It comes pre-loaded with satellite navigation - apparently the next killer application for mobile - so there will be no excuses for getting lost on the way to the in-laws' Christmas party.

BBC: HDTVs are high of many people's wishlists

The actual deal to merge the top two U.S. satellite outfits and create a category-killer behemoth with 18 million subscribers is now beside the point.

FORBES: Chief Executive Charles Ergen