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In exchange for £150m contract Ougoing Malaysian chief minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon asked that a 150m contract for upgraded police radios be awarded to Motorola in a confidential letter to the country’s Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. Continued

FCC Chair pleased with lack of diversity AT&T and Verizon Wireless barreled through the auction of some prized US airways, shelling out $16bn to keep data humming across their cross-country networks. Continued

Execs pack bags as ship flounders Ousted head of mobile at Motorola Stu Reed has left the company, which is continuing to haemorrhage executive talent at an alarming rate. Continued

CeBIT Try harder next time guys Greenpeace told the computer industry to try harder today, as its latest report into the electronics industry showed just three products reaching the half-way mark in reducing their environmental impact. Continued

Only in established market though Despite global mobile device sales of 1.15bn units in 2007, market watcher Gartner expects sales in mature markets to drop by around ten per cent this year. Continued

3G takes over Japanese customers didn t buy a single 2G handset during January, which could be why Japanese network operator NTT DoCoMo has decided to stop providing sub-3G connectivity by 2012. Continued

The radical price of zero handsets? Nokia’s “All Your Base” services strategy looks like it’s hitting more resistence - from Nokia’s biggest customers. T-Mobile Germany is dropping handsets which carry Nokia’s Ovi portal and services, according to reports. Continued

Not all devices takes the same size of storage card - meaning you could have one that fits your PDA, but isn’t much use in your digital camera or MP3 player. One solution to the dilemma is Kingston Technology s new… Continued

CEO of Symbian, Nigel Clifford, has said that he sees no real competitive threat from Apple’s iPhone - in fact he welcomes their entry into the mobile market, particularly in the US. In a press conference at 3GSM, Clifford also… Continued

Our new friends at Polymer Vision should be in fine spirits this morning since they just picked up a Best in Show award at 3GSM 2007. The futuristic rollable Readius display saw off stiff competition to win The most innovative… Continued

Review Skinny perfection Sony Ericsson turned heads last year with its ultra-slim Walkman W880i. Now its successor, the W890i, aims to play to an even wider audience with improved handling and upgraded features. Continued

But is Unified Communications the answer? How often do you get frustrated when you can’t reach someone? You try their desk phone, then their mobile and perhaps their home office number, then give up and either leave them a voicemail or send them an email or text message. Then when they don t get back to you as quickly as you would like, you get annoyed at them for not being responsive. Continued

You are entering the Green Room In a desperate attempt to drum up interest in its music service, Nokia is to launch its own TV show. The Nokia Green Room is to be shown on Channel 4 with exclusive extra bits only available through the online service. Continued

We’re not talking to Sony Microsoft’s Xbox division and Sony aren t chatting about incorporating Blu-ray into the Microsoft console, despite a Sony executive stating that the two companies are discussing the HD technology. Continued

Review Fills a gap you didn’t even know you had Nokia’s approach for the N810 is pretty simple: phone screens are too small for decent web browsing, so surely a separate portable device that has a bigger screen and Wi-Fi connectivity is needed for serious portable web access. Continued

Comment Battle not over, but… While we are not saying that the long-running battle between Nokia and Qualcomm is actually over - anything but - there are signs that Nokia s position is a lot stronger than many observers first thought. Continued

Rockers the Rolling Stones used giant lips as their trademark, so what better way to proudly display your musical credentials than with a portable speaker shaped like a lover s buccal embrace? Continued

Call this number, sharpish The Metropolitan Police have launched an intensive media onslaught aimed at advising Londoners just what to do if their shifty-looking Arab next door neighbour is packing mulitiple mobes, trading SIMs with the men in black turbans, taking delivery of binary liquid explosives, photographing CCTV cameras, or generally acting in a manner likely to undermine the security of the state: Continued

32in and 52in panels only The popularity of outsourcing LCD panel production between manufacturers is growing, with LG now confirming that it plans to buy 32in and 52in LCD panels from Sharp. Continued

Rockers the Rolling Stones used giant lips as their trademark, so what better way to proudly display your musical credentials than with a portable speaker shaped like a lover s buccal embrace? Continued

Let’s get small together When it comes to semiconductors, IBM is the friendliest vendor in town. Continued

Call this number, sharpish The Metropolitan Police have launched an intensive media onslaught aimed at advising Londoners just what to do if their shifty-looking Arab next door neighbour is packing mulitiple mobes, trading SIMs with the men in black turbans, taking delivery of binary liquid explosives, photographing CCTV cameras, or generally acting in a manner likely to undermine the security of the state: Continued

Updated Irish debut, announced today, will help Apple is “really confident” it will sell 10m iPhones by the end of the year, the company’s COO, Tim Cook, said yesterday. Today, O2 announced the phone’s launch in Ireland. Continued

Feel and hear the burn People have been walking and talking with mobile phones ever since the devices’ mass adoption in the late 1990s, but Samsung and Adidas now want users to jump up to running and talking. They’ve launched an “exercise phone”. Continued

No hippy chicks They’re incredibly ugly, but middle class parents just can’t stop themselves dressing their kids in ‘em. Yes, we’re talking last summer’s de rigueur fashion accessory, Crocs clogs-cum-sandals. And now you can put your phone in them too. Continued

High spectrum price could lead to catastrophe Faultline has not covered much of the 700 MHz auction, not wanting to read into it too much, and seeing that it is not yet clear how much of it is directly about networks which carry video or other forms of entertainment, which is our chosen territory. Continued

Smart mobile malware Miscreants have created a ransomware Trojan for mobile phones which has been seen in the wild in China. Kiazha-A, attempts to extort money from users of Symbian Series 60 phones. Continued

HTC have announced that they have signed a deal to provide Windows Mobile 6 devices for their BT Fusion service. The VoIP service allows you to make calls over WiFi when you’re in the range of your house, switching to… Continued

One of the best, although some cynical bloggers would also say one of the worst, things about Samsung is they always launch so many phones. 3GSM has been no different with around a dozen or so new handsets taking their… Continued