The debate whether to unleash a potentially huge amount of vacant broadcast spectrum—called white spaces—for Wi-Fi and other low-power wireless applications has reached a critical juncture, with federal regulators set to conduct another round of testing on a new group of devices to see if they can avoid interference with digital TV signals.

Three of the biggest consumer technology Companies in the world, Philips, Nintendo & Microsoft have been slammed by Greenpeace over their toxic products. They have also urged consumers to avoid products made by these Companies unless they change their ways.

Elsewhere, Apple moved up a bit, Sharp and Philips got moaned at for not recycling old TVs enough, with Sony Ericsson crowned the darling of Greenpeace thanks to an improved recycling scheme and a lower use of PVC in the manufacturing process.