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Samsung has introduced its new WiMAX-enabled device, Mondi SWD-M100, which features a 4.3-inch touch-screen display, optical mouse and a QWERTY keyboard over Windows Mobile 6.1 software. Samsung, which also announced a new version of its Instinct smartphone for Sprint Nextel, said the Mondi would include an upgrade of its TouchWiz overlay that uses widgets to give users one-touch access to an array of applications on their home screen. PCWorld (3/31) , MobileBurn (3/31

QuickPlay Media plans to deliver full-length television shows to BlackBerry smartphones via Research In Motion’s applications store after forging agreements with networks including NBC, CBS and MTV. QuickPlay will charge a monthly fee of $7.99 for the service. (Iwantmedia 4/1, http://www.reuters.com/article/industryNews/idUSTRE5300S420090401 4/1)

As wireless capabilities drive the sales of high-end products such as the iPhone, more and more phone makers plan to include Wi-Fi in their product lines. According to ABI Research, 90% of smartphones will have Wi-Fi by 2014, compared with just 44% today. Computerworld (4/1)

Research shows mobile-phone makers are betting features such as music players, GPS systems and full keyboards will lure consumers back into the flagging mobile-phone market. ABI Research says 35% of new phones have full keyboards, while 85% have music-playing capabilities. InformationWeek (3/31)

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