AFP – Pope Benedict XVI took a new hi-tech road to spreading his message Tuesday, sending a mobile phone text to pilgrims attending World Youth Day celebrations in Australia, organisers said.
NewsFactor – The hype that began with Apple‘s iPhone 3G launch Friday continued through the weekend and was almost as loud on Monday, with Apple adding to the fire. The company said it sold more than one million iPhone 3Gs and users downloaded more than 10 million applications from its App Store.
Reuters – Palm Inc on Monday introduced a new high-end Treo mobile phone, hoping to challenge the BlackBerry‘s dominance with business users, but its debut fell in the shadow of the launch of Apple Inc’s debut of its less pricey new iPhone which sold more than 1 million units over the weekend.
Apple iPhone 3G More Photos – View Specs Apple today announced it has sold over one million iPhone 3Gs and users have downloaded more than 10 million applications, just three days after its launch. The iPhone 3G is now available in 21 countries – Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, [...]
Sprint today introduced the Palm Treo 800w, a Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional smartphone with high-speed EV-DO Rev. A data speeds, Wi-Fi for data and GPS capabilities. The Treo 800w includes 802.11b/g WiFi and built-in Internet Explorer Mobile. The one-touch Wi-Fi button gets users connected at home, in the office or in Wi-Fi hotspots. With EV-DO [...]
Reuters – The cost of sending a text message from the bar or the beach when mobile phone users are outside their home state in the European Union will be cut by 70 percent from next year under new plans, an EU source said.
PC World – The EU will cap SMS roaming charges despite arguments from mobile phone operators.
PC World – China‘s domestic 3G network will be put to the test during the Olympics when the system will be used by 18,000 Olympic…
Reuters – The global economic slowdown has started to crimp demand for new cellphones, leading top handset research house Gartner to lower its market growth forecast, and top phone-charger maker Salcomp to warn on profits.
PC World – Acer is talking to 3G network operators at home and in Europe to supply them with Aspire one netbooks.
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