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LTE Drives the News but WCDMA Drives Base Station Deployments
January 23, 2010 5:56 am | by In-Stat | CommentsDespite a poor worldwide economy, demand for smartphones, regular phones, and wireless broadband services continues to drive the base station marke.
As High-Definition TV Goes Mainstream, In-Stat Looks Forward to Ultra-High Definition
January 23, 2010 12:55 am | by In-Stat | CommentsWhile the market for High-Definition TV (HDTV) has hit the mainstream, the industry has already started speculating about the commercialization of Ultra-High Definition (UHD)
Digital Media Adapters, Players, Receivers Emerge as Competitive New Connected Home Product Category
January 22, 2010 11:55 pm | by In-Stat | CommentsA new class of devices, Digital Media Adapters (DMAs), Digital Media Players (DMPs), and Digital Media Receivers (DMRs) is emerging in the connected digital home
E-Book Consumers want Longer Battery Life, Internet Connectivity and Email
January 22, 2010 5:54 pm | by In-Stat | CommentsThe electronic book (e-book) segment, having firmly established itself in the US market, has plenty of room for growth that will be bolstered by new features such as e-mail and Web connectivity.
Semiconductor Opportunity in Microcell, Picocells, and Femtocells Shifts to Wi-Max
January 22, 2010 12:54 pm | by In-Stat | CommentsSemiconductor revenue for WiMAX microcells, picocells, and femtocells is on course to a 46% compound annual growth rate from 2008 to 2013. The segment will pass $1 billion by 2013 .
Nipro GlucoPro Insulin Syringes: Recall
January 22, 2010 12:51 pm | by FDA MedWatch | CommentsNeedles may become detached and remain in the skin.
After 'mistakes,' Yele Haiti gets new accountants
January 22, 2010 12:01 pm | by RYAN NAKASHIMA - AP Business Writer - Associated Press | CommentsThe foundation of Wyclef Jean said Friday it has hired a new accounting firm after the Haitian-born rapper acknowledged the organization had made mistakes.The announcement came hours before Jean was to headline a globally broadcast concert called "Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for...
Catalyst Paper to fight legal claim in Quebecor World (U.S.) bankruptcy
January 22, 2010 12:01 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsCatalyst Paper (TSX:CTL) says it will fight a claim filed against the company by the former Quebecor World (USA)'s litigation trustee for alleged preferential transfers of US$18.8 million to the Vancouver-area company before the commercial printer filed for bankruptcy protection from creditors...
Bluetooth Attach Rates Rise, While Total Addressable Market Falls in 2009
January 22, 2010 11:57 am | by In-Stat | CommentsBluetooth is on track to increase attach rates in many key market segments.
Sonomax to get $1.74M in deal with Benvest, which is converting to corporation
January 22, 2010 10:01 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsSonomax Hearing Healthcare Inc. (TSXV:SHH) has entered a corporate reorganization agreement with Benvest New Look Income Fund (TSX:BCI:UN) under which Sonomax will change its name and emerge with about $1.74 million in non-dilutive capital."We are very pleased to announce this transaction,...
Oracle exec admits affair with billboard woman
January 22, 2010 9:01 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsA co-president of software maker Oracle acknowledges he had an affair with a woman he was shown snuggling with on billboards in New York, Atlanta and San Francisco.Charles Phillips released a statement Thursday about his relationship with YaVaughnie (yah-VAHN'-ee) Wilkins after blogs went abuzz...
Solar, Wind Power Enable ‘Green’ Cell Base Station Market; For Operators, it Pays to be Green
January 22, 2010 8:57 am | by In-Stat | CommentsIn the last few years, the number of worldwide cellular base stations has exploded from the hundreds of thousands to the many millions, creating greenhouse gases and pollution from the power required to run them.
Sundance aims indie films beyond festival confines
January 22, 2010 8:01 am | by DAVID GERMAIN - AP Movie Writer - Associated Press | CommentsThe prestige of a director who makes it into the Sundance Film Festival often can be undermined by one simple question: Where can their movies be seen in the real world?"Nowhere" often is the answer, unless fans make the journey to snowy Utah during Sundance or happen to live near another...
Unique Dolphin Strategy for Hunting Fish
January 22, 2010 7:54 am | by Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog | CommentsA pod of bottle-nose dolphins off the coast of Florida have developed a hunting technique unknown in other dolphins. One swims in a circle stirring up mud and then the dolphins wait to catch fish that jump out of the water to escape the contracting circle of muddy water. Related: Dolphins...
General Dynamics unit wins $118M contract
January 22, 2010 7:01 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsA unit of military contractor General Dynamics Corp. has been awarded a $118 million contract modification by the U.S. Navy to continue concept studies, engineering and design of a missile compartment for submarines.The award given to General Dynamics Electric Boat modifies a $76 million...
