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Seagate Barracuda ATA IV
Reviews At lower capacities, it's a close run thing between the Barracuda ATA IV and IBM's Deskstar 120GXP. Both are competitively priced -- shop around for a bargain.
Handspring Visor Neo
Reviews A good entry-level Palm OS handheld, although it breaks no new ground.
Nomad Jukebox maker to get S'pore listing
News PCA Technology, which manufactures the Nomad Jukebox digital music player, has won approval to be listed on the mainboard of the Singapore Exchange.
Fastest AMD chips run with circuit-board fix
News A report from review site AnandTech says AMD's high-end quad-core Phenom processors can work, with modifications, on a number of low-end motherboards with built-in graphics.
Tags: Processors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., AMD Phenom, Motherboard, Chip, processor, CNET Networks Inc., Adobe PDF, chipset, Circuit-board
US university claims creation of first, true 3D chip
News Scientists at New York's University of Rochester say their 3D chip design may be the solution to the miniaturization limits of current processors.
Tags: Processors, Notebooks and tablets, Desktops, India, Chip, 3D, processor, Apple iPod, professor, circuit board
iPhone manufacturing costs down from last year
News iSuppli estimates that Apple cut more than US$50 from manufacturing costs per unit since the phone made its debut last year.
Tags: Mac OS, Smart phones, Apple Inc., Mobile, iSuppli Corp., Apple iPhone 3G, Manufacturing, 2G, phone, software
EU directive could change iPhone battery design
News European regulators are considering a directive that would force cell phone makers to offer batteries that are "readily replaceable", which is not the case with Apple's iPhone.
Tags: Components, Smart phones, Mac OS, Battery, Cell Phone, Directive, Europe, Apple iPod, chemicals, circuit board
Open source graphics card available for pre-order
News The Open Graphics Project is taking pre-orders for its first graphics card, with complete and fully open documentation and open source drivers.
Tags: Open source, Graphics, Integrated Circuit, software company, Hardware, software, 64-bit, graphics company, circuit board, revenue
Short Take: Beyonics buys Seagate's Batam plant
News Mainboard-listed disk drive component maker Beyonics Technology will be buying over Seagate Technology's manufacturing plant in Batam, having secured a deal with Seagate to supply it with printed circuit boards.
Celestica, IBM expand PC manufacturing deals
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No disk drive plant shutdowns after CNY, says Seagate
News Amid speculation that it might shutdown plants after the Chinese New Year festivities, Seagate Technology International confirmed that it would do no such thing.
PCI shares rise 7.1% on Chuan Hup stake sale plans
News PCI Ltd shares rose as much as 7.1 percent after Chuan Hup Holdings Ltd appointed ING Barings to advise on the possible sale of its 32.7 percent stake in the Singapore-based printed circuit board maker.
Gigabyte Technology says motherboard demand rising
News Gigabyte Technology Ltd, a motherboard manufacturer, said demand for its products has begun rising as distributors and systems integrator companies place more orders.
Nortel, 2 US firms, to invest in US$644m Taiwan network
News Nortel Networks Corp, North America's No. 2 phone equipment maker, will team up with two US firms and Taiwan International Group to build a NT$20 billion (US$644 million) fiber optic network as rising competition spurs demand for more bandwidth.
PCI falls on 2001 loss seen after Polymicro charge
News PCI Ltd shares fell as much as 23 percent after the Singapore-based printed circuit board maker said it would report a loss for the year ending June because of a charge taken for shares in one of its units.
