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BusinessWeek
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Will Europeans fall for the Apple phone's user-friendly flash, or stick with spec-heavy phones from Nokia and Sony Ericsson?
Apple's knack for generating fanatical customer loyalty was clearly on display in London Nov. 9, as a line of plucky fans brave..
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BBC News
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Nokia is offering to replace 46 million batteries for its mobile phones after reports of overheating while charging.
The problems are confined to BL-5C batteries made by Matsushita between December 2005 and November 2006.
More than 250 million BL-5C..
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Yahoo News
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Wednesday its MTV Networks signed on Intel Corp. (Nasdaq:INTC - news) and Pepsi-Cola North America as the first advertising sponsors for its programs delivered on cell phones.
Viacom Chief Executive Philippe Dauman announced the deals at the CTIA wirel..
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Sydney Morning Herald
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The future of mobile phones is free - to consumers willing to watch targeted forms of advertising, according to the vision of web search leader Google Inc's chief executive, Eric Schmidt...
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MSNBC
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President Bush announced Wednesday that Americans soon will be allowed to send cell phones to Cubans — a move that he hopes will push the communist regime to increase freedom of expression for Cuban citizens.
Addressing recent changes in Cuba, Bush s..
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MSNBC
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When fierce storms hit California in early January, submerging streets and felling power lines, Steve Livingston was prepared. Armed with a text message alert from the San Mateo County Office of Emergency Services, he dodged the flood and made it home saf..
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MSNBC
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A California researcher has entered the acrimonious debate over mobile phones by predicting that banning the use of hand-held phones by U.S. drivers could save thousands of lives each year.
In a study released Monday, Jed Kolko, a fellow at the nonpart..
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MSNBC
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Operators in emerging markets tend not to underwrite phones, however. That's why most handsets from major manufacturers end up selling for $50 or more in developing economies, says Steve Lalla, Motorola's vice president of mass market products. (The price..
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MSNBC
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Sony BMG is joining Universal Music Group in allowing users of select Nokia mobile phones access to its entire music catalog later this year.
Nokia Corp.'s "Comes With Music" program will allow users who buy select cell phone models to download any son..
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MSNBC
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Carlyle-controlled Japanese handy-phone firm Willcom Inc. rolled out the world's first phones featuring Intel Corp's Centrino Atom microprocessors, as it fights for new users in a saturated market.
Willcom, which held 4 percent of Japan's mobile market..
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BusinessWeek
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Say goodbye to phone-free flying as the European Commission bows to demand and approves cell-phone use on flights
The European Commission has dealt a blow to those who regard one of the virtues of air travel as being the haven it provides from being re..
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MSNBC
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“It took a long time for 3G handsets to get to the point where they were competitive with 2G-type phones,” said Fred Wright, Motorola’s senior vice president who oversees cellular networks and WiMax, in a recent interview about 4G with FierceWireles..
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MSNBC
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As CTIA-The Wireless Association opens its annual show today, looking at the latest trends in mobile technology, there are still some folks who don’t want to have anything to do with cell phones.
Angela from Skiatook, Okla., just doesn’t want to fe..
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BusinessWeek
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Advertisers are shying away from mobile phones until they get clearer data on whether promotions on the small screen pay off
Even as ads on cell phones become more common, advertisers are holding off on a full-blown embrace of the tiny screen as a mark..
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MSNBC
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Americans have become more dependent on their cell phones than conventional phones.
For the first time, Americans say they would have more trouble giving up a cell phone than a traditional phone, the Pew Internet and American Life Project said in a rep..
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BBC News
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Mobile phones and net access are helping narrow the gulf between rich and poor nations, says a UN report.
The efficiencies these technologies bring has boosted development in poorer countries, said the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)...
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BBC News
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Google has launched a new search service for mobile phones, promising "faster" and "more relevant results".
The facility gathers regular and mobile web results, news, images and local listings, meaning people no longer have to specify a type of search...
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BusinessWeek
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Soaring sales in emerging markets and growth in high-end phones are bolstering the Finnish company's already daunting lead—but iPhone's on its mind
Nokia extended its already formidable dominance of the global handset business on Jan. 24, announcing..
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MSNBC
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Intel Corp. is betting on a big expansion of "ultra-mobile" computing, an idea that depends on people being willing to tote around a portable device beyond their ubiquitous cell phones.
In an interview Monday at the International Consumer Electronics S..
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BusinessWeek
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Ed Zander's exit was hastened by a failure to anticipate demand for 3G phones. Can Greg Brown help Motorola regain market share?
You could sense it coming. The departure of Motorola (MOT) Chief Executive Ed Zander seemed imminent as the company's bread..
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