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> Officials from New York and San Francisco plan to meet to discuss a rising tide of smartphone thefts. Article
> Sprint Nextel will sell the LG Optimus F3. Release
> FreedomPop's charges are generating some criticisms. Article
> CTIA plans to back a bill that would legalize cell phone unlocking. Article
> Tizen will grow into the fifth largest mobile operating system in 2013, according to ABI Research. Release
> More reported pictures of Nokia's rumored EOS Windows Phone, with a 41-megapixel camera, are leaking onto the Web. Article
> A new MVNO, Odin, is targeting the visually impaired. Article
> U.S. Cellular will sell the LG Optimus F7. Article
Mobile Content News
> Snapchat released version 5.0 of its popular photo-sharing service for Apple's iOS, dramatically overhauling the app's user interface. Article
> Mobile video calling company Tango today released a platform that mobile gaming companies can use to add Tango-powered video calling and messaging services to their mobile games. Article
> Google is rolling out Keyboard, a text input application that delivers typing features and tools found in the company's Nexus device line to all smartphones and tablets running Android 4.0 and higher. Article
Broadband Wireless News
> PMC-Sierra built its latest processor, WinPath4, to offer a number of LTE-friendly features, including support for Layer 3 IP transport, extensive IPV6 routing and single-chip capacity for up to 40 Gbps packet transport network (PTN) backhaul. Article
European Wireless News
> EE now counts 500,000 subscribers in the United Kingdom, and plans to launch shared 4G plans and pre-pay mobile broadband this summer. Article
> The U.K. government has reduced the impact of a security report that criticizes the central role played by Huawei in the country's telecoms infrastructure in order to avoid a trade backlash from China, according to the Financial Times. Article
> France Telecom wants to develop relationships with fixed providers such as cable operators across Europe in a bid to offer quad-play bundles of fixed, mobile and TV services in more of its markets, strategy chief Elie Girard told Bloomberg during an informal meeting this week. Article
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