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    Google buys Gizmo5 Internet calling service 13/11/2009 10:57:00

    Google is bulking up its phone offerings with the acquisition of Gizmo5, a company that offers voice-over-IP software for mobile phones and computers.
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    iPhone App Store hits 100k apps: A look back 05/11/2009 05:22:00

    Apple passed another impressive milestone Wednesday, announcing that 100,000 apps are now available for download for iPhone and iPod Touch owners. Not too shabby, Apple, considering your App Store launched in 2008 with only 500 applications available.
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    Study disputes claim net neutrality hurts investment 22/10/2009 08:02:00

    A new study, by net neutrality supporter Free Press, disputes the often-repeated criticism that new rules will hurt broadband investment by pointing to investments made by AT&T when the telecom giant was subject to similar regulations.
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    Smartphone smackdown: Motorola Droid vs. iPhone 3GS 20/10/2009 08:37:00

    Several devices, from the BlackBerry Storm to the Palm Pre, have hit the market hoping to be an iPhone killer, but none of them have so far succeeded. And while it's unlikely the new Motorola Droid will knock the iPhone off its perch as the top consumer smartphone in the world, it could be in a position to pose the most serious challenge yet to the iPhone's unquestioned supremacy.
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    AT&T vs. Google: More than nuns or phone sex 20/10/2009 01:07:00

    AT&T raised the stakes last week in its recent dust-up with Google over an online voice service, accusing its rival of blocking phone calls to nuns.
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    Companies, lawmakers tell US FCC to dump net neutrality 16/10/2009 06:47:00

    As the U.S. Federal Communications Commission moves toward developing formal net neutrality rules, some U.S. lawmakers and telecom-related companies have told the agency that new regulations will cause more problems than they're worth.
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    US lawmakers investigate telecom 'traffic pumping' 15/10/2009 07:11:00

    Three high-profile U.S. lawmakers have begun an informal investigation into high access charges that some rural telephone carriers charge to competitors, on the heels of complaints about the practice from Google and some large carriers.
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    US FCC to launch inquiry into Google Voice 10/10/2009 07:35:00

    The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will launch an inquiry into Google Voice, the Web-based voice service, after complaints that the tech giant is blocking some calls.
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    One by one, US carriers succumb to Google Voice 09/10/2009 07:08:00

    Ever since its launch this summer, Google Voice has presented carriers with some potentially thorny issues.
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    CTIA backs standard data, power, audio jacks for phones 09/10/2009 00:27:00

    The board of the wireless industry group CTIA this week voted to support broad adoption of two interfaces for connecting peripherals to mobile phones: Micro-USB and the 3.5mm "mini plug" headphone jack.
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    AT&T, Apple backpedal on iPhone VoIP apps 07/10/2009 08:53:00

    AT&T reversed course today, announcing that it would "take the steps necessary" so iPhone owners could run voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) applications, presumably including Google Voice and Skype.
 
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