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While Vodafone, Orange and other major players will probably seek to preserve their investment in 3G for the next few years, the switch to WiMax may be inevitable. Sprint Nextel, a U.S. carrier that doesn't have a massive investment in 3G, effectively staked its future on WiMax in August, when it announced that it will spend up to $3 billion through 2008 building a national WiMax network...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Wireless Tangle | 11/26/2006 | See Source »

...back, only better. The Lomo LC-A+ is now handmade in China, but the look is still Soviet cool. And the lens still comes from the St. Petersburg factory, so the visual quirks - intense colors, sharp contrast, wacky focus - remain intact. A new multiple exposure switch allows unlimited shots on a single frame, while the added cable release lets you fire the shutter from afar. At $320, this model also costs more, but one thing hasn't changed: Lomo is sticking to film. Says Lomographic Society head Matthias Fiegl: "Because young people are used to digital photography, analog is special...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From Russia, We Love | 11/23/2006 | See Source »

Opponents of trans-fat bans argue that prohibiting trans fats would force restaurants to switch to more harmful saturated fats...

Author: By Virginia A. Fisher, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: City Aims to Eliminate Trans Fats | 11/21/2006 | See Source »

...that won't be easy. Sony faces relentless competition in its core consumer electronics business. In the TV category, Sony is just now beginning to break even, partly because it was so late to switch to production of flat-screen TVs. In typical Sony fashion, the engineers weren't convinced that existing LCD technology was up to Sony standards and wasn't worth investing in. Wrong. Sony was forced initially to buy flat panels from rivals like Sharp. In digital cameras, though, Sony has been far more successful...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Sony Got Game? | 11/19/2006 | See Source »

...that way, but he also sharpened the exact skills that his party will need for the next two years, when its main goal will be to stop Democratic bills from seeing the light of day, let alone the President's desk. As the whip--a position named after the switch-wielding valet at fox hunts who keeps the hounds in line--Lott will keep his party disciplined and frustrate the Democrats with amendments and filibusters. "He understands the rules. He's a strong negotiator," says New Hampshire's Senator John Sununu. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Revival of Trent Lott | 11/19/2006 | See Source »

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