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Mobile Technology Will Dominate Everything

At this year’s CES, tablets will get cheaper, laptops will get thinner, and cameras will become more like phones. Apps will be everywhere, including in cars. And Microsoft’s phone-inspired Windows 8 will edge closer to release.

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Will Nokia Score a Big Win With a New Partner?

The Nokia, Microsoft, and AT&T rumor mills are working overtime in the run-up to the Consumer Electronics Show next week.

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Deal-making frenzy dominated mobile in 2011

AT&T announced its $39 billion bid for T-Mobile USA. Google said it would by Motorola's wireless division. Nokia ditched Symbian for Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system. Sony took control of Sony Ericsson. And Verizon Wireless announced it would … See all stories on this topic » CNET (blog)

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Verizon Galaxy Nexus first impressions review

This is the droid you’ve been looking for. There’s saying “three times is a charm” and proven axiom about one of Google’s biggest rivals: Microsoft gets products right the third time. Galaxy Nexus, running Android 4.0 (aka Ice Cream Sandwich), is the third Google phone, following the Nexus One (January 2009) and Nexus S (December 2010). If you’re an Android user looking for something much better …

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Rumor Mill: Verizon, AT&T testing LTE-enabled Nokia Lumia 800

Both Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ) and AT&T Mobility (NYSE:T) are testing LTE versions of Nokia's (NYSE:NOK) Lumia 800 smartphone running Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) Windows Phone software, according to a CNET report. The report, citing unnamed sources, … See all stories on this topic »

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Verizon Wireless Makes Reasonable Demand of Windows Phone

But Verizon Wireless is calling Microsoft's bluff and exposing a major hole in this strategy: And it says it will drop Windows Phone unless Microsoft picks up the pace and starts taking advantage of the wireless carrier's key differentiator, … See all stories on this topic » Windows IT Pro

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Verizon Wireless Dance May Draw In Apple, Google

NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Verizon’s $3.6 billion purchase of wireless spectrum with cable providers signals that the dance for market position may quickly draw in Apple, Google and Microsoft . Verizon’s deal – along with moves by AT&T to lock up T-Mobile and Sprint’s reselling marriage with Clearwire — reveals that once fierce competitors are turning into partners out of limited spectrum …

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Verizon: Windows Phone needs to add LTE to truly take off

Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ) thinks Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) needs to bring LTE to its Windows Phone platform for the devices to truly take off with the carrier, according to a senior Verizon executive. “We've communicated to Microsoft that LTE is … See all stories on this topic »

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Windows Phone Needs LTE To Succeed, Says Verizon

Verizon Wireless would be happier to sell Windows Phone devices if they had Long Term Evolution 4G. By Eric Zeman InformationWeek Microsoft's Windows Phone platform lacks support for any type of 4G wireless broadband. It doesn't support WiMax or Long … See all stories on this topic »

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Opinion: ESRB Mobile App Initiative Underscores Industry Power Shift

Getting AT&T, Microsoft, Sprint, T-Mobile USA, US Cellular and Verizon Wireless on board is a step, yes, but it's akin to announcing a new Grand Theft Auto that's being made by first year game development students. It sounds great, until you think … See all stories on this topic » Gamasutra

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Verizon Extends Streaming Content to Xbox with FiOS TV App

Verizon Wireless has launched the FiOS app for Microsoft's Xbox 360 console, which will be available for download to Xbox Live Gold members from December. The company said that Xbox Live Gold members will be able to download the app to their consoles … See all stories on this topic »

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Apps and Games to Get Rated for Violence, Sex, Drugs

Games and social apps will get the ESRB treatment on storefronts provided by AT&T, Microsoft, Sprint, T-Mobile USA, US Cellular and Verizon Wireless . There's no question that smartphone and tablet apps have needed some kind of ratings system for some … See all stories on this topic »

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ESRB mobile app ratings system detailed

AT&T, Microsoft, Sprint, T-Mobile USA, US Cellular, and Verizon Wireless sign on to use automated application assessment system.

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Mobile Industry Rolls out Gaming Rating System

Six mobile application storefronts will support the rating system and will roll out the ratings in the coming months, CTIA said. AT&T, Microsoft, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile USA, US Cellular and Verizon Wireless are the founding members of the rating … See all stories on this topic »

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