In case you didn't have the chance to venture over to our in-depth review of the global Samsung Galaxy Note II, it's definitely worth a look -- but we'll be happy to go over some of the smartphone's hardware here regardless.
The rapid global sales of Galaxy Note are notable since it is creating a new market for something between smartphone and tablet pc.
ENGADGET: 1 million Galaxy Notes shipped worldwide, US fans throw money at their screens
For global marketers, take note of the fact that although brand awareness is rising, there seems to be little sign that brand loyalty is following suit.
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Forex traders and global conspiracy theorists take note: with close to 600 million people using the system, we could be watching a Dollar rival spring to life.
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On a much lighter note, global high-speed broadband adoption (defined as any speed equal or greater than 10Mbps) grew by 2.7 percent last quarter, with top honors going to South Korea where nearly half the population enjoys super fast internet access.
The IMF downgrade to its global GDP forecast and a note from Goldman Sachs advising profit-taking in commodities has investors targeting downside risk.
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The Fed's statement took note of the global stresses that have been intensified by the turmoil in Cyprus, which is trying to stave off financial ruin.
Predictably, the nuclear disaster in Japan caused the ELEMENTS Credit Suisse Global Warming Index Exchange-Traded Note ( GWO) to surge.
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Forward-thinking employers, take note: In a global economy where competition lurks at every door and information technology can quickly demolish traditional hierarchies, the best brains are at a premium.
Samsung's flagship smart device Galaxy Note has reached 1 million global shipping.
ENGADGET: 1 million Galaxy Notes shipped worldwide, US fans throw money at their screens
In spite of the signs of improvement overall, IHS Global Insight economist Howard Archer sounded a note of caution for the coming year: "We suspect that the euro zone's recovery could well lose momentum for a time in 2010 before growth starts to gradually pick up again, " he said.
We can also see that the top 1% have done very well: do note though that this is the global 1%.
Some readers note a national (and even global) culture that is increasingly valuing fulfillment above all else within a company or a job.
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Note that our definition of the global tech market in this report includes business and government purchases of computer equipment, communications equipment, software, IT consulting services, and IT outsourcing and hardware maintenance services, but does not include purchases of telecommunications services.
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"Several of Jaguar's rivals are already looking at various alternative powertrain technologies to use in the next generations of their high-performance vehicles, most notably Porsche's 918, Mercedes' SLS E-cell and BMW's i8, " observed IHS Global Insight analyst Ian Fletcher in a recent note.
On a side note, keep in mind that MF Global had credit facilities in place with JPMorgan.
Regardless of the final total, the Global Festival started making waves long before the first note was played.
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Where we can recognize that youth unemployment is increasing as older people remain in the workforce, it is significant to note that youth unemployment is now a global problem stretching across the world.
Despite one or two notable exceptions (the Harvard Business School and Stanford GSB are yet to offer an EMBA course) it appears that schools around the world have been taking note, and placing international expansion and global business practice at the top of the executive agenda.
Note that this is in advance of the global deadline of 15 June.
Do also note that that is the power consumed by global Bitcoin mining...
And Treasury note and bond yields are much more controlled by global forces and higher as well than in Japan.
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During just the first five months of the year, the central-bank buying amounted to 15% of global mining production during the same period, said a research note this week from Commerzbank.
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But it is important to note that Samsung has already successfully countered Apple in the global patent war with some of its patents on transmission technologies.
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But for our overall purposes here, we note that data centers now collectively use more energy than global aviation (though the latter comes from oil, and the former kWh of course).
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Note that the warming before 1940 is attributable to the global recovery of temperatures from the Little Ice Age, and even the land based records show no warming over the last 13 years.
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"Stocks should continue to sag under the weight of the Fed's disappointing rate response on Tuesday and the European Central Bank's refusal to admit to the risks emanating from global economic weakness, " economist at Bear Stearns wrote in a note to investors.
We'll note that the Gates Foundation also contributes to NPR's global health coverage.
Note, though, that this is not an argument about the global environment but individual well-being.
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