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Samsung feels the heat from iPhone
The launch the smartphone in Samsung’s home territory has put pressure on the handset maker which is trailing Nokia and Apple in market share
Europe could miss out on tech IPOs
European stock markets risk missing out on dozens of large listings next year because their private-equity backers believe they can get a better return from US investors
Relief over pricing of Yoox IPO
Shares in the online retailer were priced at the upper end of the offer range, boosting the confidence of other European technology businesses that are planning IPOs in the next few quarters
Promethean plans IPO to drive expansion
The UK-based maker of interactive whiteboards is planning an initial public offering valuing it at £400m-£500m, which would propel it to the front of the class in the rapidly expanding market for digital classroom technology
Making computer games articulate
Relocating to the Cambridge science cluster has proved fruitful for the founders of Phonetic Arts, an early stage technology company
Lenovo to buy back handset unit
PC maker Lenovo is to buy back its handset unit from a group of investors for $200m, as it alters its strategy
Inflexion agrees offer for FDM Group
The private equity group is set to load £13m of debt on to FDM Group after it won backing for a 141p per share takeover offer for the IT training group
Brussels charges TV tube manufacturers
European Commission authorities have sent formal cartel charges to companies in the cathode-ray tube industry
Drive to promote carbon fibre technology
Lord Mandelson is set to announce fresh investment of £20m in a programme of technology development to encourage manufacturers to use novel composite materials based on carbon fibres
TV catch-up services on Freesat
The BBC iPlayer will be available on Freesat boxes from next month, followed by ITV’s on-demand service in 2010, as the convergence of internet video on to regular television sets quickens
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US PC makers
Research suggests a brightening future with global growth in shipments of 11% annually through to 2013 and 5% in value terms
Technology Policy Forum
Net neutrality at the crossroads
A cautionary note to the FCC
Goodbye, Macroeconomics
Industrial age solutions can’t fix information age economic problems, writes Eli Noam
The broadband numbers racket
Cherry picking broadband penetration numbers to imply the US is slipping into Third World status is fine for a quickie term paper, but adults ought sort through the multi-dimensional complexity of the real world, writes Thomas Hazlett
Dissociated Press
To preserve quality news, we need a plan that knits together business models and not-for-profit initiatives, writes James Boyle
Digital Business
Can creative industries survive digital onslaught?
Ian Brown examines the competing rights of content producers and file-sharers
Networks: Sharks and the threat to communications
The business rationale and practical considerations for undersea cables
Did IT Work? BPM is finally aligning business and IT
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