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  • June 2008

    • Qualcomm Aims to Unseat Intel in Low-Power Chip Battle

      New York Times  |  Jun 30, 08 6:53 AM CDT

      Qualcomm Aims to Unseat Intel in Low-Power Chip Battle

      (Newser) - Qualcomm might be looking to unseat industry top dog Intel with its new Snapdragon chip—which uses half the power of Intel’s new Atom, will likely be cheaper, and is due out next year. As personal computers and mobile Internet devices continue to converge, the need for speed has shifted to a need to power-sip, reports the New York Times —and Intel is falling dangerously behind More »

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      computer chip  • computer hardware  • Qualcomm  • Intel Corp  • Atom

  • May 2008

    • AT&T Offers TV Phone Service

      Associated Press  |  May 1, 08 10:10 AM CDT

      AT&T Offers TV Phone Service

      (Newser) - After nearly a year-long delay, AT&T has jumped into the competition for TV viewers on the go. Beginning Sunday, the telecom will offer mobile TV service on two handsets, offering 10 channels of programming for $15 a month, reports the AP. AT&T will offer the service in Atlanta, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, and 54 other markets. More »

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      Verizon  • AT&T  • Qualcomm  • MediaFlo

  • January 2008

    • Qualcomm Loses Patent Battle

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jan 1, 08 5:53 AM CST

      Qualcomm Loses Patent Battle

      (Newser) - A federal judge has ordered Qualcomm to pull off the market special feature cellphone chips that infringe on three Broadcom patents. Qualcomm can keep selling some of the chips for the next 13 months if it pays royalties to Broadcom, reports the Wall Street Journal . The ruling is the latest in a series of court victories for Broadcom. More »

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      Qualcomm  • Broadcom  • patent infringement  • cell phone chips

  • November 2007

    • HP Earnings Spike 28%

      CNN  |  Nov 19, 07 6:37 PM CST

      HP Earnings Spike 28%

      (Newser) - Computer and printer giant Hewlett-Packard rode strong server, software, and PC sales to a 28% boost in fourth quarter earnings from a year ago, CNN Money reports. The company posted a net profit of $2.2 billion, with a share price of 81 cents, up from 60 cents a year ago. The profits defied low industry expectations set by tech companies like Cisco Systems and Qualcomm, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »

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      computer  • corporate earnings  • Dell  • Cisco Systems  • Sun Microsystems  • Qualcomm  • servers

    • Dow Sheds 223, Flirts With 13K

      Bloomberg  |  Nov 9, 07 3:44 PM CST

      Dow Sheds 223, Flirts With 13K

      (Newser) - The Dow dove 223.55 today to 13,042.74, its lowest close in 2 months, as investors reacted to rough news about tech and retail stocks. The S&P 500 wrapped up its its worst 3-day fall since January 2003, losing 21.07 to close at 1,453.70, and the Nasdaq dropped 68.06, finishing at 2,627.94. More »

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      Google  • Apple  • S&P 500  • Nasdaq  • Dow Jones  • earnings reports  • Target  • Macy's  • tech sector  • Qualcomm

    • Legal Woes Haunt Qualcomm

      Financial Times (UK)  |  Nov 8, 07 10:49 PM CST

      Legal Woes Haunt Qualcomm

      (Newser) - Qualcomm reported record sales and profits for its 2007 fiscal year, but if its executives thought that would please a jittery Wall Street, they were wrong, as shares fell in after hours trading. The Financial Times reports the company is in a long-running and costly multinational legal battle with Nokia, and disappointing revenue forecasts excluded any estimated royalties from the cell phone giant. More »

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      Nokia  • patents  • Qualcomm  • Broadcom  • net revenue

  • October 2007

    • WiMax Gets Green Light from UN

      New York Times  |  Oct 20, 07 2:55 PM CDT

      WiMax Gets Green Light from UN

      (Newser) - In a huge victory for Intel, the UN’s telecommunications agency yesterday gave WiMax a thumbs up, opening the way for member nations to devote public radio space to the upstart wireless internet technology. Intel lobbied hard for the WiMax, which can sling data 40 miles at up to 70 megabits per second. Broadband connections top out around 2 megabits per second. More »

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      United Nations  • Intel  • wireless  • municipal wireless  • WiMax  • Qualcomm  • Sony Ericsson

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