HTC trims jobs in its US operations

From CNET News.com: HTC has confirmed a reduction of staff at its US offices.

The phone maker said in a statement that the cuts were a "decisive action" by HTC to "streamline and optimize [its] organization and improve efficiencies after several years of aggressive growth."

The...

BlackBerry Could be Sold Off in Fragments

From DailyTech: A few bidders are eyeballing struggling phone company BlackBerry, but no one seems to want to buy the company as a whole.

According to a new report by Reuters, bidders interested in a BlackBerry sale are more interested in buying parts of the Canadian company rather...

Sprint to Unveil One Up Early Upgrade Plan on September 20

From DailyTech: Three of the four major U.S. carriers have already introduced early upgrade plans, so the straggler (Sprint) has decided to offer one too.

According to CNET, Sprint will launch its early upgrade plan -- called "One Up" -- on September 20, and it looks to be a better...

Intel Talks Broadwell: More Performance, Less Power

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp. has given the first glimpse on its next-generation microprocessor code-named Broadwell. Being made using 14nm process technology, the new chip is expected to deliver lower power consumption. At the same time, Intel claims that the new chip will also...

Damages at SK Hynix DRAM Plant More Series Than Expected

From X-bit Labs: Although SK Hynix said last week that the fire did not destroy crucial manufacturing equipment during the fire at Fab 1 and Fab 2 in Wuxi, China, it looks like the things are more complicated. While some of the manufacturing tools were not damaged during the fire, a...

Xbox 360, 3DS again top the games industry in August

From CNET News.com: Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's 3DS were tops in the US gaming business in August.

During the month, total US-based spending on physical game content -- discs, hardware, and accessories -- reached $521 million, representing a slight 1 percent declined...

Intel Distances Itself From Windows 8, Microsoft

From DailyTech: "We're going to make sure all of your operating systems run best on Intel clients," Intel Corp. (INTC) SVP Kirk Skaugen proclaimed during his company's Wednesday morning keynote at the 2013 Intel Developer Forum (IDF).

But during its keynote Apple, Inc. (AAPL) (maker...

Samsung's Upcoming Galaxy Smartphones to have 64-Bit Processors

From DailyTech: Samsung sees that Apple is making an aggressive push into China, and will pump up the competition with powerful new 64-bit Galaxy products in order to keep Apple at bay.

Shin Jong-kyun, Samsung’s mobile business chief, confirmed that Samsung wants to expand its...

Dell Stockholders Approve Plan to Sell Company to Michael Dell

From X-bit Labs: Dell, one of the world’s largest maker of personal computers and servers, on Thursday announced that, based on a preliminary vote tally from the special meeting of stockholders, Dell stockholders have approved the proposal in which Michael Dell, Dell’s founder, will...

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