By comparison to analog and GSM-based technologies, 3G CDMA technology has advantages such as increased network capacity, network flexibility, compatibility with internet protocols, higher capacity for data and faster access to Internet.

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And while TI remains far and away the DSP market leader, it also faces significant competition from Lucent Technologies, Motorola and Analog Devices.

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Rather than discussing the already worn (and to me irrelevant) debate of digital book versus analog book, I talked about future technologies like brain computer interface, real-time simulation and programmable material, and how these will change the face of literature far beyond the Kindle, perhaps eventually eliminating text altogether.

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One of the biggest success stories for digital technologies has been the replacement of analog recording media with digital media.

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Sheng expects the older and new technologies to coexist until China phases out analog TV, possibly around 2015.

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These analog magnetic tape machines led to the development of audio and video recording technologies after WWII by companies such as Ampex.

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The fork uses a high-end accelerometer from Analog Devices to measure any shocks and jolts, as well as an advanced fluid-control system from Enfield Technologies that allows the fork to stiffen or soften quicker than a tire can deform, typically between 8 and 13 milliseconds.

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