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Analyst: Foxconn Explosion Could Lead to iPad Shortages
The tech world is abuzz again with worries about shortages of popular products, this time because of an explosion at a Chinese factory that killed two people. An industry analyst says Friday's horrific explosion at the Foxconn Chengdu plant will lead to shortages of Apple iPads. Foxconn...- reghakr
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iFive: iPhone 5 in September, Intel's Record Income, Future ARM Tablet Chips, Windows
1. It just got about as official as it's likely to get: Agreeing with information obtained by Fast Company from inside Apple , Reuters has just confirmed , from "three people with direct knowledge" of Apple's supply chain, that the new iPhone 5 won't go into mass production until July/August...- News
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[FORBES] Disaster In Japan: Tech Companies Assess The Damage
The global electronics industry continues to assess the damage to the supply chain. Here’s a rundown on some of the company’s that issued statements on their business in Japan on Thursday. Link Removed Cabot Corp. (CBT): All employees safe; minimal facilities damage. The company, which makes...- cybercore
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Disaster sparks demand for potassium iodide
North Carolina man corners market on pills that protect the thyroid against radiation. Troy Jones, 46, owner of www.nukepills.com, has sold more than 50,000 doses of potassium iodide in the days since a massive earthquake and tsunami sparked a nuclear catastrophe in Japan. Link Removed...- cybercore
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First dead birds, then dead fish ... now crickets (What species dies next??)
Link Removed PORT ALLEN, La. — A virus has killed millions of crickets raised to feed pet reptiles and those kept in zoos. The cricket paralysis virus has disrupted supplies to pet shops across North America as a handful of operators have seen millions of their insects killed. Some...- cybercore
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