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<title><![CDATA[iPhone shipments jump amid smartphone dip]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Apple'siPhone shipments jumped nearly 15 percent in the first quarter over the previous one, despite a slight downturn industrywide, according to new data.Market researcher IHS iSuppli reported that Apple shipped 18.6 million of its smartphones in the first quarter, up from 16.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2010. That 14.9 percent increase marked the highest growth rate among the top five global smartphone vendors. It also stood out against an 1.5 percent sequential drop in smartphone shipments industrywide in the first quarter, which is usually a slow retail season but one that hasn't previously impacted the thriving smartphone market.The first quarter was good to Apple thanks in part to the debut of theVerizon iPhone, iHS iSuppli noted.&quot;Not only did this allow Apple to expand its target market and boost shipments, it also placed additional pressure on rival smart phone brands--including Motorola, Samsung, LG and HTC--that focus on Verizon Wireless as a major customer,&quot; Tina Teng, IHS senior analyst for wireless communications, said yesterday in a statement.Though still the No. 2 smartphone maker, Apple's latest surge in market share is inching it closer to No. 1 Nokia, which saw its first-quarter shipments drop by 14.5 percent to 24.2 million. With the ongoing shift, Apple's smartphone shipments now trail those of Nokia by just 5.7 percentage points, according to IHS iSuppli, compared with 12.2 points in the previous quarter.Nokia's deal with Microsoft to switch its smartphone platform toWindows Phone 7 is actually hampering Nokia's shipments over the short term, according to IHS iSuppli, because consumers apparently are reluctant to buy devices based on the Symbian and MeeGo operating systems. The market researcher said it doesn't expect the deal to yield any new products for at least another year. BlackBerry maker Research In Motion held its No. 3 spot by doing better than the overall industry, shipping 14.8 million phones, a sequential gain of 4.2 percent.Among the Android vendors, No. 7 LG's shipments grew 60 percent, reaching 4 million during the quarter, up from 2.5 million the previous quarter. 2011's initial quarter marked the first sequential decline in smartphone shipments since the start of 2009, but IHS iSuppli doesn't see this as a long-term trend.  &quot;The reduction of shipments reflects inventory control efforts in the smartphone market, rather than weakening consumer demand,&quot; Teng said. &quot;This decline does not change the IHS iSuppli forecast of 60 percent growth in worldwide smartphone shipments for the entire year of 2011.&quot; <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[For ARPA-E research, questions over what next]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 07:10:37 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ BOSTON--Even with the excitement ARPA-E generates for its energy research, more people are questioning how to get those innovations out of labs and into the market at large scale. The Advanced Research Program Agency-Energy was modeled on DARPA, which is considered a successful model of using the Department of Defense to fund new technology research. But the key difference in energy is that researchers don't have a ready customer in the DOD willing to buy or further enhance the fruits of government-funded work.ARPA-E researchers dig deep for energy innovation (photos) View the full galleryARPA-E is seeking to improve its research programs to increase the chances that a breakthrough technology will actually be produced at scale, said Ilan Gur, a senior commercialization advisor at ARPA-E today here at the Lux Executive Summit. Specifically, ARPA-E program managers garner input from industrial companies to better ensure that grant programs address a market need.&quot;To succeed, projects have to reduce technical risk but ultimately they also need to reduce the commercialization risk,&quot; Gur said during a talk here. &quot;In every stage, we are trying to bring in elements from industry so we know we are barking up the right tree and we can push these technologies into markets.&quot;ARPA-E is structured to pursue high-risk, breakthrough projects rather than incremental changes. Having received $180 million in funding in the federal government's 2011 budget (although none so far for 2012), it is in the process of launching five more grant offerings, including grants to develop crops for biofuels and to reduce the use of rare earth minerals.But even if researchers meet the technical milestones set by ARPA-E programs, they often face the daunting prospect of refining a technology to meet a specific market need and manufacturing it at scale. Whereas DARPA grant winners may develop a technology that the DOD is willing to pay a premium for, new energy technologies are generally entering a commodity business of supplying kilowatts hours or liquid fuels. And building pilot plants to meet cost targets can often cost tens of millions or hundreds of millions of dollars.Large industrial corporations and other government programs can help nudge ARPA-E research closer to market, according to a panel of executives from industrial companies. ARPE-E program directors can help validate a specific technology or company, but neither ARPA-E nor typical venture capitalists have sufficient money to scale up energy technology companies.Looking for a clean-energy home run (photos) Dow Chemical seeks to work with small technology start-ups at an early stage to get visibility into new technology, said David Parillo, the global director for Dow Solar Solutions' research and development. Start-ups can gain insight into the needs of commercial customers and how to build a commercial product, rather than a prototype. Government policies, such as an ARPA-E like program for late-stage funding, also need to be aligned with what ARPA-E is doing, he said.&quot;Industry engagement is extremely important in actually bringing these technologies to commercialization domestically and having a long and sustaining impact,&quot; he said. &quot;It's a longer putt than some of us realize to get these businesses up and getting to positive cash flow.&quot;<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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