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If you live in the US, you can be reasonably hopeful about both of those things. If you live in the UK, you may not get either in the near future. According to the WiMax Forum, "currently there are more than 305 deployments of WiMax services in 118 countries worldwide". Some are being rolled out in the UK - one is in Milton Keynes - but most mobile users will probably have to wait until Ofcom auctions its "4G" spectrum and the winner(s) get round to installing transmitters and developing service platforms.
The Guardian
"We are seeing ... that the slowdown in the U.S. hasn't spilled everywhere else. The world's economy is not as robust as it could be, but it's not a disaster."
Reuters
The Financial Times
Despite selling at least 35,000 Bravia HD LCD TV’s in July with its free Playstation 3 giveaway, Sony Australia still sees growth potential for plat panel TV in August.
Current.com.au
Colour active matrix LCD module is a cost effective replacement for the Sharp LQ10D368 10.4in VGA colour TFT display.
Electronicstalk
Sydney Morning Herald
Lamina Lighting, a seven-year-old LED lighting company, on Tuesday said that it is selling its assets to Lighting Science Group Corporation (LSG), which makes customized LED lighting fixtures.
CNET
Matsushita Electric will begin test production of next-generation displays for TVs next year with plans for commercial output as early as 2011, Japan's top business newspaper reported Tuesday.
AP (via Google)
Compound Semiconductor
As part of its move to Intel chips in early 2006, Apple abandoned its practice of using custom motherboard chipsets. Instead, it began to rely on slightly tweaked versions of industry-standard chipsets offered by Intel. However, with Apple striving to maintain Mac sales growth of more than two times the industry average, it's again looking to differentiate the architecture of its PCs through alternative technology.
Apple Insider
Coolest-gadgets.com
GPS business news
Nextar brings pizzazz to the world of picture frames for children’s photos.
Company release
Samsung Electronics introduced a series of new frames with more sophisticated and premium functions.
Telecoms Korea
A joint research project by the University of Michigan and Princeton University has devised a new OLED technology which would induce the release of 60% more light.
PC Magazine
New York Times
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