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*** Handsets News ***

MWC 2013: The Chinese are coming - and you ain't seen nothing yet
Who can possibly stop Huawei's new mobile hardware?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/01/huawei_china_here_come_the_grownups/

BlackBerry juices Z10 handset with OTA software update
Here comes the first batch of fixes improvements
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/01/blackberry_z10_first_update/

GSMA: Help us, OneAPI proxy, you're our only hope
Mobile operators fight off OTT players with an 'Exchange'
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/28/gsma_oneapi_exchange/

'New' Canadian BlackBerry security scare emerged in 2011
Hypegasm points to crisis for democratic process, not deadly new flaw
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/27/blackberry_pin_to_pin_hypegasm/


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*** Reviews ***

Global smartphones sales set to outpace standard handsets in 2013
Some Western vendors living in interesting times
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/04/smartphones_outsell_feature_phones_globally/

Apple: OK, we tracked your every move... but let's call it a caching
bug, m'kay?
It's a T&C question, not privacy invasion - Apple tells court
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/04/apple_location_tracking_case/

Sony: Can't beat Apple and Samsung, so let's be the Other Guy
C'mon. We could totally take on Huawei
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/04/sony_wants_mobile_third_place/

BlackBerry Z10: Prices pruned despite eager iPunter interest
Are enough iPhone and Android fans hopping on board to revive the
former RIM?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/04/blackberry_z10_fortunes_mixed/

New Japanese craze: Knickers for iPhones' nether regions
iFronts, anyone?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/04/japan_smart_pants_iphone_knickers/

O2 pops out vital new feature: Making phone calls from phones
TU Go VoIP app goes live
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/04/tu_go_o2/

Sergey Brin emasculated after HORROR smartphone disaster
I was just fondling my slab, minding my own business and...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/01/brin_emasculated/

Now even MORE 'interns' make iPhones - Chinese labour watchdog
Apple: We're improving... Besides, look at Samsung
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/01/apple_supply_chain_working_conditions/

Ten smartphones with tablet ambitions...
...or small tablets that want to be phones...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/27/round_up_ten_phablets/

Four firms pitch hi-def DRM for Flash cards
Next-generation Secure Memory, anyone?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/26/next_generation_secure_memory/


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*** Software News ***

Amazon, Facebook, Google attempt to cure cancer with Big Data
Making game of deadliness this weekend
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/01/cancer_app/

Baidu offers English-speaking devs chance to crack China
Fortune and glory await in world's largest smartphone market
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/01/baidu_mobile_app_devs_english/

MasterCard tries to zap PayPal with own-brand mobe wallet
MasterPass eyes lead in pay-by-mobe race
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/27/mastercard_masterpass_drives_into_mobile_payments/

No mobile signal? Blame hippies and their eco-friendly walls
Cosy rooms equal less connectivity - new study
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/26/indoor_spidercloud/


*** Regulators News ***

4G operators move into new homes in the spectrum 'hood
Another £27m changes hands
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/04/4g_frequencies/

'Google Maps' of US White Space spectrum goes LIVE
Mountain view trials database now - before 16Mbps devices are
EVERYWHERE...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/04/google_white_spaces/

PayPal founder sets up mobile payment service verified by FACEBOOK
2-click buy-now-pay-later system
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/27/affirm_mobile_two_click_payment/

Mobile data prices rise as capacity crunch bites – ACCC
Regulator also watches NBN migration practices
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/26/mobile_data_prices_rise_in_oz/


*** Suppliers News ***

Ericsson and SAP Megazord has no need for your PUNY human phonecalls
Duo sets sights on the machines
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/26/sap_ericsson/

Welcome to our Wi-Fi: Devicescape reinvents landing page
Coffee shop déjà vu for a post-web world
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/26/devicescape/


*** Retailers News ***

NTT Docomo leads 5G push with 10Gbps uplink tests
Ultra-super-fast mobile data services on the way
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/04/docomo_10gbps_5g_test/

Enterprising 'early adapter' tries to hawk Google Glass on eBay
Specs get a $15,900 bid before auction is pulled
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/01/google_glass_ebay_auction/

Brit biz stops coked-up moist pocketstrokers ruining your pub lunch
Spray-on mobe coating coming to a store near you, probably
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/27/p2i/

Boffin shows pics of germs grown on SPOTTY STUDENTS' MOBES
Feeding the bacteria on your phone, what could go wrong?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/26/mobile_phone_germ_colonies/



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