Samsung shares have risen more than two per cent after Apple’s bid to ban its Galaxy products in the U.S. was rejected. The U.S. court ruling deprived iPhone and iPad maker Apple of crucial leverage in a global patent battle between the two companies, paving the way for Samsung to sustain its strong smarpthone sales momentum. The two companies are battling... 

Steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa (Mittal) has confirmed that it is supporting an initiative to erect up to six wind turbines to supply renewable energy to its Saldanha Steel plant, in the Western Cape. The project is being pursued in partnership with Isivunguvungu Wind Energy Converter (I-WEC), which recently unveiled a 52-m mould, which will be used to manufacture wind turbine blades... 

The Global Electricity Initiative (GEI) was launched in Durban on Tuesday, bringing together 25 utilities from around the world to collaborate on climate change, while the international negotiations on climate change continued in parallel. The utilities, including South Africa’s Eskom, represent some 10% of global electricity sales with over two-million employees and 296-million customers. The... 

South Africa’s national oil company PetroSA and iGas, which is a subsidiary of the State-owned Central Energy Fund, are investigating the feasibility of importing liquefied natural gas (LNG), Energy Minister Dipuo Peters has confirmed. In a reply to a Parliamentary question, she said the department was aware that private companies were also investigating the option. South Africa’s Integrated... 

Scarcity of metals and minerals will become more severe in the next five years, with the automotive, chemicals and energy industries likely to be hit hardest, according to a global survey of company executives by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The survey of 69 executives across seven sectors, published on Wednesday, found that European companies were most concerned about a shortage, with 71% of... 

Josephine Lien, Taipei; Jessie Shen, DIGITIMES Tuesday 6 December 2011 Memory module firm Adata Technology saw sales of its SSD product line continue to stay at high levels in November thanks to rising demand... 

Jessie Shen, DIGITIMES, Taipei Tuesday 6 December 2011 New figures from SIA revealed that worldwide sales of semiconductors were US$25.7 billion in October 2011, down 0.1% sequentially. For the month, Japan continued... 

Siu Han, Taipei; Steve Shen, DIGITIMES Tuesday 6 December 2011 TCL will produce about 15 million TV panels from its own 8.5G flat panel lines in 2012 but will continue to cooperate with AU Optronics (AUO) as it still has to outsource about 50-60% of TV panels it needs in the year, according to... 

Press release; Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES Tuesday 6 December 2011 The global average retail price for LED lamps has steadily decreased on a monthly basis from US$30 in September to US$28 in Novembe, according to... 

Erica Yen, Taipei; Steve Shen, DIGITIMES Tuesday 6 December 2011 Motorola Mobility has been strengthening its ties with Taiwan-based handset ODMs and parts and components suppliers with procurements from those production partners to increase 10% sequentially in the second half of 2011 and to further...