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 | Thursday, May 08, 2008 - Microsoft to Increase Focus on Handsets for Poor
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft will increase its focus on making mobile phones part of its strategy to spread IT to people in developing nations... |
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| Thursday, May 08, 2008 - China 3G System to Grow After Olympics
(PC World)
PC World - China's 3G (third generation telephony) system will expand service to 10 cities after August's Olympic Games, the nation's... |
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| Thursday, May 08, 2008 - Carphone Warehouse ties up with Best Buy
(AFP)
 AFP - The Carphone Warehouse Group, the mobile phone retailer, said Thursday it has agreed to sell 50 percent of its retail operations to US electronics group Best Buy for £1.1 billion in cash as part of an overall tie-up.
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| Wednesday, May 07, 2008 - Apple inks Latin American deal for iPhone
(AP)
AP - In another step in the worldwide march of Apple Inc.'s iPhone, the top mobile phone operator in Latin America said Wednesday that it has inked a deal to bring the multimedia gadget to more than a dozen countries starting later this year. |
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| Wednesday, May 07, 2008 - HTC's Touch Diamond Won't Touch iPhone 2.0
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Consumers wanting a touch-screen, Web-browsing, 3G-capable phone don't have to wait for the rumored 3G iPhone. HTC's new Touch Diamond matches -- some would say "copies" -- the features on Apple's breakthrough device while offering the speedy connections of 3G networks. |
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| Wednesday, May 07, 2008 - European Commission Considers SMS Roaming Price Cap
(PC World)
PC World - Caps on the price of sending an SMS from a mobile phone while abroad came a step closer Wednesday, when the European... |
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| Wednesday, May 07, 2008 - Pope goes digital to better connect with youth
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Pope Benedict will text message
thousands of young Catholics on their mobile phones during
World Youth Day in Sydney in July, hoping going digital will
help him connect better with a younger audience.
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| Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - Pope to give new meaning to religious text
(AFP)
 AFP - Pope Benedict XVI will give a new meaning to the term religious text by sending "inspirational messages" to mobile phones during Catholic World Youth day in Australia, organisers said Wednesday.
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| Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - Trends & Innovations - Tuesday
(Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - Researchers have proposed combining cell phones with handheld scanners to enable doctors and medical staff in remote regions to conduct ultrasounds and other medical imaging. Roughly 75% of the world's population lives in areas without such costly, high-tech medical equipment. Researchers have proposed integrating scanners into mobile phones. The scanners would transmit data to medical centers where computers would decipher the data and transmit images back by phone to medical personnel. Israeli scientists demonstrated one such scanner that was able to detect a tumor. |
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| Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - Sprint, Clearwire to announce $12 bln JV: source
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Sprint Nextel Corp and Clearwire
Corp are close to announcing a $12 billion joint
venture with major cable operators for high speed wireless
Internet access for mobile phones and laptops, a source
familiar with the talks said on Tuesday.
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| Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - Sprint, Clearwire to announce $12 bln venture: report
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Sprint Nextel and Clearwire Corp are
close to announcing a $12 billion joint venture for ultra-fast
wireless Internet access for mobile phones and laptop
computers, The Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on
Tuesday.
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| Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - HTC Tries To Cut Apple With Touch Diamond Smartphone
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The device, which runs on Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, includes a 2.8-inch VGA touch screen and supports carriers' 3G broadband-like networks. |
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| Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - India's Bharti says no offer yet for MTN but still talking
(AFP)
 AFP - India's top mobile phone Bharti Airtel denied on Tuesday a media report that it had made a 19-billion-dollar offer to take control of South Africa's flagship MTN telecom operator.
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| Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - HTC's 3G Touch Diamond To Challenge Apple's iPhone
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Apple's iPhone got new competition Tuesday as HTC unveiled the 3G Touch Diamond. The new smartphone will be HTC's flagship model as it vies to grab market share from touchscreen competitors. |
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| Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - Cutting Costs with Online Coupon Sites
(BusinessWeek Online)
BusinessWeek Online - Coupons are making a comeback. In the face of rising food prices and a slowing economy, consumers are clipping coupons once again. Only, they don't need scissors and a local newspaper so much as a computer, printer, and maybe a mobile phone. |
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| Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - HTC Beats Apple to 3G With Microsoft-based IPhone Rival
(PC World)
PC World - High Tech Computer announced the HTC Touch Diamond on Tuesday, a smartphone running Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional... |
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| Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - Many wireless resellers going under
(USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - A few years ago, organizations from Disney to 7-Eleven to the local pinochle club were jumping into the cellphone business, leveraging their brands to appeal to niches untapped by the big carriers. |
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| Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - Vodafone to distribute iPhones in ten new countries
(AFP)
 AFP - British mobile phone giant Vodafone announced Tuesday that it will distribute Apple's iPhone in 10 new countries including Australia, India and South Africa.
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| Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - Vodafone, Tel.Italia iPhone deals end exclusivity
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Telecoms companies Vodafone
and Telecom Italia will both sell Apple Inc's iPhone in Italy,
in an apparent break from previous exclusive carrier deals.
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| Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - Vodafone to distribute iPhones in 10 new countries
(AFP)
AFP - British mobile phone giant Vodafone announced Tuesday that it will distribute Apple's wildly popular iPhone in 10 new countries including Australia, India and South Africa.
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