Sadly, the United States, where innovation-intensive industries account for one third of GDP, looks set to keep taking one step backward for every step forward in that drive.

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China looks strong in comparison again: more than half the respondents own a smartphone (one-third in the US) and 38% of Chinese respondents plan to purchase one in 2011, making it potentially the most-purchased device in the country in 2011.

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