Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) provided the model numbers of the products in question August 19, 2008. The model numbers that METI announced are MA004J/A (sold 708,000 units), MA005J/A (sold 393,000 units), MA099J/A (sold 424,000 units) and MA107J/A (sold 287,000 units). METI called on consumers to be aware of these models in particular, as it has heard of multiple cases where they have caused an accident while charging their secondary batteries.

..."Inventory days for our supply chain basket of approximately 130 companies declined for the most recent quarter to 44.1 days, from 45 days last quarter and 45.2 days following 2Q. On a trailing 12-month basis, inventory days declined to 43.8 days, which compares to 44 days exiting 1Q and 45.4 days following 2Q 2007," Harrison said..

...the challenge involves three products introduced after 1996, namely cable boxes that can access the Internet, flat-panel computer monitors, and certain computer printers that can also scan, fax, and/or copy. In short, the EU is claiming that these products are not information technology products because of the advancements made to their original designs. The EU’s opinion is that flat-panel monitors that show videos are TVs, not PC components, and therefore should see 14% duties...

"Intel believes a Wimax-ready laptop could be available in the Indian market at around US$300-400 dollars in a few months," Intel India's newly appointed Managing Director for Wimax division C S Rao told PTI.

Malaysian WiMax operator Packet One Networks began commercial services Tuesday, marking another step in the ongoing rollout of the broadband wireless technology. "Our plan is to target 100,000 subscribers in the next 12 months," said Michael Lai, Packet One's CEO, in a telephone interview.

"...the turmoil in credit markets of the past year virtually guarantees that corporate spending on technology will fall over the next nine months or so...Technology demand, which has been growing recently at an annualised rate of 5-6%, could decline by 10%..."