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Dan Jones
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Posted in June 2008

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Mobile WiMax Goes on the Piste


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June 30, 2008 : The first commercial mobile WiMax network in the US is being launched in the upmarket ski resort of Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Helio, Goodbye


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June 27, 2008 : 4:40 PM -- Oh, sweet folly of youth

10 Things You Should Know About Symbian


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June 27, 2008 : Everything you ever wanted to know about the quiet giant of mobile operating systems and some stuff you probably didn't...

Apple Peels Away iPhone Costs


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June 25, 2008 : Apple has cut more than $50 from the manufacturing costs of the 3G iPhone, according to research outfit iSuppli

Symbian Wants the World


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June 24, 2008 : Nokia buyout is a bid to make the Symbian OS 'the most widely used software platform on the planet,' using the power of open source

Symbian vs Google


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June 24, 2008 : 5:15 PM -- I think not

Android Slowing Down?


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June 23, 2008 : 5:00 PM -- Maybe not, as devices are still due later this year, according to the search giant

WAN Speed Race


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June 20, 2008 : Cellular carriers are talking big numbers from wireless broadband as data becomes more important for revenues and 3G slowly evolves towards fourth-generation networks

Sprint: More on B'More


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June 19, 2008 : Baltimore is first with mobile WiMax because the operator wants more information on data usage for the new network, while pricing could be '$50 and under'

B'More Will Be First With Sprint WiMax


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June 18, 2008 : Sprint CEO Hesse tells NXTcomm that its Baltimore mobile WiMax network will be the first market to go commercial in September and talks up the virtues of open networks for the next generation of wireless

10 Reasons to Keep Your Old iPhone


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June 16, 2008 : Don't be a slave to techno-fashion – ignore the 3G hordes and keep your old iPhone. Unstrung tells you why

La, La, La


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June 13, 2008 : 5:55 PM -- I'm not listening anymore

Clearwire's Long Game


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June 12, 2008 : 5:15 PM -- $17.5B... in nine years' time. Hmmmmmm

Clearwire: We're Ready for Primetime


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June 12, 2008 : WiMax operator aggressively talks up spectrum and speed advantages over more established rivals such as AT&T and Verizon

Clearwire Talks Tomorrow


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June 11, 2008 : 5:50 PM -- Chewing the fat on the 'new' Clearwire

Found: One Cat


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June 10, 2008 : 4:30 PM -- 'Seems standoffish'

3G iPhone Is Loose


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June 9, 2008 : 3:35 PM -- It's heeeeeere!!!

Mapping the iPhone


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June 9, 2008 : Plotting the 70 countries that should have the iPhone by the end of this year as the world waits for Apple's 3G move

Belden Snaps Up Trapeze


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June 9, 2008 : Wire-and-cable firm Belden shells out $133M for wireless LAN switch vendor Trapeze

iPhone II: Touching 3G


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June 6, 2008 : I scream, you scream, we all scream as the world awaits Monday's (probable) launch of the 3G version of Apple's iconic smartphone

Steampunk Laptop


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June 6, 2008 : 2:25 PM -- Does that make gaslight post-punk?

Vodafone Confirms $28.1B Alltel Takeover


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June 5, 2008 : Brit co-owner confirms Verizon Wireless takeover of Alltel, Verizon will pay out $5.9B and take on $22.2B in debt to create No. 1 cellular operator in the US UPDATED 5:35 PM

Fixin' Alltel's 4G Hash


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June 5, 2008 : 9:00 AM -- Is Verizon how Alltel gets to the 4G party?

Verizon Mum on Alltel Takeover Rumor


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June 4, 2008 : Report suggests Verizon Wireless might buy up Alltel for $27 billion, only months after Alltel agreed to a private equity buyout

Ten Things We Hate About Mobile Video


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June 4, 2008 : Why the small screen can be a big pain for operators, vendors, users, and the rest of us

Super-Saturated Cellular?


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June 2, 2008 : 5:40 PM -- Why 110% mobile penetration is BS, and 300% is real
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