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Range Networks unleashes rewritten OpenBTS
Time for open source mobile network software outfit to act like 'a real
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/03/31/range_kicks_off_rewritten_openbts/

It's EE vs Vodafone: 'How good is my signal' study descends into
network bunfight
No, YOUR results are biased!
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/03/25/rootmetrics_upsets_vodafone_ee_hits_back/


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Facebook, you fools! Forget Oculus, you could have bought TRON-type
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Durovis Dive gives you the same experience for €60
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/03/31/review_durovis_dive_htc_oculus_facebook/


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New Sammy patent trial: Apple seeks $40 PER 'infringing' handset
Korean firm expected to call in Google engineers
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/03/31/apple_samsung_new_patent_trial/

BlackBerry revenue slips below $1bn as users shun BB10
Chen plots return to keyboard-phones to woo back corporates
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/03/28/blackberry_revenue_keyboard_focus/

Little pink handjob: Sony's Xperia Z1 Compact
Sometimes size really doesn't matter
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/03/28/sony_xperia_z1_compact/

NSW government gets into the smartphone case business
Outsourcing jobs one day, entering markets with oodles of private
competitors the next
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/03/28/opal_card_smartphone_covers/

Sick of walking into things while gawping at your iPhone? Apple has a
patent app. for that
Look up from your texts while walking? What is this, 1997?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/03/28/apple_patents_tool_to_tip_off_oblivious_texters_to_oncoming_collisions/

Samsung Galaxy S5 in El Reg's claws: This time the 'S' is for
'sensible'
'I grasped its dimpled rear and shook it hard'
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/03/28/galaxy_s5_this_time_the_s_is_for_sensible/

Original iPhone dev team was 'shockingly small' - Apple engineer
Yet micromanaging Jobs steered them to worldwide mobe DOMINATION
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/03/27/apple_employee_reveals_the_inner_workings_shockingly_small_iphone_dev_team/

Boffins power wearable tech with body static
Fondle your phone for free electricity, thanks to the power of
polydimethylsiloxane!
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/03/27/boffins_power_devices_with_body_static/

Gr8, it's the new M8! Ideal for that celebrity funeral selfie
A camera that lets you chat online
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/03/26/htc_m8_2014_launch_london/

Apple says sayonara to Samsung's ninjas: iPad, iPhone don't infringe
comms patents – report
Attempt to extract damages in Tokyo court denied, we're told
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/03/25/apple_beats_samsung_japan_ipad_iphone_patents/

Apple hires ex-SENATE staffer for added WASHINGTON POWER
Did you say BlackBerry, senator? Wash your mouth out!
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/03/25/apple_launches_bid_to_take_over_washington/


*** Software News ***

3CX Phone System takes on the corporate mobiles
A bold move
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/03/31/voip_3cx/


*** Regulators News ***

Three's money man reveals UK mobe firms' DARK PRICING dealings
Users would hate networks less if charges were upfront – CFO
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/03/26/mobiles_dark_pricing_ripoffs_must_end_three/


*** And finally ... ***

Live in the middle of nowhere? CONGRATS. Some of you can pay EE for 4G
High speed mobile coverage rollout continues
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/03/28/ee_eg_rollout/



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