The Cell Phone Junkie Show #132

The Cell Phone Junkie Show #132 1:15:55
Show Notes
Sprint's WiMAX network is now “clear”, Nokia brings a new device to the market and has Verizon finally conceeded on GPS?

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Headlines
US Cellular adds City ID to services
HTC picks up design firm
Japan's KDDI picks LTE
Researchers power phones with their voice
AT&T looking to standardize one smartphone platform
Nokia/Siemens double EDGE speeds

News
Clearwire to ditch Xohm branding
Funding may slow Clearwire rollout
Clear coming to Portland
Nokia completes Symbian aquisition
White House rejects tower backup power plan
Bluetooth 2.2 in mid-2009
Copper thieves threaten US infrastructure
Mobile broadband to hit 42MB in 2009
Doc performs amputation via SMS
Smartphone market grows 11.5% from LY
iPhone triples marketshare
iPhone sales exceed Windows Mobile
US Smartphone market share
AT&T cutting 12,000 jobs due to economy
Americans send 2x as many SMS messages as Europeans
Recalibrating your battery

Devices
Nokia announces N97
Sprint to offer 4G CDMA/WiMAX hardware before year end
Verizon drops Omnia price to $199
Motorola EM35
FCC reveals T-Mobile Shadow II
Cellular South to offer HTC Diamond
Land Rover to make branded phones
Kogan has world's 2nd Android device
$99 iPhone 4GB at Walmart
Unlocked Developer Version of G1 for $400

Software
Nokia refurbished maps product
Nokia introduces new messaging services
Verizon unlocking GPS on Blackberry
AT&T to support ChaCha
Sprint adds calendar sync to Instinct
New social networking app at Helio and Virgin
Verizon pushes out update for Storm

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