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• ITU caves, most anything can be called 4G now
• Proposed ban on cell use by truck and bus drivers
• Star Wars Motorola DROID R2-D2 gets $50 price cut
• U.S. Cellular drops Samsung Galaxy Tab cost on 5GB data plan
• New Foursquare iPhone app due next week

ITU caves, most anything can be called 4G now Posted: 18 Dec 2010 10:07 AM PST In a statement issued earlier this month, the ITU has given the green light for regular LTE and WiMAX to be called 4G, as well as just about any other reasonably fast technology. Read the full story here.

Proposed ban on cell use by truck and bus drivers Posted: 18 Dec 2010 09:49 AM PST Yesterday the U.S. Transportation Department proposed implementing a ban on the use of cell phones behind the wheel for bus and truck drivers. According to Reuters, this would impact roughly 4 million U.S. drivers, who are already prohibited from texting while driving. The proposed ban is subject to a 60 day long comment period before it will be put into action. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood recently spoke of possibly blocking cell phone use in all vehicles. Read the full story here.

Star Wars Motorola DROID R2-D2 gets $50 price cut Posted: 18 Dec 2010 09:42 AM PST Verizon Wireless has reduced the price of its Star Wars special edition Motorola Droid R2-D2 Android smartphone. The white DROID 2 variant originally sold for $249 with matching desk charger and ear bud headphones. It now is going for $199 - the same price as the regular version (though the Star Wars edition is not buy one, get one free like the original). Read the full story here.

U.S. Cellular drops Samsung Galaxy Tab cost on 5GB data plan Posted: 18 Dec 2010 09:35 AM PST U.S. Cellular has restructured its price plans for the Samsung Galaxy Tab. Not unlike what European carriers have been doing for years, the carrier is offering the tablet at different prices, depending on which plan it is purchased with. Read the full story here.

New Foursquare iPhone app due next week Posted: 18 Dec 2010 07:36 AM PST Foursquare recently confirmed that it will issue an update for its iPhone application next week. Via a Tweet, Foursquare said "We just found an app approval in our stocking! New foursquare early next week. Thanks #SantaJobs." SantaJobs clearly being in reference to Steve Jobs. According to PhoneArena, new features include recommendations to users based on places they have checked into. Similarly, there could be a new photo sharing featuer that allows users to take snapshots of the places the visit, for other to see later. Read the full story here.

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