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- Nokia moves closer to open-source platform
Nokia has taken a critical step toward creating an open-source wireless environment, terming the closing of its deal to Symbian a "fundamental step" in creating the Symbian Foundation, a cross-industry collaboration that will use Symbian's open software to rival Google's Android and the LiMo Foundation's own Linux operating systems. "In the longer perspective, Linux will become a serious alternative for our high-end phones," said Nokia Vice President Ukko Lappalainen. Nokia also disclosed that it will upgrade its mobile-mapping applications based on technology from its $8.1 billion acquisition of Navteq. Reuters
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- LG hopes to improve global market share
LG Electronics will focus on improving its market share in the global wireless industry next year, saying that it expects only modest growth on handset sales because of the worldwide economic recession. An LG executive said the fifth-largest maker of mobile devices would try to raise its global share from 8% to 10%. Reuters
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- Canada's Sierra Wireless tops Gemalto's Wavecom bid
Sierra Wireless, a maker of wireless modems, moved Tuesday to rescue French mobile-technology firm Wavecom from a hostile takeover from Gemalto, a Dutch maker of smartcards, a development that would enable Sierra to enter the growing machine-to-machine, or M2M, communications arena. The Canadian vendor agreed to pay a 21% premium to Wavecom's shares -- an estimated $275 million -- in topping Gemalto's bid for the company. Reuters
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- U.S. Cellular adds Cequint's City ID app
In reaching a deal with regional wireless carrier U.S. Cellular, Cequint has added its third buyer for the Seattle company's City ID application, having earlier signed Alltel and Verizon Wireless. The City ID feature displays the town and state from which a call is emanating. Wireless Week
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- MySpace will stream video to select phones
The online social network MySpace looked toward the nascent but much-hyped stream of mobile ad revenue with the announcement today that members will be able to stream video from its Web site to selected handsets. In becoming the first online social-network community to offer mobile video streaming, MySpace will not sell ads at launch, saying the video streaming will also engage its members. The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model)
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- Motorola gives newest Rokr phone a surround-sound twist
The latest Rokr-branded phone from Motorola will include what the company describes as virtual surround-sound, along with such other enhanced audio features as dual stereo speakers and a pair of embedded media players. Motorola, which said it would ship the Motorokr EM35 this quarter, but did not disclose a price, said the surround-sound technology would enable listeners to feel as though the music were coming from all over their head instead of just through the ears. Digital Trends
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- Expert advice: Use gift cards to buy new phones
Shoppers who want to buy a jazzed-up cell phone as a gift, but are wary of getting them locked into a contract, should consider giving that special someone a gift card, advise experts, who note that companies such as Apple and AT&T have ratcheted up their promotional campaigns toward that end. "There's no question that buying a cell phone as a gift is a more complex challenge. You can't give a phone without a contract, and that's a pretty big commitment," said Forrester Research analyst Charles Golvin. USA TODAY
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- AT&T head asks Obama to offer investment incentives
The incoming Obama administration needs to move quickly to encourage companies to invest in the country's technology infrastructure, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said Tuesday, noting that AT&T's backing had helped launch and build Google, Amazon and eBay. In a speech at a Fortune 500 forum, Stephenson said the investments would add a jolt to the ailing economy and also pointed to the cost-savings AT&T reaped from its own twist on offering health care benefits in urging Obama to explore alternative national health care programs. CNNMoney.com/Dow Jones Newswires
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- Telecoms, others issue "call to action" on broadband
Telecom companies joined with tech outfits and other groups Tuesday in calling on President-elect Barack Obama and Congress to place creation of a national broadband strategy among their top priorities. In its "call to action," the coalition, which includes Cisco Systems, Verizon Communications and Google, issued a broad set of suggestions for reaching that goal. CNET
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December WOW -- Wireless and the Holiday Season
The December edition of WOW is focused this month on showing you some new wireless initiatives that can help you celebrate the holiday season in a much safer fashion as well as some tried and true initiatives that help you give to your fellow man. We also will feature two interviews: one with Ed Evans from Stelera Wireless discussing how the digital divide is being bridged in rural Texas, and the second one with Cyriac Roeding showing how wireless is having a profound social and economic effect all over the world. Click here to watch WOW now!
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