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DoCoMo to ask for changes in Android -Nikkei

(Reuters) – NTT DoCoMo Inc will ask Google Inc to modify its Android operating system so that smartphones using it would put less pressure on networks, a move that could spark wider protests against the leading mobile software platform, the Nikkei reported. The leading Japanese mobile phone service provider identified an Android application, which enables free-of-charge voice communication, as a major cause behind a service disruption that occurred on Wednesday, the business daily said. Some Android applications send out control signals once every three to five minutes even when not in use.

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Sony replacing handset cabling with a single copper wire

Sure, it’s just boring ol’ component news but you can guarantee that this advance will affect the appearance of Sony (and Sony Ericsson) products some time soon. Sony just announced the development of a “single wire interface technology” that replaces the 22 or so cables (used for power, control signals, audio, video, etc) typically found inside mobile devices (tucked away in the hinge or rotating parts) with a single copper wire capable of transmitting data at 940Mbps. That should translate into greater reliability while giving Sony’s product teams more flexibility with their designs. Sony plans to “swiftly” implement the technology by licensing the IP to ROHM to help jointly develop the required silicon. More with less, as they say. Sony replacing handset cabling with a single copper wire originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 20 Aug 2010 02:52:00 EDT.

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