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ASCAP demanding royalties for ringtones played in public, EFF fights back After the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) filed suit against AT&T claiming that it is owed royalties for ringtones played in public, the Electronic Frontier Foundation is fighting back.

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TerreStar launches satellite for mobile broadband network TerreStar has successfully launched the world's largest communications satellite into space in preparation of its satellite mobile broadband network.

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Google mobile universal search now available for all devices in 60 countries Google's universal search has been made available for all mobile devices in 60 countries and in 38 languages. Google's familiar universal search returns results for news, images, blogs, videos, and products on one page.

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Press Release: O2 Extends Mobile Broadband Service Customers to benefit from BT Openzone partnership and upgraded software

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Sprint reportedly testing two Android-powered smartphones Sprint is believed to be internally testing two new smartphones, both powered by Google's Android operating system. The HTC Hero was announced by HTC earlier this week, and the other rumored device is believed to be from Samsung, and apparently supports both CDMA and WiMAX networks.

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