Cogo Group Inc. (COGO) reported third quarter 2009 earnings per share of 12 cents, matching the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The company posted quarterly revenue of $82.0 million, a year-over-year increase of 9.7%.  Industrial applications business generated revenues of $11.1 million, or 13.5% of total revenue, representing a 259.6% year-over-year increase, from industrial solutions targeted at the electrical grid and other sectors. Digital media revenue was $49.4 million, or 60.2% of total revenue for end-markets. Telecommunications equipment revenue was $20.3 million, or 24.7% of total revenue, representing a 9.4% decrease year-over-year. The company’s service business contributed $1.3 million in net revenues for the quarter and accounted for approximately 1.6% of total net revenue.  Gross margin for the quarter increased to 14.4%, compared to 13.8% reported during the third quarter of 2008. The increase in gross profit margin was due to increased revenue in industrial business end-market, which ...

Newport Digital Technologies Inc. brings world-class technological expertise and creativity to the design and implementation of customized solutions for wireless broadband applications for customers. The company has competencies in five fast growing area of technology – RFID, WiMAX, LED signage, security and surveillance, and eLearning.

The management team at Newport Digital Technologies brings to the table a wealth of knowledge and experience from within the technology industry as well as the corporate world. They also have a strong track record of delivering results to both customers and investors. Here are the team members:

Mr. Richard Damion founded Newport Digital Technologies and is chairman of the company. He has over 40 years of experience developing, operating and ultimately selling numerous enterprises.

Mr. Gary DeMel is a 28-year veteran of the semiconductor and hi-tech industries. He has held several senior management positions within major technology

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Consorteum Holdings Inc. (OTCBB: CSRH) announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent with Tactical Connections Inc. to provide various financial services to major tier one US, Canadian and European manufacturing and retail industries.

ServiceLink , a leading provider of mortgage origination and default services nationwide and the national mortgage lender platform for the Fidelity National Financial family of companies (NYSE: FNF), announced today that Jane Johnson has been appointed Senior Vice President of Loss Mitigation Services.

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With buyers back in action, US stocks rose to their fresh one-year highs and remained near their high points as optimism grew that an economic recovery, helped by solid third-quarter earnings reports and increased M&A activity, is on cards. 

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 96.28 points, or 0.96%, to close at 10,092.19.  The broader S&P 500 index jumped 10.23 points, or 0.94%, to 1,097.91 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq climbed 19.52 points, or 0.91%, to 2,176.32, its highest point since September 26, 2008.  Market breadth was positive, with advancing shares ahead of decliners by a margin of three-to-one.  Only five of the DJIA thirty declined in price.

After the close, iPhone maker Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Texas Instruments (NYSE:TXN) reported better-than-estimated numbers, fuelling hopes for the technology industry.  Last week Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Intel Corp’s (NASDAQ:INTC) numbers had come in above expectations.

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I’d like to highlight a company that came to my attention that I think has a lot of upside potential in the ever changing technology industry.

PowerSafe Technology Corp. (PSFT.PK) is into developing and manufacturing tomorrow’s cutting edge photon detection and amplification technologies.

The products PowerSafe Technology Corp. (PSFT.PK) has at their website http://www.ampti.net/ sound really scientific and futuristic but when you realize how the products can be used in the day to day activity in hospitals, government and military facilities the applications are staggering.

In laymans terms PowerSafe Technology Corp.

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Newport Digital Technologies, Inc. offers a rich portfolio of competencies in RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification), WiMAX, eLearning, LED Signage, and Security & Surveillance. Utilizing its technological expertise and creativity, the company enables its customers to take full advantage of the nearly limitless possibilities offered by increasingly sophisticated applications.

Newport is committed to meeting specific customer requirements by delivering complete solutions for a broad spectrum of applications. The company is building a global distribution, licensing, and sales network of industry-leading partners as well as third-party Original Design Manufacturers (ODMs) and component suppliers to ensure its clients world-leading technology with strong local support capabilities.

The company has established a synergistic partnership with Taiwan’s premier technology incubators, the Institute for Information Industry (III) and the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), under which the company develops and customizes their advanced technologies to meet the needs of businesses across the globe. Having a pool of more than 7,900

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Cogo Group, Inc. (COGO) announced a series of module design wins within multiple Smartphone and Smartbook products on both Windows Mobile and Android platforms.

The company's initial wins include blue chip Chinese handset vendors such as Huawei and ZTE, and it expects to secure contracts with other domestic China handset vendors as well. Cogo expects to begin recording small amounts of revenue from these contracts in the third quarter of 2009, with sales ramping up through the end of 2009 and into 2010.

As with the mainstream market, Cogo's current Smartphone designs are mainly based on the Windows Mobile platform. The company expects to unveil an Android product in the fourth quarter of 2009. Since Windows Mobile and Android are broadly-accepted platforms in the global market, it will help Cogo's customers expand their export business.

The company continues to experience growth in its combined digital media and handset business and has

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Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) has decided to invest $32 million in South Korean Investment Fund, SkyLake Incuvest & Co. The plan is to invest up to $2 billion into the country’s technology industry over the next five years. The decision was well-timed, as the company may be able to take advantage of the country’s economic turmoil that prompted the government to offer an $11 billion stimulus package in November last year. SkyLake is engaged in funding technology companies through contributions in the form of private equity investments. Its recent investments include Viatron Technologies, which is focused on heat processing technologies for displays; DASAN Networks, a subsidiary of Nokia Siemens Networks, which makes switching and fiber- to-the-home (FTTH) equipment; and Wemade Entertainment Co., which develops online games. Cisco’s strategy is to enter new markets through joint ventures and gradually build its position in the area. This ...

Semiconductor Industry Trying to Survive

Tony Daltorio, The Investment U Research Team

The financial downturn and global recession has hit the semiconductor industry hard.

Orders for microchips were almost non-existent at the end of 2008 as computers and mobile phones languished unsold on retailers’ shelves.

According to the Semiconductor Industry Association, global semiconductor sales fell 2.8 percent last year and are expected to fall a further 21.5 percent to $195.6 billion this year.

Despite the positive reaction in the stock market to the latest sales figures from Intel (INTC),the world’s biggest chipmaker, the numbers were mixed at best. Intel did enjoy a sales revival driven by consumers buying cheaper, smaller netbooks, but revenues fell in Europe and sales in the key business customer area were weak.

Let’s take a closer look at the semiconductor industry for profit opportunities.

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Outlook Global markets appear to be shaking off the recent unprecedented withering of the financial system and are looking for an upturn. But is it sustainable or is it a short-term event? So far, a string of drastic actions by the Federal Reserve and both the Bush and Obama administrations has yet to turn around a bunker mentality. Banks fear lending money to each other and to their customers. Businesses are reluctant to hire and boost capital investments. Consumers have hunkered down. All the economy's problems are feeding off each other, creating a vicious cycle that Washington policymakers are finding difficult to break. Even if the turmoil gripping Wall Street were to let up and badly shaken confidence in the banking system were fully restored, a "broader economic recovery will not happen right away." Obviously, the technology industry is not immune to the current economic ...