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BlackBerry in deal to avert Saudi ban: telecoms official (AFP)

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AFP – BlackBerry has “virtually” sealed a deal with Saudi Arabia on its encrypted messenger services to avert a ban on the smartphone, a Saudi telecoms company official told AFP on Saturday.

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Hacker makes mobile phone snooping affordable (AFP)

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AFP – A hacker has brought mobile phone snooping to the modestly financed, showing how to build a call-catching system for about 1,500 dollars (US).

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Telecom group sues San Francisco over mobile phone law (AFP)

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AFP – A major US telecommunications industry group asked a federal court to block a law requiring mobile phone makers to warn customers that the gadgets are bathing them in radiation.

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China’s Huawei denies stealing Motorola technology (AFP)

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AFP – Chinese telecoms maker Huawei Technologies on Thursday rejected allegations by Motorola that it had stolen technology secrets from the US mobile phone giant over the past decade.

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Samsung dismisses Apple’s claims on smartphones (AFP)

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AFP – South Korean cellphone manufacturer Samsung Electronics Tuesday dismissed claims by iPhone maker Apple that all smartphones suffer dropped signals when held in a certain way.

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S.Korean mobile carrier to allow Internet calls (AFP)

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AFP – South Korea‘s top mobile phone carrier SK Telecom said Wednesday it would allow subscribers to make Internet calls over its cellular network.

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Mergers key to survival in India’s crowded mobile market (AFP)

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AFP – Mergers are the only way forward in India‘s crowded mobile phone market, where 14 operators are slugging it out for subscribers by offering the cheapest rates in the world, analysts say.

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San Francisco passes mobile phone radiation law (AFP)

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AFP – San Francisco is adding to its politically correct image with a law requiring mobile phone makers to warn customers that the gadgets are bathing them in radiation.

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Hackers obtain email addresses of iPad 3G owners (AFP)

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AFP – A shadowy hacking group obtained the email addresses of over 114,000 owners of Apple iPads by exploiting a vulnerability at US telecom giant AT&T, a Silicon Valley website reported on Wednesday.

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Facebook launches ‘fast and free’ new mobile site (AFP)

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AFP – Facebook said Tuesday it has teamed up with mobile operators in nearly 50 countries to offer a fast and free version of the popular social networking site on cellphones.

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