T-Mobile's G2X will go for $200; Alltel bows 4 new Android phones

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> Gartner predicts Android will become the most popular operating system worldwide in 2012, with 49 percent of the smartphone market. Article

> Sales of camera phones are set to reach 1 billion this year. Article

> Canada's Telus said it will deploy a "4G+" LTE network in the AWS spectrum band starting next year. Release

> Research In Motion scheduled a launch of its PlayBook tablet April 14 in New York City. Post

> T-Mobile USA's G2X will sell for $200 starting April 15. Article

> Alltel Wireless added four new Android phones to its lineup: the LG Axis, Samsung Gem, HTC Merge and Motorola Milestone X. Release

> Ericsson sued ZTE in the United Kingdom. Article

> Samsung's Wi-Fi only GalaxyTab has been scheduled for April 10 for $349. Article

> nTelos Wireless and Alcatel-Lucent said they completed a test of LTE technology. Release

> Huawei has an agreement with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States for ongoing oversight of Huawei's operations in the United States. Article

> A Credit Suisse analyst believes Sprint Nextel will sign a network-sharing deal with LightSquared and Clearwire. Article

Mobile Content News

> Fifty-three percent of teens now listen to music on their mobile phone. Article

> Opera Software reports that Opera Mini now serves 100 million mobile subscribers in its own right, up from 50 million in February 2010. Article

> Mobile rich media and video advertising solutions provider GoldSpot Media closed a Series B venture financing round totaling $12.05 million. Article

Broadband Wireless News

> Clearwire signed a wholesale deal with prepaid MVNO Locus Telecommunications. Article

> Sprint announced it will introduce a WiMAX-enabled MiFi Intelligent Mobile Hotspot that comes pre-loaded with the MiFi operating system that includes widgets and application support. Article

European Wireless News

> Financial analysts have been surprised at the price Vodafone has managed to extract from the sale to Vivendi of its 44 percent holding in SFR. Article

> Free Mobile said it will offer service in France that cuts the cost of existing Internet subscription and unlimited mobile plans by half. Article

> Having spent 10 years achieving a turnaround in KPN's fortunes, CEO Ad Scheepbouwer highlighted possible expansion opportunities for the company that should appear in the next few years. Article

And finally... An April Fool's prank ended with a TV host licking an iPad. Video