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• BlackBerry for Business blog debuts

  Research in Motion launched a BlackBerry for Business blog Friday, bearing a post from its lead contributor simply named "Roger," who has been a RIM marketing employee since 2001.

• Baron analysts using iPads over fast 802.11n network

  The first day the iPad went on sale in April, half the financial analysts and executives at Baron Funds in New York's Manhattan offices lined up and bought their own -- and then immediately wanted to use them via Wi-Fi at work.

• Verizon CEO expects data pricing tiers within six months

  Tiered data pricing is coming to Verizon Wireless customers within four to six months, Verizon Communications CEO Ivan Seidenberg said at an investor conference early Thursday.

• Bookmaker.com lays odds on upcoming tablet launches

  HTC is most likely to introduce a tablet computer after the rumored BlackPad from Research in Motion is launched, online odds maker Bookmaker.com predicts.

• Wireless networks, apps gaining ground in unlikely places

  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Mobile and wireless applications are already profoundly affecting underdeveloped areas of the world, experts on a "Future of Mobile" panel said at the EmTech@MIT 2010 conference here Wednesday.

• Qualcomm shells out more details on Peanut wireless technology

  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Qualcomm is developing a short-range radio technology called Peanut that would require less battery power than Zigbee , Bluetooth and Ultra Wideband technologies.

• Droid X update to Froyo is now ready

  Verizon Wireless will push Android 2.2, or Froyo over the air to Motorola Droid X smartphones on Wednesday, though customers can now start updating to the new OS now on their own, the carrier said Tuesday.

• Verizon launches toolkit for location app developers

  Verizon Wireless took more steps Tuesday toward opening its network for location-based applications by releasing a software developer kit (SDK).

• Verizon Wireless CEO McAdam move up to parent firm

  Lowell McAdam, 56, has been named president and chief operating officer Verizon Communications effective on 11 October.

• Sprint says Galaxy Tab still under development

  A Sprint Nextel spokesman said late Friday that the Galaxy Tab with the Android Froyo operating system is still under development, and suggested that reported problems with running Android apps would be fixed before the device is released this fall.

• Analysts dispute talk of iPad's impact on PC sales

  The death of the PC industry at the hands of Apple's iPad has been greatly exaggerated, analysts said today.

• No Froyo for Droid Eris, Verizon confirms

  Verizon Wireless confirmed Thursday that the Android 2.2 update known as Froyo will not be provided for the Droid Eris smartphone, outraging some customers.

• Good security tools now support Verizon Android phones

  Verizon Wireless today announced that Android smartphones using its network can now use Good Technology's security and management software.

• Consumer Reports knocks Apple for ending iPhone free case deal

  Consumer Reports bashed Apple's plan to ditch its automatic free case program for iPhone 4 owners, saying the move was "not acceptable" because it put the burden on customers.

• Nokia unveils new phones, says chairman to step down in '12

  Nokia today confirmed that Chairman Jorma Ollila plans to resign in 2012, marking more sweeping changes as the company tries to win back leadership of a complex market with new smartphones.