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Articles published in February 2009
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7 published in february 2009

MWC 2009: Huawei's Android Under Glass


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February 16, 2009 : Chinese firm shows prototype Android it expects to release in Q3 2009 and explains smartphone strategy (a little, anyway); no Google news from HTC and others yet

MWC Preview: Hola, Android


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February 13, 2009 : More phones based on Google's operating system are expected in Barcelona this year, as hard-hit vendors push smartphones forward at Mobile World Congress

Nokia to Cut Phone Production


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February 11, 2009 : As consumer demand fades, the world's largest cellphone maker will close down multiple manufacturing sites to cut costs by about $905 million annually

Cisco's Got Your GIST


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February 10, 2009 : Connection application lets BlackBerry and iPhone users find the best times and places for data dumps, but also enables Cisco to 'aggregate' data on usage as the world goes mobile

Cisco: Video to Drive Mobile Data Explosion


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February 10, 2009 : Mobile data traffic to increase 66-fold between 2008 and 2013, by which time it will reach 2 exabytes a month, forecasts Cisco

Moto Hangs Hopes on Android


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February 3, 2009 : As it posts a $3.6B loss for Q4, cuts its dividend, and says goodbye to its CFO, Moto hopes that Android can help it cut losses later in 2009

iPhone Flash in the Works


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February 2, 2009 : Apple wants Adobe to craft a specific version of Flash that will retain much of the functionality of the desktop version but not require as many system resources
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MWC 2009: Show Roundup


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February 27, 2009 : Remember Barcelona? We do, and we're here to recap Mobile World Congress 2009 with a compendium of news, blogs, and photos from the show
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SmarTone Cruises With HTC


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February 26, 2009 : Announces a partnership with HTC Corp. to unveil the New Generation Touch Cruise in Hong Kong

Vodafone Launches Android Magic


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February 23, 2009 : Vodafone and HTC unveil Android-powered HTC Magic

T-Mobile Picks ZTE


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February 19, 2009 : Cooperation covers handsets and data card devices for mobile applications

CIMI Starts ExperiaSphere


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February 17, 2009 : CIMI announces completion of ExperiaSphere prototype

Quickoffice Debuts First Paid Android Application


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February 17, 2009 : Quickoffice debuts first Microsoft Office Viewer for the Android platform

Telefonica Gets Android Phone


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February 12, 2009 : Telefónica will offer its users this innovative mobile telephone at prices of between €0 and €199 from March

Sprint Sets Recycling Goal


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February 12, 2009 : Aggressive goal of reaching a 90% phone collection rate for reuse/recycling compared with annual wireless device sales by 2017

RIM Updates Forecast


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February 11, 2009 : Expects net subscriber account additions for Q4 to be over 20% higher than the 2.9 million forecasted by RIM on December 18, 2008

Nokia Cuts Jobs


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February 11, 2009 : To close its mobile devices R&D site in Jyväskylä and scale down Salo production with staggered temporary layoffs

Certicom OKs RIM Buyout


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February 11, 2009 : RIM will acquire all of Certicom's issued and outstanding common shares at a cash price of C$3.00 apiece
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Android Watch


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February 25, 2009 : 5:40 PM -- Magic at the FCC