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Best Buy, Carphone to sell Google Nexus S phone

Samsung's <005930.KS> Nexus S phone, based on the latest version of Google's Android software, will go on sale this month in the United States and Britain through Best Buy and Carphone Warehouse .

Best Buy Offers Free Smartphones Through December

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As the holiday shopping season is underway, Best Buy Mobile, the mobile specialty retail unit of Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE:BBY), will be offering a minimum of four free smartphones every day through December.

Microsoft's view of patents a pre-emptive tool or revenue model?

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As US Supreme Court agreed yesterday to give Microsoft a hearing related to a 2009 court order that required it to pay $290 million to i4i for patent infringement related to its high-profile product Microsoft Word, Microsoft itself has been on a buying spree collecting patents that cover a range of its products.
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Google's Android leads smartphones

Smartphones running Google's Android software were the top seller among consumers in the United States in the second quarter, industry tracker NPD said on Wednesday.
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LG misses Q2 estimates, lacks blockbuster phones

LG Electronics Inc the world's No.2 TV maker, faces more pressure to turn around its mobile business and tackle its underperforming shares after it missed forecasts with a 90 percent slump in quarterly profit.
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Smartphones could be latest battle accessory

Smartphones could become the next weapon in the United States' battlefield arsenal, as defense companies seek to cash in on the rapidly growing use of sophisticated mobile applications.
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Sprint seeing spot shortages of EVO phone

Sprint Nextel Corp has been seeing shortages of its EVO high-speed phone from HTC Corp in some places due to better-than-expected demand, the company's chief executive, Dan Hesse, said on Tuesday.
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Motorola: Droid sales extremely strong

Motorola Inc is seeing strong demand for its Droid phone at Verizon Wireless despite the popularity of rival HTC Corp's Droid Incredible, co-Chief Executive Sanjay Jha said on Wednesday.
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Sprint says it overstated EVO launch day sales

Sprint Nextel Corp said on Tuesday it had inadvertently overstated the launch day sales of the much anticipated EVO 4G phone from HTC Corp, which is touted as a serious competitor to Apple's iPhone 4.
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Apple unveils iPhone 4 to fend off Google

Apple Inc unveiled a new iPhone on Monday that goes on sale in scores of countries this year, preparing its fastest-ever global roll-out to try and stay a step ahead of rivals like Google Inc in a red-hot smartphone market.
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HTC sues to block iPhone, iPad, iPod sales

HTC Corp fired back on Wednesday in its legal battle with Apple Inc, asking the U.S. International Trade Commission to ban sales of iPhones, iPads and iPods in the United States.
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Google's Android takes No 2 spot from iPhone

Google Inc displaced iPhone maker Apple Inc to become the second most popular provider of smartphone software in the United States during the first quarter, the latest sign of the increasing competition in the fast-growing mobile market.
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Microsoft signs Android patent deal with HTC

Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday it struck a licensing deal with phone handset maker HTC Corp, under which it will get royalty payments on HTC phones running Google Inc's Android operating system.
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Google loses Verizon, changes Nexus One plans

Google Inc said it no longer plans to offer a version of its Nexus One smartphone for the Verizon Wireless network and will change its distribution plans in Britain, underscoring the challenges facing the Internet search company as it expands into the mobile phone market.

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