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Smartphone Deployments Accelerate in USA

Strategy Analytics says that RIM's BlackBerry dominates smartphone market share - at 37% - among all sizes of US businesses, while Microsoft's Windows Mobile platform comes in second - at 26%. Among the companies surveyed, verizon Wireless and AT&T dominated business subscriptions, with AT&T slightly ahead in large enterprises (1000+), while verizon showed greater penetration among small companies (under 100). Employees of large enterprises were also the most loyal BlackBerry users.  more

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Qualcomm Chips Powering the BlackBerry Storm Smartphone

It isn't a shock that the new BlackBerry Storm smart phone from Research in Motion (RIM) offers features comparable to Apple's iPhone 3G - including the use of a touchscreen - a first for a RIM product. However, the Storm brings some interesting developments on the inside, such as the inclusion of a Qualcomm baseband chip, according to a teardown conducted by iSuppli.  more

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Microsoft faces Pressure from Smartphone OS Alliances

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- With the smartphone world increasingly shifting toward an open operating system model, Microsoft and its Windows Mobile face another obstacle in trying to penetrate the consumer market.  more

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TECH TALES: WiMAX is Still a Risky Investment

SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) -- The next-generation wireless technology, known as WiMax, is full of potential to drive cheaper, high-speed wireless data, voice and video communications, or a dismal failure, depending on who you talk to.  more

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