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> Researchers with Trustwave have discovered flaws in the hardware and software of femtocell devices that can allow an attacker to take full control of the miniature cell towers without the user's knowledge. Article

> Global handset shipments were up 10 percent to 324.4 million units in the fourth quarter of 2009 compared to 293.8 million phones during the same quarter a year ago, said research firm Strategy Analytics. This is the first quarter of growth the industry has seen since the third quarter in 2008. Article

> A new study suggests that laws banning talking on or sending text messages with cell phones while driving may not significantly decrease the risk of traffic accidents. Instead, experts suggest dealing with the problem of distracted drivers in general. Article

> Google has ended its program to provide free Wi-Fi in U.S. airports, and will pull the plug on nearly all of the 54 wireless networks it was sponsoring as well as an in-flight Internet partnership with Virgin America. Article

> ­Motorola, through its investment arm, Motorola Ventures, has announced an investment in Scanbuy, a developer of mobile barcode solutions. Article

And Finally... A Pennsylvania woman faces a hearing on charges that she hit a transit but driver in the head with a snowball because he wouldn't let her board with an expired bus pass. Article