December 9, 2008 12:42 PM PST
CNET News Daily Podcast: Making sense of the changing cell phone constellation
Another 14 members have joined the Open Handset Alliance, including Vodafone, the world's biggest mobile operator. That comes just as a new report shows that Motorola, though it remains the dominant U.S. handset maker, is becoming a lot less dominant. While the timing is coincidental, the two announcements are part of a larger context. CNET News' Maggie Reardon explains the connection.
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Today's stories:
Microsoft launches open-source blogging platform
Sony to lay off 8,000 full-timers, 8,000 others
Forrester Research reduces IT-spending forecast
Engelbart's demo, 40 years later
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