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Aug 30th 2007 From The Economist print editionThe PC industry is proving to be surprisingly lively    WHEN the personal computer (PC) turned 25 last year, many anniversary articles read like obituaries. There was general agreement that the PC had become a commodity product, its makers…

Aug 30th 2007 From The Economist print editionA new car and six potential buyers signal hope for Jaguar EMOTION is said to play a part in many car purchases, but it is less likely to be a factor when buying a car company. Even so, the reaction this week to the first pictures of Jaguar's new XF…

Aug 30th 2007 | SEATTLE From The Economist print editionAmerican cities' plans for ubiquitous internet access are running into trouble IT WAS supposed to democratise the internet and turn America's city-dwellers into citizen-surfers. In 2004 the mayors of Philadelphia and San Francisco unveiled…

Aug 30th 2007 From The Economist print editionThe world's internet superpower faces testing times    Get article backgroundRARELY if ever has a company risen so fast in so many ways as Google, the world's most popular search engine. This is true by just about any measure: the growth in…