With iPhone and Android picking up more popularity every day, it's urgent for rival smartphones to enhance their mobile software environments, some analysts say. Full Article at BetaNews

CES begins tomorrow, but Wired.com snagged a peek at some of the coolest gadgets y... Costumes from Blade Runner, The Terminator, Star Wars, and other seminal sci-fi fi... Full Article at Wired

FAQ: How can the unemployment rate fall if the economy is losing net jobs, especially since the population is growing? This data comes from two separate surveys. Full Article at Calculated Risk

A bunch of great netbook upgrades are on the way—next-gen Intel processors in January; smooth HD video playback—but to spare you the brain hemorrhage of keeping track, we've laid it all out. Here's what you need to know. Full Article at Gizmodo

LG Display is adding some depth to its monitor lineup with a 23-inch Full HD 3D display. Full Article at Macworld UK

Las Vegas - For the second year in a row, THX will present its THX Certified Professional Home Theater 1 workshop here during January's International CES. Full Article at TWICE

An energy efficiency not-for-profit best known for its annual alternative energy fair is closing. Community Energy Services was based in Canton and employed eight people. It was dropped from a state contract that provided most of its income. Full Article at North Country Public Radio

DigiTimes also mentions some inventory pileups of the current netbooks, but I’m scratching my head over this one. Didn’t these hardware makers know that the new Atom chipset was due around this time? Full Article at jkOnTheRun

Expect a raft of new netbooks based on Intel's next-generation 'Pine Trail' Atom chippage after 10 January - the day the products will be formally launched, it seems. That date is slap-bang in the middle of the Consumer Electronics Show. Full Article at The Register

The end of the week is already here and that means I get to share the happenings at Mobile Tech Manor with you once again. It doesn’t seem like this is the 68th column, but it sure is. Full Article at jkOnTheRun

CANTON — Community Energy Services has closed its doors after losing a major contract with New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, bringing into question whether anyone will coordinate the annual sustainable energy fair or the green... Full Article at Watertown Daily Times

Please note: If you're a current Engadget commenter, you do not need to re-register. Simply login and you will be prompted to select a username. Well, well, here's something to spice up that upcoming post-CES malaise. Full Article at Engadget

A saltwater disposal well north of Aledo cited last month for having an open valve has passed a second state inspection. Last month, the Texas Railroad Commission cited CES Salt Water Disposal of Gainesville for an open bradenhead valve. Full Article at Fort Worth Star-Telegram

It's been a while since we'd heard from XStreamHD, but with yet another CES bearing down the company is ready to talk about its advanced RF One Remote Control. Full Article at Engadget

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- At CES 2010, Symwave will demonstrate its leading edge storage controller and showcase multiple end products based on its USB 3.0 technology. Full Article at Freshnews.com

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Receive the latest reviews, how-to's, news, and more. Locate wireless services by a specific address, city, state, country, airport, or zip code. Get our latest content via convenient RSS feeds. Full Article at PC World

NBC Universal, on the day that its joint venture with Comcast was officially announced, said it will return to the International Consumer Electronics Show 2010 as the official broadcast partner, and host a multiplatform content exhibit on... Full Article at Multichannel News

Mountain View, Calif. - Plastic Logic, which will unveil one of the first plastic e-readers at International CES, said it has reached agreements with several technical publishers to offer books and magazine on its Que e-reader. Full Article at TWICE