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WIRELESS

Now that the first Android phone has been approved by the FCC, Google figured it might be a good time to update the software development kit for the mobile OS. There were hints that this would happen earlier today, but now it is official. (http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/18/in-anticipation-of-an-actual-phone-android-releases-a-new-sdk 8/18)

The pitched battle over so-called “white spaces” in the TV spectrum, which firms such as Google and Motorola want to use to build wireless networks, will come to a head next month when the FCC releases its findings on tests of “smart radios,” according to this report. The “white spaces” debate is a hot one right now because TV providers are concerned that their use would cause major interference with airwaves they’ll still be using after the DTV switch. The Wall Street Journal (8/18)