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Microsoft's SpecNet promises to seek out unused wireless spectrum

Microsoft's been toying around with hardware for so-called white space spectrum for some time now, and it's now back with another fairly ambitious scheme. Dubbed "SpecNet," the hardware in t    

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WSJ: Google teams with MasterCard and Citigroup for NFC payments, also files patent app

Ever since the Nexus S and its nifty little NFC chip hit the market, there's been speculation that El Goog was planning a foray into the mobile payment arena currently occupied by the likes of Charge Anywh    

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Nokia continues reinvention, details new fonts and branding

Nokia's current typeface -- Nokia Sans -- feels like one of the great constants in the consumer electronics industry, a design that instantly screams "Nokia" the moment you see it (for better or    

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CTIA 2011 wrap-up: EVO 3D, G2x, skinny new Galaxy Tabs, and more

We just got home from this little massive US mobile industry event you may have heard about called CTIA Wireless. It took place in Orlando this year (instead of Las Vegas as usual) and we can definitely say tha    

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Sprint critiques proposed AT&T / T-Mobile deal, says buyout would 'dramatically alter' telecom industry

This afternoon, AT&T and T-Mobile dedicated a twenty-eight page PDF to convincing regulators that their39 billion aquisition wouldn't violate antitrust law, using images like the one above. Well, a    

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AT&T agrees to buy T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom for $39 billion (update)

Wowzers! AT&T and Deutsche Telekom have entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of T-Mobile USA for39 billion in cash and stocks. The combined customer base of this upcoming behemoth will be 13    

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Nokia collects design patent for a tablet, evokes N8 aesthetics (update: there's another one!)

It's no secret that Nokia's been casting an interested eye over the tablet market and now we have a bit of extra evidence to show its intent, courtesy of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.    

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Intel works with notebook makers to push into Android tablet PC market

As Microsoft has announced its Windows operating system will add support for ARM-based platforms, Intel has recently decided to cooperate with Taiwan-based notebook makers including Inventec and Compal Electron    

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Demand for handset optical components to start taking off, says LensVector CEO

Shipments of solid-state optical components for camera phones from LensVector to the China market are expected to take off starting mid-2011, according to company CEO Derek Proudian.    

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Japan earthquake: Toshiba closes down CIS plant; may result in further tightening of supply

Toshiba has closed down its plant that produces logic ICs and CMOS image sensors (CIS), including those for handsets, in Iwate, Japan because of the power failure caused by the March 11 earthquake, and the move    

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