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Adobe Systems is committed to bringing Flash to the iPhone, according to CEO Shantanu Narayen, even though Steve Jobs said last week that Flash isn’t suitable for the iPhone . (http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/03/19/Adobe-will-make-Flash-work-on-iPhone_1.html?source=NLC-MOBILEHARDWARE&cgd=2008-03-19 3/19)
Mobile-phone users have accessed the Internet in significantly larger numbers since Google introduced new, speedier Web services on some phones, the company said Tuesday. “We have very much hit a watershed moment in terms of mobile Internet usage,” Matt Waddell, a product manager for Google Mobile, said in an interview. (CNET/Reuters 3/19)
More than one-third of the ultramobile PCs coming later this year on Intel’s Atom Centrino platform will offer a combination of WiMax and Wi-Fi, the head of the company’s Ultra Mobility Group said Tuesday. (http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/03/18/WiMax-will-take-flight-with-Intels-new-mobile-platform_1.html?source=NLC-MOBILEHARDWARE&cgd=2008-03-19 3/19)
The FCC auction of wireless spectrum concluded Tuesday, bringing in a record $19.6 billion, nearly double the estimates of budget officials in Congress and the White House. However, the so-called D-block, which was intended for use as a nationwide emergency network, failed to attract a minimum bid and will likely be put up for auction again with different rules. The FCC is likely to publish a list of the winning companies in the next few days. (The Washington Post 3/19, The New York Times 3/19)
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