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added: 21-07-2007

The telecom and Internet industries are colliding head-on in competition for control of the consumer mobile search business.

Poor Countries Losing Out on Family Planning Benefits

added: 20-07-2007

A new World Bank report warns that poor countries, wealthy donors, and aid agencies are losing sight of the value of contraception, family planning, and other reproductive health programs in helping to boost economic growth, and reduce high birth rates which are strongly linked with endemic poverty, poor education, and high numbers of maternal and infant deaths.

G7 Merchandise Trade Growth Remains Sluggish in First Quarter 2007

added: 19-07-2007

Merchandise trade exports in the Group of Seven countries rose by a seasonally-adjusted 0.9% in the first quarter of 2007 compared with the previous quarter. Import volume growth picked up by 1.5%, driven largely by German domestic demand. On a year-on-year basis, G7 trade volumes continued to grow, with exports 3.4% higher and imports up 4.1%.

OECD Health Data: Specialists Outnumber GPs in Most OECD Countries

added: 18-07-2007

The medical profession is a growth industry: OECD Health Data 2007 shows that the number of doctors in OECD countries has increased by 35% over the past fifteen years to 2.8 million. In most countries, this growth was driven largely by rising numbers of specialists – up nearly 50% between 1990 and 2005 - compared with the 20% increase in general practitioners (GPs).

World's electrical consumption is strongly rising

added: 18-07-2007

Studies in the USA indicate that the world's electrical consumption is set to rise to 30 billion kWh by 2030 from 15.4 billion kWh in 2006. Governments and utilities today need to plan to supply large amounts of electrical energy efficiently, inexpensively and with minimal impact on the environment.

Top 50 Web Rankings for June

added: 18-07-2007

comScore Media Metrix released its monthly analysis of U.S. consumer activity at top online properties for June 2007. The month saw traffic increase to gaming sites as schools let out for summer and gambling sites in anticipation of the upcoming World Series of Poker (WSOP). June also saw gains for entertainment news sites with the buzz about Paris Hilton's jail sentence, hotels/resorts sites with the summer travel season swinging into high gear, and gay/lesbian sites with the celebration of Pride Month.

The State of the Digital Home

added: 17-07-2007

Convergence will bring new opportunities to the consumer electronics (CE) marketplace, probably. Although convergence is on the horizon, it hasn't arrived yet and no one is certain what will happen when it does. One thing is certain, however: The Internet is now indispensable both for consumers and the CE industry.

Intel and ASUS: $199 PCs

added: 17-07-2007

ASUS recently introduced low-priced notebooks with Intel's low-end processors. These products are mainly for low-end consumers in developing countries and are brought into the consumer market through traditional channels. Can the current cooperation between Intel and ASUS achieve the shipment goal of 1 billion sets worldwide?

Telecoms Advances Throw up New Challenges for Operators

added: 16-07-2007

Telecommunications investment continues to rise and consumers are generally paying less for more and better services across the OECD area but technology developments are presenting new challenges to telecoms operators, according to a new OECD report.

World's airlines offer 5% more flights

added: 16-07-2007

The number of seats offered on flights operating this month (July) has reached an all-time high, with a capacity of 309.7 million seats worldwide - equivalent to an airline seat for the entire population of the United States.

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