While ARM designs dominate the market for smart phones right now, Intel is determined to bring its manufacturing prowess to bear on the problem of building a version of its x86 processors for smart phones and tablets.

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GridPoint makes its money by selling its smart grid network to utility companies (manufacturing of the devices is handled by a third party).

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But Credit Suisse analyst John Pitzer took a closer look at this issue, and makes a case in a research note issued this morning that there are reasons to think it would be a smart move for Intel to move into contract manufacturing with Apple as a customer.

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Americans reconciled themselves to the loss of manufacturing jobs with the thought that they would keep the smart jobs.

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The development of the car faced many delays and subsequent woeful changes as control over Smart switched hands from Volkswagen to Daimler AG, and a host of manufacturing partners that joined forces with Daimler .

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