Motorola lays off 74 people; Airtel launches iDEN

> Motorola will lay off 74 people from its mobile phone division in Libertyville, Ill. Article

> ABI Research said wireless operators will spend about $3.3 billion building LTE  base stations in 2011. Release

> Airtel launched a Motorola iDEN network in Alberta, Canada. Release

> Although its been available for a few weeks, Clearwire will "officially" launch its Clear-branded WiMAX service in Las Vegas July 21. Release

> Mobile traffic surged during Michael Jackson memorial. Article

> Despite performance improvements to the iPhone 3GS, users are complaining about battery drain. Article

And finally... A badger in Germany got so drunk on over-ripe cherries it staggered into the middle of a road and refused to budge. Article