Qualcomm barred from using Broadcom 3G patents (Reuters)   01 Jan 2008 00:51 GMT
Reuters - A federal judge in California ruled on Monday that wireless chip maker Qualcomm Inc must immediately stop selling third-generation, or 3G, WCDMA cellular chips that infringe on the Broadcom Corp patents.
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Motorola settles outstanding patent disputes with Metrologic Instruments (Canadian Press)   31 Dec 2007 21:37 GMT
Canadian Press - SCHAUMBURG, Ill. - Cellphone maker Motorola Inc. and Metrologic Instruments Inc. said Monday they have settled all outstanding patent infringement disputes between the two companies for an undisclosed amount.
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Mobile advertising still in tryout stage (AP)   29 Dec 2007 12:26 GMT

AP - In the weeks leading to Christmas, an online wine retailer gave 15 percent discounts to anyone who sent in a photo of its newspaper ad snapped with a camera phone.

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Mobile advertising still at tryout stage (AP)   28 Dec 2007 18:03 GMT
AP - In the weeks leading to Christmas, an online wine retailer gave 15 percent discounts to anyone who sent in a photo of its newspaper ad snapped with a camera phone.
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China telecoms shares rise on 3G talk (FT.com)   27 Dec 2007 23:25 GMT
FT.com - The shares of Chinese telecoms companies listed in Hong Kong surged yesterday on what the industry's regulator and a government researcher called speculative reports about the long-awaited introduction of 3G mobile services.
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Ed Baig counts down the best tech gadgets for the year (USATODAY.com)   27 Dec 2007 15:50 GMT
USATODAY.com - Home telephone service without a monthly bill. A bookstore that delivers best sellers to an e-book reader in a jiffy. And a smartphone that all but rewrites the rules of what a cellphone should be. These were among the tech items to capture my fancy this year.
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Nokia delays gaming service launch to next year (Reuters)   27 Dec 2007 07:28 GMT

Reuters - Nokia has delayed the launch of its gaming service N-gage to "early 2008" from this month due to delays in software testing, a spokesman for the world's top cellphone maker said on Thursday.

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Chinese Chipmaker Licenses IBM Technology (TechWeb)   26 Dec 2007 21:47 GMT
TechWeb - SMIC will use IBM's 45-nanometer technology in graphics chipsets and advanced mobile phones.
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iPhone and me: A love story   26 Dec 2007 12:22 GMT
Like the star on a Christmas tree, iPhone is perched atop all the top 10 gadget lists for 2007, and with good reason. Not only did iPhone revolutionize the way people think about their mobile phones -- as many writing those lists crow -- but in my case, it has changed the way I live.
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iPhone and me: A love story (InfoWorld)   26 Dec 2007 12:22 GMT
InfoWorld - Like the star on a Christmas tree, iPhone is perched atop all the top 10 gadget lists for 2007, and with good reason. Not only did iPhone revolutionize the way people think about their mobile phones -- as many writing those lists crow -- but in my case, it has changed the way I live.
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