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Southwest In-flight Wi-Fi Coming Next Quarter (PC World)
February 2, 2010 at 11:50 AM

PC World - Southwest Airlines has ordered equipment for an in-flight Wi-Fi service and will start deploying it on planes in the second quarter of this year.
 

Intel and Micron Double the Density of Flash Memory (NewsFactor)
February 2, 2010 at 10:02 AM

NewsFactor - Billions of microscopic cells on a single chip will soon add eight gigabytes of nonvolatile memory to smartphones and other devices, creating new possibilities for mobile applications and potentially lowering prices in the long term. IM Flash Technologies, a joint venture between chipmakers Intel and Micron Technology, on Monday unveiled a 64-gigabit NAND flash die based on 25-nanometer process technology.
 

Firefox for Mobile Browser Runs on Nokia N900 (NewsFactor)
February 2, 2010 at 7:32 AM

NewsFactor - Mozilla has released a mobile version of its Firefox browser for users of Nokia's N900 smartphone, which runs the handset maker's high-end Maemo operating system. Built on the same engine as Firefox 3.6 for PCs, the new mobile browser is currently available for download in more than 30 languages, with support for more smartphone platforms and languages on the way, the developers said.
 

Hack Brings Mac OS X to the Nokia N900 (PC World)
February 2, 2010 at 7:20 AM

PC World - Have you ever wanted to run a full-blown copy of Mac OS X on your mobile device? One hacker has managed to get Apple's operating system running on a smartphone, and it's not the iPhone.
 

InterDigital names board member Clontz as chairman (AP)
February 2, 2010 at 7:13 AM

AP - Wireless technology developer InterDigital Inc. said Monday it named longtime board member Terry Clontz as chairman, effective immediately.
 

Pearson, Nokia form English teaching JV in China (Reuters)
February 1, 2010 at 7:56 PM

Reuters - Publishing group Pearson and phone maker Nokia have formed a joint venture to deliver English-language learning materials to mobile phone users in China, the two companies said on Monday.
 

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