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Telstra adds one million mobile services, but Sensis plummets

Telstra has revealed the addition of almost one million new mobile services in the six months to December 2011, but Sensis revenues plummeted 24 percent in 12 months.

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Backlight news drives Apple rumours

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Expectations of a January debut for a new, extra-slim Apple notebook received a boost with a report of increased deliveries of LED backlight units.

DigiTimes says shipments of these units are ramping up rapidly, with manufacturers Nano-Op and Kenmos delivering parts destined for Apple.

A lighter and slimmer sibling for Apple's MacBook and MacBook Pro models has been tipped by rumour sites for some time, and it now seems increasingly likely that its debut will be Steve Jobs' keynote at Macworld Expo in January.

The move from fluorescent to LED backlighting eliminates mercury from the display assembly, a change welcomed by environmentalists. It also reduces the power consumption, something that appeals to mobile users as well as those concerned with green issues. Other benefits include more even illumination and the opportunity to make slimmer devices.

Apple already uses LED backlights in MacBook Pro models. The expectation is that the new model will be positioned somewhere between the MacBook and the MacBook Pro.

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