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• First LTE phone from Verizon expected mid-2010

  Verizon Wireless plans to launch its first LTE-based (Long Term Evolution) wireless phone in mid-2011, three to six months after the carrier rolls out its new LTE network, according to a report.

• A WiMax phone might help ailing Palm

  After Palm Inc. admitted that its smartphone sales were below expectations, rumors started swirling that the company might be sold, or that it could be beefing up its product line with a WiMax smartphone for Sprint Nextel.

• As wired business shrinks, Verizon expects 13,000 job cuts

  Verizon Communications Inc. expects to reduce its workforce by another 13,000 in 2010, following the same trend it has carried out in each of the past two years.

• Apple Tablet not necessarily on Verizon Wireless, analysts say.

  An Apple tablet computer, expected to be introduced next week, will run on both AT&T and Verizon Wireless 3G networks, but two industry sources warned today to not assume Verizon is on board.

• ‘Tis the season to be fearful

  Cisco, Verizon Business and SonicWall have all released their predictions on the top security threats of the next 12 months. Here are the vendor’s top threats to look out for.

• Verizon gets into cloud consulting

  If you run an IT department, chances are you've been bombarded by vendors hyping their own brand of cloud computing services over the last year.

• Verizon dances on grave of AT&T lawsuit

  Verizon wasted no time gleefully mocking AT&T after the rival carrier dropped its lawsuit challenging the legitimacy of Verizon's "There's a Map for That" ads.

• Verizon Business will launch new APAC data centre

  Verizon Business will launch an Asia-Pacific data centre for its computing as a service (Caas) customers in the region and to address issues of latency, security and compliance.

• Setback For AT&T in Suit Over Verizon Ads

  AT&T claims Verizon is misleading customers by showing its 3G network (wide coverage) and comparing it with AT&T's coverage map (comparatively limited coverage).

• AT&T Loses in Court, but Catfight with Verizon Continues

  Yesterday a federal judge slapped down AT&T's (rather whiny) restraining order against Verizon over the now infamous "There's a Map for That" advertisements. The ads show a U.S. map comparing AT&T's 3G coverage to Verizon's more impressive reach. AT&T did not deny its 3G coverage was pathetic but rather stressed that customers can still get cell reception and use the mobile Internet via its 2G EDGE network. To that, Verizon released a snarky legal filing that essentially said "the truth hurts."

• Report: Apple readies smaller iPhone on Verizon

  Apple Inc. will launch a smaller "worldmode" iPhone next year that will be ready for Verizon Wireless to sell in the third quarter of 2010, according to an analyst report citing unnamed handset maker sources in Taiwan.

• Apple to ink Verizon-iPhone deal next year, analyst says

  Apple will probably drop its exclusive deal with AT&T next year and offer its iPhone to Verizon subscribers as well, a Wall Street analyst said today.

• BlackBerry Storm2: New features, enhancements list from RIM

  Yesterday, U.S. wireless carrier Verizon Wireless formally announced Research In Motion's (RIM) latest touch-screen smartphone: the BlackBerry Storm2 9550. The device is not yet publicly available--you'll have to wait until later this week to get your Storm2--but the BlackBerry-maker sent us a review device early.

• Disney, Verizon go green in the data center

  Energy efficiency in the data center is a top priority for Disney and Verizon, technology executives from the companies said last week. But the industry is still in the early stages of understanding how best to measure effectiveness, they said.

• Google, Verizon teaming to develop Android devices

  Verizon and Google have entered into an agreement to jointly develop wireless devices based on Google's open source Android mobile platform.