10/19/2009
Korea Times
SEOGWIPO, Jeju Island ― Qualcomm confirmed its commitment to invest in local start-ups involved in wireless technologies, saying its level of investment could range from $500,000 to $10 million depending on the upside potential of the given project.
The San Diego-based chipmaker, which is one of the leading providers of microchips used in mobile [...]
10/15/2009
Netease
MediaTek to Obtain WCDMA License from Qualcomm
Netease Tech, 10/15/09
Taiwanese wireless semiconductor manufacturer MediaTek has announced that it will soon receive a license to produce Qualcomm’s WCDMA chipset.
Once the license agreement is finalized, MediaTek’s first WCDMA 3G chipset, the MT6268, is aiming for release late this year, with hopes of becoming a major earner for the [...]
10/16/2009
Forbes – Online
Reshuffle Hopes For Nokia
Javier Espinoza
New head of the firm’s mobile-phone unit needs to bring Nokia up to speed with market trends.
LONDON — Nokia needs a facelift pronto, and Rick Simonson might be the man for the task. The newly-appointed head of Nokia’s mobile phone business needs to bring the company up to speed [...]
10/15/2009
Dow Jones Newswires
Google’s Profit Rises 27%
By JAY MILLER
Google Inc.’s third-quarter earnings rose 27% as the Internet company saw improvement in the online advertising market.
The worst of the downturn seems to have passed with only a hiccup from the search-engine giant as the company is already setting plans to beef up operations after laying off workers [...]
10/15/2009
Associated Press (AP)
AMD sales better than expected, CPU demand rises
Advanced Micro Devices posts better sales than expected, says demand for microprocessors is up
SUNNYVALE, California (AP) — Advanced Micro Devices Inc. lost money in the third quarter, but its stronger-than-expected sales are adding to evidence that consumer spending is fueling a turnaround in the personal computer [...]
