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Shipping industry's earnings pass peak (FT.com via Yahoo! News) - The shipping industry, which has played a vital role in supporting the world commodities boom, is earning far less than it did in the early stages of the boom.

Cell Phone Industry Steps Closer to VoIP (ABC News) - Cell Phone Industry Takes Important Step Toward Voice Over Wi-Fi

Automotive Industry Action Group Fills In Supply Chain Gap In China (Industry Week) - April 10, 2006 -- In order to strengthen its support of the supply chain in China, The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG), a not-for-profit automotive trade association, opened a representative office in Shanghai and appointed scientist and industry pioneer Dr. Yilong Chen to lead the initiative.

Canadian music industry: forget the levies, bring on DRM heaven (Ars Technica) - The head of the Canadian Recording Industry Association speaks out against the Canadian media levy, joining the worldwide chorus of industry leaders who would like to see DRM proliferate for the sake of profits.

What will it take to fix the U.S. auto industry? (MSNBC) - With American car makers losing both money and market share, Detroit is working overtime to get this troubled industry back on track.

Cell phone industry steps closer to voice over Wi-Fi (KRNV) - The cell phone industry took a step closer to voice over Wi-Fi technology at a conference in Las Vegas last week. At the CTIA wireless conference, employees from Nokia demonstrated how calls can be seamlessly switched from Wi-Fi hotspots to regular cell networks.

Job cuts likely in SA wine industry (South African Wine News) - With the takeover of South Africa's largest wine export brand by volume, Kumala, by the world's biggest wine company, Constellation Brands, job losses in the SA wine industry on the bottling front are looking very likely.

Industry all grown up and has places to go (Chicago Tribune) - 30th anniversary of modern biotech sees firms ready to profit As the global biotechnology industry gathers at Chicago's McCormick Place on its 30th birthday Sunday, it celebrates passage from raucous adolescence to stable maturity.

Cell phone industry steps closer to voice over Wi-Fi (KESQ) - LAS VEGAS The cell phone industry took a step closer to voice over Wi-Fi technology at a conference in Las Vegas last week.

Cell Phone Industry Steps Closer to VoIP (AP via Yahoo! News) - Wojtek Felendzer held a mobile phone to his ear as he walked across the room, the call automatically switching behind the scenes from a Wi-Fi wireless hotspot to the regular cellular network.