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An industry wonders who'll pick up phone (BizJournals) - Venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and even the world's largest game company have been drooling over the money-making potential of the mobile game industry.

Citrus industry hoping genetic research bears fruit in canker fight (The Palm Beach Post) - The future of Florida's citrus industry could lie in something as common as a grain of rice, as small as the kumquat, or as sour-tasting as a Chinese fruit called Ichang papeda.

Music industry targets CD piracy (Contra Costa Times) - The music industry, which has sued Internet users for downloading songs illegally, now is turning its sights on pirates in 12 cities who copy CDs and DVDs for sale at street corners, flea markets, family-run shops and even mainstream record stores.

Aged care industry 'needs to use technology' (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - An aged care conference in Hobart has been told the industry needs to embrace technology to survive.

Altitude Software scoops award for contact centre industry excellence in EMEA (AME Info) - Altitude Software, a leading independent contact centre solutions vendor, has announced today that ContactCenterWorld.com, a major resource for the contact center industry, named the Altitude uCI 7 solution as the EMEA Winner in 'Best Multi Channel Contact Center Solution' category, as voted by customers in the 2006 Member's Choice Awards.

SA wine industry needs bigger economies of scale: Origin CEO (South African Wine News) - South Africa's wine industry needs larger economies of scale, such as bigger farms and more extensive sharing of capital equipment, if it wants to remain successful in the more commercial, lower-priced segment of the international market.

Chinese nuclear industry short of manpower: expert (People's Daily) - Although China has stepped up staff training, it still faces a serious shortage of manpower to carry out its ambitious plan to develop its nuclear industry, according to a Chinese nuclear expert.

New Chief Executive for NZ Pork Industry Board (Scoop.co.nz) - Sam McIvor, who has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer for the New Zealand Pork Industry Board. Currently Product Manager with Meat & Wool New Zealand, Sam has extensive experience in both the agriculture and horticulture sectors as well as in the New Zealand food processing industry.

Thailand pushes into animation industry (Business Day) - AN animated feature film about an abandoned elephant that saves Thailand from an invasion is spearheading the country’s push into the multi-billion dollar global animation industry.

Darjeeling tea industry struggles for survival (NDTV) - Darjeeling, along with five other districts will go to the polls on Monday. For lakhs of voters, who are tea garden workers, it will be a referendum on whether the tea industry can survive any longer in its current state.