mocoNews Quick Hits 9.17.09

»  Over RIM’s objections, the Canadian government has signed off on the sale of Nortel assets to Ericsson (NSDQ: ERIC). [Globe And Mail]

»  An issue with the trackball of the Blackberry Tour is causing a 50% return rate — and could hurt RIM’s bottom line. [Electronista]

»  JaJah is a new service that lets you use Twitter to make a two-minute call (the “equivalent of a verbal tweet”). [PC World]

»  UAE-based cellphone reseller i-mate has reportedly closed its doors, and owner Jim Morrison has fled the country. [ITP]

»  Wireless users aren’t taxing just the phone companies’ networks, but the systems running those networks, too. [CNET]

»  Mike Simon, CEO of LogMeIn, has a personal App Store rep to ask any question he wants. Maybe being featured in iPhone ads helped. [The Register UK]

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