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Cellular Phone News China's new generation picky about factory jobs (AP) AP - Factory worker Chen Qinghai frowned as he looked at a tall bulletin board full of help-wanted notices from companies making everything from photocopiers and DVD drives to mobile phones and car parts.   iPad Will Read Books Aloud, Support Open EPUB Format (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Eager to be the first on your block with an iPad? Apple started taking orders for the tablets on Friday. Wi-Fi models running from $499 to $699 will be available on April 3; 3G models, costing $629 to $829, won't be available until late April.   Nokia revises 2009 market share down to 34 pct (AP) AP - Nokia Corp. on Friday revised its global market share estimate for mobile phones in 2009 to 34 percent, from an earlier 38 percent, and said it expected no growth this year.

Digital Video News HDTV: Even Critters Prefer It (PC World) PC World - Apparently we aren't the only species to prefer the crisp, smooth picture of an HDTV compared to that from one of those old CRT sets of yesteryear.   Summary Box: Court OKs cable TV access rules (AP) AP - THE DISPUTE: Cable TV providers challenged a five-year extension of federal regulations requiring them to make channels they own available to rivals such as satellite TV.   Court OKs TV rules opposed by Comcast, Cablevision (AP) AP - A federal court has upheld regulations that require cable TV companies to make channels they own available to satellite TV providers and other rivals on equal terms.

Mobile Electronics News Electronics/Computer Recycling (WKRG News 5 Mobile) On Saturday, March 20, Keep Mobile Beautiful will host our Electronics/Computer Recycling event from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at the Greater Gulf State Fairgrounds. more   Phone baron reveals mobile comeback (Independent) Billionaire John Caudwell likes to play the tough guy. Caudwell suffered a horrific-sounding injury to his right arm while skiing moguls on the Colorado slopes recently. Forced to go under the knife, the founder of mobile giant Phones 4u had a mirror placed by his head to watch the surgeon reattach a ripped tendon. "Fascinating," he smiles to the disbelief of his public relations handlers.   Trade Wings turns reuse of electronics into profit (Portsmouth Herald) At the recent Mobile World Congress 2010 in Barcelona, Spain, Portsmouth-based Trade Wings announced the latest addition to its product line — Re: solution, which the company says will allow telecommunications companies to take reuse strategies to...

Mobile and Wireless News China's new generation picky about factory jobs (AP) AP - Factory worker Chen Qinghai frowned as he looked at a tall bulletin board full of help-wanted notices from companies making everything from photocopiers and DVD drives to mobile phones and car parts.   iPad Will Read Books Aloud, Support Open EPUB Format (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Eager to be the first on your block with an iPad? Apple started taking orders for the tablets on Friday. Wi-Fi models running from $499 to $699 will be available on April 3; 3G models, costing $629 to $829, won't be available until late April.   Nokia revises 2009 market share down to 34 pct (AP) AP - Nokia Corp. on Friday revised its global market share estimate for mobile phones in 2009 to 34 percent, from an earlier 38 percent, and said it expected no growth this year.

Personal Technology News HDTV: Even Critters Prefer It (PC World) PC World - Apparently we aren't the only species to prefer the crisp, smooth picture of an HDTV compared to that from one of those old CRT sets of yesteryear.   Aspyr reveals new plans for The Secret of Monkey Island for Mac (Macworld.com) Macworld.com - On Wednesday at the GDC, LucasArts unveiled its plans for The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition. The game will be distributed for the Mac by Aspyr, and sold through the GameAgent online store for $10.   Steve Jobs finally wins approval to tear down house... possibly (Macworld.com) Macworld.com - Steve Jobs is accustomed to bringing the house down—unveiling remarkable devices like the iPad, the iPhone, and the original iPod make that a pretty common occurrence. Now, though, after an extended battle, the Apple CEO can finally bring down the other house he’s been trying to raze for so long. Maybe. Web Services by Yahoo!