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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?

New 3G Palm Pre Enters Smart Phone War (PC World)
PC World - Palm today announced its long-awaited new operating system--called Web OS--as well as the new Palm Pre smart phone to match. The Pre will be available exclusively on the Sprint 3G Network in first half of 2009. The announcement was made at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show.

CES: 100 HD movies on a stamp-sized chip? (Reuters)

Reuters - Imagine storing 100 movies in glorious high-definition on a card the size of a postage stamp, then calling them up instantaneously for viewing on your cell phone whenever and wherever you like.

Motorola unveils mobile phone made from recycled water bottles (AFP)

AFP - Motorola, seeking to capitalize on the trend towards more environmentally friendly products, has unveiled the first mobile phone made from recycled water bottles.

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.

Verizon completes 28.1 billion dlr acquisition of Alltel (AFP)

AFP - Verizon Wireless announced Friday that it had completed a 28.1 billion dollar acquisition of mobile phone operator Alltel to become top wireless carrier in the United States in terms of subscribers.

Ford committed to new products and cost cuts: CEO (Reuters)

Reuters - Ford Motor Co is committed to maintaining investments in new products such as its Sync audio platform as well as production cuts forced by the global economic downturn, Chief Executive Alan Mulally said on Thursday.

Nokia E63 Coming to America (PC World)
PC World - Already available overseas, Nokia's E63 is now coming to the U.S. Nokia says this 3G smart phone, which is on display here at the Consumer Electronics Show, will be available within the next week in an unlocked version for $249.

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.