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In 'Smartphone Valley,' Telecom Boom Calls

Computing birthplace draws new industry to Californian shores

By Jonas Oransky, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 17, 2007 1:00 PM CST

(Newser) – Silicon Valley is being reborn as a telecom hub, as phone companies jockey for computing technology and battle to compete with Apple and Google. Nokia, which opened a major research center in Palo Alto last year, has named its first Golden State-based technology chief. It's... Read full story »

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