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...down. These firms can hardly give handsets away, much less sell them. Each of these operations said that global cell phone unit sales will be down in 2009. What is even more puzzling is that large handset companies don't just make smart phones; they make a lot of cheap phones for people in emerging markets and consumers who don't want a handset that acts as a TV, PC, personal assistant, and objects d'art. Apple and RIMM are doing remarkably well selling products into the high end of the market...
Utilities have been experimenting with small smart-grid initiatives on their own - for example, wiring 50,000 homes in Boulder, Colo., and installing 100,000 smart meters in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. But creating a truly nationwide smart grid - a goal for the Obama White House - won't be cheap and it won't be easy. That's why the news on April 20 that the city of Miami was launching a $200 million smart-grid initiative that would connect virtually every home and business in Miami-Dade County by 2011 was so important. Led by the greenish utility giant Florida...
...Beantown for Beans. The Southwest airline has announced service to Boston beginning August 16, so you can still squeeze out some cheap fares for the last two weeks of summer. The airline will start with 10 daily flights from Logan's Terminal E: five to Chicago Midway and five to Baltimore/Washington International...
...Cheap Fares on AirTran. Budget carrier AirTran has flights from Atlanta to Portland, Maine, starting at $89, and from Columbus, Ohio, to Cancun starting at $91. Check out other sale fares on the AirTran website. Purchase tickets by April 23 for travel through...
...more. Ahmadinejad may yet play the good cop and spring Saberi, and his intervention may be a real sign that he is ready to talk to Obama, but if the arrest of one Miss North Dakota can sidetrack international diplomacy, then dealing with Tehran is not going to be cheap or easy...