Research and development of the toys and phones is carried out largely in the U.S. and Europe, where marketing and development teams have their fingers on the pulse of consumers and the latest technology trends.

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In the case of development in Africa it seems like we are trying to implement the latest advance in medical technology on to a system that is not in a position to support them.

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The fabrics represent the latest development in "pervasive computing, " the name applied to a new generation of communication and information technology that will be integrated into our environments.

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Another key development for the company is the announcement that production of its latest 18% 'semiconductor finger' technology is proceeding on schedule.

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Drives based on that technology were said to be on track for 2010 -- let's hope this latest development speeds things up a bit.

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