As another effort to breathe life back into the physical CD format, Sony has created a new standard that will incorporate single tracks with cell phone ringtones.

"...the company secures stable supplies of polysilicon, it will boost the plant's annual production to one million kilowatts in the hope of winning 10 pct of the global market for the wafers in 2010."

"...Heavily hit by inventory adjustments in the first and second quarters, TSMC can't expect large earnings growth compared with last year..."

There are new iPods in town, and Ars puts the new iPod nano and iPod classic through their paces to see if the new design for the nano and the UI enhancements come at a cost.

The company's objective to reduce the firm's 33% stake in the Seoul-based producer of LCD panels LG.Philips LCD to below 20%. "We have no news" regarding this intention, Kleisterlee said Monday.

IBM has announced that it is moving closer than it has ever been to the OpenOffice.org community with stepped-up support in its Lotus product line of collaborative software and a commitment to contribute code.

Apple may bid for the rights to a wireless spectrum auctioned by the US Federal Communications Commission, a risky but intriguing move that would help carry the consumer electronics company into the telecommunications realm.

When squeezing out an additional 1 mm from a 2.6-mm-thick display assembly, typically the first component to address would be the glass.

"...From 2008 through 2010, Philips aims to achieve at least 6 percent annual average sales growth excluding currency effects, acquisitions and divestments...The profit margin will exceed 10 percent by 2010 thanks to the reorganization, contributions from recent acquisitions and an improved product mix, the company said.."

"...NXP said legitimate customers are not the only ones with access to the chips. Phones can be created without semiconductor companies' even being aware of the existence of the illegal handset manufacturer until the day they start buying from a distributor...CEC Telecom's Q130, a fake Apple iPhone , is not included in black-market tallies. Rather, it is viewed as a local OEM product..."