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FCC to review mobile radiation stance

The FCC is to review its stance on whether there is any link at all between mobile phone use and brain tumours. Chairman Julius Genachowski sent a proposal to fellow commissioners calling for a formal inquiry into the mobile emissions standards which were set in 1996, Reuters reports. A spokesman said the FCC still believes …

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Twelve ways to customize your Android device

Jason Cipriani/CNET Customizing your smartphone, or any device for that matter, is a rite of passage for all of us. By customizing, you turn a standard looking device that millions of users may be carrying around, into something that is truly ours. It goes from a slab of plastic and rare metals, to something that is very personal. Android users …

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LG Optimus L5 sets sail for Europe this month

The LG Optimus L5, an Android 4.0 handset that is equipped with dual SIM capabilities, is readying itself for a European launch this month. U.K., Germany, and France will be the first countries to receive it. Afterward, customers in the Middle East, Asia, Central, and South America will be able to nab the device. Unfortunately, LG has not released any …

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Meet the group trying to make AT&T very un

PALO ALTO, Calif. — Just a short bicycle ride from Stanford University, there’s a work space befitting any hip startup. Squat, teardrop-shaped chairs and short, lime-green swivel chairs sit atop a colorful checkered carpet, across which a small dog casually pitter-patters. Lining the sparse ceiling are rows of florescent lights, wooden beams, and large ventilation tubes, adding an industrial-chic ambiance. …

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Google picks up Magnolia Broadband’s MTD patent portfolio

Google has acquired more than 50 patents from Magnolia Broadband, a company focused on improving scalability and capacity across the mobile space. According to Magnolia, the patents come from its Mobile Transmit Diversity portfolio, which includes a host of technologies related to increasing mobile network capacity, expanding coverage, improving uplink transmission speeds, and increasing a device’s battery life. The terms …

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Apple and RIM secrets sold by ex

A former AT&T worker is the latest corporate employee to confess involvement with insider trading, according to Reuters. Alnoor Ebrahim said he sold stock traders information that included AT&T sales numbers for Apple’s iPhone and RIM’s BlackBerry. Ebrahim pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to one count of conspiracy to commit wire and securities fraud. “I provided insider information …

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