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HONG KONG -- Global economic turmoil has seriously impacted growth in the PC market and it will remain sequentially weak leading up to the launch of Windows 8, whose initial benefit will mainly be satisfying delayed demand from the third quarter.

Read more: Notebook PC Vendors Await Windows 8

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Worldwide mobile phone shipments grew 1% year-over-year in the second quarter as Samsung and Apple solidified their dominance over the smartphone market.

Read more: Busy Signals Lessen at Cellphone OEMs

BANNOCKBURN, IL – June North American printed circuit board shipments decreased 6.6%, and orders dropped 2.7% year-over-year, says IPC.

Read more: June North American PCB Shipments Down 6.6%

SANTA CLARA – NPD DisplaySearch has lowered its second-quarter 2012 mobile phone forecast to 1.73 billion units from 1.92 billion units.

Read more: Q2 Mobile Phone Outlook Drops on Supply, Demand Issues

EAST FISHKILL, NY -- A longtime analyst predicts flat semiconductor sales growth this year, below the forecasts of some competing research firms.

Read more: Analyst Says Flat Growth for Semis in 2012

TRUMBULL, CT -- America's manufacturing industry has been hit hard over the past decade, a result of the economic recession and an increase in the outsourcing of these types of jobs.

Read more: US Manufacturing Rebounding after Several Years of Decline