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Rare Earth Gem…

Molycorp, Inc., a development stage company, focuses on the production and sale of rare earth oxides from stockpiled feedstocks in the western hemisphere. The company operates the Mountain Pass mine, a non-Chinese rare earth deposit located in San Bernardino County, California. Its rare earth products are used as inputs in various existing and emerging applications [...]

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Qualcomm shares rise on strong mobile chip demand

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shares of chipmaker Qualcomm Inc. rose Thursday after the company reported second-quarter earnings that were better than analysts’ forecasts and it raised its guidance for the current quarter on the strength of demand for its mobile communications chips and patents. THE SPARK: Qualcomm said Wednesday that net income in the three [...]

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RTECC Santa Clara – Arm Holdings,plc (ARMH)

RTECC Santa Clara 27 January 2011 Venue: Santa Clara Convention Center Location: Santa Clara, CA Visit Keil™ at the Real-Time & Embedded Computing Conference (RTECC) a single-day complimentary event with technical and educationally-focused seminars, workshops, keynotes and exhibits. All focused on the latest technologies from industry leaders, many with demonstrations in the exhibition hall and in breakout [...]

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Goldman Sachs Upgrades Verizon (VZ) To Buy!

Goldman Sachs upgraded Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) from Neutral to Buy and raised their price target from $34 to $42, calling it their top large-cap pick across Comm Services. The firm said the Street estimates do not fully reflect the wireless opportunity in 2011 and they see continued share price outperformance. Specifically, the firm said Verizon can surprise [...]

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Verizon Confirms December LTE Launch

Verizon Wireless is throwing its hat in the FauxG marketing wars while also confirming a December launch date for its Long Term Evolution (LTE) network. In what is sure to be the first of many commercials, Verizon aired an ad last night touting LTE as “coming December 2010.” The commercial played up the network’s lightening-fast speeds on [...]

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Verizon: The Time Is Right for Policymakers to Establish a Pro-Growth Agenda for Economic Growth and Prosperity and Resolve Lingering Internet Policy Debates

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2010 /PRNewswire/ – With the nation’s economy facing unprecedented challenges, policymakers must enact polices that incent broadband providers, software developers and the technology and communications sectors as a whole to continue investing in the nation’s vital communications networks. In calling for action, Tom Tauke, Verizon executive vice president of public affairs, policy and communications, said, [...]

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Skyworks Solutions SWKS- A diamond in the ruff beats $$$

* Q4 adj EPS $0.43 vs est $0.40 * Q4 rev $313.3 mln vs est $309.7 mln * Sees Q1 adj EPS $0.44 vs est $0.41 * Sees Q1 rev $330-$335 mln vs est $326.9 mln Nov 4 (Reuters) – Cellphone chipmaker Skyworks Solutions Inc (SWKS.O) posted better-than-expected quarterly results, primarily helped by strong growth [...]

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Investors seek news on more Vodafone asset sales

* H1 results due on Nov. 9 * Investors keen for news about portfolio streamlining By Kate Holton LONDON, Nov 4 (Reuters) – Vodafone (VOD.L) investors will be looking for further signs that the group will dispose of minority stakes and return much of the proceeds to shareholders when it reports first-half results and updates its [...]

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Verizon – A Good time to invest.

Verizon Business Summary Verizon Communications Inc. provides communication services in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments, Wireline and Domestic Wireless. The Wireline segment provides voice, Internet access, broadband video and data, next generation Internet protocol (IP) network services, network access, and long distance services to consumers, carriers, businesses, and government customers. [...]

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Apple Iphone 4 G – TEARDOWN

The guys at iFixit have done it again, this time bringing us the first legal a teardown of the Apple iPhone 4. Some highlights from the teardown: Be sure to check the stock for Skyworks SWKS SKYWORKS CHART * Removing the back cover is a snap – undo two Phillips #00 screws and push the [...]

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NEW GADGETS – Tablets, Phones & More!

Microsoft isn’t kidding around about showing Apple it’s serious in regard to competing in the tablet space, and while most of the devices surrounding its Computex booth were locked down tight, we were able to spend a few exclusive minutes with a brand new LG that showed some serious promise. Boasting a 10.1-inch LED capacity [...]

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Microsoft Corp. is expected to unveil a pair of mobile phones geared for younger users

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Microsoft Corp. is expected to unveil a pair of mobile phones geared for younger users at a public event scheduled for next Monday, according to a person familiar with the matter. The Microsoft phones are expected to feature touch screens and keyboards, and will represent an evolution of the “Sidekick” devices [...]

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htc HERO looking good!

  The HTC Hero has been an object of lust for some time now for gadget enthusiasts. Even from the earliest days of leaked hardware shots and blurry demo videos of its UI, smartphone fans seemed to agree that the company had finally achieved what has been missing in the world of Android. Namely, a [...]

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Android by Google

  Since the announcement of Android Developer Challenge 2 in May, Android phones continue to be deployed in countries worldwide. Android phones are currently available in over 20 countries, with more on the way. As I’ve mentioned earlier, we’ll be including real-world users of these phones to help review and score your submissions. It is [...]

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Palm Pre

Introducing Palm® Pre™, a phone so in sync with your life it feels like it’s thinking ahead for you. Pre pulls your different online calendars into one view, bringing you the information you want without having to search for it. Pre links your contacts from different sources, giving you one place to find what you [...]

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Apple iPhone 3G S

The good: The iPhone 3GS finally adds common cell phone features like multimedia messaging, video recording, and voice dialing. It runs faster; its promised battery life is longer; and the multimedia quality continues to shine. The bad: The iPhone 3GS’ call quality shows no improvements and the 3G signal reception remains uneven. We still don’t [...]

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