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		<title>European music sales down 8.3% in 2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 05:20:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite global digital sales growing 24.1 % to $3.78 bln and performance income by 16.2% in 2008, European music sales finished down 8.3% at $18.4 bln after a 15.4% collapse in physical sales.
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		<title>391.8 mln mobile subscribers in India in March 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 05:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Indian mobile operators added a record 15.64 mln customers in March 2009, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India said. The mobile subscriber base in India rose by 50%, or more than 130 mln, to 391.8 mln.
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		<title>US venture investments down 61% in Q1 2009</title>
		<link>http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=15723</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:22:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[US venture capital investments sank 61% in Q1 2009, dropping to the lowest level in 12 years. VC investments totaled $3 bln in Q1 2009, according to PriceWaterhouseCoopers, the National Venture Capital Association and Thomson Reuters. In Q1 2008, investments totaled $7.74 bln. This is the lowest quarterly level of venture investments since Q1 1997, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10.5 mln BluRay players in the US in Q1 2009</title>
		<link>http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=15722</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 03:21:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[About 9 mln high-definition units sold in the US in Q1 2009, up from the 4.8 mln that sold during Q1 2008, according to Adams Media Research. There are now 10.5 mln Blu-ray households, encompassing owners of both Blu-ray set-tops and Blu-ray-enabled PlayStation 3s.
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		<title>US newspaper ads to decline 22% in 2009</title>
		<link>http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=15721</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:32:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AM</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Barclays Capital projects US newspaper advertising will decline 22% in 2009 and another 10% in 2010.
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		<title>Infrastructure sharing to save companies $60 bln by 2014</title>
		<link>http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=15720</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:38:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AM</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ABI Research finds that the worldwide combined OPEX and CAPEX savings from active infrastructure sharing could amount to as much as $60 bln over the next five year period. The study finds that operators could enjoy at least 40% cost savings in addition to those available from passive site sharing.
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		<title>$94 bln spent on home network-enabled devices in 2010</title>
		<link>http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=15718</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:37:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Total revenues for network connected devices will rise from about $74 bln in 2009 to over $94 bln in 2010, ABI Research reported.
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		<title>IEEE 802.15.4 semiconductors to grow 79.6% by 2014</title>
		<link>http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=15719</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:31:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The market for IEEE 802.15.4 semiconductors, in both consumer electronics and commercial markets, is set for significant growth over the next five years as the standard becomes the foundation for a host of applications and systems. That growth will see 802.15.4 chipset shipments grow from nearly 15 mln in 2008 to nearly 499 mln in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Game play among parents and non-parents</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 13:04:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you ever use any of the following to play games whether or not you personally have one? 




Parents
Non- Parents


Desktop or laptop
45%
35%


Game console
41
22


Cell phone, Blackberry, or other handheld organizer
25
16


Portable gaming device
21
10


Source: Pew Internet Project



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		<title>Demographics of Social Network Users</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The percentage of online Americans in each demographic category who have a profile on a social network website:



All adults
35%


Sex


Men
35


Women
35


Age


18-24
75


25-34
57


35-44
30


45-54
19


55-64
10


65+
7


Race


White, non-Hispanic
31


Black, non-Hispanic
43


Hispanic
48


Annual Household Income


Less than $30,000
45


$30,000 - $49,999
38


$50,000 - $74,999
30


$75,000 +
31


Education


Less than HS
43


HS grad
31


Some college
41


College grad
33


Locale


Urban
34


Suburban
26


Rural
23


Source: Pew Internet Project



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