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HOME & GARDEN 
September 5, 2017 Belfast care home opens ‘magical memory’ garden for people living with dementia
An on-site caravan will be used to recall family holidays as part of a series of reminiscence areas in a first for Northern Ireland. The care home recreation area’s pathways and areas flow from one to another with no dead ends, a barrier for someone with the condition. A car port offers enthusiasts the opportunity […]
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NEWS 
July 19, 2017 Decision on Western Digital’s Bid to Block Toshiba Memory Unit Sale Postponed
A US judge did not reach a decision Friday in Western Digital’s bid to temporarily block Toshiba from selling its flash memory business in an $18 billion deal but proposed requiring Toshiba to give Western Digital two weeks’ notice before closing. Toshiba is scrambling to sell its flash memory unit to cover losses from its nuclear reactor business. In late June, […]
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ELECTRONICS 
June 23, 2017 As iPhone 8 Looms, Electronics Makers Scramble To Lock Up Memory Chip Supply
Seoul: Global electronics makers are scrambling to stock up on memory chips to keep production lines running as Apple Inc’s new iPhone 8 launch later this year threatens to worsen a global squeeze on supply. While heavyweights such as Apple and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd – which is also the world’s top memory chip maker – […]
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COMPUTERS 
April 17, 2017 Toshiba’s memory biz sale attracts many including Apple
Apple may be considering partnering with its China-based supplier Foxconn to purchase a major stake in Toshiba’s semiconductor unit. In January, Toshiba officially announced it would seek to sell a portion of its flash memory business, including the SSD business of the Storage & Electronic Device Solutions Division, to a not-yet-named buyer. The Nikkei Asian […]
