Archive for July 30th, 2008

Verizon To Help Government Manage Mobile Phones (TechWeb)

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TechWeb – InformationWeek – In a deal worth up to $15 million, Verizon Business will manage and track mobile devices for the U.S. Department of the Interior.

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Garmin's GPS Cell Phone 'Nuvifone' Delayed (TechWeb)

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TechWeb – InformationWeek – The company‘s first mobile phone will be delayed until 2009, but representatives said it will be rolled out with a wireless carrier or two.

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Samsung Omnia SGH-i900 Windows Mobile Touch Screen Smartphone

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The Samsung Omnia SGH-i900 is the iPhone for people who need Windows Mobile smartphone because they love the products or because of their work. The Omnia comes with touch screen that can be used in portrait or landscape mode, GPS, Wi-Fi, 3G, and 5 megapixel camera. The stylish smartphone lets users create personal home screens [...]

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Mobile Phones and the Digital Divide (PC World)

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PC World – Whether you’re building an application for the 3G iPhone in the United States or trying to figure out how to deliver health…

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Sony Q1 profit down on mobiles, Matsushita up (Reuters)

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Reuters – Sony Corp (6758.T) posted a bigger-than-expected 47 percent fall in quarterly profit and cut its outlook, hurt by its struggling mobile phone joint venture with Sweden’s Ericsson (ERICb.ST), while rival Matsushita (6752.T) nearly doubled its profit on rising flat TV sales.

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Samsung's innov8: An 8-Megapixel Camera Phone (PC Magazine)

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PC Magazine – We’ve been hearing about 8-megapixel camera phones for a while–but the Samsung innov8 raises the bar, with smile shot, blink shot and face recognition features

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China Telecom to Pay US$6.41 Billion for CDMA Business (PC World)

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PC World – China Telecom will pay US$6.41 billion for China Unicom’s CDMA business.

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China Has More Internet Users Than U.S. (TechWeb)

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TechWeb – InformationWeek – Chinese consulting firm BDA also says that China has the world‘s largest number of mobile phone users, with about 560 million subscribers.

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An un-American feel aids expanding US Web firms (AP)

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AP – AOL splashes images of Bollywood celebrities on its new home page for India. MySpace accepts sign-ups from mobile phones in Japan. Google departs from its customarily spartan home page and peppers its Korean site with colorful, animated icons.

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Nokia to reimburse German state to end plant closure row (AFP)

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AFP – Nokia will reimburse a German state over 1.3 million euros (two million dollars) to resolve a plant closure dispute that has cost the mobile phone giant tens of millions already, officials said Saturday.

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