Mobile increasingly deployed for political action

26% of users encouraged others to vote during last election cycle: Link to article. Now all we need is verifiable voting: Link to data.

Windows Phone 7 posts modest but positive numbers

Software giant "in it for the long haul": Link to article.

Obama, FCC abandon 'Net Neutrality

Two-tiered system still not enough for corporate appetites: Link to article.

Senator Frankin criticizes FCC plan to allow corporate censorship over mobile: Link to article.

Google TV delayed for software updates

Latest in a line of company's consumer products that missed the holiday window: Link to article.

Comcast opens limited window to web content

Cable monopoly's test aimed at competing with Google, Microsoft, and Apple Internet-delivered programming: Link to article.

Visa approves chip for mobile payments

Two models get okay for initial microSD cards that enable payWave transactions: Link to article.

Virtual machines coming to mobile

VMware will introduce personal and business profiles on the same phone next year: Link to article.

FCC seeks to assign excess TV bandwith to mobile spectrum

Commission cooking up incentives to facilitate the shift: Link to article.

Is Viber a Skype killer?

New free app offers free calls everywhere and no sign on or battery drain: Link to article.

Google works furiously to repair Android security issue

All versions of the open-source OS vulnerable: Link to article.

FCC tries new tack at regulating the Internet

Proposal would allow broadband companies to impose usage-based pricing and specialized services: Link to article.

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski's statement:
Link to article.

Reaction to FCC plan: Link to article.

Comcast tollgate threatens open Internet

Netflix broadband partner Level 3 Communications calls out cable giant for stifling competition: Link to article.

Pay Pal looking to expand mobile business

Credit card companies wary of their sometimes partner, sometimes adversary: Link to article.

As Netflix grows, Hollywood profits on aftermarket decline

Web-delivered on-demand films and USPS-delivered disks give company leg up on competition: Link to article.

28% of holiday sales via Smartphones

"Smartphones loaded with apps, URLs, and social media sites designed to find the best deals and spread the word about bad experiences." Link to article.

iPhone v. Android: Stability v. Rapidity

iPhone is rated most reliable smartphone: Link to article.

Android open source creates version challenges: Link to article.

Smartphones reach 28% penetration in U.S.

BlackBerry and iPhone continue to lead the pack, with Android rising. Link to article.

Samsung's Galaxy S smartphone makes big splash

First week sales top iPhone in Japan: Link to article.

Skyfire to enable Flash on iPhone

Pending app (operating as a Safari shell) transcodes Flash to html5: Link to article

iPhone surpasses BlackBerry in Q3

If smartphones are computers, Apple is the world's largest computer manufacturer. Link to article.

Despite fragmentation, Android apps move forward

Steady sales of devices attract developers willing to rely on ads for revenue: Link to article

HP's new mobile OS makes splashy debut

Update and rebranding of Palm OS includes the social media connection service Synergy, Adobe Flash 10.1, and a whole bunch of new advancements. Hardware to follow later this month. Link to article.

UN reports 90% of world has access to mobile

143 countries offer high-speed mobile services that can be used for mobile broadband. Forecast has 2 billion people with access to the Internet by the end of the year. Link to article.

Display and mobile ads drive Google revenue up 23%

Net income rises 32% for the third quarter: Link to article.

TV manufacturers focus on the web to stave off obsolescence

Sony leverages Google TV in product line upgrade: Link to article.

Fiber optic research promises more bandwidth

New encoding techniques use light wave characteristics to move more data through same pipe: Link to article.

Apple seeks to regain marketshare momentum with Verizon

iPhone to be available on second carrier early next year: Link to article.

Google TV partners announced

New media (cable channels, Twitter) opt in; old media (TV networks) opt out: Link to article.

Verizon to pay up to $90 million for overcharges

FCC also considering penalizing carrier for deceptive practices: Link to article.

RIM gambles on new QNX OS

"... firm replacing its much vaunted BlackBerry OS refresh with a system that was designed from scratch for new device formats and new web behaviors, but was brought in from outside via the acquisition of QNX." Link to article.

Editing Google docs coming to Android and iPad

Real time collaboration about to go mobile: Link to article.

Apple changes could mean green light for Flash

App origins no longer an issue: Link to article.

Why did Apple give in? Link to article.

Samsung's new Android OS with Apple twist

OEM delivers a well-thought out competitor: Link to article.

Virgin's Mi-Fi redefines mobile pricing structure

Converts Sprint's 3G network into Wi-Fi for up to 5 connections for only $40/mo., with no contract: Link to article.

Apple's enterprise solutions boosted by Auto-CAD

Autodesk's design and engineering software return to the Mac comes at a time when Apple's percentage of the personal market in mobile technology has stalled: Link to article.

USA Today reorganizes for smartphones and dumb people

Say what you want about their reactionary editorial position, USA Today has always been a leader in visual presentation, spinning data like Edward Tufte would do if he were a propagandist posing as a newsman. Now the purveyor of skin deep mind candy for slow readers and harried travelers has determined it's time to spread disinformation and fear to the mobile mind: Link to article.

Gmail to offer phone service

Voice to landlines and mobile devices brings Google into direct competition with Skype and network carriers:    Link to article.
Link to commentary.

Yahoo-Bing reaches milestone

U.S. and Canadian search engines now integrated; click-to-pay ads next: Link to article.

House Dems ask FCC to reject Google-Verizon deal

Letter says net neutrality at stake: Link to article.

RIM looking to maintain security standards in India

New Delhi's request to BlackBerry parent for backdoor will be left to targeted corporations themselves: Link to article.

Apple investigating iPhone currency applications

Money, coupons, and other mediums of exchange between your smartphone and retailers on the horizon: Link to article.

Jailbreakme delivers Flash for iPhone

Library of Congress ruling brings Adobe video format to Apple devices, though Apple warns it reserves the right to void warranties: Link to article.

More details on Google-Verizon pact

Deal would eliminate Net Neutrality for wireless: Link to article.

Google besieged by anger over sellout: Link to article.

Google and Bing trade off with features

Search engine rivals borrow on each other's ideas: Link to article.

Google sellout threatens Net Neutrality

Pending deal with Verizon throws wrench in FCC regulatory plans: Link to article

Android OS garners more new subscribers than iPhone

Nielson figures also show smartphones in use will exceed feature phones in 2011: Link to article.

Ruling on iPhone OKs jailbreaking

Library of Congress opens up Wi-Fi applications and carrier options: Link to article.

Apple worldwide market share continues to fall

Current technical issues presage further issues: Link to article.

Google opens app development to non-programmers

Open source developers hail drag and drop interface for the masses: Link to article.

Android continues climb at the expense of other OEMs

Apple iPhone 4 not factored in this quarters numbers: Link to article.

Google retains toehold; China keeps censorship

Internet search leader offers Chinese users a choice to redirect their queries: Link to article.

New Google YouTube mobile site an end-run around Apple

Following our note on Monday regarding the battle over the idle screen and keeping customers in one's commercial zone, Google premiers its mobile YouTube site, complete with Android programming, accessible through Safari from any iPhone! Link to article.

The battle over the idle screen

Seen from the perspective of the home screen or phone top, the legal wrangling between device and software giants -- such as Google, Apple, and BlackBerry -- is about capturing and holding customers in their commercial zone. Link to article.

Can Yahoo's algorithms democratize the news?

Factoring user queries in content delivery could serve as a means around editorial censorship under the right conditions, but whether Yahoo meets these requirements remains to be seen: Link to article.

Bar code revolution just beginning

Smartphone readers link physical and digital worlds: Link to article.

New interfaces show promise for higher ed and K-12 woes

It's no secret that children of the digital age prefer their mobile devices (smartphones and laptops) over their classroom teachers. Kids buy cheap feature phones to check at the door so they can use their smartphones to text under their sleeves -- It's easy when you send 80 text messages a day! -- and they social network on their laptops and netbooks and iPads while supposedly taking notes.

Instead of fighting this, educators ought to look at some of the new software being developed that provides for the use of social networking in the learning environment. Students can use video calling and see themselves and their classmates within an interface that also includes such features as white boards, slides, graded papers, texting, and all the backend information one expects from an LMS.

Learning should be fun!

Droid X goes head-to-head with iPhone 4

Motorola, Verizon, and Google leverage device, network, and software to up the stakes: Link to article.

Early reviews positive for iPhone 4

Upgrades all around, including speed, multitasking, and video calling get raves: Link to article.

FCC votes to push universal broadband

Competition and consumer protection policies included in Commission's new regs: Link to article.

Sprint rolls out HTC EVO 4G

High speed device sets brisk pace: Link to article.

Sprint admits it overestimated sales: Link to article.

Apple reveals iPhone4 functionality

Upgraded camera, multitasking, gaming features among the 100+ upgrades: Link to article.

How will AT&T's new data plan cap affect app market?

Developers wonder if costs will curtain demand: Link to article.

HP enables printing from mobile devices

New line comes with email addresses: Link to article.

Yelp and OpenTable to integrate mobile apps

Restaurant reservations (and rewards) to be available from search and review page: Link to article.

SMS and MMS as preferred communique

The numbers tell it all: Link to article.

Loyalty cards go mobile

Never fumble for that punch card again: Link to article.

Discounts offered in exchange for personal data

Web start-ups monetize private information: Link to article.

US, Europe, last holdouts for mobile TV

Conflicting technical standards restrict use: Link to article.

Apple passes Microsoft in stock valuation

Consumer influence overtaking business needs as key technology driver. Link to article.

Mobile ads drive Yahoo-Nokia partnership

Synergy will leverage device ubiquity, search, email, mapping and location-based services: Link to article.

Congress to revisit communications law governing the Internet

FCC's recent issues around 'Net Neutrality to be addressed: Link to article.

FTC approves Google's acquisition of AdMob

Apple acquisition of Quattro Wireless and creation of its own ad network, iAd for iPhone, apparently convinced regulators that there is still room in the nascent field for more players: Link to article.

Apple/HTC patent war heats up

HTC counter-suit seeks to bar import of Apple devices into US: Link to article.

Microsoft matches online office upstarts

Office 2010 offers free online version for cloud sharing: Link to article.

As mobile waxes, sound quality wanes

Compressed files and download times marginalize subtleties: Link to article.

Google Chrome geeks "jump the life to come"

Pre-alpha open source OS fleshed out and ready to boot up: Link to article.

FCC to push back on US Appeals Court decision re broadband

Commission seeks to widen narrow basis of legal ruling: Link to article.

Citisearch gives away content to monetize

Viewings not hits raise revenues: Link to article.

Skype to add video conferencing to menu

Service to cellphones to be beefed up as well: Link to article.

India curtails Chinese mobile manufacturers in wake of hacking episodes

Spying and security concerns cited: Link to article.

Apple acquires another mobile chip manufacturer

Faster, lower-power chips are the objective: Link to article.

HP gambles on Palm to get game

With acquisition, world's largest computer maker looks for seat at the table in growing mobile market: Link to article.

Jobs reiterates: No Flash on iPhone/iPad

Calls Adobe software "obsolete": Link to article.

Pilfered iPhone tests journalistic boundaries

Blogger's leak of next generation Apple mobile device leads to seizure of evidence: Link to article.

Android gains at the expense of Palm and Microsoft

Smartphones continue as fastest growing segment of mobile market: Link to article.

Google to introduce Nexus One into stores

Expansion from online to retail begins with Vodaphone in UK: Link to article.

Amazon reports strong quarter

General merchandise and electronic goods continue to drive growth for online retail giant: Link to article.

Microsoft revenues underscore technology recovery

Windows 7, PCs drive record results: Link to article.

Google woos selected iPhone developers

Apple may bar developers who port to Android store: Link to article.

Supreme Court finds free speech protection for online animal cruelty video

Product depicts illegal dog-fighting; sold by major retailers: Link to article.

Int'l iPhone sales plus iPad drive Apple's best-ever quarter

All-time stock high follows 131 percent increase in iPhone sales: Link to article.

Apple bends app rules for Pulitzer winner

Controversial politics okay for iTunes if Columbia trustees give blessing: Link to article.

FCC broadband initiative to move forward despite appeals court ruling

Courts continue to diminish democracy by defining money as speech: Link to article.

Mobile payment option intiated by Starbucks

App begins with 1,000 Target licensees: Link to article.

British mobile network rates slashed

Move follows Belgium. Small carriers applaud; large carriers object: Link to article.

Murdoch pay model for newspapers implemented in UK

The Times and The Sunday Times of London latest to firewall: Link to article.

Only Go Daddy joins Google to protest Chinese polices

Profit over freedom winning out, just as the Chinese counted on: Link to article.

AT&T and Cisco partner to decongest 3G

Femtocell for iPhone to route calls to broadband: Link to article.

Star Trek science comes to the Android

New app turns phone into a Tricorder: Link to article.

Line2's $1 iPhone app delivers Wi-Fi calling and more

Turns iPad into cellphone; upgrades indoor calls; international plan as well: Link to article.

Mobile data exceeds voice traffic

Ericsson study notes milestone in December, 2009: Link to article.

Sprint releases first 4G mobile device

HTC EVO runs Android 2.1. RAM, camera, and video out among features: Link to article.

Mobile e-reader released

No dedicated format required of publishers: Link to article.

Yahoo gets back in mobile game with snazzy search for iPhone

New location-based features push the envelope: Link to article.

Google and China go to the brink

Google removes China search engine over censorship and hacking: Link to article.

China responds by blocking Google's uncensored Hong Kong site, denying hacking charges: Link to article.

Google calls for international action on censorship: Link to article.

Google, Intel, Sony plan web TV venture

Access to 'Net via consoles and set up boxes: Link to article.

Mobile ads and coupons expected to drive $12B market by 2014

Smartphone replacing wallet as number one "don't leave home without it": Link to article.

Google Apps Marketplace caters to corporate cloud computing

With admin approval, third-party apps interact with native Google suite (calendar, email, document, or contacts): Link to article.

Android posts biggest gains in mobile share

Windows Mobile and Palm fall; RIM and Apple push on: Link to article.

Popular location-based apps finding unexpected ad revenues

Zillow, a real estate site, cashes in on local business listings: Link to article.

Google store to sell cloud software

Apps to run in Google browser: Link to article.

FCC proposes free Internet access

Commission seeks a partnership of public, private, non-profit and philanthropic sectors: Link to article.

Google's computing power raises translation bar

Web ads benefit as well: Link to article.

Nearly 1 billion smartphone users by 2013

App revenue predicted to grow from $1.94 billion in 2009 to $15.65 billion in 2013: Link to article.

Mobile computers lead PC recovery

Gartner predicts 19.7% increase from 2009 to 366.1 million units in 2010: Link to article.

The Apple v. Google legal showdown begins

iPhone manufacturer claims 20 patent infringements in HTC's Android mobile devices: Link to article.

Symbian^4 OS joins app competition

New look emulates iPhone and Android: Link to article.

Retailers employ apps to expand sales

On-the-spot product information, coupons, and accessories in the palm of consumers hand. Barriers to hours and inventory fall: Link to article.

AP and newspapers join to monetize content

"Gateway" to sidestep search engines and headline aggregators. Will consumers pay for personalized delivery available unpackaged elsewhere?: Link to article.

Smartphones drive recovery, growth of mobile market

Gartner predicts 11 to 13% expansion of deployment. Worldwide penetration at 4.6 billion devices: Link to article.

Cellular towers plug into fiber optic networks

High-capacity connections beginning to relieve network congestion: Link to article.

Mobile broadband moves front and center

FCC plan to seek reclamation of significant bandwith: Link to article

FCC study indicates significant pressure for upgrade: Link to article

E-books shift Barnes & Noble to e-commerce paradigm

Bricks and mortar bookseller leverages e-reader, Nook, and online books sales to take aim at Amazon and Apple: http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/450714-Riggio_Barnes_Noble_to_Become_E_Commerce_Retailer.php?nid=2286&source=title&rid=17232937

Windows 7 for mobile to support multi-tasking

System resources the only limit for concurrent apps: http://mobilitytoday.com/news/009696/Leaked_Documents_Windows_Phone_7_Series_Multitasking

Walmart joins Internet-to-TV film delivery competition

World's largest retailer acquires start-up that dovetails with console sales: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/23/technology/23video.html?hpw

Chip makers gird for mobile wars

Lower-power, higher-performance silicon on the horizon: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/22/technology/22chip.html?hpw

Firefox to debut on mobile this fall

Big step toward a portable desktop-class browser: http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2010/02/17/firefox-mobile-for-android-launching-late-this-year/#comment-470361

Microsoft Windows 7 for mobile gets positive spin

Total remake puts the empire back in the ballgame: http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+weblogsinc%2Fengadgetmobile+%28Engadget+Mobile%29

Skype fights for access on mobile platforms

Carriers and regulators struggle with business model: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/18/technology/18voip.html?hpw

Google's Buzz fixes security concerns

Now, it's greatest drawback is its complexity: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/18/technology/personaltech/18pogue.html?hpw

Wireless broadband a questionmark

Large providers unsure of revenue model for super-fast service: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/16/technology/16lte.html?hpw

30 TV stations now broadcasting to mobile

Networks aim to regain lost audiences: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/15/business/media/15mobile.html?hpw

Microsoft reboots mobile OS

Fresh start follows on heels of Nokia and Intel joint OS venture announcement at Barcelona meet: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/16/technology/16phone.html?hp

Nokia and Intel team up for new open-source OS

Software to run on all platforms, including mobile and laptaps: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/15/intel-and-nokia-team-up-on-mobile-software/?hp

Google's new social networking software, Buzz, off to rocky start

Privacy concerns by users force changes: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/15/technology/internet/15google.html?hpw

Apple's influence dominates Barcelona mobile fair

App leader now world's third largest manufacturer of smartphones: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/15/technology/companies/15apple.html?hpw

E-book price increases accompany publishers victory

Prices up as much as $5.00 over Amazon baseline of $9.99, irking readers: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/11/technology/11reader.html?emc=eta1

Iran cuts off Internet and social networking sites

Protesters use of Twitter thwarted: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/11/world/middleeast/11tehran.html?emc=eta1

Google pushes broadband intiative

Internet giant to create mega-speed network as demonstration for state-of-the-art computing. Open Internet at stake: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/11/technology/companies/11google.html?emc=eta1

Plan follows on the heels of Nexus One, the company's "demonstration" mobile device. Are these hardware ventures a strategy to improve the value and performance of Google's cloud?

Gmail to get social networking features

Is it proprietary or will it use rival Facebook and Twitter links? http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/09/technology/companies/09social.html?emc=eta1

Microsoft and Nat'l Science Foundation offer scientists cloud computing

Grants from the foundation and contributions from software giant provide computing systems capable of storing and analyzing vast amounts of data.: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/05/science/05cloud.html?emc=eta1

Amazon sales and net jump in FY2009

Electronics and other general merchandise segment (which includes Kindle) leads growth: http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6716902.html?nid=2286&rid=#CustomerId&source=link

Android enters mobile gaming with a splash

50 apps unveiled: http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/28/50-android-games-demonstrated-in-one-video-who-says-android-c/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+weblogsinc%2Fengadgetmobile+%28Engadget+Mobile%29

iPad overshadows GPS standalones

Apple's new tablet runs iPhone apps on big screen with subscription carry over: http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/27/is-the-ipad-the-finaal-nail-in-the-gps-coffin/?emc=eta1

Apple and AT&T open VoIP for iPad and iPhone

Let the cheap call app wars begin:

http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/28/att-apple-allow-cheap-calls-on-3g-data-network/?emc=eta1

http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-lifts-voip-over-cellular-restrictions-in-new-iphone-sdk/

Pressure-sensitive touchscreens promise greater interactivity

New technology could be available as early as April: http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/pressure-sensitive-touchscreens-show-up-on-the-not-too-distant-h/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+weblogsinc%2Fengadgetmobile+%28Engadget+Mobile%29

Google Voice enters iPhone through backdoor

Web-based app does end-around to avoid Apple vetting: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/26/google-voice-comes-to-iphone/?emc=eta1

iPhone making inroads in corporate market

Microsoft Exchange, enterprise mobility, and growing corporate app library drive growth: http://gigaom.com/2010/01/25/apple-70-percent-of-fortune-100-trying-corporate-iphones/

China rejects Google hacking charges

Party denies local origins of attacks while noting that U.S. monitors its own citizens: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/26/world/asia/26google.html?emc=eta1

Africa latest target for new Google content search

Students encouraged to write articles for local language versions of Wikipedia: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/25/technology/25link.html?emc=eta1

Apple tablet promises continued growth for App Store

Cross-platform use of iPhone apps plus larger canvas for games have developers salivating: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/25/technology/25apps.html?emc=eta1

Table may provide print media with second chance at revenue model: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/26/technology/26apple.html?emc=eta1

Google revenues outpace economy

Online advertising sales continue to pick up steam: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/22/technology/companies/22google.html?emc=eta1

YouTube joins Nintendo, Netflix, and Xbox in crossover services

Google's video service to debut online rentals with five independent films: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/21/technology/internet/21youtube.html?emc=eta1

Sony Ericsson to proceed with Android in China

Google OS to make debut regardless of parent company's rift with government over censorship and hacking: http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2010/01/21/technology/tech-us-sony-ericsson.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Apple and Amazon to go head-to-head on e-books and apps

Amazon's e-reader (Kindle) to allow apps: http://www.informationweek.com/news/software/enterpriseapps/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=222400134&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_Mobility

http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6715803.html?nid=2286&rid=#CustomerId&source=title

Apple's new tablet to include e-reader: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/21/technology/21reader.html?emc=eta1

Google delays new phones in China

Hacking and censorship confrontation halts Android OS distribution: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/20/technology/companies/20phone.html?emc=eta1

Breaches on gmail accounts of human rights activists apparently of Chinese origin: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/20/technology/20cyber.html?emc=eta1

Microsoft's Xbox Live makeover brings TV to online portal

One-time teenage gaming subscription service now a hybrid "cable" channel looking for wider demographics: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/19/business/media/19xbox.html?emc=eta1

Stimulus funds available for broadband expansion

Grants available for unserved and underserved communities across the U.S. to connect: http://www.dailywireless.org/2010/01/16/round-two-broadband-stimulus-4-8-billion/

Mobile bandwidth push alters wireless spectrum allocations

Carrier licenses force FCC to order arts and sports organizations to re-tool: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/16/technology/16wireless.html?emc=eta1

Google phone - Nexus One - struggles with customer service infrastructure

Online software leader gets rude awakening in hardware marketplace: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/13/technology/companies/13google.html?emc=eta1

Nintendo adds Netflix

Game console makers to stream online movies as push back against mobile gaming apps: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/13/technology/companies/13netflix.html?emc=eta1

Google stands against Chinese gov't censorship and hacking

Ethics, profits, and human rights debate stirs broad response: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/13/world/asia/13beijing.html?emc=eta1

Chinese tell foreigners to "follow our laws": http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/15/world/asia/15beijing.html?emc=eta1

Western corporate sentiments shift as Chinese, armed with technology and capital, exert control: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/14/business/global/14western.html?emc=eta1

Support for Google's resistance grows: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/15/world/asia/15china.html?emc=eta1

No mention of U.S. government ex post facto laws to expand domestic wiretapping. Who's pointing fingers?

magicJack test boundaries of frequency use for free calls

Company claims device is legal because corporate wireless spectrum licenses don't extend into the home: http://www.dailycamera.com/business/ci_14154248?source=email

AT&T adds Android to lineup

Google's mobile OS now sold by all major carriers: http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/06/att-jumps-on-android-bandwagon/?emc=eta1

Google phone debuts

Nexus One an impressive effort, though no iPhone killer: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/06/technology/personaltech/06pogue.html?emc=eta1

Mobile Internet usage heats up ad race

Google acquires AdMob and introduces own device, Nexus One, to maintain ad revenue lead and push tech envelope: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/05/technology/internet/05google.html?emc=eta1

Apple acquires Quattro to keep pace: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/05/apple-is-said-to-buy-mobile-ad-company/?emc=eta1

Digital TV brings back rabbit ears

Availability of additional signals in major markets and down economy driving customers from pay TV to free broadcast channels: http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_14116306?source=email

Smartphones raise bar for rest of market

Apps and multimedia for "feature phones" becoming common: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/04/technology/personaltech/04app.html?emc=eta1

iPhone sales in NYC suspended then resumed

Overloaded AT&T data networks and resale frauds cited by Associated Press as possible causes. Speculation continues: http://www.thestreet.com/story/10653185/1/att-resumes-new-york-iphone-sales.html

Nokia revenue strategy shifts from marketplace to courtroom

Device giant seeks to leverage patents to maintain revenues: http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/12/30/technology/tech-us-nokia-apple.html?emc=eta1

Broadcast nets move to pay model

Fox wants sizeable subscriber fees from Time Warner: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/29/business/media/29cable.html?_r=1&emc=eta1