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RIM’s latest misstep: Its new BBX name is already taken

Research in Motion’s new BBX operating system isn’t even out yet, and it’s already facing a bit of legal heat. A small Albuquerque, N.M.-based software provider, Basis International, claims “BBx” is the name of a software platform that it has already trademarked. RIM unveiled the BBX platform–which combines elements of its older BlackBerry operating system with its next-generation QNX software–at …

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Motorola Admiral with Sprint Direct Connect reports for duty Oct. 23

Today, Sprint introduced the Motorola Admiral, the newest addition to its Direct Connect portfolio. Joining the previously announced Kyocera DuraMax, the Admiral supports Sprint’s next-gen Direct Connect push-to-talk service, which operates on the carrier’s 3G CDMA network instead of Nextel’s iDEN network. The advantage of the new service is faster data speeds, and Sprint plans tophase out iDEN in 2013. …

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