Qualcomm won a round in its patent battles with wireless phone maker Nokia on Wednesday as a US trade court tossed out a lawsuit asking for Qualcomm's chips to be barred from the United States.

"...the notice said that SST is not in compliance with the filing requirements for continued listing as set forth in Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(14) because SST has not filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007..."

"...Samsung has cut more than 1,600 jobs in a large-scale restructuring move unseen since 2002, to take the brunt for weak prices of chips and flat-panels for televisions...Market observers said the latest large-scale job cuts have widely been expected as the operating margin for the company plunged 27 percent in the first quarter from a year ago due to disappointing performances in its key business..."