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• Samsung scores FCC approval for first LTE phone

  Samsung appears to have won the race to be the first device manufacturer to gain approval from the Federal Communications Commission for a phone based on the 4G LTE standard.

• Juniper buys smartphone securer for $70 million

  Juniper Networks this week announced it is acquiring privately held SMobile Systems, a developer of security software for smartphones and tablets, for $70 million in cash. 

• Amazon launches two new Kindles, one with Wi-Fi only

  Amazon launched two new Kindle e-readers priced at $139 and $189 late Wednesday, with the cheaper version a Wi-Fi-only e-reader and $10 less than the Wi-Fi-only Nook.

• 'Unhackable' Android can be hacked

  Once thought to be unhackable, the Android phone is anything but, according to researchers presenting at Black Hat 2010.

• Online sales of Dell Streak could begin Wednesday

  Online sales of the Dell Streak wireless tablet, with a five-inch screen that many say makes it look like an Android smartphone, could begin as soon as tomorrow, according to online speculation.

• Intel runs into major WiMax snafu in Taiwan

  An apparent lack of communication between Intel and the Taiwan government over the closing of Intel's WiMax Program Office in Taiwan has brewed into a media storm here to rival Apple's Antennagate in the U.S.

• Nokia Siemens expands wireless networking presence

  The joint venture of Nokia Siemens Networks has agreed to purchase the network equipment division of Motorola for an estimated $US1.2 billion. Motorola's loss is Nokia Siemens' gain, as the acquisition catapults it into the number three spot for wireless network vendors in the United States, and comes with established customer relationships Nokia Siemens can build on.

• Nokia Siemens buys Motorola wireless network unit for $1.2B

  Motorola has found a buyer for its wireless network equipment unit: Nokia Siemens Networks will pay US$1.2 billion for most of that business, the companies announced Monday.

• Apple iPad OS update fixes Wi-Fi, adds Bing

  As operating system upgrades go, Apple's iOS 3.2.1 patch for the iPad may not break new ground, but it does fix a few nagging problems, most notably a Wi-Fi connectivity issue reported by many iPad users.

• CSIRO pushes closer collaboration with China

  The CSIRO will focus on closer collaboration between Australia and China on the development of new information technology over coming years.
  

• Ozmo's chip and software turn Windows 7 laptop into Wi-Fi hotspot

  Improved silicon and firmware from Ozmo Devices will turn a Wi-Fi-equipped Windows 7 laptop into a local hotspot for peripherals such as a keyboard and mouse.

• Bluetooth at heart of US petrol station credit-card scam

  Thieves are stealing credit-card numbers through skimmers they secretly installed inside pumps at gas stations throughout the US Southeast, using Bluetooth wireless to transmit stolen card numbers.

• NBN Co to spend circa $1 billion on satellites

  The NBN Co will spend up to $1 billion on two KA band satellites to deliver National Broadband Network (NBN) services to Australian households unable to access coverage via fibre or wireless.

• IBM:Tiered mobile data pricing here to stay

  While many may hate the tiered pricing models that AT&T rolled out last month, they're also likely the future of mobile data consumption according to analysis by IBM

• Technologist: Full immersion in the cyberworld is coming

  Although many people already are engrossed in cyberspace, judging by the amount of communicating, socializing and commerce conducted online, we're at the advent of what will be a near total immersion in technology and the Internet, according to a technologist who spoke Saturday at the World Future Society conference in Boston.