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March 12, 2010

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Who was the first person to accurately calculate the circumference ot the earth? Archimedes, Galileo, or Eratosthenes.
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Smartphones vs. Personal Computers: The Battle Is on
Recent updates on the smartphone sales charts estimate that 491.9 million units will be sold by 2012, compared to 2008 sales of 139.3 million. ...
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Industry News  
Computer Storage Market Returns to Growth in 2010
After suffering a decline 2009, global revenue from shipments of Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) and Optical Disk Drives (ODDs) used in computers is ...
iSuppli Corporation
Electronics manufacturing firm SMTC reports Q4 profit
SMTC Corp. said it turned a profit in its latest quarter compared with a loss a year ago, despite lower revenue. The electronics manufacturing ...
The Canadian Press
Passive-component material suppliers see revenues decrease
Laser Tek, which mainly produces SMD (surface-mount-device) packaging materials for passive components, has reported an 8.3% sequential drop ...
Digitimes
Lenovo plans smartphone, smart pad
Following the repurchase of its cell phone division last year, Lenovo is planning to roll out a new smartphone with the goal of becoming ...
Triangle Business Journal
Mexican mogul Slim edges out Gates as world's richest person
Forbes magazine released its annual list of the world's richest people, and for only the second time since 1995, Microsoft founder Bill Gates' ...
CNN
Supply Chain Accountability Goes Forward in Electronics Industry
Achilles Information Ltd. has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Global e-Sustainability Initiative to drive forward the progress ...
PR Newswire
Android Market Share Leaps 153% As iPhone Sputters
The Google-backed Android operating system was the standout winner in the latest market share report from ComScore. The market share for Android ...
Investors Business Daily
Lessons from Toyota: Has software become too complex?
As Toyota vehicles continue to experience so-called unintended acceleration and the electronics become increasingly suspect, think ...
SmartPlanet
Computing's Killer Problem
The answer to the thorniest question involving computers is nowhere in sight, despite a $1 million bounty. Computers seem to exist in a world ...
Forbes
Foxconn to set up shipping hub at Kaohsiung Harbour
Foxconn Electronics has issued a filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE), responding to recent reports which said the company had withdrawn ...
CyberMedia India Online
Asustek reduces brand motherboard shipments target for March
Asustek Computer, affected by weakened demand in Europe, has reduced its own-brand motherboard shipments target from 1.9 million units to 1.75 ...
Digitimes
Foxconn sees on-month drop, but on-year increase in February
Foxconn Electronics has announced revenues for February 2010, down 10.91% on month, but up 46.83% on year, better than market watchers expected ...
Digitimes
Cracks in the chip sector's momentum?
A J.P. Morgan analyst warned of what he considers the first warning signs that supply may be starting outstrip demand in the chip sector. Shares ...
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Microsemi and Tyco Electronics Introduce RJ-45 Connector
Microsemi Corporation, a provider of high performance analog mixed-signal integrated circuits and high reliability semiconductors, has announced ...
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Heat-conducting plastic has big implications for electronics
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IPC’s Capitol Hill Day Focus on Strengthening American Electronics Manufacturing
Making the American electronics manufacturing industry more profitable is the focus of two events in one location. The place is Washington, D.C. ...
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ScanWorks validation and testing tools for Intel®’s future
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Polarity on LED SMT Components
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Who was the first person to accurately calculate the circumference ot the earth? Archimedes, Galileo, or Eratosthenes.
Answer: Eratosthenes in approx. 230 BC

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