Vodafone unveils Silicon Valley R&D centre; Nokia adds Microsoft apps to Symbian

> Vodafone has opened a Silicon Valley research and development centre to offer technical expertise and investment help to start-ups. Article

> Nokia's Symbian platform will be updated to include Microsoft productivity apps. Article

> A German court upheld a ban on the Samsung GalaxyTab 10.1. Article

> Vimpelcom is looking for for operator consolidation in Russia and Italy. Article

And finally... Philips (you remember them) is going to get back into the handset market. Article