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Asia-Pacific Fixed Broadband Revenue to Reach $92.2 Billion in 2017.
The worldwide fixed broadband market continues to grow, despite a surge in mobile broadband adoption.

The Human Voice, as Game Changer 
Nuance Communications is expanding its efforts to make more kinds of machines responsive to our spoken commands.

Over one million listen to digital radio
Australians have bought 784,478 digital radios since they were launched in 2009.

1080p video streaming to challenge that of Blu-ray

Online 1080p video streaming is delivering picture quality that challenges Blu-ray discs.

More want to buy home theater projectors

Interest in projectors rises & more being used for games, 3D and sports events.

Facebook emerges as second screen for social TV

Tablets loaded with Facebook & Twitter are emerging as second screen that could make social TV take off.

Apple's rumored TV won't emerge until next year

Experts say they view Apple TV hardware as a 2013 event.

Half of American homes have an Apple product
More than 55 million homes in the U.S. have at least one Apple product.

India E-Commerce Soars & eBay Ups Stake

Over ¾’s of the products eBay sells in India are fixed-price items, such as cameras, laptops, mobile phones, music players and flat-panel television sets.

Use of AMOLED panels to widen as more suppliers emerge

More companies are engaging in production of active-matrix organic light-emitting diode displays.

On Facebook, Some Friendly Energy Rivalry
OpowerFacebook users can use an Opower app to compare notes on how much energy they consume.

Lots of shoppers are using mobile devices
Almost two-thirds of consumers surveyed use mobile devices to research and purchase products.

E-book market booms - survey
Four times more US readers, or 15%, were reading e-books on a typical day compared with less than two years ago.