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3G trials underway in Belgium (Jul 24)

Proximus had 4,159,000 active customers for GSM services

Verizon enters market for prepaid global dial-up Internet access (Jul 29)

IBM lands US$1.1 billion IT services deal (July 28)

Microsoft settles suit with Immersion (July 28)

BMC Software posts loss, cuts about 900 Jobs (Jul 28)

E-commerce pioneers split on patent rights (Jul 29)

Next: Patent air for breathing...

Vodafone customer base rises 18% (Jul 28)

Wi-Fi is open, free and vulnerable to hackers (Jul 28)

TI says Qualcomm CDMA suit is 'without merit'

Target WorldCom (Jul 28)

"If there's one thing that frightens executives at the nation's big telecommunications firms, it's the prospect that WorldCom will put all its problems behind it and emerge from bankruptcy as a lean, debt-free powerhouse."

Sprint posts 2Q gain, beats expectations (Jul 28)

Semiconductor Oki plant damaged by quake (Jul 28)

Are you ready for a 64-Bit PC? (Jul 28)

Sweden's Kista becomes haven for tech research (Jul 28)

Infineon, CSVC form joint venture in China

Macronix 2Q losses NT$3 billion vs. NT$4.46 billion

Cantos Q&A: Deutsche Bank semiconductor analyst Gaudois

Infineon starts long march to Asian future

Index unveils barcode for electronic admission ticket using cell phone (Jul 28)

Key digital camera, PC parts in short supply (Jul 28)

Particularly in short supply among digital camera parts are charge-coupled devices (CCDs)

Comment: TSMC's Morris Chang would say that

DRAM Bulletin: Double-booking sets up a price fall

Motorola to sell China fab to SMIC, says report

US Customs proposes new shipping regulations

Samsung to seek technology with MIT Media Lab

Outsourcing services put chip designers on edge

Glimmer of hope seen for contract manufacturers

Nam Tai 2Q profit triples on strong sales growth

Korea to open up wireless networks in September (Jul 24)

Samsung brand worth US$11 billion (Jul 28)

Korean FTC to complete probe of six chaebols this week (Jul 28)

Qualcomm sues TI over patent agreement (Jul 28)

DSL gaining at cable's expense? (Jul 25)

Wireless companies bounce back with strong reports (Jul 25)

China, AMD team on Opteron supercomputer (Jul 25)

Clamor mounts for video game console price cuts (Jul 25)

Acer to sell off BenQ shares

Has AMD's Opteron outsold Intel's Itanium in just three months?

IBM intros two LCD monitors

Nvidia to support Transmeta CPU with Crush chipset?

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