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WIRELESS

RIM really dropped the ball after launching the Bold with the shouldhaveneverbeenlaunched Storm. But I’m happy to say that they’ve come back into Mobilecrunch’s good graces with the launch of the T-Mobile Curve II otherwise known as the 8900. (http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/01/28/review-t-mobile-blackberry-8900 1/28)

Apple released its iPhone 2.2.1 OS update, a minor fix intended to improve the stability of Safari and Mail. To update your iPhone simply plug it in to your computer and click on “Check for Updates.” (Cynopsis 1/28)

Noting the National Security Agency’s concerns about President Barack Obama‘s retention of his BlackBerry, Microsoft has offered Obama the option of using one of two $3,300 handsets, which the company said carried its most secure technology. In an interview, Microsoft mobility executive Randy Siegel discussed security issues and how it can apply its experience with Obama to the mass market. Telephony Online (1/27)

From deployment of Bluetooth 3.0 to the introduction of Near Field Communications, Gartner has outlined eight wireless developments that will make a substantial impact in 2009 and 2010. “All mobile strategies embed assumptions about technology evolution so it’s important to identify the technologies that will evolve quickly in the life span of each strategy,” said analyst Nick Jones. cellular-news (U.K.) (1/28)