Motorola V400 Trans. Happy Faces faceplate

Dish Network unveils `Slingloaded' TV recorder (AP)
AP - Satellite TV provider Dish Network Corp. on Thursday unveiled a digital video recorder that can send TV signals to a computer screen or mobile phone.

BenQ's Netbook Comes to America (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - It's just like any other netbook, except inside there are dual hard drives and 3G HSUPA wireless. And emoticons!

Verizon Wireless completes $5.9B Alltel buyout (AP)
AP - Verizon Wireless on Friday completed its $5.9 billion purchase of Little Rock, Ark.-based Alltel Corp., making Verizon the nation's largest mobile phone company.

AMD to Bring HD Gaming and Movies to Mobile Phones (PC World)
PC World - Advanced Micro Devices CEO Dirk Meyer on Thursday said the company will deliver high-definition gaming and movies to devices like smartphones in an attempt to bring more usability and interactivity to the devices.

Local TV Stations Go Mobile In Phones, Cars (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Mobile DTV promises free mobile TV for all. Who says you have to miss seeing the game while stuck in traffic? Or SpongeBob?

Ford to introduce next generation of Sync system (Reuters)

Reuters - Ford Motor Co, aiming to keep ahead of rivals, will introduce new features for its Sync system that provides voice-activated links to mobile phones and digital music players, the automaker said on Wednesday.

Skype Extends VoIP To Some Mobile Phones, MIDs (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Skype is offering its Voice over Internet Protocol service to Android and Java-enabled mobile phones, and to Intel-based Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs). This is the first time the software has been released for mobile users in the U.S.

Skype brings free, cheaper calls to mobiles (AFP)

AFP - Skype, which brought cheap and free calls to the Internet, is doing the same for mobile phones.

CES Slide Show: Great Images From Day One (PC World)
PC World - Meet the 3G Palm Pre

Japan may promote lower mobile phone fees (Reuters)

Reuters - Japan's government will seek to introduce new guidelines on mobile phone connection fees as early as 2010, which may lower rates for consumers, the Asahi newspaper reported on Thursday.

Palm's Pre Getting Good Reviews, So Far (PC World)
PC World - The early buzz is favorable for the Palm Pre, the vendor's new smart phone that is earning praise from reviewers who've had a chance to play with it. The device, which combines a touch screen with a slide-out QWERY keyboard, was introduced yesterday at CES 2009 in Las Vegas. The Pre features Palm's much-anticipated Web OS operating system, and will be available on the Sprint 3G network in the first half of 2009.