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Sprint Nextel announced Thursday it would be selling nearly all of its wireless communication towers to TowerCo for $670 million in cash. Under the terms of the deal, TowerCo will take over the operating and maintenance of approximately 3,300 towers that use Code-Division Multiple Access and Integrated Digital Enhanced Network technologies.

The two companies have also entered into a long-term lease that allows Sprint to run its cellular and WiMax networks from these towers. The deal is expected to close in 90 days. "By leasing rather than owning these network facilities, we can better focus on our core business of providing communication services to consumers, businesses, and government customers," said Bob Azzi, Sprint's senior VP, field engineering and operation, in a statement. "Significantly, this transaction provides Sprint Nextel with additional liquidity which gives us greater flexibility in managing our company."

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Yahoo Inc YHOO.O is looking to turn over Web search advertising to Google Inc GOOG.O following a successful test using Google's service to deliver ads alongside its Web search results, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed sources.

Spokesmen for Google and Yahoo declined to comment.

The possible partnership with Google would be part of an a bid by Yahoo to forge a three-way deal where Yahoo would merge with Time Warner Inc TWX.N AOL in return for Time Warner taking a stake in Yahoo, sources had told Reuters last week.

The move by Yahoo to outsource Web search advertising to market leader Google would allow Yahoo to focus on its online brand advertising business where it has a stronger position. Yahoo and Google announced the limited ad test a week ago.

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  Dell, the computer maker, said on Tuesday that it would buy the business e-mail services provider MessageOne, which was co-founded by Michael S. Dell’s brother, in an effort to compete with similar services provided by Microsoft and Google.

The $155 million cash deal is Dell’s latest in a wave of acquisitions ranging from small shops like the software company Everdream to the $1.4 billion purchase in November of the network storage provider EqualLogic.

MessageOne’s software, which is delivered to customers over the Internet, helps companies manage and archive e-mail messages, minimize failure and prevent data losses, Dell said in a statement.

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ASIA Japan : NEC Corporation has signed a framework contract with a leading Polish telecom carrier, Netia, for the supply of advanced, point-to-point wireless access systems, PASOLINK NEO. The new systems will be supplied to the 3G mobile operator P4 Sp.z.o.o.("P4"), a mobile operation arm of Netia SA ("Netia").

P4, a new 3G mobile operator that started service in Poland earlier this year, is accelerating improvement of its network infrastructure to enable provision of stable and high quality 3G services. PASOLINK NEO will be employed to carry out transmission among mobile base stations. P4 plans to install around 10,000 hops in the next 5 years, and NEC expects to provide around 1,000 hops to mainly northern and middle areas of Poland, as well as to Warsaw, to fulfill the initial demands of the framework contract.

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A year after shuttering its ESPN cellphone company, Walt Disney Co. said it is closing its Disney cellphone service.Walt Disney launched Mobile ESPN and Disney Mobile last year as mobile virtual network operators, or MVNOs. Under that business model, the Burbank, Calif., company leased wireless spectrum from Sprint Nextel Corp. and sold its cellphone service directly to customers. But in the competitive U.S. cellphone market, Disney struggled in its fight against the major carriers.Disney announced in September 2006 that it was closing Mobile ESPN, eight months after its debut. The company initially remained optimistic about its Disney-branded service, which sold phones featuring Disney content and services aimed at children and their parents. However, Disney failed to make headway with the big-box retailers and find outlets to sell its phones and related services.Disney will instead license its content to bigger carriers to sell. Earlier this year, it forged a partnership with Verizon Wireless, which is owned by Verizon Communications Inc. and Vodafone Group PLC, to sell ESPN sports news and video. Disney said yesterday it is considering offering some of its Disney-branded services through a partnership with a major carrier. Disney Mobile included services that let parents locate their kids as well as content such as ring tones and games with Mickey Mouse and other Disney stars.

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EarthLink Inc (ELNK.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said SK Telecom (017670.KS: Quote, Profile, Research) (SKM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) would invest up to $270 million in Helio, their wireless voice and data services joint venture.Helio expects to end the year with between 200,000 and 250,000 subscribers. Helio expects a full-year net loss of $340 million to $360 million, EarthLink said in a statement. (Reporting by Jennifer Robin Raj in Bangalore)

The regime of Sindh throughout the subsequently financial year will expend Rs75 million in the information technology subdivision. Sindh Budget documents for the fiscal year 2007-08 showed that the Department of Information Technology would be spending Rs20 million for the setting up of call centers besides allocations have also been made for the promotion of information technology Rs20 million, Rs10 million for the ‘Road-shows’, 0.5 million for the making of CDs and VCDs, Rs10 million for seminars and workshops and Rs10 million for the appointment of consultants.

The Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) has decided to launch new computerized digital GSM meters in near future.

This was informed by Chief Executive Engineer, LESCO, Akram Arain on Friday to Geo News.

He believed that the new GSM meters would solve several previously faced problems such as over-billings and over-speed rotations.

He further informed that the GSM meters are ready to hit commercial and residential venues and are done with the testing phase

In this fast-paced world, there is one thing most computer users have in common: We have all lost data at one time or another. For the lucky ones, this is not a painful experience -- just one of inconvenience.

Unfortunately for others, the data loss is impacting because the lost data was irreplaceable and valuable. The good news today is that there are many types of data storage solutions available.

As you think about how to protect your data, it's important to understand the different ways in which data can be lost.

Device failure can happen when there is a corrupted area on the disk where your file is located. Your entire drive could fail. When this happens, you have to wipe the disk and reinstall the entire operating system .

In the same vein, equipment failure is more complex. This includes a failure like memory corruption within your computer and requires defective equipment to be replaced and information recovered.

Most people wouldn’t give away or sell their wireless phone without first deleting their phone book and other personal information. But you should be just as careful if your phone needs to be repaired.

When a cell phone breaks, you either take it back to the store or send it to the insurance company. In either case, you give them your broken phone and usually get a refurbished one in return. That means you get somebody else’s old phone. And eventually, somebody will get yours.
You never want to give away your phone, for any reason, if it contains personal data. You want to pull out the SIM card (if your phone has one) and do a master reset or individual resets to wipe out all the stored data.

Then go through all the menus and make sure everything is gone – the phone book, calendar, notes, and logs of your calls and text messages.

Remember, everything that has been on your phone will stay on your phone, unless you take the time to get remove it.