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Chrysler takes Wi-Fi on the road - June 26, 2008

Automaker will offer Wi-Fi and Internet connectivity in 2009 vehicles so passengers can surf the Web on the go.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9978037-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1035_...

Virgin Mobile USA, Helio merger talks heat up - June 25, 2008

Companies close to finalizing a deal giving SK Telecom, Helio's majority shareholder, a 20 percent stake in newly combined company, The Financial Times reports.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9977213-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1035_...

Free Wi-Fi at Beijing Olympics It's spotty so far - June 25, 2008

As testing begins for Chinacomm's Wicity Internet access in key parts of Beijing, free until after the Summer Olympic Games, service is spotty in advertised coverage areas.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13908_3-9976925-59.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1035...

Comcast's goal: Integrate the screens - June 25, 2008

Webware's Rafe Needleman interviews Amy Banse, president of Comcast Interactive Media and architect of the company's acquisitions of Fandango, Plaxo, and other Web 2.0 companies.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9976897-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1035_...

Charter drops controversial customer tracking plan - June 25, 2008

Internet service provider announces it was indefinitely suspending the use of a controversial tool to track its customers' movement on the Web.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9976893-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1035_...

T-Mobile's home phone service goes nationwide - June 25, 2008

Mobile operator's Home Internet phone service will be available to all T-Mobile wireless subscribers starting next week.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9976679-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1035_...

Symbian's new mobile-app role - June 24, 2008

With an acquisition and a new foundation, Nokia casts the operating system into the limelight hogged by iPhone and Android.
http://news.cnet.com/Symbians-new-mobile-app-role/2009-1039_3-6242423.html?part=rss&ta...

New group makes broadband a national priority - June 24, 2008

FCC commissioner Jonathan Adelstein joins Internet pioneer Vint Cerf and others to form the "Internet for Everyone" initiative for making broadband a top priority for policy makers in Washington.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9976522-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1035_...

Nokia grabs its future with Symbian buy - June 24, 2008

Planned acquisition will give Nokia greater control over the destiny of its product development.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9976063-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1035_...

First Symbian Foundation handsets due in 2010 - June 24, 2008

The move by Nokia and allies to spur the development of mobile Web applications is seen as a major strike against Google and its nascent Android platform.
http://news.cnet.com/First-Symbian-Foundation-handsets-due-in-2010/2100-1039_3-6242415.htm...