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Thursday, October 4, 2007
* Apple competitors tout their phones' openness versus the iPhone
* EU worried that not all operators have cut roaming fees
* Broadcom goes high-definition on cell phone chip
* WLAN patent threat may be resolved
* Samsung takes wraps off its iPhone rival Serenata
* Hackers post tips for reversing iPhone upgrade
* Nokia buys mapping service for $8.1 billion
* Disney drops family mobile service
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APPLE COMPETITORS TOUT THEIR PHONES' OPENNESS VERSUS THE IPHONE
While Apple faces criticism for appearing to penalize iPhone
users who download third-party applications, Apple competitors are
stepping up their marketing efforts about how open their phones are.
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EU WORRIED THAT NOT ALL OPERATORS HAVE CUT ROAMING FEES
The European Commission is concerned that Belgian mobile phone operator
Mobistar is not obeying regulations passed in June designed to
cut the cost of using a mobile phone while roaming abroad, telecoms
commissioner Viviane Reding said Thursday.
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BROADCOM GOES HIGH-DEFINITION ON CELL PHONE CHIP
Broadcom on Tuesday announced a low-power multimedia processor that it
said will give cell-phone users access to high-definition video
playback, 3D gaming and 12-megapixel camera capabilities without
sacrificing battery life.
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WLAN PATENT THREAT MAY BE RESOLVED
A roadblock that reportedly could have held up a key wireless LAN
standard seems to have been cleared now that an Australian research
group has responded to the Institute of Electrical and Electronic
Engineers (IEEE) standards body.
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SAMSUNG TAKES WRAPS OFF ITS IPHONE RIVAL SERENATA
Samsung Electronics and audio product maker Bang & Olufsen on Tuesday
unveiled their latest joint music-mobile phone, Serenata, which holds
4GB of songs and has a number of other music features similar to the
iPhone.
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HACKERS POST TIPS FOR REVERSING IPHONE UPGRADE
Owners of hacked iPhones have begun posting instructions on how to roll
back a recent Apple firmware upgrade that rendered their mobile phones
unusable.
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NOKIA BUYS MAPPING SERVICE FOR $8.1 BILLION
Nokia has agreed to buy the digital mapping company Navteq for $8.1
billion, supporting a plan to add navigation capabilities to more of its
devices.
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DISNEY DROPS FAMILY MOBILE SERVICE
The happiest place on mobile Earth is on an established carrier's
service, the operator of Disney Mobile acknowledged Thursday.
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