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• 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.

• 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.

• FaceTime video chat may be added to next-gen iPod Touch

  Evidence is mounting that there's more FaceTime video chat coming in handheld devices, with reports surfacing today that the next iPod Touch, due this year, will include a front-facing camera.

• AT&T offers businesses a smartphone credit-card payment service

  AT&T on Wednesday announced a service for small- and medium-size businesses that want to use smartphones to accept credit and debit card transactions from customers. The service is based on technology from payment device manufacturer Apriva of Scottsdale, Ariz.

• Apple blames faulty formula for iPhone 4 problems

  In response to mounting reports that the iPhone 4 offers sub-par call reception, Apple today admitted that an algorithm used in its new smartphone is flawed and promised to update its iOS 4 in the next few weeks.

• iPhone 4 antenna issue molehill, not mountain, says expert

  The uproar over the new iPhone's reception problems is much ado about nothing, an antenna expert said today.

• Cisco and video: Wi-Fi for Flip, Flash for iPad and 3D video conferencing

  Las Vegas -- If you didn't realize how pervasive video technology research is at Cisco Systems, consider these product previews offered up by Marthin De Beer, senior vice president of emerging technologies, in an interview with Computerworld at Cisco Live!.