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• Hey AT&T: The Courts Can't Fix Your 3G Network The service provider asks a Georgia court to stop Verizon's "There's A Map for That" ads.
• Nokia's Future Is All About Location--Indoors and Out The mobile powerhouse says Nokia devices will collect the information needed to map the inside of buildings like airports, train stations and hotels.
• Net Neutrality Battle Spills Into Wireless World As the mobile Web grows in popularity, a power struggle is brewing over who controls the wireless 'pipes.'
• New Mobile Internet Devices at the Intel Developer Forum One focus of this year's Intel Developer Forum is small portable computing devices running a variety of Windows operating systems. Senior Writer Darren Gladstone takes a look at the Viliv S10 Blade, the Archos 9 PC tablet, and the Umid M1.
• Cheap and Easy Ways to Use Your Gadgets on the Road Travel can be stressful and expensive. Here are tips for keeping your gadgets charged and for saving money on smartphone bills while you're away from home--whether elsewhere in the United States or halfway around the world.
• Nokia's S60 Touch Browser Needs Too Many Touches The limitations of Nokia's browser go back, in part, to the original S60, which wasn't built for touchscreen phones.
• BlackBerry Storm Browser Keeps Pace With Peers Touchscreen browser lacks tabbed browsing but compensates with a handy desktop-like cursor mode.
• Microsoft's IE Mobile Browser Needs a Makeover The Internet Explorer Mobile browser has fallen behind in the browser wars--but Microsoft knows it, and an overhaul is just around the corner.
• Android Browser Excels in Search Tasks Google's in-page and voice search capabilities help put the Android browser in the top tier with the Apple and Palm browsers.
• Novatel Wireless MiFi 2200 This credit card-size device provides supereasy mobile broadband access.
• High-Speed Internet on a Plane: Where to Find It Which airlines are most likely to keep you connected in the sky? Find out in our update.
• Virgin Mobile 3G Mobile Broadband, Zero Contract Virgin Mobile's Broadband2Go service lets you connect to a cellular data network without a costly contract.
• Businesses Waste Bucks on Mobile Fees, Study Shows Research recommends tighter controls, smarter spending on mobile office worker costs.
• Zer01's Mobile Offer May Be Too Good to Be True A mobile offering from Zer01 including unlimited voice, texting and Internet access for $70 a month may be too good to be true.
• Pay-as-You-Go Internet Spending a chunk of time away this summer? The first thing to figure out in creating a virtual office is how you'll get affordable, fast Internet access.
• Could Bandwidth Caps Come to Cell Phones -- Because of Porn? At least one country is reportedly implementing mobile bandwidth caps because of widespread adult movie viewing. Could the U.S. be next?
• A Day in the Life of 3G During March and April, we spent a day testing the major 3G services in 13 cities across the United States. Verizon's service showed a combination of speed and reliability, Sprint's results lent credence to its 'most dependable' claim, and AT&T's network showed fast upload speeds in most cities.
• Mobile Payments Will Double by 2012, Researcher Says Gartner predicts the number of people using mobile devices to purchase goods and services will more than double by the end of 2012 globally.
• Travel Smart Seven inventive travel tips to lighten your load, improve your ride, and make your time on the road more fun and productive.
• T-Mobile WebConnect USB Laptop Stick Slimline 3G wireless-access device travels easily, but its software is a mixed bag.
• 10 Things We Hate About ISPs and Cable and Phone Companies From their automated phone-support systems to their missed service appointments to their penchant for nickel-and-diming us to death, service providers seem have an inexhaustible supply of habits that get our blood pressure up.
• Verizon to Offer HP Mini Netbook and 'Mi-Fi' Service May 17, Reports Verizon Wireless is upping its mobile offerings with a new 3G-to-Wi-Fi router and a subsidized HP netbook.
• Verizon 3G Hotspot Saves Money Without Subscription Verizon will soon carry a Wi-Fi router that broadcasts its EV-DO connection without monthly fees, offering per-day use instead of requiring a contract.
• BlackBerry Storm Gets WiFi, Other Extras, say Sources RIM will rollout BlackBerry Storm 2 in September with added WiFi capabilities along with other additions, say sources.
• More CTIA Gadgets, Accessories, and Services At a quiet CTIA, several innovations still surfaced, including new Bluetooth headsets, iPhone apps, and a plug-and-play cell phone signal booster.