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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2096 technology Cellular Phones en-us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:40:16 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/2096 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091120/tc_pcworld/qualcommsupdated3gchipsetcomingtothinkpads pcworld/20091120/qualcommsupdated3gchipsetcomingtothinkpads PC World technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:40:16 GMT PC World - Lenovo will offer Qualcomm's latest Gobi multimode 3G (third-generation) mobile data chipset on ThinkPad laptops, allowing users to connect to the world's two major types of 3G networks and use assisted GPS for location-based services. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091120/tc_pcworld/twoapproachestonfcbattleforfrenchheartsandmobiles pcworld/20091120/twoapproachestonfcbattleforfrenchheartsandmobiles PC World technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:30:18 GMT PC World - Two competing approaches to equipping mobile phones with contactless communications capabilities vied for supporters at the Cartes exhibition in Paris this week. Either approach could turn phones into self-service electronic tour guides, travel tickets or secure payment terminals. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/tc_afp/finlanddenmarktelecomequipranddcompanycutsnokia afp/20091120/finlanddenmarktelecomequipranddcompanycutsnokia AFP technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:31:11 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/tc_afp/finlanddenmarktelecomequipranddcompanycutsnokia"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258714963766-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=X85vSHSZ2OEGd8_XlL24_A--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Nokia's Networks Broadband building in Oulu, northern Finland. Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, is to would shed about 330 jobs in Finland and Denmark as part of a streamlining of its research and development operations.(AFP/File/Jukka Ritola)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, said on Friday it would shed about 330 jobs in Finland and Denmark as part of a streamlining of its vast research and development operations.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/tc_afp/finlanddenmarktelecomequipranddcompanycutsnokia"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258714963766-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=X85vSHSZ2OEGd8_XlL24_A--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="Nokia's Networks Broadband building in Oulu, northern Finland. Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, is to would shed about 330 jobs in Finland and Denmark as part of a streamlining of its research and development operations.(AFP/File/Jukka Ritola)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20091120/tc_infoworld/101269 infoworld/20091120/101269 InfoWorld business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:00:00 GMT InfoWorld - Vapor was in the air this week as rumors swirled around two products that exist only as pixels, not molecules: the Google Phone and the Apple Tablet. In its war over 3G ads, AT&T fired back at Verizon (and missed); Twitter got dissed; and Activision dodged a Kalashnikov bullet with its wildly popular Modern Warfare 2. Can you hit the bull's-eye with this week's quiz? Give yourself 10 points for each correct answer. Now: ready, aim ... fire! http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/tc_nm/us_gameloft_google nm/20091120/us_gameloft_google Reuters technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:04:59 GMT Reuters - French mobile phone games company Gameloft said it and other software developers were cutting back investment in developing games and other applications for Google's Android platform. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091120/tc_pcworld/japansouthkoreamaysoontesttdscdmanetworks pcworld/20091120/japansouthkoreamaysoontesttdscdmanetworks PC World technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:20:12 GMT PC World - China Mobile is working with partners in Japan and South Korea to set up trials of TD-SCDMA networks as part of a bid to promote use of the Chinese-developed 3G mobile technology outside China. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091120/tc_pcworld/attsantiverizonadisastinker pcworld/20091120/attsantiverizonadisastinker PC World business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT PC World - For some reason, Luke Wilson is taking AT&T's side in the 3G coverage wars, appearing in a new ad that retaliates against Verizon Wireless' stinging assault. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091120/tc_pcworld/foxconntobuildjilhandsetforchinamobile pcworld/20091120/foxconntobuildjilhandsetforchinamobile PC World business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:40:12 GMT PC World - Taiwanese electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn will make a handset for China Mobile next year that supports software developed by the Joint Innovation Lab (JIL) joint venture, according to the head of China Mobile.JIL is a joint venture established by China Mobile, Vodafone, Verizon Wireless and Softbank Mobile to develop software and services for their 1.1 billion mobile phone customers. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091120/tc_pcworld/chinaunicom3ggrowthseventimesfasterthanchinamobile pcworld/20091120/chinaunicom3ggrowthseventimesfasterthanchinamobile PC World technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:14 GMT PC World - China Unicom's next-generation mobile service won more than 1 million users in its first month, a number that took rival China Mobile seven months to reach with its homegrown 3G standard. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20091119/bs_nf/70192 nf/20091119/70192 NewsFactor business Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:15:20 GMT NewsFactor - AT&T isn't holding back in responding to attacks from Verizon Wireless. After losing a court fight to stop Verizon from airing commercials that pointed out holes in AT&T's 3G service, AT&T is responding with its own commercial. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091119/ap_on_bi_ge/us_smart_spending__help_shopping_online ap/20091119/us_smart_spending__help_shopping_online AP business Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:30:17 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091119/ap_on_bi_ge/us_smart_spending__help_shopping_online"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091119/capt.857c4265a50642ba88d4ff5f1d890e6d.smart_spending_nybz151.jpg?x=130&y=117&q=85&sig=fe9U8dzXoFybHOJtnkBdtg--" align="left" height="117" width="130" alt="In this screen grab taken from RetailMeNot.com, the Web site's home page is shown. (AP Photo/RetailMeNot.com) NO SALES" border="0" /></a>AP - Shoppers face a dizzying array of offers of help in the form of new Web sites, services and mobile phone applications as they set out for their holiday shopping this year.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091119/ap_on_bi_ge/us_smart_spending__help_shopping_online"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091119/capt.857c4265a50642ba88d4ff5f1d890e6d.smart_spending_nybz151.jpg?x=130&y=117&q=85&sig=fe9U8dzXoFybHOJtnkBdtg--" align="left" height="117" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this screen grab taken from RetailMeNot.com, the Web site's home page is shown. (AP Photo/RetailMeNot.com) NO SALES" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20091119/tc_zd/246216 zd/20091119/246216 PC Magazine business Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:35:44 GMT PC Magazine - The Verizon ads that take aim at AT&T's 3G network will stay on the air – for now. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091119/wr_nm/us_nokia_netbook nm/20091119/us_nokia_netbook Reuters technology Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:18:24 GMT Reuters - Top cell phone maker Nokia has seen growing interest among companies for its first netbook or mini-laptop, a company executive said on Thursday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091119/ap_on_bi_ge/as_malaysia_maxis ap/20091119/as_malaysia_maxis AP business Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:47:37 GMT AP - Shares of Malaysia's top mobile phone company Maxis Berhad jumped 9.2 percent on their return to the bourse Thursday following the biggest share sale ever in Southeast Asia. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091119/tc_pcworld/setbackforattinsuitoververizonads pcworld/20091119/setbackforattinsuitoververizonads PC World business Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:19:00 GMT PC World - AT&T claims Verizon is misleading customers by showing its 3G network (wide coverage) and comparing it with AT&T’s coverage map (comparatively limited coverage). http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20091118/bs_nf/70166 nf/20091118/70166 NewsFactor business Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:02:21 GMT NewsFactor - Apple will soon begin offering its iPhones through carriers in South Korea. On Wednesday, Apple jumped its last hurdle in getting the iPhone into the hands of mobile-phone users in South Korea. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091118/tc_pcworld/willnastyadcampaignagainstattdoverizonanygood pcworld/20091118/willnastyadcampaignagainstattdoverizonanygood PC World business Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:55:00 GMT PC World - As Verizon Wireless and AT&T square off in federal court today, speculation is swirling that Verizon's new Droid phone isn't selling as well as expected, and that the Palm Pre will soon join the Droid on Verizon's 3G network. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091118/tc_pcworld/youtubedirectprovidescitizenjournalistclearinghouse pcworld/20091118/youtubedirectprovidescitizenjournalistclearinghouse PC World technology Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:38:00 GMT PC World - Google's new YouTube Direct allows amateur journalists (meaning anyone with a camera in their mobile phone) to upload video clips for a shot at their 15 seconds of fame. The broadcast news media seem to have learned the wrong lesson from the fall of print media and embracing 'citizen journalists' may expedite the extinction of traditional news as we know it. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091118/tc_pcworld/eucloses54websitesforconsumerlawviolations pcworld/20091118/eucloses54websitesforconsumerlawviolations PC World technology Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:50:12 GMT PC World - The European Union published findings of an 18-month investigation Tuesday finding that 301 Web sites that sold mobile phone ringtones, wallpapers and other services had "serious breaches of EU consumer law," according to a statement. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20091118/tc_zd/246182 zd/20091118/246182 PC Magazine technology Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:55:57 GMT PC Magazine - Sony started taking pre-orders for its 3G wireless Daily Edition e-reader on Wednesday, but consumers might have to wait until January until they have the device in hand.