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Dell eyes plan to outsource and sell factories
Dell, the world’s second-biggest personal computer maker, is considering a plan to sell its factories, according to people familiar with the matter
Critics leave Google’s Android phone on hold
When the first of Google’s long-anticipated Android mobile phones hit the stores in a matter of weeks, they will land with a fizzle rather than a bang, according to developers and executives who have followed the roll-out’s progress
Samsung considers buying SanDisk
Samsung Electronics said it was considering buying, or forming a strategic alliance with, SanDisk to strengthen its dominance of the digital memory storage market
Nokia stuns market with strong warning
Nokia, the world’s largest mobile phone maker, warned that its market share would shrink in the third quarter of the year
Plasmon receives approach
Shareholders of the troubled data storage technology company may soon be put out of their misery after the company received a bid from a US private equity group
Parametric set to woo bidders with $2bn tag
The maker of computer-aided design and operational software for businesses has hired banking advisers and is approaching potential buyers in an attempt to put itself up for sale
Buzz is missing from Android launch
Failure to win a big following for Android might not hamper Google’s broader business goals in the mobile industry, but it suggests that the company’s software initiatives – including Chrome – are not always guaranteed a big following
Sony recalls 438,000 Vaio laptops
Shares in Sony were knocked after the Japanese consumer electronics group was forced to recall thousands of defective laptops because of a risk that they could overheat and cause burns
Organic growth behind SQS lift
Shares in SQS Software Quality Systems rose 16½p to hit a record 320p after the company reported a jump in interim pre-tax profits from €4.3m to €5.9m...
Buoyant volumes boost Datacash
Datacash, a supplier of software and technology for processing credit card payments, said the volume of transactions rose 34 per cent in its first half, with those in...
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