TEMPE, AZ -- US manufacturing economic activity slowed but still expanded in September for the second consecutive month, according to a survey of supply executives.

TAIPEI – Third-quarter shipments of netbook LCD panels are forecast to continue increasing, reports DigiTimes.

BEIJING – The value of China's industrial output of electronics increased 4.8% year-over-year in August, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

STAMFORD, CT – Gartner Inc. raised its outlook for worldwide PC shipments, saying shipments will drop 2% in 2009, up from a June estimate of a 6% fall.