Several reports leaked out today that Verizon Wireless will start selling the new Samsung Omnia II starting Dec. 2 for $200. But the cool part of this announcement, which was mostly neglected in all the fuss, is that this Windows Mobile 6.5 device will include something Samsung calls "Genius Texting."

Motorola said it is buying a division of privately held RadioFrame Networks, which makes network equipment for Sprint's Nextel division. The iDen base station technology will become part of its Motorola's Home & Networks Mobility business, which was rumored to be for sale.

Moody's Investors Service downgraded ratings for Liberty Media Corp. subsidiary Liberty Media LLC on Friday. The changes come shortly after shareholders approved the formation of a new company out of DirecTV Group Inc. and some of Liberty's entertainment businesses.

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Shares of ADC Telecommunications Inc. fell Friday after the company posted a net loss in the fourth quarter and warned that first-quarter earnings will come in lower than expected.

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Motorola Inc. said Friday that it has purchased the base station business of RadioFrame Networks Inc., which uses a technology that allows walkie-talkie features on cell phones.

Nokia says it's cutting up to 330 research and development jobs in Scandinavia so its technology teams are better prepared for future products.

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ADC Telecommunications has published financial results for a truncated fourth quarter, the result of a fiscal year change. Net sales in the first quarter of fiscal 2010 will be within the range of $250 million to $275 million, well below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $271 million.

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Dow Corning Corp. today opened a Solar Solutions Application & Business Center in Newark, California that will serve as its West Coast hub for customer sales, product evaluation and the development of commercialization strategy.

Motorola, Inc. today announced the acquisition of RadioFrame Networks' iDEN business. RadioFrame is a provider of lower cost, power efficient iDEN technology. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Patriot Scientific Corporation announced today that VTech Holdings Ltd, one of the world's largest suppliers of corded and cordless telephones and electronic learning products, has purchased a Moore Microprocessor Patent Portfolio license from The TPL Group.

The final auction for acquiring all of its Metro optical and Ethernet Networks division is on Nov 20, 2009

EF Johnson Technologies, Inc. announced today that its 3e Technologies International subsidiary has received a $3.1M contract from the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency . The contract calls for the Company to provide engineering and technical services as the lead integrator of communications and weapons of mass destruction sensor technology integration with the Vessel Boarding Inspection System .

The maker of cellphones said it plans to eliminate about 330 employees in its research and development operations in Finland and Denmark.

Nokia Corp. , the world's largest mobile-phone maker, on Friday said it plans to eliminate roughly 330 jobs in its research and development operations. The cuts will affect up to 230 employees at its Oulu site in Finland and 100 at its Copenhagen site and represent about 2% of the company's global R&D; staff.