CF/Flex/Apollo/Adobe In the News

Official 'Avatar' AIR app is a must-see

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:03:00 -0800

If you're an Adobe AIR user or you just like playing with new lightweight apps, check out the new official app for the upcoming movie. It's fantastic.

Korean Fair Trade Commission Questions Qualcomm

Wed, 05 Apr 2006 06:01:07 -0700

(CIO)

Wireless chip maker Qualcomm disclosed Wednesday that the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) is looking into its business dealings with three South Korean handset makers.

KFTC officials visited the offices of Qualcomm’s South Korean subsidiary on Tuesday, along with those of phone makers Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics and Pantech Curitel, Qualcomm said.

The inquiry isn’t an official investigation, according to Qualcomm, although the KFTC didn’t explain the reason for its visit. Qualcomm said it may be related to "communications" received by the KFTC from a small Korean company about Qualcomm’s distribution of mobile video software used with its mobile phone chipsets.

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Flextronics to Invest in Indian Fab Project

Mon, 03 Apr 2006 23:57:22 -0700

(CIO)

Contract manufacturer Flextronics will invest in a large semiconductor manufacturing facility being set up in India by SemIndia, giving a significant boost to the fledgling project, Flextronics announced Tuesday.

Flextronics of Singapore will also use chips produced by SemIndia to make products such as mobile phones at a factory that the company is setting up in Chennai in south India, the company said. Flextronics’ new factory is scheduled to start operations by the end of July.

SemIndia, which is a consortium of investors, announced plans in November to set up a wafer fabrication and assembly and test operation in India with process technology from Advanced Micro Devices of Sunnyvale, Calif.

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