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- DISH won't block Sprint-Softbank merger; Verizon weighs in
DISH Network announced it will not oppose Softbank's acquisition of Sprint Nextel, two weeks after asking federal regulators to suspend their investigation of the deal. In a letter, the satellite provider told the Federal Communications Commission that it has decided to let the deal proceed and that it was in "continued negotiations" to buy Clearwire. The Department of Justice has stepped in, however, to ask the FCC to suspend its Softbank proceedings while it reviews the deal, a step that Sprint termed as routine. Verizon Wireless has also weighed in on Sprint's bid to buy Clearwire, asking the FCC to determine if the arrangement would result in Sprint accumulating too much 2.5 GHz spectrum. Bloomberg Businessweek
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- RIM's BlackBerry 10 to be unveiled today
Research In Motion is introducing today the two smartphones that will run the new BlackBerry 10 operating system. Despite optimism among investors who have bid up RIM's shares in recent weeks, analysts expressed mixed opinions over whether RIM can win enough support from carriers, developers and ultimately consumers to regain its lost market share. "Don't forget that in many parts of the world ... BlackBerry actually is the choice of consumers," said Jack Gold, principal of consultancy J. Gold Associates. But Ovum analyst Jan Dawson wrote that "We don't expect it to win significant numbers of converts from other platforms." Network World
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- ZTE will put enterprises at hub of gear business
China's ZTE said its telecom equipment division will concentrate on high-end enterprise clients, given that communications systems for businesses remain one of the few growth areas for vendors. National security concerns have kept ZTE from grabbing a larger part of the U.S. market. ZTE has also said that it will work with wireless carriers on bringing its smartphones into North America. The Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones Newswires
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- Foursquare offers mobile app for businesses to update consumers
Foursquare has expanded its mobile services with an application designed to enable its business customers to deliver information to the 30 million people who access the location-based social network on their smartphone. The Foursquare for Business app provides merchants with tools to post updates to consumers. PCWorld
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- Judge upholds $1.05B patent ruling against Samsung on Apple appeal
A federal judge upheld an August jury ruling requiring Samsung to shell out $1.05 billion following Apple's claim that Samsung violated its patents. U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh denied a motion from Apple asking for potentially triple that amount. Koh rejected Apple's argument that it deserved a larger award because Samsung "willfully" infringed on its intellectual property rights, accepting the South Korean company's assertion that it didn't think the patents were valid to begin with. CNNMoney/Fortune
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- Apple to sell iPads with twice as much space
Apple will launch iPads with double the maximum storage space of the current version, the company said. The 128GB iPads will go on sale next week, priced at $799 for the WiFi-only model and $929 for the cellular-enabled model. Computerworld
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- Study: Wireless devices and TV go hand in hand for many
Television remains the dominant medium for U.S. viewers to watch their shows, but an increasing number of people are doing so with smartphones and tablets at their side, according to a report from KPMG International. The report found that 17% of viewers access the Internet from their smartphone while looking at TV and that 14% -- mainly 25- to 34-year-olds -- prefer to use their phones or tablets to watch TV "for greater flexibility." MediaPost Communications/MediaDailyNews
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- Report: Embracing BYOD can be a win-win strategy for IT
An Avandade survey found IT organizations that embrace the bring-your-own-device movement -- and more specifically consumer technology such as iPhones and Android devices -- have happier employees, a more nimble business and greater sales opportunities. Of those polled, 73% of those who embrace consumer technology in the workplace were more likely to see higher sales and more customer gains than those who are trying to keep BYOD at arm's length. InfoWorld/Tech Watch blog
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- States continue raiding 911 funds for non-911 purposes
Citizens of New York, Illinois, Arizona, Guam and Maine had their 911 funds raided to cover their states' general budget deficits. With our public safety professionals putting their lives on the line every day, why are states allowed to do this? We owe it to our nation's public safety professionals who protect us every single day to make sure they have what they need to perform their jobs as safely, effectively and efficiently as possible. Taking their money to cover states' general budget deficit is not the right answer. Learn more about states raiding the 911 funds now.
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