Portland, Oregon, is adopting a resolution designed to officially make Portland a more open city, reports journalist Rick Turoczy.
It will formalize the city’s commitment to open source — both with their data and their computer systems.
If the resolution passes, this Wednesday at the City Council meeting, it open City data to the outside world [...]

IREX Technologies today announced the IREX DR800SG – a $399, 8.1-inch, touch-screen eReader that offers multi-mode 3G wireless capabilities.
IREX supports multiple formats including industry standard ePub format and multiple DRM solutions, rather than a “closed” proprietary format adopted by its biggest competitor, Amazon’s Kindle.

Key partners include Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, Qualcomm and Verizon [...]

It’s a free for all — Ted Nugent

US prepaid operator MetroPCS yesterday announced it has selected Ericsson and Samsung as vendors for the launch of its LTE network in the second half of next year.
Ericsson will be providing network infrastructure (radio access and core) while Samsung will be the provider of its initial LTE handset [...]

Infonetics Research today released a new market forecast on mobile services, including Voice, SMS/MMS, and Broadband.
“There is no question that mobile broadband services represent the next big wave of revenue for mobile operators. But make no mistake: voice service is not going away and will keep its lion’s share of operator revenue for the [...]