Some of LG's product names mean absolutely nothing at all, but in the case of the rumored GD880 Mini, it's actually pretty appropriate -- the phone is being billed as the world's "smallest and slimmest" with a 3.2-inch display. Social networking, web browsing, and email are all major talking points for the device, but it's got some bite to go with the bark, too, thanks to a 5 megapixel cam, WiFi, 7.2Mbps HSDPA, and integrated FM radio. Pricing isn't being discussed at this point, but it'll be hitting parts of Europe next month, so start making room in your pocket -- just not too much.

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Mark McQueen (Wellington Financial) submits:

On the list of interesting tech plays in Canada, I continue to think Wi-LAN (WILIF.PK) is worthy of interest on a number of levels.

Although venture capital funds never played a role, which is part of an unfortunate reality (see prior post “Financing IP firms” May 1-07), Canadian retail investors continue to have the opportunity to play a patent strategy via this unique situation. Wi-LAN is usually doing the suing, so it was telling to see how they’d react to a wireless patent lawsuit filed by Telus.

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