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AFP - Leading Japanese mobile phone carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. said Friday it will tie up with broadband provider ACCA Networks to introduce ultra-fast mobile WiMAX technology.

AFP - Specialized blogs are all abuzz this week with rumors that Internet giant Google will soon launch the "Google Phone" or "GPhone," a cheap mobile phone equipped with a Google operating system.

PC World - 3G femtocells, which promise to deliver indoor coverage and cheap service for 3G networks, are a step closer, thanks to a base station built using chips designed for mass-market handsets.

InfoWorld - Taiwan's High Tech Computer Corp. (HTC) has taken the wraps off a thinner, faster version of its Touch smartphone.

PC World - Taiwan's High Tech Computer Corp. (HTC) has taken the wraps off a thinner, faster version of its Touch smartphone.

InfoWorld - LG Electronics Inc.'s battle to beat the iPhone is far from over. The South Korean electronics company has unveiled its second iPhone-like handset and this one packs several important features the iPhone doesn't: 3G and high-speed cellular data networking.

Reuters - LG Electronics (066570.KS) announced its
first premium camera mobile phone on Thursday and an executive
told Reuters the company aimed for 10-15 percent of this market
segment within about a year.

PC World - LG Electronics Inc.'s battle to beat the iPhone is far from over. The South Korean electronics company has unveiled its second iPhone-like handset and this one packs several important features the iPhone doesn't: 3G and high-speed cellular data networking.

AP - Nokia Corp. unveiled new services and cell phones Wednesday that customers can use to download music and play games, a bid by the world’s largest mobile phone maker to challenge Apple Inc.’s higher-end iPhone, as well as iTunes and the iPod.

Canadian Press - HELSINKI, Finland (AP) - Nokia Corp. unveiled new services and cellphones Wednesday that customers can use to download music and play games, a bid by the world’s largest mobile phone maker to challenge Apple Inc.’s higher-end iPhone, as well as iTunes and the iPod.