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Can Nokia’s Lumia smartphones make it in the U.S.?

LONDON–Nokia’s new Windows Phone-based Lumia smartphones will not hit the U.S. market for months, but when they do, will the devices have what it takes to entice U.S. consumers? That’s the question everyone is asking this week as Nokia introduces its its first Windows Phone smartphones: the flagship Lumia 800 and the lower-cost Lumia 710. These phones are the first …

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Apple wins patent on unlocking phones with a gesture

Uh-oh — Apple has won a patent for unlocking phones with a movement of your finger. That means only one thing for Android, Windows Phone and any phone that unlocks with a touchscreen gesture: fiiiiggghhhhttt! Apple applied for the patent back in June 2009, claiming the exclusive rights to unlocking a touchscreen device by tracing a preset pattern or gesture …

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