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News: Foxconn plans to use 1 million robots in 3 years Amazon flies high, may rise 25 percent more: Barron's Senator supports online sales tax reform Yahoo gets short end of stick in Alibaba deal Americans press Congress on debt via phones, Twitter U.S. court will not reconsider Rambus rulings Japan vows to skirt nuclear shutdown, watchdog embarassed Ricoh, Vidyo in new videoconferencing deal Nintendo product flop crushes shares, outlook crumbles HTC: Apple lawsuit will not have fundamental impact on company Samsung profit outlook weakens on chips, mobiles strong Nokia slips from 1 to 3 in smartphone sales No sexy girls please, China tells online game fair Motorola product delays, tablet price to hurt third quarter Microsoft: Tax review may have significant impact Foxconn plans to use 1 million robots in 3 years Sun,31 Jul 2011 11:55 PM PDT Reuters - HONG KONG/TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group, known for assembling Apple's iPhones and iPads in its China factories, plans to use 1 million robots within the next three years to replace workers performing some simple procedures, its chairman said. Full Story Top Amazon flies high, may rise 25 percent more: Barron's Sun,31 Jul 2011 08:41 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc shares, just below their all-time high, could rise 10 percent to 25 percent if its capital spending translates to fast growth in its retailing, Kindle e-readers and cloud-computing businesses, Barron's said in its August 1 edition. Full Story Top Senator supports online sales tax reform Fri,29 Jul 2011 07:40 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cash-strapped states seeking to collect billions in taxes from online transactions gained an ally in Washington on Friday when a senator introduced a bill for a federal solution to the problem. Full Story Top Yahoo gets short end of stick in Alibaba deal Fri,29 Jul 2011 03:27 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc got short-changed -- that's the view of analysts picking apart the complex deal it announced on Friday with Alibaba Group and SoftBank Corp over Chinese e-payments unit Alipay. Full Story Top Americans press Congress on debt via phones, Twitter Fri,29 Jul 2011 02:39 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans took to the phone lines and the Internet on Friday after President Barack Obama urged them again to call lawmakers and weigh in on a war over raising the U.S. debt limit that has sharply divided Congress. Full Story Top U.S. court will not reconsider Rambus rulings Fri,29 Jul 2011 12:15 PM PDT Reuters - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court will not reconsider rulings that chip designer Rambus Inc was wrong to shred hundreds of boxes of documents relevant in two patent infringement lawsuits, according to court records. Full Story Top Japan vows to skirt nuclear shutdown, watchdog embarassed Fri,29 Jul 2011 06:43 AM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will strive to avoid a complete shutdown of its 54 nuclear reactors and avert crippling power shortages in the near term while charting plans to reduce the nation's dependence on nuclear power, the government said on Friday. Full Story Top Ricoh, Vidyo in new videoconferencing deal Fri,29 Jul 2011 04:13 AM PDT Reuters - HELSINKI (Reuters) - Video technology start-up Vidyo unveiled on Friday a deal to supply its software to Ricoh's new small videoconferencing offering, which it expects to "significantly disrupt" the $3 billion equipment market. Full Story Top Nintendo product flop crushes shares, outlook crumbles Fri,29 Jul 2011 03:06 AM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Nintendo's shocking profit battered its shares as much as 20 percent, underscoring deep challenges for an iconic brand struggling to win back users flocking to other gadgets. Full Story Top HTC: Apple lawsuit will not have fundamental impact on company Fri,29 Jul 2011 01:28 AM PDT Reuters - TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp said on Friday the lawsuit against Apple Inc will not have a fundamental impact on the company, adding the company is preparing an appeal to a U.S. court decision on the case. Full Story Top Samsung profit outlook weakens on chips, mobiles strong Thu,28 Jul 2011 11:21 PM PDT Reuters - SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co is relying on the smartphone market to boost group profits after its flat screen unit reported a second quarter of losses and the mainstay chip business struggled. Full Story Top Nokia slips from 1 to 3 in smartphone sales Thu,28 Jul 2011 11:13 PM PDT Reuters - HELSINKI (Reuters) - Apple and Samsung Electronics ended struggling Nokia's 15-year reign at the top of the smartphone sales rankings in the second quarter, researchers said on Friday. Full Story Top No sexy girls please, China tells online game fair Thu,28 Jul 2011 08:53 PM PDT Reuters - SHANGHAI (Reuters Life!) - Hemlines are a little longer at this year's annual online gaming fair in Shanghai, as companies take to heart a government directive against "vulgarity," a Chinese newspaper reported on Friday. Full Story Top Motorola product delays, tablet price to hurt third quarter Thu,28 Jul 2011 07:23 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Motorola Mobility warned that its third-quarter profit would miss expectations due to a long delay of a key smartphone launch and a tablet computer price cut, sending its shares down 4 percent. Full Story Top Microsoft: Tax review may have significant impact Thu,28 Jul 2011 05:41 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp warned on Thursday that a government review of its U.S. tax obligations in past years could significantly affect its financial statements if not resolved in its favor. Full Story Top

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