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1. Pioneer to stop making 42-inch plasma panels – TheGlobeAndMail.Com

   Pioneer Corp. will stop making 42-inch plasma panels and instead buy panels in that size and smaller from Panasonic maker Matsushita Electric Industrial or Hitachi Ltd. to turn around its loss-making flat TV business, the Asahi newspaper said.

2. No One Bids for $4.5 Million Ferry on eBay – SeattleTimes.NWSource.Com

   “The Washington state Transportation Department was asking at least $4.5 million for the vessel, but the auction ended Sunday night on eBay without any interest.” – You really can buy anything on eBay now days.

3. Treehouse Subdivision — ‘Honey, I’m home’ – BookOfJoe.Com

   Living in the trees is a universal theme that many dream, but only few experience….

4. MetaRAM Quadruples DIMM Capacity – News.DigitalTrends.Com

   Since large servers can require massive banks of RAM to function, MetaRAM hopes its technology will drastically cut the cost of providing that much RAM by allowing less-specialized hardware to handle it.

5. Getty Images Agrees to $2.1B Buyout – SeattleTimes.NWSource.Com

   Getty, founded more than a decade ago, put itself up for sale in January. It is a major creator and distributor of photos and other digital media. Hellman & Friedman has offices in San Francisco, New York and London.

6. Japan Launches Internet Satellite – PC World.Com

   It will be able to provide broadband Internet connections to homes with download speeds of up to 155M bps and upload speeds of 6M bps via 45-centimeter dish antennas. 1.2G bps will be offered to commercial users via 5 meter antennas.

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