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Intel plans research efforts in France

Intel plans research efforts in FranceParis  - Intel, the giant US chip manufacturer, plans to pursue research efforts for future technology for high performance computers in France, in cooperation with the French Commission for Atomic Energy (CEA,) the French government said late Friday.

The University of Versailles-Saint-Quentin near Paris is to be involved in the project, the presidential offices said after a meeting between President Nicolas Sarkozy and Intel board chairman Craig Barrett.

Airtel Launches New BlackBerry Service Plan In India

Airtel Launches New BlackBerry Service Plan In IndiaTo strengthen its presence in the Indian market, Airtel along with Research In Motion (RIM) rolled out a new service plan for Airtel customers.

The new service plan, named BlackBerry® Personal Mail allows Airtel customers to enjoy unlimited email and instant messaging (IM) on BlackBerry® smartphone at a monthly charge of just Rs 499.

It is the first service plan, which is priced below Rs 500 to offer unlimited email and IM to Indian BlackBerry smartphone customers.

Gloom at CeBIT trade fair, computer sales forecast weak

Gloom at CeBIT trade fair, computer sales forecast weakHanover, Germany  - Amid forecasts of a sharp slump in worldwide sales of personal computers, executives gathered Monday in the German city of Hanover for CeBIT, one of the top annual fairs in the tech industry.

Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of the US state of California were to attend inauguration ceremonies Monday evening before business at the six-day fair begins on Tuesday.

IBM and Amazon to provide pay-as-you-go access to development and production versions

IBM and Amazon to provide pay-as-you-go access to development and production versions The development and production versions of IBM Information Management database servers, IBM Lotus content management, and IBM WebSphere portal and middleware products would now be getting pay-as-you-go access by IBM and Amazon.

ROUNDUP: Intel to invest 7 billion dollars to shrink chips further

Intel to invest 7 billion dollars to shrink chips furtherSan Francisco  - Computer chip-maker Intel announced plans to invest 7 billion dollars over the next two years to expand and transform three US manufacturing plants to produce the world's first 32-nanometer transistors.

The move to build the plants in Arizona, New Mexico and Oregon could see Intel gain a priceless advantage over smaller rivals like Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) which don't have the financial resources to invest in new fabrication facilities.

Intel to invest 7 billion dollars in US plant upgrades

Intel to invest 7 billion dollars in US plant upgrades San Francisco  - Computer chip-maker Intel announced plans to invest 7 billion dollars over the next two years to expand and transform three US manufacturing plants to produce the smaller 32- nanometer transistors.

The move to invest in the plants in Arizona, New Mexico and Oregon could see Intel gain a priceless advantage over smaller rivals like Advanced Micro Devices which don't have the financial resources to invest in new fabrication facilities.

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