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Google, Microsoft and Apple letters aim to keep regulators at bay

(Nancy Gohring) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:03:00 GMT

As patent infringement lawsuits continue to pile up in the mobile industry, Google, Apple and Microsoft appear to be trying individually to reassure regulators and standards bodies that they won't use their patents to build a monopoly, experts said.

LTE boosts mobile gear by 17% in 2012

mhamblen@computerworld.com (Matt Hamblen) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:48:00 GMT

Thanks to 4G LTE technology, the global market for mobile communications gear will grow 17% in 2012, according to IHS, formerly iSuppli.

Adobe confirms no Flash for Chrome on Android

gkeizer@computerworld.com (Gregg Keizer) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:48:00 GMT

Chrome for Android will not run Flash Player, the popular software that Apple has famously banned, Adobe confirmed.

Sprint losses hit $1.3B over iPhone costs, subscribers fewer than expected

(Matt Peckham) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:24:00 GMT

Sprint says it sold 1.8 million iPhones between October and December 2011, of which roughly 720,000 were new customers, but the cost of subsidizing Apple's smartphone raised the company's losses to $1.3 billion, compared with $929 million year-on-year.

Smartphone data shake-up: The end of 'unlimited'

(JR Raphael) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:00:00 GMT

Now that most smartphone plans offer only tiered plans (rather than unlimited data usage), how close are you to pushing past your limit -- and paying more than you want?

Google accelerates Android browser updates with mobile Chrome

gkeizer@computerworld.com (Gregg Keizer) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:26:00 GMT

Google's launch Tuesday of Chrome for Android may be a move to accelerate the pace of browser updates, an analyst said.

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