Online ad spend tops TV
Figures released by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) reveal that the internet has overtaken TV as the UK’s leading medium for advertisers.  Online advertising now accounts for 23.5 per cent of all ad spend compare to TV's 21.9 per cent. Spending on internet advertising topped £1.75 billion in the first half of 2009, passing declining TV spend at £1.64 billion.
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Apple Tablet rumours surge again
A report from the well respected iLounge blog has created another surge of speculation about the touchscreen computer – or Tablet – that Apple is rumoured to be developing.  The report says the device will “10.7" screen, use the iPhone operating system and come in 3G and non 3G versions”. The next question being asked is where exactly Apple will find a capacitive touchscreen of that size.  No doubt this is not the last we’ll hear about this.... 
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$350 billion price tag on delivering 100Mbit/s broadband to every US home
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) yesterday announced that the cost of providing 100-Mbit/s broadband service to every U.S. household would be a staggering $350 billion.  The figure was announced by the FCC during an update on their National Broadband Plan for bringing affordable, high-speed Internet access to all Americans. Only $7.2 billion has been set aside for the "broadband" component of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
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High-end Dell laptops to run ARM and Intel side by side
The Dell Latitude Z series of laptops will use a microprocessor based on one of ARM plc's low power cores, sitting next to an Intel Core Duo.  The hybrid Intel-ARM approach has appeared as a potential strategy since the rising importance of low power consumption to increase battery life, without compromising performance.  The machines will run Microsoft's new Windows 7 operating system on an Intel chip most of the time. The ARM chip and a version of the free operating system Linux will be used for instant access to some functions as soon as the laptop is turned on.
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Huawei appoints former BT Group CTO
Huawei Technologies has announced the hire of former BT Group CTO, and industry visionary, Matt Bross as its new CTO.  Huawei says that part of Bross’ role will be to support the company's efforts in delivering products for North America, one of the markets Huawei has yet to significantly crack.
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Online thieves set up bank raids
A report by security firm Finjan has found that cyber criminals are becoming more sophisticated in the way they are attacking banks, saying one gang in the Ukraine managed to steal €300,000 in 22 days. The sophisticated piece of malicious software has fooled banks' anti-fraud systems as well as forging bank statements to hide the thefts.
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Ericsson eyes LTE deals
Ericsson is gearing up for a number of contract wins for LTE network equipment in the coming year, coming from operators such as Japan’s NTT DoCoMo. It says a potential deal with China Mobile is also in the works and operators in emerging markets will startto look to LTE once it becomes more widespread and costs are driven down. Ericsson believes that the commercial deployments will ramp up in 2011.
Total Telecom

France Telecom senior management urged to resign
The French opposition party has called for the senior exec team of France Telecom to resign after a spate of suicides that have put the French telecommunications giant on the defensive about its restructuring program. On Monday, a 51 year old man become the 24th worker to commit suicide in the past 24 months.
Total Telecom

Google invites users to join Wave
Google Wave, which combines email, instant messaging and wiki-style editing will go on public trial today. From 1600 BST, it will be open to 100,000 invitees each of whom can nominate five further people to "join the Wave". New features will include real time typing and wiki-style editing tools – where all messages can be edited at any point by members of the conversation and a Playback facility allows everyone to see exactly who has edited what and at what time. Google Wave will runs in most browsers, with the notable exception of Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE).
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Ballmer takes £47k pay cut as Microsoft sales fall
Microsoft’s chief executive, Steve Ballmer, has taken a pay cut this year as the company posted its first ever fall in yearly sales. Microsoft's annual revenue dropped as much as nine per cent, in the 2009 financial year, falling to £12.8 billion and shares slipping 13.6 per cent in the same year. Microsoft will be looking for a strong recovery through sales of Windows 7 in 2010, coupled with a thawing in the economic climate. Other areas of development for the company, including Windows Mobile 7 and the Zune HD.
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