This week was packed with news on the mobile front, so it was easy to miss a few stories here and there. Here's some of the other stuff that happened in the wide world of car call up for the week of november 11 11 14, 2011:

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  Sony Ericsson has teamed up with Ingram Micro, a dealer that ships phones to Amazon, Buy.com, Best Buy and Newegg, to expand the formation of its Android lineup in the US. The deal will include a healthy chunk of the Xperia series, including the arc S. [PRNewswire]


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  Like the Motorola Defy+ but it's just not tough enough? Check out the limited-edition JCB version of the rugged device, which adds a hardcore JCB case, a special app with handyman tools and a two-year inclusive warranty. And it can be yours through Clove on December 6th for £219.


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  Verizon introduced the LG Extrovert, a prepaid device with a slide-out four-row QWERTY, 2.8-inch WQVGA (400 x 240) touchscreen display, 2MP camera and expandable storage. It, however, lacks 3G data. It's all yours on Verizon's prepaid site for $110. [PhoneArena]


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  Speaking of Big Red, the rugged Casio Gz'One Ravine 2 was launched this week, and can be yours for $150 with a two-year contract. [PhoneScoop]


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  The budding Bold 9790, announced this week, is hard-shell to show up in the UK on Vodafone and O2, likely before in January. [Unwired View]


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  SFR is selling the ZTE Tania, but it appears to be sold as a carrier-branded Windows Phone. You can speculation it without a pledge for €269, or with a two-year commitment for €9.99. [MobileTechWorld]


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  Twitter for Windows Phone just got updated to be homogenous with Mango. It's meant to offer a smoother experience, but doesn't bring any new physiognomy with it.


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  Fandango debuted a new paperless ticket system, in concert with Regal-owned theaters, which can send a scannable bar code to your phone when you want to go see a movie. The ticket-takers then simply scan the code and you're all ready to root on Team Edward in the latest Twilight movie. Just don't forget the popcorn. [Yahoo!]

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