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		<title>Flights of Fantasy: AT&amp;T wants to unite the OS world</title>
		<link>http://www.thingsaboutphones.com/2008/12/flights-of-fantasy-att-wants-to-unite-the-os-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:32:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s easy to see that AT&#38;T would love it if every phone used one OS, and so would some other phone companies. But the power of being able to choose your own poison (so to speak) should outweigh most every other consideration in this case, and it probably will here too.
Speaking at the  Symbian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An unlikely bed partner: LG and Formula 1 Racing?</title>
		<link>http://www.thingsaboutphones.com/2008/11/an-unlikely-bed-partner-lg-and-formula-1-racing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[LG aren&#8217;t exactly new to this whole cellphone thing, yet the South Korean company wants to reach all types of markets with their products, it seems. The company has just become a Global (and Techology) Partner of Formula 1 racing. Seems like an odd combo, but bear with us here. 
Starting in 2009, the partnership [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boom goes the dynamite: Nokia pulls out of cell phone market in Japan</title>
		<link>http://www.thingsaboutphones.com/2008/11/boom-goes-the-dynamite-nokia-pulls-out-of-cell-phone-market-in-japan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:32:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apparently, the cellphone market in Japan is rough these days, with the market quite oversaturated and competition really rough, and Nokia agrees, it seems, based on their recent business move.
Nokia has just announced that it will stop selling phones in Japan altogether, effective immediately. That includes any and all marketing, which will cease. It marks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Branching out: Samsung to introduce BizBee line of phones</title>
		<link>http://www.thingsaboutphones.com/2008/11/branching-out-samsung-to-introduce-bizbee-line-of-phones/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thingsaboutphones.com/2008/11/branching-out-samsung-to-introduce-bizbee-line-of-phones/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thingsaboutphones.com/?p=932</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Samsung is starting to develop an interest in the business side of phones, and more proof of that arrived in the form of an announcement that they are to launch a new line of business oriented smartphones called BizBee. And while the name doesn&#8217;t exactly conjure up visions of a busy CEO (think more Sesame [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Nokia to acquire Symbian by the end of the year</title>
		<link>http://www.thingsaboutphones.com/2008/11/report-nokia-to-acquire-symbian-by-the-end-of-the-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thingsaboutphones.com/?p=930</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Nokia offered 264 million Euros to buy out Symbian, and it appears this deal is on track, says chief development officer Mary McDowell, and should be just about a done deal by mid-December. This could be a potentially huge move in the mobile OS environment by Nokia.
The offer to acquire the last remaining unowned shares [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Faster (and Android-Friendly): mobile browser Opera 4.2 released</title>
		<link>http://www.thingsaboutphones.com/2008/11/faster-and-android-friendly-mobile-browser-opera-42-released/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thingsaboutphones.com/2008/11/faster-and-android-friendly-mobile-browser-opera-42-released/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:36:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Android]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The beta has only been out a few week, but now Opera has released the final edition of Opera Mini 4.2, and it&#8217;s ready for the masses, or so they say.

Besides bringing performance and feature improvements, the release also marks the browser’s availability for Google’s Android platform and Samsung Instinct touchscreen phone; it should be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google Maps and Bug-Squishing: iPhone 2.2 Firmware Update released</title>
		<link>http://www.thingsaboutphones.com/2008/11/google-maps-and-bug-squishing-iphone-22-firmware-update-released/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thingsaboutphones.com/2008/11/google-maps-and-bug-squishing-iphone-22-firmware-update-released/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:07:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The iPhone 2.2 firmware update was released in the middle of last night, for some strange reason, and is available in iTunes for existing iPhone owners. The update includes:
Enhancements to Maps
- Google Street View
- public transit and walking directions
- display address of dropped pins
- share location via email
Enhancements to Mail
- resolved isolated issues with scheduled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Definition of Overkill: LG to release 125 handsets in 2009?</title>
		<link>http://www.thingsaboutphones.com/2008/11/the-definition-of-overkill-lg-to-release-125-handsets-in-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thingsaboutphones.com/2008/11/the-definition-of-overkill-lg-to-release-125-handsets-in-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:38:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We already know from published rumors and reports that LG wants to launch about 10 different smartphones in the 2009 calendar year. That&#8217;s a fair amount for any company, especially with phone sales dropping overall. We also know that the South Korean manufacturer further intends to concentrate more on the cheaper side of mobile phones by coming [...]]]></description>
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		<title>And yet another corporate lawyer buys a yacht: Kodak sues LG and Samsung</title>
		<link>http://www.thingsaboutphones.com/2008/11/and-yet-another-corporate-lawyer-buys-a-yacht-kodak-sues-lg-and-samsung/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thingsaboutphones.com/2008/11/and-yet-another-corporate-lawyer-buys-a-yacht-kodak-sues-lg-and-samsung/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:39:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Samsung and LG may have been running out the best high-megapixel phones for a while now, but it seems somebody’s not happy with what they’re doing lately in camera arena. More to the point, Kodak is displeased at Samsung and LG’s business of focusing on various technical parts of their camera business, and has filed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It was only a matter of time: Sony announces 12 MP Camera Sensor</title>
		<link>http://www.thingsaboutphones.com/2008/11/it-was-only-a-matter-of-time-sony-announces-12-mp-camera-sensor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thingsaboutphones.com/2008/11/it-was-only-a-matter-of-time-sony-announces-12-mp-camera-sensor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:24:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Samsung announced on several sites they were working on a 12MP camera phone for the future, but it’s Sony that has beat them to the punch and actually announced the world’s first 12 MP CMOS image sensor for handsets, and the technology should be in phones as soon as March 2009, according to Sony.
The Asian half [...]]]></description>
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