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The HTC One X is among the world's first quad-core smartphones. (Photo credit: Abe Olandres / TechWireAsia)

HTC Shares Slide as Patent Dispute Delays US Shipments

A ban on the sale of any HTC phones in the US that use an Apple-patented technology has contributed to the decline in HTC share prices.

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APAC Software Piracy Cost: $21B in Losses

Software piracy in the Asia Pacific region has cost software makers at least US$ 21 billion in losses, a report from the Business Software Alliance says.

Chinese youths use computers at an Internet cafe in Beijing in this file photo. Popular social networking site Renren has reported losses due to weak advertising revenue. (AP Photo/Greg Baker, File)

Chinese Social Network Renren Sees Losses Increase

The Chinese social networking site Renren has reported wider losses for the first three months of the year, partly due to weak advertising revenues.

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Micron in Talks to Acquire Japanese Chipmaker Elpida

U.S. chipmaker Micron Technology is in talks to acquire Elpida Memory, which earlier this year filed for Japan’s largest-ever manufacturing bankruptcy.

Foxconn's manufacturing facilities in China have been criticized for unfair and unsafe labor practices. Apple and Foxconn have promised to improve working conditions, which could lead to wage hikes in other companies in the country. (AP)

Foxconn Building Shanghai HQ, Aims at China Market

Foxconn has started work on its Shanghai headquarters, and is hoping to sell more devices in the domestic market.

In this Tuesday, April 24, 2012 photo, school girls walk past a Nintendo 3DS advertisement poster in Tokyo. Nintendo Co. said Thursday, April 26, it sank into a 43.2 billion yen ($533 million) loss for the fiscal year just ended as weak sales of the Wii home console and the strong yen eroded earnings. Kyoto-based Nintendo, once the star of video games with franchises like Pokemon and Super Mario, has seen its glory fade with the advent of smartphones that are wooing away casual gamers. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Nintendo Reports 1st Annual Loss With Weak Wii Sales

Nintendo, once the star of video games with franchises like Pokemon and Super Mario, has seen its glory fade with smartphones wooing away casual gamers.

Wipro Systems and Technology Vice President Ashok Tripathy, right, smiles with a Wipro e.go Alpha notebook as Intel South Asia Sales and Marketing Managing Director Debjani Ghosh holds a Wipro e.go Aero Ultra notebook in this file photo. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Wipro Profit Up 8%, Growth Outlook Muted

Wipro’s quarterly profit rose 8 percent, but the Indian outsourcing company forecast muted growth, sending the stock into a nosedive Wednesday.

Baidu reports a profit growth for Q1 2012, but revenue estimates for the next quarter are below expectations. (Photo: AP)

Baidu Q1 2012 Profits Rise, But Revenue Outlook for Next Quarter Disappointing

Baidu reports a profit growth for Q1 2012, but expected revenue for the next quarter might fall below earlier estimates.

Apple has announced double profits in its first fiscal quarter of 2012.

Apple Doubles Quarterly Profits to US$ 11.6 Billion

Apple has reported its profits almost doubled in the first three months of the year, bolstered mostly by iPad and iPhone sales.

Sony Corp. Chief Financial Officer Masaru Kato speaks during a press conference at the Sony headquarters in Tokyo Tuesday, April 10, 2012. Sony more than doubled Tuesday its projected annual loss to 520 billion yen ($6.4 billion), its worst red ink ever, due to a massive tax charge. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Sony Doubles Projected Annual Loss to $6.4 Billion

Sony is increasing its projected annual loss this year to almost double its original estimates, at 550 billion or US$ 6.4 billion for FY 2011.

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