New chip could energize cathode television
A new family of semiconductors could breathe new live into the venerable cathode-ray tube technology.
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Wireless World: Sponge Bob calling
You're sitting on the metro, heading home from work, bored and exhausted. You used to have to wait until you arrived at home to watch some entertaining TV, but not anymore. Telecom carriers are now introducing content, like ...
Dec 9, 2005
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Globe Talk: France Telecom's China leap
Few were surprised by France Telecom's announcement this week that it will be working closely with Chinese telecommunications group ZTE. Yet while the partnership may prove fruitful in the longer term, expectations for any ...
Dec 9, 2005
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Ames Lab physicist wins European Union's highest science prize
Costas Soukoulis leads team that will share portion of 1 million euro Descartes Prizes Costas Soukoulis, a senior physicist at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory and an Iowa State University Distinguished Professor ...
Dec 9, 2005
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Prelude to an earthquake?
A geophysicist from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has identified possible seismic precursors to two recent California earthquakes, including the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake ...
Dec 9, 2005
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Briefs: Siemens supports Infineon's Malaysia plant
Siemens said Friday it will provide the information-technology infrastructure for Infineon Technologies' semiconductor factory in Malaysia.
Dec 9, 2005
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Briefs: India's foreign telecom investment grows
Foreign investment in India's telecom sector will top $2 billion this year, fueled in large part by Vodafone's 10-percent stake in Bharti Tele-Ventures.
Dec 9, 2005
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E. Europe, Asia among telecom boom markets
Saturated markets in the industrialized world mean that the telecom industry will see its greatest growth next year in other parts of the world.
Dec 9, 2005
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S. Korea customers cool on S-DMB quality
A survey Friday showed tepid consumer reaction to the introduction of satellite digital multimedia broadcasting in South Korea.
Dec 9, 2005
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Briefs: British digital TV viewing hits 66 percent
Britain's Office of Communications said Friday nearly 66 percent of all British households now watch digital television.
Dec 9, 2005
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