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> The percentage of American fliers who purchase Wi-Fi onboard airplanes appears to hover at around 5 percent. Post
> Apple CEO Tim Cook visited China. Article
> Investors are preparing for rough quarterly numbers from Research In Motion. Article
> AT&T Mobility could launch the HTC One X in May. Article
> AT&T pointed to recent job cuts at T-Mobile USA as bolstering its arguments for acquiring the carrier, which fell apart late last year. However, the FCC blasted against that position. Article
> A judge ordered Google and Oracle to continue talks in their patent-infringement battle. Article
> Leap Wireless CEO Doug Hutcheson scored a salary boost. Article (sub. req.)
> Qualcomm is positioning itself to battle against Broadcom in the Wi-Fi chipset market. Article
> Sandra Motley, vice president of sales for Alcatel-Lucent's U.S. wireless accounts, has been appointed to the RCA's board of directors. Release
Mobile Content News
> Angry Birds Space reached 10 million downloads in around three days. Article
> Microsoft and Nokia have pledged around $23 million to promote the development of Windows Phone apps. Article
> Square is extending its location-enabled Card Case payment application to Google's Android operating system and rebranding the service as "Pay with Square." Article
Broadband Wireless News
> Australia's government banned Huawei from entering equipment tenders for the national broadband network over fears of espionage and cyber attacks from China. Article
> Two operators participating in Verizon Wireless' LTE in Rural America program are close to launching service. Article
European Wireless News
> According to a new report, operators are cutting handset subsidies to protect their revenues. Article
> Bouygues Telecom and France Telecom will launch trial LTE networks in June in a bid to differentiate themselves from low-cost offers from rival Free Mobile. Article
> Vodafone Germany will be the country's first operator in Germany to launch messaging services using the Rich Communication Suite-enhanced (RCSe) standard. Article
And finally... Did Microsoft cheat on its "smoked by Windows Phone" campaign? Article