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• Can a Barcelona romance bring Wi-Fi and cells together?

  In the romantic city of Barcelona, cellular and Wi-Fi are getting set up on a lot of dates this week.

• Nokia, DoCoMo test high-frequency mobile with an eye on 5G

  Nokia Networks and Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo are testing networks using extremely high frequencies that may someday deliver multi-gigabit speed to mobile devices.

• The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Monday, March 2

  Samsung jumps into payments... NXP buys Freescale to build a bigger chip company ... Iran "ready to work with Google"... and more tech news.

• The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Friday, February 20

  Spy agencies may have your phone’s encryption keys ... Re-engineering 4G for IoT... Hackers are still lurking in U.S. State Department network ... and more tech news.

• Nokia, Korea Telecom plan to demo 4G for machines, cars

  A slower but more frugal version of LTE that has been customized for the Internet of Things will be demoed at Mobile World Congress next month.

• Nokia's penny-pinching may come back and haunt some Lumia owners

  Owners of recent Lumia smartphones that have just 512MB of memory might not get a full-featured, smartphone version of Windows 10.

• TV makers propose new connector for 8K video

  Televisions that can show pictures far superior to today's best high-definition video are making headlines and attracting crowds at this week's Consumer Electronics Show. When they come to market in the next few years, they will likely include a new connector as well -- and require a new set of cables.

• Top five smartphone disappointments of the year

  The poor design of two different smartphones, a low-resolution front camera with the new iPhone, the Moto G's lack of LTE, and the hefty price tag of the Amazon Fire led to disappointment this year when it came to smartphone releases.

• How Microsoft sees the connected car

  Interacting with the future connected car was one of the subjects covered at the Los Angeles Auto Show's Connected Car Expo I attended recently. CCE is the annual authoritative pow-wow of automotive and technology experts. It explores the shape of future transportation.

• Disruptive technology: Dead companies do tell tales

  <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/article/2485655/personal-technology/no-second-reel--blockbuster-to-close-remaining-stores--end-dvd-service.html">Blockbuster</a>. <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/article/2490305/smartphones/steven-j--vaughan-nichols--bye--nokia--nice-knowing-you.html">Nokia</a>. <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/article/2470561/computer-hardware/can-ink-jet-save-kodak-.html">Kodak</a>. Most businesspeople know what they have in common. They are all companies whose footsteps you don't want to follow.

• Nokia makes a consumer comeback with N1 Android tablet

  Nokia is once again developing mobile devices, and this time the company is using Android. The N1 tablet has a high-resolution 7.9-inch screen and a 5-megapixel front camera.

• Microsoft to continue using Nokia brand on entry-level phones

  Microsoft will continue to sell low-end phones with the Nokia brand and has licensed the brand for these type of devices.

• Nokia to stop India handset production after Microsoft cuts off orders

  Nokia will stop production at its mobile handset manufacturing facility near Chennai in south India after a deal with Microsoft to manufacture phones fell through.

• Microsoft boards-up research lab amid more layoffs

  Microsoft Research is shutting down its Mountain View, Calif., facility as part of a move that included a reported 2,100 more layoffs throughout the company.

• Nokia's navigation service Here comes to Samsung smartwatch and Galaxy

  Samsung has partnered with Nokia to bring navigation service Here to its new smartwatch and Galaxy Android phones.