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Chip Fever: Microsemi Ups PMC Bid Over Apple Supplier

Microsemi (MSCC) and Apple (AAPL) supplier Skyworks Solutions (SWKS) grappled again Wednesday for chipmaker PMC-Sierra (PMCS) amid frenzied industry consolidation that also saw On Semiconductor (ON) agree to buy Fairchild Semiconductor (FCS). On Semiconductor put up a $2.4 billion bid for Fairchild Semiconductor, announced early Wednesday. On Semiconductor stock fell 7.9% in the stock market today on the news, while Fairchild stock was up 8.5%,

ISIS Uses Apple, Google Encryption To ‘Go Dark:’ FBI

U.S. counterterrorism officials argued Wednesday for encryption specialists such as Apple (AAPL) and Google (GOOGL) to provide backdoor access to their locked platforms so law enforcement can more easily detect and find terrorists, as the war on Islamic State broadens in the aftermath of the Paris massacre. ISIS recruiters have used Twitter (TWTR) to find sympathizers, FBI Director James Comey said Wednesday during a New York cybersecurity

Did Microsoft Just Make Another Mobile Misstep?

Source Microsoft. Microsoft ‘s Windows smartphone strategy has been anything but clear as of late, and now the company has muddied the waters a bit more. Microsoft said this week that it is