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Report: Motorola Family Room trademark would allow media sharing

Electronista reports that Motorola has filed a trademark application for "Family Room" with the United States Patent and Trademark Office

(29/07/2010 00:00)
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RIM to unveil new BlackBerry

RIM is expected to unveil its latest touchscreen 9800 BlackBerry next Tuesday.

(29/07/2010 00:00)
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Sprint returns to subscriber growth

Sprint returns to subscriber growth

US operator Sprint Nextel has reported its first quarterly growth in mobile subscribers for three years, but still saw losses almost double from a year ago on the back of a tax related charge.

(28/07/2010 01:00)
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UK gives long-awaited go-ahead for new spectrum auctions

The UK government has given the green light for regulators to sell-off long-awaited new spectrum - with a plan for auctions to take place at the end of next year

(28/07/2010 01:00)
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AT&T to become “premier carrier” for Windows Phone 7

AT&T to become “premier carrier” for Windows Phone 7

US operator AT&T has become one of the first major operators to publicly back Microsoft’s forthcoming Windows Phone 7 series of smartphones, reports Computerworld.

(28/07/2010 01:00)
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LG posts US$101M Q2 handset loss

LG Electronics – the world’s third-largest device vendor – has reported a second-quarter KRW120 billion (US$101 million) loss at its handset unit, and a KRW133 billion loss at its overall mobile communications business unit.

(28/07/2010 01:00)
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Telefonica to buy Vivo from Portugal Telecom

Telefonica appears to have finally clinched a deal with Portugal Telecom (PT) to buy it out of their Brazilian mobile phone joint venture, Vivo, for a reported EUR7.5 billion. Telefonica plans to acquire the remaining 50 percent of Brasilcel, the joint-owned holding company for Vivo, which controls 60 percent of Vivo (Brazil’s largest mobile operator).

(28/07/2010 01:00)
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Vodafone chairman sees off critics at AGM

93.5 percent and 94.1 percent of shareholders respectively voted to re-elect Vodafone chairman Sir John Bond and his deputy, Mr John Buchanan, at Vodafone’s AGM yesterday

(28/07/2010 00:10)
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Reports: Google’s music and ‘Facebook’ service nears launch

Google's plan to challenge Apple's dominance in the music marketplace is advancing more rapidly than expected

(28/07/2010 00:10)
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Ruling lets owners alter iPhone software

Ruling lets owners alter iPhone software

Apple's control over its iPhone and other devices via its iTunes store was undercut Monday by a federal ruling legalising jailbreaking

(28/07/2010 00:00)
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