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UMC to appeal fine on illegal China investment
TAIPEI — Taiwanese chip giant United Microelectronics Corp (UMC) vowed Thursday to appeal a court ruling that upheld a fine imposed on the company for making an unauthorised investment in China.UMC,…
HP dabbling with Windows 7 tablet computer
SAN FRANCISCO, USA — Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday said it is gauging the promise of a tablet computer that runs on Windows 7 software from Microsoft.The word from the US-based computer giant…
Group unveils 'watch anywhere' plan for digital content
NEW YORK — A consortium of entertainment, technology and electronics companies announced plans Tuesday to launch a platform that would allow users to buy digital content and play it on multiple…
Ambitious US wireless broadband scheme unveiled
NEW YORK — An investment firm unveiled an ambitious plan on Tuesday to build a high-speed wireless broadband network that would cover more than 90 percent of the United States by…
Police intimidating Facebook users in Kashmir: rights group
SRINAGAR — A leading rights group in Indian Kashmir said Tuesday Facebook users were being intimidated by police for uploading images of ongoing deadly protests in the Himalayan region.Over the past…
Another Foxconn worker falls to death in China
BEIJING — A worker at a subsidiary of Taiwanese technology giant Foxconn died Tuesday in south China after falling from a dormitory building, state media reported, in the 12th such death…
Honda aims for electric cars by 2012
WAKO, Japan — Honda said Tuesday it would roll out an electric car and plug-in hybrids in Japan and the United States in 2012 as it tries to catch up in…
Honda to sell electric cars, plug-in hybrids by 2012
WAKO, Japan — Honda said Tuesday it will roll out an electric car and a plug-in hybrid in Japan and the United States in 2012 as it seeks to catch up…
China says exports to slow in second half
BEIJING — China's exports will slow in the second half of the year but European demand will not significantly drop despite the region's sovereign debt crisis, the government said Tuesday."We think…
Notebooks 'able to hold off iPads in Asia-Pacific'
SINGAPORE — Notebook computers will be able to hold their own against Apple's iPad and other tablet devices in the Asia-Pacific region, technology industry analysts IDC said Tuesday.Regional personal computer (PC)…
Glimmer of hope in China's 'brain drain' battle
BEIJING — Two years ago, molecular biologist Shi Yigong was a prize-winning Princeton University professor with annual research funding of more than two million dollars and a seemingly limitless US academic…
Samsung dismisses Apple's claims on smartphones
SEOUL — South Korean cellphone manufacturer Samsung Electronics Tuesday dismissed claims by iPhone maker Apple that all smartphones suffer dropped signals when held in a certain way.Apple chief executive Steve Jobs…