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		<title>LG favours Android over Windows (USA, South Korea)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/92948-lg-favours-android-over-windows-usa-south-korea/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 05:32:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft’s chief executive, Steve Ballmer has recently announced that the company is planning to focus on smartphones running on Google’s Android mobile operating system. According to a report by KoreaHerald, the executive also said LG is taking a step back from Windows phones powered by Microsoft’s platform, adding that it will continue research and development [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nokia Windows phone receives support from carriers (USA)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/92897-nokia-windows-phone-receives-support-from-carriers-usa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 05:41:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wirelessfederation.com/news/?p=92897</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With the increasing dominance of iPhones and Android powered smartphones in the handset arena, wireless carriers AT&#38;T and Verizon Wireless have been looking at phones from Nokia and Microsoft as alternatives, according to a report by BN. As per the report, both carriers praised Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system, which powers the new Nokia Lumia [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft, Facebook announce patent agreement worth $550 million (USA)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/92841-microsoft-facebook-announce-patent-agreement-worth-550-million-usa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:06:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mobile Mergers and Acquisitions]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[650 AOL patents]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft Corp. and Facebook announced today a definitive agreement under which Microsoft will assign to Facebook the right to purchase a portion of the patent portfolio it recently agreed to acquire from AOL Inc. Facebook has agreed to purchase this portion for $550 million in cash. In the initial AOL auction, Microsoft secured the ability [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Verizon to focus on Windows phones this holiday season (USA)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/92836-verizon-to-focus-on-windows-phones-this-holiday-season-usa/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/92836-verizon-to-focus-on-windows-phones-this-holiday-season-usa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:59:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Verizon Wireless plans to put its marketing weight behind Microsoft Corp&#8217;s next mobile phone software to help develop a strong competitor to Apple Inc and Google Inc, according to the chief financial officer of Verizon Communications, as told to Reuters. Verizon Wireless, a venture of Verizon and Vodafone Group Plc, already sells the Apple iPhone [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Six Technology firms sign privacy agreement (USA)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91549-six-technology-firms-sign-privacy-agreement-usa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 07:44:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Amazon]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[California&#8217;s attorney general, Kamala D. Harris, has said that six of the world&#8217;s top consumer technology firms have agreed to provide greater privacy disclosures before users download applications in order to protect the personal data of millions of consumers. He added that the agreement binds Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Research In Motion, and Hewlett-Packard, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ericsson seeks to increase revenues through patents (Sweden)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90751-ericsson-seeks-to-increase-revenues-through-patents-sweden/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90751-ericsson-seeks-to-increase-revenues-through-patents-sweden/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:02:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sweden based Ericsson, the world&#8217;s leading mobile telecommunications equipment vendor, is reportedly planning to increase revenues from its 27,000 patents as devices from toys to energy meters get wireless access, as said by CEO, Hans Vestberg. According to reports, Vestberg claims that by 2015 two thirds of all consumer electronics devices will have some sort [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adobe share price drops with announcement of 750 job cuts (USA)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90745-adobe-share-priced-drops-with-announcement-of-750-job-cuts-usa/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90745-adobe-share-priced-drops-with-announcement-of-750-job-cuts-usa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:42:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adobe Systems Inc., an American based computer software company, has announced 750 job cuts in order to discontinue its flash technology for mobile devices and focus on programs for digital publishing and advertising. The job cuts taking place largely in North America and Europe, accounting for more than 7 percent of the company&#8217;s workforce, are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Huawei in discussions with Microsoft regarding Android software (China, USA)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90732-huawei-in-discussions-with-microsoft-regarding-android-software-china-usa/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90732-huawei-in-discussions-with-microsoft-regarding-android-software-china-usa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:04:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chinese based Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, is reportedly talking to Microsoft for use of its Android software. According to reports, Microsoft has claimed that Google&#8217;s Android operating system has violated its intellectual property rights and has already convinced mobile phone makers such as Samsung and HTC among others, to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nokia plans marketing blitz for the Lumia 800 (Finland)</title>
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		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90670-nokia-plans-marketing-blitz-for-the-lumia-800-finland/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:17:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Nokia Lumia 800, based on Microsoft&#8217;s new Windows Phone 7.5 operating system (Mango), is being considered as the best Windows phone yet. Reports suggest Nokia has taken extra care while designing this handset, offering customers a worthy substitute for an iPhone or an android. According to reports, Nokia has taken care that the polycarbonate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Samsung to pay Microsoft royalties on Android devices (Korea, USA)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90571-samsung-to-pay-microsoft-royalties-on-android-devices-korea-usa/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90571-samsung-to-pay-microsoft-royalties-on-android-devices-korea-usa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:55:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Korean handset manufacturer, Samsung has accepted to pay Microsoft royalties for every Android based smartphone and tablet sold. Microsoft had accused Google&#8217;s Android of violating its patents. However, Google has responded saying that they remain focused on building new technology and supporting Android partners. As per reports, Microsoft has said that under the terms of [...]]]></description>
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