Archive for January 13th, 2009

Study sees no eye cancer risk from mobile phones (Reuters)

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Reuters – Regular mobile phone use does not appear to increase a person’s risk of getting a type of cancer called melanoma of the eye, German researchers said on Tuesday.

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Mobile phone company Digicel seeks to shed jobs (AP)

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AP – Caribbean mobile phone company Digicel is reducing its work force after years of blistering growth.

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Spies in Your Mobile Phone (BusinessWeek Online)

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BusinessWeek Online – Just as advertisers and wireless companies are hoping for the business of marketing on mobile phones to take off, consumer groups are raising pointed questions about the business practices of these companies. On Jan. 13, the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) and the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) filed a complaint [...]

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Verizon Licenses CBS Full-Length Shows

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Verizon and CBS said they have reached an expanded deal to carry CBS television shows like “CSI” and “Survivor” on its VCAST video service.

The companies said Verizon has broadened and extended the rights for retransmission consent for CBS network stations as well as its affiliates, and mobile rights for Verizon Wireless’ VCAST video service.

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UAE telecom Etisalat wins rights to Iran network (AP)

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AP – The United Arab Emirates’ biggest telecommunications provider says its team has won a potentially lucrative deal to enter the Iranian mobile phone market.

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