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That outlook no doubt includes extending smart-phone services beyond major urban areas. In rural India, where Nokia controls around four-fifths of the mobile-phone market, according to Bernstein research, locals may not be quite ready for smart phones yet - but they will be. At the Mobile and More outlet in the city of Gwalior in central India, co-owner Gaurav Kukreja's best seller is a no-frills 2G Nokia. But, Kukreja says, "younger people from villages often go to cities to study. They come back well-versed with new technology, and with aspirations. They want the latest...
...down almost 2% between 2003 and 2008 - nonalcoholic beer is quickly gaining popularity. According to research firm Euromonitor International, Europeans drank more than 138 million gallons (525 million liters) of the stuff in 2008. That's just a drop in Europe's 15 billion-gallon (56 billion liter) beer market, but it's growing fast. In the five years to 2008, sales in Europe climbed 50%, and are now worth $2.5 billion a year. And it's not just Europeans who are guzzling nonalcoholic beer - defined as containing less than 0.05% alcohol, roughly the same level as fruit juice. Over...
Take heart, however, because a new generation of CFLs aims to address these concerns. And other lighting innovations are hitting the market just as President Obama ups the efficiency stakes. This summer he announced tougher standards that, in combination with a law passed in 2007, will ultimately make it a lot less expensive for Americans to light their homes and offices...
...manufacturers improve quality--Earthmate's latest offering contains 80% less mercury than the standard curlicued CFLs--incandescent makers are fighting to stay in the market. For instance, Philips' new Halogena line uses 30% less energy than traditional incandescents, enough to meet the government standards that take effect...
...grab headlines earlier this month was a mechanized baseball duo of a batter and pitcher that can throw 90% of its pitches in the strike zone. And while the majority of Japanese robotic inventions - from the dazzling to the horrifying -have largely been unable to break into the mass market, Japanese scientists aren't likely to short-circuit their robotic ambitions anytime soon: Robotic technology plays a larger role in Japan than anywhere else in the world. (See the top 10 Japanese robots...