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Thu, May 24, 2012

EU court to rule on $1.1 billion Microsoft fine on June 27

LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - Europe's second-highest court will rule on June 27 whether EU regulators were justified in fining Microsoft 899 million euros ($1.1 ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

Huawei seeks EU action against InterDigital patent fees

By Foo Yun Chee

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - World No.2 telecoms equipment maker Huawei has called for EU antitrust regulators to intervene in a dispute ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

China's CIC eyes up to $2 billion stake in Alibaba Group: sources

By Stephen Aldred and Prakash Chakravarti

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp (CIC) is in advanced talks to buy an up ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

As rivals falter, Lenovo has emerging market edge

By Lee Chyen Yee

HONG KONG (Reuters) - With home turf advantage in the world's biggest computer market and a foothold in major emerging ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

Sharp to supply technology to Hon Hai's China plant: Nikkei

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Sharp Corp will supply technological know-how to Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co for a plant in China that ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

Renesas says to tie up with TSMC in chip business

By Mari Saito and Jonathan Standing

TOKYO/TAIPEI (Reuters) - Japan's loss-making Renesas Electronics Corp said on Thursday it will tie up with Taiwan ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

Intel eyes future with computers that learn

By Tova Cohen

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Intel Corp is launching research in Israel into technology that mimics the human brain and develops devices that ...

Wed, May 23, 2012

Taiwan's UMC says to invest $8 billion in 12-inch wafer fab

TAINAN, Taiwan (Reuters) - Taiwan's UMC, the world's No.2 contract chip maker, said it will invest $8 billion in a 12-inch wafer ...

Wed, May 23, 2012

Knight Capital hit by Facebook loss, wants Nasdaq to pay

By John McCrank and Ashutosh Pandey

(Reuters) - Electronic trader Knight Capital Group said it suffered a pre-tax loss of $30 million to $35 million ...

Wed, May 23, 2012

RIM's head of global sales leaving BlackBerry maker

By Alastair Sharp

TORONTO (Reuters) - The head of global sales at Research In Motion Ltd has resigned to take on a leadership role in ...

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miz037-038-043-044-050-056-057-064-071-250400- air quality advisory...corrected national weather service grand rapids michigan 113 pm edt wed may 23 2012 corrected name of agency ...air quality alert for thursday may 24th... the michigan department of environmental quality has declared thursday...may 24th...to be an action day for elevated levels of ozone. pollutants are expected to be in the unhealthy for sensitive groups range. the action day is in effect for the following michigan counties... allegan...kent...lake...mason...muskegon...newaygo...oceana... ottawa...and van buren counties. people and businesses are urged to avoid activities which lead to ozone formation. these activities include...refueling vehicles or topping off when refueling...using gasoline powered lawn equipment...and using charcoal lighter fluid. positive activities include...car pooling...biking to work...delaying or combining errands and using water based paints. it is recommended that active children and adults...and persons with respiratory diseases such as asthma...limit prolonged outdoor exertion. for further information...please see the department of environmental quality air quality index page on the internet at... http://www.deqmiair.org $$