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Buzzfeed have called the Christmas Tablet Wars for Apple.
Forbes
Winter weather complicated travel for many Americans on Wednesday - and left six dead in weather-related accidents, and even forced one NBA team to take the rare step of postponing a game due to the conditions.
CNN
A federal jury in Pennsylvania on Wednesday ordered Marvell Technology to pay US$1.17 billion in damages after finding it infringed on two patents held by Carnegie Mellon University.
CNN
There is a growing demand for solid-state drives (SSDs) despite declining numbers in the PC sector. The company said it has seen a 20-percent rise in SSD orders during 1QF13 alone.
Tom's Hardware Guide
New York Times
Price wars and patent battles were among the big trends in the tablet market in 2012, and this year it seemed that no matter what tablet a customer bought, they were in one of three ecosystems - Apple, Android or Windows 8.
Bizjournals.com
The 500 60-inch LCD TVs jointly offered by Hon Hai and RadioShack sold out in two and half hours on online portal Yahoo!Kimo yesterday, said Cyber 3C, the retail arm of Hon Hai.
China Post (USE The China Post)
Sales shoppers meet last-minute panic buyers as UK shops kick-off traditional discounts two days earlier.
The Guardian
Bucking the industry trend and rising three places to No. 3, Qualcomm attributed its 29.6% growth to continued adoption of smartphones and the growth of 3G and LTE technology in emerging regions, such as China and India.
Company release
Business Insider
Processors, memory, manufacturing processes, chip architecture, EDA, MEMS, RF, touch screens, servers and the Internet of Things are markets where startups can still make a difference.
EE Times
Renesas Electronics announced that its latest USB 3.0 hub controller (part number uPD720210) has passed USB 3.0 compliance and certification testing by the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF).
Company release
Seeking Alpha
If Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is planning on building a chip plant in the United States, the only place that would make sense is Malta, New York, an analyst said.
Bizjournals.com
Samsung has done a very good job selling its brand of Google's Android phones. And apparently Google has paid attention: It is bringing over the guy who headed up Samsung's marketing to do the same job at its Motorola unit.
All Things Digital
Industrial conglomerate Siemens will cut an additional 1,100 jobs at its energy sector in Germany by 2014, a spokesman said Thursday.
Marketwatch.com (Dow Jones)
Micron Technology has reported a wider fiscal first-quarter loss as a slump in demand for personal computers led to a supply glut, weighing down prices.
Business Week
The agreement will result in settlement of all existing patent litigation between the companies and withdrawal of pending actions in the US, UK and Canada related to a recent arbitration tribunal decision.
Company release
Tablet ownership doubles in US during 2012, study says.
NBC News
The iPhone 5 is still rolling out in a few countries but its successor may be on its way to the tech market packed with an even more amazing camera and screen display.
International Bussiness Times
The US Patent and Trademark Office has invalidated Apple's iconic "pinch-to-zoom" patent.
Business Insider
20 Dec 2012
New York Times
Company release
China opened the door to consolidation and bankruptcies among its troubled solar-products companies, steps that could help trim overcapacity in a global industry that has suffered losses and liquidations and has sparked a global trade spat.
Wall Street Journal
Samsung Electronics has acquired Nvelo, a Silicon Valley vendor of products for caching data on flash-based SSDs.
PC World
Topeka Capital analyst Brian White recently cut his rating on LG Display to Sell from Hold, noting that the LCD display maker's stock has rallied 91% from its June lows, and now trades at a valuation that "could prove to be the peak of this cycle."
Forbes
Samsung's Galaxy S4 handset, expected to launch next year, is beginning to take shape, with the latest round of rumours suggesting it will include a Full HD display.
Expert Reviews
The third iteration of the Samsung Galaxy Note hybrid will feature a 6.3in OLED display, according to a report in the Korea Times.
International Bussiness Times
Shares rose early on Monday after the win by Shinzo Abe, who has promised more public spending and says he will implement measures directed at weakening the yen and fighting deflation.
BBC News
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