NewsFactor - Sprint Nextel has taken the wraps off a new dual-mode modem for laptops that switches automatically between the wireless carrier’s standard CDMA network and its new high-speed WiMAX (4G) service, which is currently running in Baltimore and slated to reach other metropolitan markets beginning next year.
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AP - Canada’s Research in Motion and South Korea’s SK Telecom announced Tuesday the launch of corporate service for the BlackBerry Bold smart phone, which will be available in South Korea on the country’s biggest wireless network.
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Reuters - Mobile phone sales will shrink next year at their fastest pace ever as consumers cut spending, a Reuters poll showed, with analysts increasingly concerned about unsold phones piling up in stores.
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Reuters - Mobile phone companies are bracing for a surge in capacity in wireless calls, texting and video sharing, with up to 4 million people expected to gather here for the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama.
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Reuters - Sprint Nextel Corp announced plans on Wednesday for the first device that would work on both the high-speed WiMax network Clearwire Corp is building and on Sprint’s existing mobile network.
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