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*** Operators News ***

Steady as she goes at Three, no unseemly dash to be Four
It isn't JUST the name thing, insists airy data peddler
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/01/3uk_results/

HALF of air passengers leave phones on ... yet STILL no DEATH PLUNGE
Hello? Hello? Damn, really bad signal here 10km above the Atlantic
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/01/half_of_flyers_not_bothering_with_flight_mode/

Move over, Freeview, just like you promised: You're hogging the 4G bed
Digital TV tosses and turns as UK cleared for high-speed mobe internet
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/07/31/uk_decks_cleared_for_4g_revolution/


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*** Handsets News ***

Sad shop-shelf-clinging BlackBerry Z10 AXED ... in price, contracts
Months-old £736 smartphone now absolutely free (ish)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/05/blackberry_price_tumble/

People really liked our Xperia. Throw in a weak yen and KERCHING - Sony
Japanese firm does better than expected in the June quarter
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/01/sony_results_better_than_expected/

Apple kingpin springs to Beijing, pings telco kings: Flog our iPhone
things
Cook puts millions of Chinese on the menu
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/01/apple_cook_china_meetings/


*** Reviews ***

South Korea: We're 'concerned' that Obama saved Apple from ban
We're negotiating in good faith, but Apple won't take a licence, moans
Samsung
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/05/sk_gov_annoyed_by_obama_ban_decision/

USA reverses iPhone, iPad sales ban
Patent reform policy saves the day
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/04/usa_reverses_iphone_ipad_sales_ban/

Samsung brings back clamshell phones with added Android
'Galaxy Folder' can be fondled like it's 1996
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/02/samsung_brings_back_clamshell_phones_with_added_android/

Moto X: It's listening to you. But can voice control finally take off?
US factory will deliver your custom phone in four days
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/02/motorola_betting_on_voice_and_personal_touch_to_sell_moto_x/

So, who here LURVES Windows Phone? Put your hands up, Brits
Well, one in ten of you shunned Landfill Android, anyway
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/07/31/nokia_uk_up/

Egad! Could Samsung be CHEATING in Galaxy benchmark tests?
What's this lipstick-marked 'BenchmarkBooster' we found in your system
file, Sammy?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/07/31/samsung_found_cheating_in_benchmark_tests/

Lingering fingerprint fingering fingered in iOS 7 for NEW iPHONE
Biometric clue stashed in latest Cupertino beta
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/07/30/ios_7_fingerprint_recognition/

China Labor Watch gumshoes uncover TOP SECRET PLASTIC IPHONE
How long did you wor- OHMYHEAVENS new iPhone!
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/07/30/chinese_workers_building_plastic_iphone_in_dickensian_workhouse_conditions/


*** Software News ***

Mobe networks hacked phones to fix SIM hijack flaw, says bug-finder
Bloke keeps schtum after JavaCard weakness exploited to squash it
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/05/sim_security_scare_wobbles_tea_cup/

You're doing WHAT with friends? Zynga sues Bang With Friends maker
Farmville biz lobs trademark sueball at secret bunk-up app
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/01/zynga_sues_bunkup_app_bang_with_friends/

You're 30 years old and your PIN is '1983'. DAMMIT, biz mobe user
Staffers hardly ever use alphanumerics, let alone complex passwords -
report
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/07/31/mobile_pin_password_survey/


*** Regulators News ***

Mobes, fondleslabs, web sending Brit families back to THE FIFTIES -
Ofcom
Smoking pipes, cardigans and plastic-clad credenza to follow
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/02/ofcom_heralds_return_of_50s_living_room/

Base stations get high on helium, ride MUTANT kite-balloons at the
football
Wheeee... coverage, squeal Euro boffins
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/02/kites_drafted_into_the_war_on_coverage/


*** Suppliers News ***

Ultimate Radio Deathmatch: US Navy missile-defence radar vs 4G mobile
mast
Six megawatt bully prepares to kick sand in slim vid-kid's face
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/02/us_navy_prepares_mobilebashing_radar/

Nokia sidles up to Qualcomm, hands over bulging map package
IZat a bunch of floorplans in your pocket or are you just happy to see
me?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/01/nokia_slips_floorplans_to_qualcomms_izat/

Alcatel-Lucent takes Qualcomm coin for personal 4G network tech
Chips lined up for future Small Cells
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/07/30/alcatellucent_qualcomm_light_radio/


*** Retailers News ***

You CAN'T be a Silicon Roundabout hipster... you don't have Bluetooth
socks
Quick, chuck us $80k so we can take care of that bulge
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/05/bluetooth_socks_get_80k_kickstarter_funding/

T-Mobile joins effort to bring Ubuntu phones to US mobile market
Signs on with Verizon, global carriers in Linux-based smartphone effort
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/02/tmobile_signs_on_to_bring_ubuntu_phones_to_us_mobile_market/

First Austin, now live across the US: Watch Americans pay by bonk
ISIS ready for action later this year, but MCX stands ready to squish
it
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/01/us_national_bonking_goes_live_this_year/



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