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	<title>about-electronics.eu &#187; 2006 &#187; December</title>
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		<title>Matsushita to sell JVC to Kenwood?</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/26/matsushita-to-sell-jvc-to-kenwood/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/26/matsushita-to-sell-jvc-to-kenwood/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Dec 2006 00:03:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>luk</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[jvc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kenwood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[matsushita]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Engadget: Dizamn, chalk this up to buyouts we didn&#8217;t see coming; reports are starting to hit the wires that Matushita (aka Panasonic), which owns the controlling share (52.4%) of Victor Company of Japan (aka JVC) is apparently considering selling the unit to Kenwood. Although talks have supposedly been ongoing since earlier this month, Matsushita is &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>SED&#8217;s CES pullout likely related to patent dispute</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/26/seds-ces-pullout-likely-related-to-patent-dispute/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/26/seds-ces-pullout-likely-related-to-patent-dispute/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Dec 2006 23:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>luk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[TV, HDTV & 3D]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[canon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toshiba]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[EETimes: No surface-condition electron-emitter display (SED) TVs will be exhibited at the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2007, prompting speculation that the technology&#8217;s commercial debut could be pushed back from the current target—the fourth quarter of next year. The reasons for SED&#8217;s no show at CES are vague, but speculation is that it may be &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Sony updates in-car head units with USB</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/22/sony-updates-in-car-head-units-with-usb/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/22/sony-updates-in-car-head-units-with-usb/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2006 11:35:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>luk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Car Entertainment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sony]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[usb]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Electronista: Sony (&#8230;) unveiled a successor to its GT500 in-car CD receivers. Dubbed the GT610, the head unit is the first in the GT line to include a USB port. The extension allows drivers to play AAC, MP3, or WMA tracks directly from an external flash or hard disk drive instead of recordable CDs. Audio &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>LCD shipments hit all-time high</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/22/lcd-shipments-hit-all-time-high/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/22/lcd-shipments-hit-all-time-high/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2006 11:24:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>luk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[TV, HDTV & 3D]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lcd]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[AV zombie: According to new figures released by DisplaySearch, worldwide LCD shipments hit a record high over the third quarter of 2006. 34.6 million screens were shipped globally, growing the market by 21.9 percent year on year.]]></description>
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		<title>Toshiba&#8217;s SED TV drops out of CES</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/22/toshibas-sed-tv-drops-out-of-ces/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/22/toshibas-sed-tv-drops-out-of-ces/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2006 11:16:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>luk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[TV, HDTV & 3D]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[canon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CES]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lcd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[plasma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toshiba]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Crave: Toshiba&#8217;s long awaited SED TV will not be appearing at the Consumer Electronics Show after all.SED TV, which stands for surface conduction electron emission display, will provide a better picture than LCD or plasma TVs, say Toshiba and its partner Canon. Toshiba also claims that they have managed to cut the manufacturing costs so &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>How it works: the Wii motion-sensitive controller</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/22/how-it-works-the-wii-motion-sensitive-controller/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/22/how-it-works-the-wii-motion-sensitive-controller/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2006 09:22:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>luk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Game Hardware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nintendo-Wii]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[NYTimes: Even before its release last month, Nintendo’s latest video game console, the Wii, was getting a lot of attention for its wireless motion-sensitive controllers. Swing the controller and — crack! — hit a virtual home run in a virtual ballpark, for example. One controller is shaped like a sleek television remote (sometimes called the &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>DVD players reign supreme in US</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/22/dvd-players-reign-supreme-in-us/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/22/dvd-players-reign-supreme-in-us/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2006 09:06:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>luk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blu-Ray, DVD]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[DVguru: In a report released by Nielsen Media Research, more households now own more DVD players than VCRs. DVD ownership rose 6.1% from a year ago translating to 81.2% of American households that own at least one DVD player. Consequently, VCR ownership dropped 4.5% since last year to 79.2%. It&#8217;s official, you can now stop &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Meizu lets users design their next MP3 player</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/21/meizu-lets-users-design-their-next-mp3-player/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/21/meizu-lets-users-design-their-next-mp3-player/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2006 09:50:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>luk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Portable Music Players]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meizu]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Anythingbutipod: Forget user generated website content; Meizu is tapping in to the collective conscious of the interwebs for their next MP3 player. The guys who brought us the M6 miniplayer are holding a contest to design an MP3 player and there are prizes involved. While it would be nice to snag some royalties off of &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>73% of UK households watch digital TV</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/21/73-of-uk-households-watch-digital-tv/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/21/73-of-uk-households-watch-digital-tv/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2006 09:40:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>luk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[TV, HDTV & 3D]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[BBC: Almost three out of four UK households now watch digital television, according to media watchdog Ofcom. Quarterly figures show that 73.3% of households watch digital services on their main TV set, a rise by around 800,000 over the last three months. Around 18.5 million have digital TV installed, with increasing numbers watching on second &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Goodbye to HDMI and hello to wireless HD</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/21/goodbye-to-hdmi-and-hello-to-wireless-hd/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/21/goodbye-to-hdmi-and-hello-to-wireless-hd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2006 09:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>luk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[TV, HDTV & 3D]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hdmi]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Slashgear: Before you even get to put your HDMI connectors to good use, you may be kissing them goodbye and saying hello to wireless HD. An Israeli company called Amimon has developed a wireless HD modem (W-HDI) that can send uncompressed 720p or 1080i video through walls and over distances of up to 40 feet. &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Toshiba HD-E1: HD-DVD for half the price of Blu-ray</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/21/toshiba-hd-e1-hd-dvd-for-half-the-price-of-blu-ray/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/21/toshiba-hd-e1-hd-dvd-for-half-the-price-of-blu-ray/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2006 09:17:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>luk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blu-Ray, DVD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hd-e1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toshiba]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[T3: Hooray! Toshiba’s cranked out a HD-DVD for less than half the price of the Blu-Ray competition. Hi-Def loveliness has never been so attainable. There’s really no excuse for watching DVDs in dowdy-vision any more, thanks to Toshiba’s affordable HD-DVD player, a snip at £450 (670 euro)! Despite the budget price, Tosh’s first Hi-Def disc-spinner &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Snooper Syrius GPS with speed camera alerts</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/21/snooper-syrius-gps-with-speed-camera-alerts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/21/snooper-syrius-gps-with-speed-camera-alerts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2006 09:09:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>luk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Navigation, GPS, Sat Nav]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Snooper-Syrius]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[speed-camera]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Navigadget: Snooper Syrius is a GPS navigation system loaded with an extensive database of speed cameras around the UK and Europe. The database is called the Enigma database and is claimes to incorporate camera locations across Europe, from Manchester to Monaco. Syrius offers even more unique features by using Snooper´s camera location technology. Unlike other &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>review: Philips BDP9000 Blu-ray Player</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/20/review-philips-bdp9000-blu-ray-player/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/20/review-philips-bdp9000-blu-ray-player/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2006 10:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>luk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blu-Ray, DVD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bdp9000]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philips]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[CNet gives the Philips BDP9000 Blu-ray Player a 6,3 out of 10. The good: Slick design; excellent picture quality on Blu-ray and DVD; DVD upconversion to 480p, 720p, 1,080i, and 1,080p; very good remote; HDMI output and included cable. The bad: Expensive; inferior support for both DTS and Dolby surround formats on DVD; expensive; no &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Ken Kutaragi says: I &#8220;promise&#8221; an AV-centric PS3</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/20/ken-kutaragi-says-i-promise-an-av-centric-ps3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/20/ken-kutaragi-says-i-promise-an-av-centric-ps3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2006 10:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>luk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blu-Ray, DVD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Game Hardware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home Entertainment Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ken-Kutaragi]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Engadget: This just in from our Tokyo bureau: according to an interview conducted by Japan&#8217;s Impress, Sony&#8217;s Ken Kutaragi has gone on record with a &#8220;promise&#8221; for what he&#8217;s calling an AV-centric PS3. In other words, audio and video capabilities first, gaming second (if at all), in a device built around the Cell-processor platform. Ken &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Philips gets a Second Life</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/20/philips-gets-a-second-life/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/20/philips-gets-a-second-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>luk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Corporate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Second-Life]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This Philips press release seemed to have escaped our notice. But it&#8217;s worth mentioning nevertheless, since many CE manufacturers are likely to follow Philips&#8217; example&#8230; Philips: Philips Design and Rivers Run Red, the virtual world design agency, have signed a collaboration agreement to establish a Philips Design presence within the imaginary, on-line community known as &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Samsung launches first mobile phone with an optical joystick</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/20/samsung-launches-first-mobile-phone-with-an-optical-joystick/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/20/samsung-launches-first-mobile-phone-with-an-optical-joystick/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2006 00:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>luk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile Phones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Samsung]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Newlaunches: Samsung is all set to change how we use our mobile phone with the SCH-V960 which features an optical joystick allowing you to break away from 4 way movement and providing 360 degree navigation. Users utilize the optical joystick key by placing their finger and moving a cursor to navigate through the menu, similar &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>ModeLabs unveils &#8216;green&#8217; cellphone concepts</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/20/modelabs-unveils-green-cellphone-concepts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/20/modelabs-unveils-green-cellphone-concepts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2006 00:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>luk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile Phones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Electronista: French designers ModeLabs (&#8230;) said it had developed three of the first truly energy- and environment-friendly cellphone concepts. All the concepts rely on the inherent movement of their users to automatically regenerate power and signal the possibility of using smaller batteries or even eliminating them entirely. The most advanced model is the YoYo (pictured), &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;PlayStation 3 doesn&#8217;t live up to hype&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/19/playstation-3-doesnt-live-up-to-hype/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/19/playstation-3-doesnt-live-up-to-hype/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2006 08:54:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>luk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Next generation: TIME Magazine has deemed the PlayStation 3 as one of 2006’s five phenomena that didn’t live up to the hype. The article from the December 25 issue of Time begins, “Beware all hype. Here are five phenomena that captivated the media for a spell, then turned out to be less than huge.” (&#8230;) &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Orange France releases SPV M700</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/19/orange-france-releases-spv-m700/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/19/orange-france-releases-spv-m700/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2006 08:49:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>luk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile Phones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[orange]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mobilitysite: Jon Westfall from PocketPCThoughts calls it sleek, I think I would call it slick and my buddy OttRot would definitely classify it as sexy. I have to agree with Jon when he asks if &#8220;Anyone else thinks it&#8217;s amazing how many Pocket PC Phones there are out there now compared to two years ago&#8221; &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Sharp starts blue laser diode production</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/19/sharp-starts-blue-laser-diode-production/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/19/sharp-starts-blue-laser-diode-production/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2006 08:37:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>luk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blu-Ray, DVD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sharp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sony]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toshiba]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Reuters: Japanese consumer electronics maker Sharp said on Tuesday it has started the commercial production of blue laser diodes, taking aim at a market with strong growth potential.Sharp in November began volume output of blue laser diodes, used to read and write data on high-definition optical discs, at 150,000 units a month at its existing &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Sony in talks with Amazon for PSP movie downloads</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/19/sony-in-talks-with-amazon-for-psp-movie-downloads/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/19/sony-in-talks-with-amazon-for-psp-movie-downloads/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2006 00:03:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>luk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Game Hardware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apple]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PSP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sony]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Financial Times: Sony is to gatecrash the fledgling market in handheld devices to play downloaded video content early next year when it launches a service for the PlayStation Portable. The decision, which could threaten Apple Computer’s grip on the video download market, will allow PSP owners to download a film from the internet to a &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Nokia and M1 complete the first HSUPA data call</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/19/nokia-and-m1-complete-the-first-hsupa-data-call/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/19/nokia-and-m1-complete-the-first-hsupa-data-call/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2006 23:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>luk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile Phones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3G]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[4g]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HSUPA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nokia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Phonemag: Nokia and Singaporean mobile operator MobileOne (M1) have carried out the first High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA) data call in Southeast Asia.The call was conducted in a test environment using a Nokia Flexi WCDMA Base Station and Nokia’s HSUPA-capable device. The successful trial demonstrated Nokia’s end-to-end capability to support new data rates and &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Mobile phone telescope</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/18/mobile-phone-telescope/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/18/mobile-phone-telescope/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2006 18:23:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>luk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gadgets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobile Phones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nokia-N70]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nokia-N95]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sony-Ericsson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Newlaunches: (&#8230;) the upcoming Nokia N95 has a 5 Megapixel camera and a secondary VGA camera. But even with such advancements the only thing stagnant is the zoom feature. Even the latest phones come with digital zoom and not optical zoom for which you still carry your trusty digital camera. Putting an end to this &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Matsushita to mass-produce heatproof batteries</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/18/matsushita-to-mass-produce-heatproof-batteries/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/18/matsushita-to-mass-produce-heatproof-batteries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2006 18:14:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>luk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile Phones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[matsushita]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[panasonic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sanyo]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reuters: Matsushita Electric Industrial said on Monday it aims to mass-produce spark-resistant batteries, eyeing a potential sales opportunity following incidents involving rivals&#8217; battery packs. The Panasonic brand maker said it has boosted its production capacity of batteries insulated with heatproof layers to five million units per month, up from 100,000 in April. Japanese rivals and &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>iPhone surprises technology world</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/18/iphone-surprises-technology-world/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/18/iphone-surprises-technology-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2006 18:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>luk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile Phones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iPhone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wi-Fi]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[BBC: A net phone called the iPhone has been launched by Linksys just weeks before analysts were expecting Apple to release a similarly-named device. The wireless iPhone allows users to make free or low-cost internet phone calls using the Skype service. It joins a growing market of phones which use wi-fi to make telephone calls &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas gadgets: iKaraoke</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/18/christmas-gadgets-ikaraoke/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/18/christmas-gadgets-ikaraoke/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2006 09:42:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>luk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gadgets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iPod]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Popgadget: Griffin Technology cut it close, but they got this ready just in time for Santa. It&#8217;s karaoke for your iPod. iKaraoke&#8217;s all-in-one microphone/processor isolates the lead vocal track, then fades it, giving you room to make like a lead singer. Plug in or use iKaraoke&#8217;s FM transmitter to play through your home or auto &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>iPod conquers space</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/18/ipod-conquers-space/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/18/ipod-conquers-space/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2006 09:28:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>luk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Portable Music Players]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iPod]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sydney Morning Herald: Having conquered Earth, Apple&#8217;s iPod now appears to be extending its reach into space. At least one fourth-generation iPod is in use at the International Space Station, as evidenced by the photograph. The picture shows European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter, a flight engineer, conducting an experiment to determine the impact of &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Joint venture launch Nokia/Siemens</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/18/joint-venture-launch-nokiasiemens/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/18/joint-venture-launch-nokiasiemens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2006 08:53:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>luk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Corporate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobile Phones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nokia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[siemens]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Heise: The launch of the network infrastructure joint venture between Nokia and Siemens will be delayed by the corruption scandal that has engulfed the German group. The launch was now expected to take place in the first quarter of 2007, Nokia and Siemens declared in Espoo in Finland yesterday. Until recently the two companies had &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Using a cell phone behind the wheel? Two years in jail!</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/18/using-a-cell-phone-behind-the-wheel-two-years-in-jail/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/18/using-a-cell-phone-behind-the-wheel-two-years-in-jail/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2006 08:47:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>luk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile Phones]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Newspaper: The head of the UK Crown Prosecution Service, Ken Macdonald, is floating the idea of throwing motorists who use cell phones in jail. The idea would be to apply the charge of &#8220;dangerous driving&#8221; to anyone talking on the phone behind the wheel because it carries large fines and up to two years &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Nintendo UK to replace all broken straps for Wii console</title>
		<link>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/15/nintendo-uk-to-replace-all-broken-straps-for-wii-console/</link>
		<comments>http://www.about-electronics.eu/2006/12/15/nintendo-uk-to-replace-all-broken-straps-for-wii-console/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2006 10:44:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>luk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Game Hardware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nintendo-Wii]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[BBC: Games firm Nintendo has said it will replace all broken straps for its Wii console, following customer complaints. The strap is connected to a motion sensitive remote which is used to control the on-screen action. The announcement follows reports about the wrist straps breaking during use, leading to the controller slipping out of hands, &#8230;]]></description>
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