New Delhi: Telecom regulator TRAI on Monday allowed ISPs to offer unrestricted Internet telephony services, a move that will further boost competition in the domestic long distance segment and lower STD tariffs. 'It is envisaged that customers will

U.S. seeks WTO panel in hi-tech row with EU
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States asked the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Monday to form a panel to settle its row with the European Union over tariffs on hi-tech goods saying consultations with Brussels had failed to resolve the dispute.

Fitz Bits: Bottom-Picking Valero
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The privacy gap
I've long argued that many people have a contradictory attitude towards personal privacy: what they say about it, when asked, is very much at a variance with what many of them obviously do. Despite polls that consistently show people to be concerned

CRM is critical to customer retention
In our global, extremely competitive business environment, holding onto your customers has never been more critical, says Ashley Ellington, MD, Softline Enterprise.Many businesses spend a lot of time and money on finding new customers - an extremely

Borders concept store features computer kiosks
ALLEN, Texas " With the grand opening of its 24,000-square-foot concept store in Allen, Texas, Borders is blending digital and Internet options with in-store features such as multiple computer kiosks and stations dedicated to digital services.

Perfect World's Chinese Online Game Net Income Grows Slowly
Chinese online game developer Perfect World (PWRD) has reported its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008, saying total revenues were CNY334.4 million, an increase of 10.3% from the first quarter of 2008. Net income was

TOM's Internet Profit Grows In China
Hong Kong's TOM Group Limited, an amalgamation of various online and offline media entities, announced its interim results for the six months ended June 30, 2008. While the entire company's revenues were HKD1.332 billion, TOM's Internet Group reported

Alipay Enters China's Telecommunications Payment Sector
Alibaba's has signed a cooperative agreement with China Netcom Xuzhou branch to jointly develop services in the online payment sector. According to the agreement, China Netcom's users in Xuzhou will be able to pay the charges to China Netcom via the