Mark Bridge writes:
I remember the launch of Carweek back in the 1990s. It was a motoring magazine produced as a weekly glossy newspaper; a novel format, although one that probably led to its demise. 'Spy shots' of prototype cars seemed then – as now – to be much sought-after, despite them often not showing much resemblance to the finished product. Indeed, I often wondered how you could possibly road-test the handling of a new car when it was covered with unflattering body parts that served to disguise its shape.
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Tokyo-based Renesas Electronics is buying Nokia's wireless modem business for around $200 million. It's the latest development in an ongoing partnership between the two companies. In addition, Nokia and Renesas say they'll work together on developing modem technologies for HSPA+/LTE technology.
The deal is expected to be concluded towards the end of this year.
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This year’s Mobile Web Usage Forecast from mobile internet firm Volantis says consumer interest in social networks and mobile games will drive mobile internet in the UK and the USA.
The company's forecast shows that entertainment is becoming a priority...
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As usual, our weekly podcast - The Fonecast – was published this morning.
In this week’s show there’s an update on the reception problems for Apple's iPhone 4, talk about Nokia's future with Symbian and a discussion about the demise of Microsoft’s Kin and Emblaze’s First Else.
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