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October 11, 2005
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IT spending to slow.

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Among key drivers of the next cycle of investment will be digital business architecture based on virtualized hardware and network resources; extended Internet representing new applications ranging from RFID and telematics to mobile networking and biometrics; a new business model for research and development; and software development using social computing and sources of talent and capital from all over the world.

I love how they cite things that are made to track things and individuals... It is a great world we are moving too.

Earthlink ready for wireless broadband. This is a good thing.

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Municipal Wi-Fi looks to be the technology with the most legs at the moment. Just last week, the company announced a contract to build a wireless broadband network for the city of Philadelphia. EarthLink will shoulder the $10 million to $15 million it will cost to blanket the 135 square miles of the city. In exchange, EarthLink gets access to the rights of way to build the network and will also benefit from the city's marketing efforts to promote the new service.


China set to launch two people into space. China will be the biggest threat to the US in some time.

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The secrecy highlights the importance of the space programme to China's national image. In the future, China hopes to send astronauts on spacewalks and set up a permanent space lab, Wang Yongzhi, chief designer of China's Manned Spaceflight Program, told Xinhua.


Play games, go to space.

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"Not too many people have $200,000 that they can spend to get their astronaut wings. It is high time that we open up the hope to fly in space to everyone who can afford an entry. A game is the best way to do that," Dinkin told SPACE.com via email. Gaming will allow hobbyists to put their money where their mouth is, Dinkin said, and support spaceflight companies directly.

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