• T-Mobile, Samsung intro new phones; Spectrum Bridge, Google team on smart grid

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    @FierceWireless: Verizon CEO blasts FCC’s ‘unimaginative’ Internet proposal. Article (sub. req.) | Follow @FierceWireless

    > T-Mobile USA and Samsung announced a lineup of new Qwerty phones, including the Samsung Gravity 3, the Samsung Gravity T and the Samsung :)  (pronounced “smiley”). Article

    > Apple is adding more patents to its infringement claims against HTC. Article

    > Car audio and electronics firm Clarion and Nokia announced they will collaborate on Terminal Mode, a technology the companies said will allow mobile devices to work with car infotainment systems. Release

    > LG is betting on the success of its latest Android phone, the Optimus Q. Article (sub. req.)

    > The Nokia N8 will be the vendor’s final Nseries device to run Symbian; subsequent Nseries gadgets will sport the company’s MeeGo platform. Article

    > AT&T Mobility completed the nationwide rollout of its femtocell offering. Article

    > Apple sold its three millionth iPad, 80 days after introducing the device. Release

    > Motorola said 9.8 million of debt was tendered in a Dutch auction. Article (sub. req.)

    > Spectrum Bridge, Plumas-Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative & Telecommunications and Google announced that Plumas-Sierra County, Calif., launched a smart grid wireless network trial using TV white spaces spectrum. Release

    Mobile Content News

    > Only 19 percent of Apple’s App Store application downloads so far have been paid for; the other 81 percent of the App Store’s downloads were free. Article

    > Digital entertainment services firm RealNetworks announced plans to reorganize its business and operational structure, eliminating 85 jobs. Article

    > Google announced its web-based Google Voice communications management platform is now available to all U.S. consumers. Article

    > Apple has revised its consumer privacy policy to authorize the collection and sharing of “precise location data” from devices like the iPhone and iPad. Article

    Developer News

    > More than half the 2,733 developers surveyed by Appcelerator, which provides development tools, believe Android has the best long-term potential among mobile platforms. Article

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