Tuesday's announcement of the Nokia N8 – the first smartphone equipped with Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 channel surround sound – was the beginning of a new partnership between the two companies.
Dolby Laboratories and Nokia have now agreed to incorporate Dolby surround sound technology into a number of other handsets.
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O2 UK has announced its first devices with embedded SIM cards. Although the concept isn't new – Vodafone UK has offered netbooks with SIM cards for over a year, while Datawind's UbiSurfer and PocketSurfer devices also have built-in SIMs – these are the first O2 laptops with their own SIM cards.
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Technology company HP has agreed to purchase smartphone manufacturer Palm for a total of approximately $1.2 billion. It's a 'friendly' takeover that has been approved by the HP and Palm boards of directors. Palm shareholders will receive $5.70 in cash for each Palm share they hold when the merger is completed. The transaction is expected to close by the end of July.
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