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Mobile industry calls for cheaper airwaves for 3G (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - The mobile phone industry called on Monday for regulators to open up the airwaves to make high-speed third-generation (3G) services available to about 300 million more people.

Lattice introduces industry's first SERDES FPGA priced below $10 (Embedded Systems Programming Magazine) - In conjunction with the production release of the first devices in its acclaimed LatticeECP2M FPGA family, Lattice Semiconductor has announced dramatically lower price points for the industry's first low-cost FPGAs to offer high-speed embedded SERDES I/O. Production volume prices have been reduced to as low as $9.95 for the 20K Look-Up-Table (LUT) LatticeECP2M-20, substantially below those of ...

Austin chip industry veteran named CEO of Conexant (Austin American-Statesman) - Daniel Artusi, an executive in Austin's semiconductor industry for three decades, was named CEO and chairman of a California-based chip company Monday.

Entertainment industry is now as valuable to the economy as financial services (Daily Mail) - The entertainment industry is now as valuable to the economy as the financial services sector. Britain's cultural exports generate more money than those of any other country in the world, an independent think-tank has found

Release of iPhone Has Industry Abuzz (ABC News) - Consumers, Industry Eagerly Await iPhone As Friday Launch of Triple-Threat Gadget Approaches

Earnings upgrades push VS Industry to new record high (The Star Online) - PETALING JAYA: Shares in VS Industry Bhd closed at another record for the second straight day yesterday, lifted by earnings upgrades by analysts on expectation of bigger orders from its main client, Dyson International Ltd.

Seafood Industry Energy-Efficiency Savvy (Scoop.co.nz) - "The GDP value of fishing is based on raw materials and not the final, value-added product, which makes the ratio overstated in terms of energy efficiency," says Owen Symmans, chief executive of the NZ Seafood Industry Council. "As Statistics New Zealand clearly states in the report on page 13."

Oil, Gas Industry Adds $22.9 Billion to Colorado Economy, Study Finds (RedNova) - By Judith Kohler Associated Press DENVER -- The booming Colorado oil and gas industry contributed nearly $23 billion in direct and indirect economic benefits to the state in 2005, a state-funded study found.

Patent battles brew in Wi-Fi industry (Electronic Engineering Times Asia) - A U.S. federal court's injunction against Japanese WLAN equipment vendor Buffalo Technology in its patent fight with an Australian science agency could have broad implications for the Wi-Fi industry.

Nominations being accepted for tech industry awards (Honolulu Advertiser) - The nonprofit group Pacific Technology Foundation is accepting nominations for its seventh annual Technology Industry Awards. The awards program honors professionals and leaders in business and technology who have made contributions to Hawai'i's business and high-technology industry.