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Wednesday, Nov 21, 2007
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Table Of Contents:
* Retail Wi-Fi wide open to hackers, study finds
* T-Mobile unlocks iPhone in Germany
* AOL eyes mobile ad revenue through U.K. portal
* Garmin drops out of bidding war for Tele Atlas
* Vodafone protests T-Mobile's iPhone sales in Germany
* Amazon finds a new use for 3G with Kindle
* EarthLink takes hard look at muni Wi-Fi unit
* Billing woes hobble 'off-deck' mobile business
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RETAIL WI-FI WIDE OPEN TO HACKERS, STUDY FINDS
A study has discovered that while retailers are physically securing
their businesses to prevent theft, they are not taking the same
precautions with their wireless security.
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T-MOBILE UNLOCKS IPHONE IN GERMANY
T-Mobile will sell an unlocked version of Apple's popular iPhone in
Germany while it fights a legal challenge from rival Vodafone, the
company said on Wednesday.
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AOL EYES MOBILE AD REVENUE THROUGH U.K. PORTAL
AOL launched a new mobile Web portal for the U.K. on Wednesday, part of
an effort to reinvent itself from an Internet service provider into an
advertising and content company.
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GARMIN DROPS OUT OF BIDDING WAR FOR TELE ATLAS
GPS products maker Garmin has pulled out of its bidding war to buy
digital maps company Tele Atlas, and instead extended its contract with
rival maps company Navteq.
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VODAFONE PROTESTS T-MOBILE'S IPHONE SALES IN GERMANY
T-Mobile continued to sell Apple's iPhone in Germany on Tuesday, despite
a legal challenge filed on Monday by rival Vodafone.
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AMAZON FINDS A NEW USE FOR 3G WITH KINDLE
Amazon.com isn't the first company to sell an electronic book reader
with an easy-on-the-eyes E-Ink display, but its method for delivering
those books may have opened up a whole new use for mobile data
networks.
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EARTHLINK TAKES HARD LOOK AT MUNI WI-FI UNIT
EarthLink's municipal Wi-Fi signal grew weaker on Friday as the company
said it may sell the business that built wireless networks in
Philadelphia and other cities.
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BILLING WOES HOBBLE 'OFF-DECK' MOBILE BUSINESS
Mobile infrastructure companies are trying to make it easier to sell
content and applications that aren't featured on the interface carriers
provide on their phones in the U.S., but don't expect a flood of new
offerings overnight.
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