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A person poses while using a Blackberry Bold 2 smartphone at the Research in Motion (RIM) headquarters in Waterloo, November 16, 2009. Picture taken November 16, 2009. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

Smartphone growth to continue strong in 2010

Reuters - Thu Nov 19, 8:00 PM

BARCELONA (Reuters) - The wireless chip industry expects smartphone market surge to continue, with British microchip designer ARM saying growth would likely even accelerate further next year.

  • Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez listens to a question during an interview with Reuters in her house in Havana November 9, 2009. REUTERS/Enrique De La Osa
    Husband of Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez attacked Reuters - 1 hour, 21 minutes ago

    HAVANA (Reuters) - The husband of Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez said he was attacked by government supporters as he waited on Friday to confront state security agents accused of detaining and beating his wife two weeks ago.

  • Medical device company ART reaches restructuring proposal after review The Canadian Press - Fri Nov 20, 9:13 PM

    MONTREAL - Medical device company ART Advanced Research Technologies Inc. (TSX:ARA) said Friday it has signed a deal to be acquired by Dorsky Worldwide Corp. and restructure the company under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.

  • The Barnes & Noble nook, a Wireless eBook Reader, is seen during a news conference in New York October 20, 2009. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
    Barnes & Noble says Nook sold out before holidays Reuters - Fri Nov 20, 6:22 PM

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Barnes & Noble Inc said on Friday it had sold out of its newly-launched Nook electronic readers due to high demand -- a pre-holiday miscalculation that analysts said could boost sales of rival Amazon.com Inc's market leading Kindle.

  • As snow falls, pedestrians walk towards a Barnes & Noble book store, in Arlington Heights, Illinois, seen here in 2006. US bookstore giant Barnes & Noble said Friday it had sold out of its new electronic book reader, the 'Nook,' and the next shipments would not be available until after the holidays. Photo:Tim Boyle/AFP
    Barnes & Noble sells out of new e-reader AFP - Fri Nov 20, 5:12 PM

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - US bookstore giant Barnes & Noble said Friday it had sold out of its new electronic book reader, the "Nook," and the next shipments would not be available until after the holidays.

  • A picture taken on September 24 shows the screen of a computer featuring a search of the word 'edition' on the home page of Internet giant Google's website. A US judge set February 18 for a hearing on the revised legal settlement between Google and US authors and publishers that would allow the Internet giant to scan and sell millions of books online. Photo:Joel Saget/AFP
    Google books hearing set for February 18 AFP - Fri Nov 20, 1:36 PM

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - A US judge set February 18 for a hearing on the revised legal settlement between Google and US authors and publishers that would allow the Internet giant to scan and sell millions of books online.


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