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|  | Report: Motorola mulls Siemens investment
Motorola reportedly is considering a major investment in Siemens' mobile phone division. Neither company has commented on the rumors. EE Times (4/25)
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| | RIM's success has spawned new challenges
Research in Motion built a wireless e-mail empire on the back of
its BlackBerry device, but the company now faces competition
from the likes of Microsoft and Nokia, which are trying new ways to
chip away at RIM's market share. At the heart of RIM's plight is
BlackBerry's incompatibility with other systems and devices, a problem
the company is working hard to address. The Wall Street Journal (4/25)
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| | Virgin hires Merrill, Credit Suisse for wireless IPO
Virgin Group has hired Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse First Boston to handle the IPO of its 50% stake in Virgin Mobile. The offering, valued at $2 billion, is expected later this year. NYTimes.com (4/25)
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| | Time Warner plans to upgrade Adelphia assets
Time Warner Cable already is planning an upgrade to the assets it expects to acquire in its joint purchase with Comcast of bankrupt Adelphia Communications.
TWC estimates it will spend $650 million to bring the systems up to
speed and push the sale of advanced products, such a high-speed
Internet and VOD. Reuters/The Hollywood Reporter (4/22)
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| | Fujitsu unveils WiMAX chip
Fujitsu last week introduced a system-on-a-chip WiMAX solution
and said it plans to launch the chip later this year. The announcement
followed Intel 's debut of its own WiMAX chip. Telephony Online (4/25), TechWeb Network (4/22)
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| | Competition for digital living room heats up
With true digital convergence finally becoming a reality, phone companies, MSOs, computer makers and consumer electronics giants are battling for control of consumers' living rooms. The Wall Street Journal (4/25)
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| | Sports fans turn to highlight Web sites
The growth of high-speed Internet access is giving sports fans the
ability to watch highlights on demand, instead of watching entire
games. That's proving profitable for Turner Sports Interactive, the Time Warner division that operates Web sites for NASCAR and the Professional Golfers Association. NYTimes.com (4/25)
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| | Mobile phones just another ad channel in Asia
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| | Proposed municipal cell phone tax in Oregon sparks lobbying campaign
The mobile phone industry is fighting a proposal in Oregon that would
allow municipalities to tax mobile phone service. The tax would raise
consumers' monthly bills by about $2.50 per month. CNET (4/24)
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