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CTIA snubbing San Francisco over cell phone radiation law

It's CTIA vs. the city of San Francisco in a fight over cell phone radiation policy. The wireless industry's trade group said it will not hold its annual fall conference in San Francisco in the future    

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Taiwan market: Carriers manage inventory ahead of iPhone 4 launch

Taiwan-based telecom carriers have been controlling inventory for previous-generation iPhones in anticipation for diminishing demand as consumers delay purchase and await the introduction of the iPhone 4, accor    

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Smartphones become the new LBS battleground, says iSuppli

With smartphones emerging as the strategic computing platform for the next decade, the usage of smartphone-based OEM and aftermarket on-board navigation systems is set to soar by a factor of 10 in 2010 and by n    

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iPhone 4 arrives at Walmart

Check out that sweet, sweet box. Yes folks, we seem to have received our very first in-the-cardboard picture of the retail iPhone 4 out in the wild. We don't work at Walmart, so we can't verify this o    

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Leaked Telstra roadmap points to October Windows Phone 7 launch, HTC Mozart device

Microsoft still hasn't gotten any more specific than "holiday 2010" for a Windows Phone 7 launch date, but it looks like we may now have a bit more specificity courtesy of Australian carrier Tels    

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Worldwide mobile payment users to reach 108.6 million in 2010, says Gartner

The number of mobile payment users worldwide will exceed 108.6 million in 2010, a 54.5% increase from 2009, when there were 70.2 million users, according to Gartner. Mobile payment users will represent 2.1% of    

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Digitimes Research: China handset makers focus on overseas markets

Shipments by China-based handset makers are projected to reach 380 million units in 2010, of which ZTE, Hwawei Technologies and TCL will account for 75 million units, 41 million units and 15 million units, resp    

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Image sensor market to post record year in 2010, says IC Insights

With demand for digital cameras, camera phones, and machine-vision systems recovering, sales of image-sensor devices are forecast to grow 31% in 2010 and will reach a new record high of US$8.5 billion, accordin    

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iOS 4 privacy policy updated: Apple can anonymously collect location data, you can take away iAds' cookies

It may not be a big deal -- Android's done it for years -- but some will no doubt be interested to learn that Apple can monitor your GPS. In the latest revision of its privacy policy, presumably updated fo    

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Nokia preparing ARM-based tablet PC for 4Q10, says Digitimes Research

Nokia is currently preparing to launch an ARM-based tablet PC aiming for the fourth quarter of 2010, according to a Digitimes Research senior analyst.    

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