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Verizon Wireless Admits Handover Delay on LTE Network

­USA based Verizon Wireless has acknowledged that subscribers using its LTE network can experience a delay of up to two minutes during the handover from 3G to LTE networks if using one of their USB modems. The company said that the delay was expected, and that improvements are currently being planned.  more

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Flagship Phones are Driving Sales on Network Operator Websites

Industry analytics firm, comScore has published data from its monthly wireless e-commerce dashboard, which tracks consumer shopping and purchasing behavior, including handsets and mobile data plans, at all of the major wireless carrier sites.  more

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Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales Down by 5% in Q4 '08

The global economic downturn had a significant impact on the mobile phone industry as worldwide mobile phone sales to end users totalled 314.7 million units in the fourth quarter of 2008, a 4.6 per cent decline from the fourth quarter of 2007, according to Gartner. Manufacturers continued to struggle against low consumer confidence in both emerging and mature markets.  more

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Verizon Seeks to Strike Down Visual Voicemail Lawsuit

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Verizon Communications and its Verizon Wireless unit asked a court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by inventor Judah Klausner over visual voicemail technology.  more

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LG Phone Comes with Built-In Bluetooth Headset

Verizon Wireless and ­LG Mobile Phones have jointly announced the availability of ­LG Decoy - a slider phone that integrates a Bluetooth hands-free headset into the rear of the phone. Available today, the companies say that the Decoy is the first mobile phone with a built-in detachable Bluetooth wireless headset.  more

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Slowing Handset Replacements in Nth America Could Slow Global Sales Growth

A report from South Korean research house, Korea Investment & Securities says that it expects sales of mobile phones worldwide to have risen by 11.7% YoY to 281 million units. In 2008, the handset demand growth is forecast to drop 4.2%p YoY to 12.1% from 16.3%, due to sluggish replacement demand in North America and anemic new demand in emerging markets.  more

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AT&T to Launch MediaFlo Mobile TV Service in May

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- AT&T said it would launch its long-anticipated mobile television service, powered by Qualcomm's MediaFlo technology, in May.  more

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Palm Missteps May Prompt Directors to be More Active

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Palm Inc.'s warning that a key new product will miss out on the holiday shopping season illustrates the string of bungles that has weighed on the smartphone maker.  more

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AT&T Eases Penalties On Mobile Plans

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones) -- The USA based AT&T said Tuesday that it will reduce early-termination fees for wireless customers who cancel plans early and allow them to change contracts without restrictions.  more

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UPDATE: LG's Voyager Handset Positioned to Challenge the iPhone

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