" The index, which measures the range of factors that affect a country's ability to harness information technologies for economic competitiveness and development, also cited the United States' low rate of mobile telephone usage, a lack of government leadership in information technology and the low quality of math and science education. "

" But Thierry Geiger, one of the Forum's economists responsible for the 361-page report, said the U.S. market environment remains the best in the world in terms of how easy it is to set up a business, get loans and have access to market capital. "

" Nordic countries -- traditionally strong in all surveys conducted by the Geneva-based Forum -- dominated the top of the rankings. "

" Singapore, which topped the poll in 2005, was the top Asian nation in third. Rounding out the top 10 were Switzerland, fifth; Netherlands, sixth; Iceland, eighth; Britain, ninth; and Norway, 10th. "

"IBM announced an optical chipset that could allow you to download a complete high-definition movie in one second, rather than the 30 minutes or more that today's fastest chips allow."

"IDC's new report on virtualization and multicore servers backpedals from previous server forecasts, indicating that x86-based server deployment patterns are changing dramatically."

"The world of mobile storage continues to evolve, with Fujitsu unveiling two new touchscreen notebooks configurable with 16-GB or 32-GB solid state drives (SSDs)."

"Two new mobile phones from Sony Ericsson, announced this week at the CTIA Wireless trade show in Orlando, are notable for their speed, their ability to measure distance, and
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