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Intel and Ubiquisys plan tiny mobile base stations
On Wednesday, femtocell maker Ubiquisys announced an agreement with Intel to develop a new generation of small base stations that will allow operators to push content to the edge of their networks.
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China passes 900 million mobile phone users
China has become the first country to reach 900 million cell phone users, according to government statistics.
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Windows OS are 'torturing' users, says Google co-founder
Google co-founder Sergey Brin said Windows and other traditional PC operating systems are "torturing users" at Google's Chrome OS launch event Wednesday, where the company claimed 75 percent of business users can be converted from Windows to Chrome OS right away.
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Samsung and Acer to sell Google Chrome laptops from June
Samsung and Acer will begin selling notebook PCs running Google's Chrome OS in June, as Google presses ahead with its project to position this new operating system designed specifically for web applications as a viable option for consumers and businesses.
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Apple praised by industry watchers for end to iPhone location tracking
Apple's quick response to concerns about user location tracking via its iPhones and iPads, in the form of iOS 4.3.3 released Wednesday, is earning the company praise from mobile industry watchers.
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Verizon finds cause of LTE outage
Verizon Wireless has determined the cause of an outage that crippled its LTE mobile data network starting late Tuesday and it is working to solve the problem, but the carrier has not estimated when the system will be restored.
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Sony to enter Android tablets market
Sony launching two models of Android tablets later this year
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Skype plugs privacy hole in Android application
Less than a week after confirming that a flaw in Skype for Android could leak sensitive user information, the Internet calling company issued an urgent update to fix the problem.
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Intel's smartphone plans restricted by Nokia's move to Windows OS
Nokia's move to the Windows Phone OS took the "wind" out of possible volume sales of Intel smartphone chips this year, but the chip maker has moved on, Intel CEO Paul Otellini said this week.
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Recycling existing spectrum will help enable global LTE roaming
As more LTE (Long Term Evolution) networks go live across the globe, operators have started planning to offer data roaming and reusing existing spectrum is seen as one of the best chances of getting worldwide coverage, according to speakers at the LTE Forum conference this week in Stockholm.