mocoNews Quick Hits 8.17.09

Palm Pre TV Commercial

»  A Collins Stewart trader is reporting that Palm (NSDQ: PALM) plans to cut production of the Pre by 500,000 units because of slack demand. [Tech Trader Daily]

»  In England, they’re debating how much to cut the mobile termination rate, a 20-year-old European system of connection fees that charges people per call to cell phones. Germany, France and Spain have already cut their charges by 30 percent to 50 percent. [NY Times]

»  Dell, which has been out of the handheld market for the past four years, has confirmed that it is developing a device with China Mobile. [PC Mag]

»  The early adopters who bought the HTC G1 “Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Phone” may be out of luck when they want to update their Android OS past Cupcake. [JK On The Run]

»  Tom Tom has released a budget-busting (for an app) $100 iPhone version of its popular GPS system. [iPhone Savior]

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