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GPS signals trump cellular in FCC battle

Bandwidth has become a precious commodity. Just ask any owner of a car that has an analog OnStar system that wound up being a useless brick when digital cellular signals were declared to be the only game in town. LightSquared, a company that grew out of the satellite-communications industry, is banking that the chunk of spectrum it holds the rights to will help smaller, regional competitors compete with the big wireless providers.

Ford collaborates with DIY workshop for Detroit location

Detroit inventors will soon have access to the ultimate do-it-yourself workshop. Having joined forces with Ford, TechShop is scheduled to launch one of its open-access facilities in the Motor City this winter. The facility will provide artists and inventors with machinery they might not otherwise have access to, like sheetmetal equipment, CNC plasma cutters and three-dimensional printers.

Aston Martin Virage

Aston Martin is set to revive the defunct Virage moniker at Geneva. The new Virage is not touted as a replacement for the DB9, but a new model that will sit between the DB9 and range-topping DBS. The Virage sports clear Aston Martin DNA, looking decidedly like the two models it slides between.