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updated: Fri Jul 18, 2008 10:49 pm

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Motorola sues former executive over iPhone job

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Motorola Inc has sued a former executive for allegedly violating a non-compete agreement and threatening to reveal its trade secrets by taking a job with Apple Inc's iPhone division, the cell phone maker said in a lawsuit.

Michael Fenger accepted "millions of dollars in cash, restricted stock units, and stock options" in exchange for agreeing not to join a competitor for two years after leaving Motorola, where he oversaw mobile devices in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the lawsuit said.

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, Cellphones, Electronics, iPhone, Motorola, Telecom

8 hrs ago | CIO Today

Oops, AT&T Did It Again: Posts, Pulls Free Wi-Fi Offer

AT&T issued its second mea culpa in the last two months, retracting a free Wi-Fi notice that had been posted on the AT&T Web site.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Wi-Fi, Emerging Technology, iPhone

12 hrs ago | Daily Wireless

On the Beach Mesh

Morgan: [scoffs] That's wishful thinking if ever I heard it. Julian Osborne: I'm not against wishful thinking.

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Related Topix: Morgan State University, KT, Cable & Satellite, Telecom, Emerging Technology

16 hrs ago | PC World

PC Makers Roll out Centrino 2 Laptops

Top vendors including Hewlett-Packard , Lenovo and Fujitsu have announced consumer and business laptops that will use Intel's new Centrino 2 platform, which is being introduced on Monday.

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Related Topix: Hewlett Packard, Science / Technology, CPU, Emerging Technology

21 hrs ago | PR-inside.com

Wi-Fi Hotspots Stay Hot in 2008, According to ABI Research

According to ABI Research's WI-FI Hotspots Forecasts, by the end of this year global hotspots will grow by 40% over 2007.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Wi-Fi, Emerging Technology

Yesterday | Electronic Engineering Times Asia

60GHz group opposes Gbit Wi-Fi plan

The initiative to create a standards group to define a Gbit/s version of Wi-Fi is getting a significant push back from a separate group that sees conflict with its work in the 60GHz space.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Wi-Fi, Emerging Technology

Thu Jul 17, 2008

GoMo News

AdaptiveMobile Sees Sharp Rise in Volume of Mobile Network Virus Attacks

AdaptiveMobile, , the leading security provider of mobile subscriber protection for enterprises and individuals, today recommends mobile operators step-up security for their subscribers, as it witnesses a ...

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Related Topix: Bluetooth, Emerging Technology, Cell Phones, Cellphones, Electronics

NetworkWorld

Back-end systems could save a city Wi-Fi project

Poor coverage and unworkable business models have plagued many municipal Wi-Fi projects, but the city of Lompoc, California, says managing subscribers was one of the things it needed to improve before getting ...

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Wi-Fi, Emerging Technology, Lompoc, CA, Santa Barbara Metro

The South Mississippi Sun Herald

Motorola Broadband Solutions Win InfoVision Awards for Innovation

BROADBAND WORLD FORUM ASIA 2008 -- Motorola, Inc. today announced that two of its innovative broadband solutions have been awarded the InfoVision Award, presented by the International Engineering Consortium at ...

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Related Topix: VoIP, Motorola, Telecom, Emerging Technology, WiMAX

PHONE+

Panasonic Toughbooks Upgrade to 802.11n

Panasonic Computer Solutions Co. upgraded its semi-rugged desktop replacement Toughbook CF-52 and mobile workhorse Toughbook CF-74 to incorporate the new Intel Centrino 2 processor technology and also expand ...

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Related Topix: Computers, Laptops/Notebooks, Science / Technology, Wi-Fi, Emerging Technology, CPU

Myrtle Beach Online

Nokia's 2Q profit drops 61 percent

The world's No. 1 mobile phone maker Nokia Corp. on Thursday said profits fell 61 percent in the second quarter from the same period a year ago, when the company booked a large gain from a joint venture with ...

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, Cellphones, Electronics, Industrial Machines, Telecom, Nokia, Siemens AG, Business News

ComputerWorld

Lenovo aims multi-wireless laptops at SMBs

July 16, 2008 Lenovo has released a trio of ThinkPad notebook PCs for the small to midsize business market, with multiple wireless connectivity options, including an aggressively priced cellular data modem.

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Related Topix: Microsoft Windows, Science / Technology, Bluetooth, WiMAX, Emerging Technology, CPU

Wed Jul 16, 2008

Bit-tech.net main Feed

Intel announces Centrino 2

The Centrino 2 platform is based around the Intel Mobile 4 Series Express chipset.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, CPU, Laptops/Notebooks, Emerging Technology

Huliq.com

New BT Hub Reaches The Parts Others Cannot Reach

BT Total Broadband's stylish new Home Hub gives customers the best wireless signal of any UK broadband provider - ' thanks to next-generation wi-fi technology that enables reception even in areas that other ...

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Related Topix: Internet Service Providers, Emerging Technology

San Francisco Business Times

UTStarcom signs contract in India

UTStarcom Inc. signed a contract with Aksh Optifibre Ltd., its second deal with the Indian maker of fiber optic cables.

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Related Topix: Startups, UTstarcom, Telecom, World News, India,

News From Symbian Smart Phones World...

Symbian says could expand ties with Google

"We already work together and so whatever collaboration, if there is an opportunity, we will be happy to collaborate with them," Symbian chief executive Nigel Clifford told reporters in Tokyo.

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Related Topix: Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Software, iPhone

PC World

Brother MFC-7840W

Brother's MFC-7840W is a multifunction device with a monochrome laser printer , copier, scanner , fax machine, and wired and wireless networking.

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Related Topix: Emerging Technology, Printers, Scanners

Tue Jul 15, 2008

Infoworld

Lenovo's ultramobile ThinkPads

Lenovo introduced two ultramobile laptops on Monday, including the ThinkPad X200 ultrathin laptop, which joins Apple's MacBook Air as one of the lightest fully functional laptops available today.

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Related Topix: Laptops/Notebooks, Watches, Microsoft Windows, Emerging Technology

Macsimum News

Study: iPhone, Android build momentum for major change in wireless industry

Recent efforts by Apple and Google to reshape the wireless industry have created a groundswell of support that will ultimately help mobile operators and handset vendors, reports the In-Stat research group.

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Related Topix: iPhone, Emerging Technology, The College of New Jersey, The College of Wooster, The College of Idaho, The University of Findlay

OutlookPower Magazine

New BT Home Hub has up to twice the wireless range of other UK broadband providers

New BT Home Hub has up to twice the wireless range of other UK broadband providers BT Total Broadband's new Home Hub gives customers the best wireless signal of any UK broadband provider thanks to ...

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Related Topix: Emerging Technology

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