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• UPDATE 1-HTC launches smartphone with revamped software to take on Samsung Wednesday, 20 Feb 2013 | 1:33 AM ET

  *New BlinkFeed feature to differentiate from other Android phones. LONDON/ TAIPEI, Feb 20- Taiwan's HTC Corp has unveiled the new smartphone that it hopes will set it apart from the crowd of Google Android devices on the market and help it make up ground lost to Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Apple Inc..

• HTC launches smartphone with revamped software to take on Samsung Tuesday, 19 Feb 2013 | 1:36 PM ET

  LONDON, Feb 19- Taiwan's HTC Corp has unveiled the new smartphone that it hopes will set it apart from the crowd of Google Android devices on the market and help it to make up ground lost to Samsung.

• UPDATE 1-Electronic Arts, Zynga settle competing lawsuits Friday, 15 Feb 2013 | 3:44 PM ET

  Feb 15- The video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc and social gaming company Zynga Inc have agreed to settle competing lawsuits over alleged copyright violations and the recruiting of employees.

• Electronic Arts, Zynga drop competing lawsuits Friday, 15 Feb 2013 | 1:24 PM ET

  Feb 15- The video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc and social gaming company Zynga Inc have agreed to dismiss claims against each other in a case involving alleged copyright violations and employee poaching. Electronic Arts had accused Zynga of copying key elements of its game "The Sims Social" for Zynga's "The Ville."

• Dell CEO Agrees to Lower Shares' Value to Push Buyout Thursday, 14 Feb 2013 | 1:50 PM ET

  

  Dell Chief Executive Michael Dell, aiming to clinch a $24.4 billion deal to take the No. 3 PC maker private, has agreed to value his 16 percent stake about 2 percent below the offer price.

• BlackBerry shares slip after former CEO Balsillie sells stake Thursday, 14 Feb 2013 | 10:00 AM ET

  TORONTO, Feb 14- Shares of Blackberry slipped on Thursday, after the company's former Co-Chief Executive Officer Jim Balsillie disclosed that he had sold his once-sizable stake in the embattled smartphone maker. Balsillie, who stepped down as CEO a year ago, owned about 26.8 million shares, or a roughly 5 percent stake in the company, as of Dec. 31, 2011.

• UPDATE 3-Nvidia revenue outlook misses, PC and tablet chips slow Wednesday, 13 Feb 2013 | 7:48 PM ET

  SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 13- Nvidia gave a revenue outlook for the current quarter that missed expectations, pointing to a slowing PC industry and slower production of tablets using its chips ahead of the release of newer models. With PC sales losing ground to tablets, Nvidia is betting on its graphics expertise to make high-performance processors for mobile devices.

• Worldwide mobile phone sales fell in 2012 - Gartner Wednesday, 13 Feb 2013 | 4:03 AM ET

  LONDON, Feb 13- Sales of mobile phones around the world fell last year for the first time since 2009 as consumers shunned cheaper feature phones, research company Gartner said on Wednesday.

• UPDATE 1-Broadcom unveils its first LTE chip to rival Qualcomm Tuesday, 12 Feb 2013 | 3:43 PM ET

  NEW YORK, Feb 12- Broadcom Corp said customers are now testing its first chip based on the latest high-speed wireless technology, creating new competition for bigger rival Qualcomm Inc, which was years ahead of the rest of the market.

• UPDATE 1-Mobile phone maker Nokia expands budget Asha line-up Tuesday, 12 Feb 2013 | 3:41 AM ET

  HELSINKI, Feb 12- Mobile phone maker Nokia expanded its line of low-end smartphones on Tuesday with the Asha 310, which comes with dual-SIM and wi-fi access, aiming to bolster its market share in developing markets.

• Samsung Emerges as a Potent Rival to Apple’s Cool Monday, 11 Feb 2013 | 5:58 AM ET

  

  The South Korean manufacturer's Galaxy S III smartphone is the first device to run neck and neck with Apple's iPhone in sales. The NYT Reports.

• Apple and Samsung, Frenemies for Life Sunday, 10 Feb 2013 | 9:11 AM ET

  

  Samsung starts gaining market share, hurting Apple Inc's margins and stock price and threatening its reign as the king of cool in consumer electronics.

• RPT-INSIGHT-Apple and Samsung, frenemies for life Sunday, 10 Feb 2013 | 6:59 AM ET

  Samsung starts gaining market share, hurting Apple Inc's margins and stock price and threatening its reign as the king of cool in consumer electronics.

• INSIGHT-Apple and Samsung, frenemies for life Sunday, 10 Feb 2013 | 12:59 AM ET

  Samsung starts gaining market share, hurting Apple Inc's margins and stock price and threatening its reign as the king of cool in consumer electronics.

• TV drama captures public angst at "Made in Japan" decline Friday, 8 Feb 2013 | 2:41 AM ET

  A weaker yen due to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's expansionary economic policies has lightened some of the gloom for exporters, but NHK public TV's "Made in Japan" serial reflects a deep angst about an ailing manufacturing sector that was once key to Japan's success and a source of national pride. "'Monozukuri' was a source of pride for Japan," he told Reuters. "

• Nikkei falls, may snap 12-week winning streak on euro zone worry Thursday, 7 Feb 2013 | 10:08 PM ET

  *Fujitsu rises on chip unit restructure. TOKYO, Feb 8- Japan's Nikkei share average fell for a second day on Friday as investor sentiment was dented by gloomy comments from the ECB president on Europe's outlook, while Sony Corp tumbled on worse-than-expected quarterly results.

• UPDATE 1-Jabil Circuit to buy plastic product maker Nypro for $665 mln Monday, 4 Feb 2013 | 10:49 AM ET

  Feb 4- Jabil Circuit Inc said it would buy Nypro Inc, a maker of precision plastic products, for about $665 million to add to its consumer electronics, healthcare and consumer packaging businesses.

• Jabil Circuit to buy plastic product maker Nypro for $665 mln Monday, 4 Feb 2013 | 9:31 AM ET

  Feb 4- Contract manufacturer Jabil Circuit Inc said it would buy Nypro Inc, a maker of precision plastic products, for about $665 million. Jabil said it expects to fund the deal from its existing cash and credit facilities.

• UPDATE 2-HTC plans cheaper phones for China as revenue sags Monday, 4 Feb 2013 | 6:24 AM ET

  *China a battleground as Samsung, Apple dominate globally. TAIPEI, Feb 4- Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp will shift its focus more towards emerging markets and offer lower priced phones in China this year as it grapples with slumping revenue in the shadow of Apple's iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy series.

• Hit game Minecraft to stay private Monday, 4 Feb 2013 | 4:22 AM ET

  *Sales of Sweden's Minecraft game hit 20 million. STOCKHOLM, Feb 4- A pool table, a pinball machine, board games and Lego dot the offices of Mojang, the small Swedish company behind the wildly popular Minecraft video game, and one of its founders is wearing a tuxedo and purple tie on a recent "formal Friday".