TechWeb Mobile & Wireless Update - Monday, July 20, 2009
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*Nokia Brings N86 To U.S.
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*Drivers Frown On Texting, Even As Practice Spreads
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*Verizon Brings Slacker Radio To BlackBerry Storm
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*Accenture Buys Symbian Services Unit From Nokia
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*Verizon Eases Up On Exclusive Mobile Handset Deals
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Nokia Brings N86 To U.S.
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Handset packs an 8-megapixel camera and numerous smartphone features, but its high, unlocked price may limit its success.
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Review: Firefox 3.5 Makes Browsing Better
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Web Filtering Company Reports Cyber Attack To FBI
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The U.S.-based company that claims its programming code was unlawfully included in China's Green Dam software reports being targeted by a cyber attack.
Amazon Says It Will Stop Deleting Kindle Books
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By deleting two unauthorized Orwell books from the Kindle devices of readers who had purchased them, Amazon highlighted how poorly real world expectations apply to the digital world.
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Private equity veteran predicts slow recovery but urges financial industry to invest in technology and innovation at SunGard City Day event.
BAI Retail Delivery News: HP Sees Infrastructure as Key to Branch Transformation
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HP launches Banking Innovation Center to show potential impact of emerging technologies.
UBS Joins DTCC Managed Accounts Service
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The centralized platform is designed to automate and standardize communications among sponsors, investment managers and service providers.
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Drivers Frown On Texting, Even As Practice Spreads
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While 86% of study respondents support a ban on texting while driving, the incidence of drivers sending SMS messages increased by 40% in the past year.
Verizon Brings Slacker Radio To BlackBerry Storm
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Unlike rival Pandora, Slacker Radio enables users to cache songs on their phones in order to listen while there is no data connectivity.
Accenture Buys Symbian Services Unit From Nokia
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Symbian OS is the world's most widely used smartphone platform, but it is facing increased competition from Apple's iPhone, Google's Android, and Research In Motion's BlackBerry.
Verizon Eases Up On Exclusive Mobile Handset Deals
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Any new exclusivity arrangements it makes with handset manufacturers will last no longer than six months for carriers with up to 500,000 customers, Verizon says.
FCC Puts Focus On Wireless Broadband
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Objective is to expand access to more Americans and aid in job creation by promoting wireless and broadband technologies.
HTC Fixes Bluetooth Vulnerability In Smartphones
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Security flaw allows attackers to gain access to all files on HTC's Windows Mobile phones running the 6.0 or 6.1 versions.
RIM Agrees To Pay $267 Million To Visto In Patents Case
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Research In Motion to receive a perpetual and fully paid license on all Visto patents.
Mobile App Developers, Carriers Debate Openness
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Wireless carriers, handset makers, and mobile application developers agree networks must be more open, but how open is a matter for discussion.
Web May Be Ultimate Mobile Platform
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Google, Nokia, and Palm agree that the challenge of supporting multiple mobile platforms is advancing the mobile Web as the future of delivering rich apps to consumers.
Amazon Promises To Replace Cracked Kindles
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Following a customer's lawsuit, the online retailer has reversed its position on exchanging e-book readers damaged by a Kindle accessory Amazon sells.
Palm Releases Mojo webOS SDK
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By opening up its webOS platform to the masses, Palm is hoping to boost its catalog of mobile apps to compete with Apple's App Store and Google's Android Market.
Sony Ericsson Posts Fourth Consecutive Quarterly Loss
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Company specializes in mid-range mobile handsets such as its Walkman Cybershot line of feature phones.
Symbian's Horizon Tool Aims To Encourage Developers
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The application-publishing program, Horizon, is intended to lower the barrier of entry for mobile content creators and attract developers away from Apple, Google's Android, and RIM.
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Shuttle Crew Marks Apollo 11 With Spacewalk
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In the Year 2040: 1.3 Billion Senior Citizens
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