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• AT&T to add six more LTE cities on Sunday

  AT&T plans to add six more cities to its 4G LTE network on Nov. 20, bringing the total to 15 cities in the U.S.

• Adobe promises to keep patching Flash on mobile ... but doesn't say for how long

  Adobe has promised to support the soon-to-be-orphaned Flash Player plug-in for mobile browsers, but has not said how long it will continue to patch security bugs in the software.

• RIM stands by Flash mobile as it pursues HTML5

  Research in Motion will continue to use Adobe Flash Player, at least for the BlackBerry Playbook tablet, even after Adobe announced it will discontinue Flash for the mobile Web.

• Flash Player demise on desktop inevitable, but years away, say analysts

  Adobe's decision to stop Flash Player development for mobile browsers will likely be repeated for browsers on the desktop, just not anytime soon, analysts said today.

• Adobe explains ditching Flash for mobile

  Adobe Systems said Wednesday it is abandoning the Flash Player in future mobile browsers to focus on HTML5, a decision that immediately ignited concerns among mobile app developers, many of whom are working with Android apps.

• T-Mobile offers 4G Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus for $450

  T-Mobile USA will sell the 4G Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus tablet beginning Nov. 16 for $450 using an unusual payment scheme: After an initial payment of $250, buyers will make 20 monthly payments and be required to sign up for a two-year wireless plan.

• UMass Rolls Out Wi-Fi to 12,000 Students

  Wi-Fi on college campuses is nothing new, but the University of Massachusetts at Amherst recently completed one of the largest 802.11n deployments ever, providing wireless access to some 12,000 dormitory residents.

• Holiday shopping with personal devices at work could pose security risk

  Workers are planning to do more online holiday shopping this year while on the job, with many using their own personal smartphones and tablets, a new survey shows.

• Google 'messed up,' yanks Gmail app for iPhone, iPad

  Just minutes after launching its first native Gmail app for Apple's iPhone and iPad, Google pulled the program, saying it had "messed up" by issuing a flawed version.

• IBM opens up smartphone, tablet support for its workers

  IBM has embraced -- nearly -- the growing "bring your own device" trend of allowing employees to buy and use their own smartphones and tablets for work tasks, said IBM's CTO for mobility, Bill Bodin.

• Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus to ship Nov. 13 for $400

  Samsung confirmed Friday that another in its line of tablet computers, the <a href="http://www.samsung.com/global/microsite/galaxytab/7.0/spec.html?type=find">Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus</a> , will sell for $399.99 starting Nov.13 at many U.S. retailers.

• HP updates TouchPad to WebOS 3.0.4

  The HP TouchPad hasn't gone the way of the dodo bird just yet, as <a href="http://blog.palm.com/palm/">Hewlett-Packard announced</a> Tuesday that an over-the-air update to WebOS 3.0.4 is now available.

• Google may add to Android with online music store

  Google is reported to be in the process of building an online music store to rival Apple and Amazon's popular services.

• Microsoft reassures Apple, Android users of Skype

  As it wrapped up its acquisition of Skype, Microsoft again assured users that it would continue to develop versions for platforms other than Windows.

• Apple launches iCloud ahead of iOS 5 debut

  Apple today launched iCloud, the free online synchronization and backup service that replaces MobileMe.