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• iPad 2 sales hurt by Q1 production shortages

  If you think it's hard to get your hands on an Apple iPad 2 now, gird up your loins: It's likely to get harder.

• Japan disaster could boost 2011 chip revenue

  The disaster in Japan may be a boost to worldwide semiconductor revenue, according to analysts.

• Japan disaster puts historic hurt on chip industry

  No other disaster has hurt the worldwide computer chip industry more than last month's earthquake and tsunami in Japan, according to analysts.

• Analyst: Japanese quake cuts silicon wafer supply

  The massive earthquake in Japan this month has suspended a quarter of the world's production of silicon wafers for semiconductors, hitting memory chips hardest, market research firm IHS iSuppli said in a note on Tuesday.

• iPad 2's glass could be critical component in future shortages

  Production of Apple's iPad 2 may be hit with component shortages caused by the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, an analyst said today.

• Wall Street Beat: Quake rocks tech stocks

  The devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on March 11 took a tragic toll on human life but also rocked markets this week, sending shares of businesses, including technology vendors, on a rollercoaster ride.

• Thinner iPad 2 glass: Will it break?

  Apple's decision to shave the iPad 2's profile and reduce its weight may mean a slight increase in broken screens, a repair expert said today.

• Analyst: Nearly half of all PCs to use graphics processors

  Half the notebook computers and a growing number of desktops shipped in 2011 will run on graphics-enabled microprocessors as designers Intel and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) increase competition for the units that raise multimedia speeds without add-ons, market research firm IHS iSuppli said.

• Japanese disaster could affect Apple, say experts

  Last weeks' earthquake and tsunami in Japan may put a crimp in Apple's supply of flash memory, but its problem will pale in comparison to smaller firms, an analyst said today.

• SSD maker OCZ to buy controller company Indilinx

  Solid-state drive (SSD) maker OCZ Technology Group announced this week it has signed an agreement to acquire privately-held Indilinx, a maker of popular NAND flash controllers, for $32 million.

• Japan quake could hit semiconductor production, prices

  Because Japan produces more than 40% of the world's NAND flash memory chips -- and 15% of its DRAM -- the 8.9-magnitude earthquake that hit today could seriously affect worldwide semiconductor supplies, according to research firms.

• Wall Street Beat: IBM, Apple riding high

  Passing the second anniversary of the Great Recession's market low this week, the technology sector remains a pillar for corporate revenue and investor confidence, as industry bellwethers like IBM and Apple make impressive share gains.

• Dell can thank iPad for push over Acer

  Sales of Apple's iPad battered Acer's netbooks and notebooks sales so badly that Dell was able to regain its second-place position in the global PC market.

• Western Digital to buy Hitachi's disk storage division for $4.3B

  Western Digital announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST), the disk drive arm of Hitachi Ltd., in a cash and stock transaction valued at about $4.3 billion.

• Teardown shows Xoom costs more to build than iPad

  A teardown analysis of Motorola's Xoom tablet by IHS iSuppli found its materials cost nearly $360, compared with $320 for materials in the comparable 32GB iPad 3G.