Communist rebels destroy another mobile phone tower in Philippines (AFP)   31 Dec 2005 09:28 GMT

AFP - Communist guerrillas have burned a Globe Telecom cellular phone tower on the Philippine island of Mindoro, the 23rd attack on the company's facilities in the past six months, the military has announced.

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Putin has no mobile phone, but 120 million Russians do (AFP)   30 Dec 2005 19:19 GMT

AFP - Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted Friday he does not have his own mobile phone in a meeting with Telecommunications Minister Leonid Reiman but 120 million others Russians now do.

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Thirty Russian Cities Sign Up For WiMAX Networks   30 Dec 2005 19:19 GMT
GlobeTel says its wireless subsidiary has been contracted to install WiMAX communications networks in 30 cities throughout the Russian Federation.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Way Cleared For Large U.S. Spectrum Auction   30 Dec 2005 14:27 GMT
It will cost far less than previously thought to move U.S. government agencies off of valuable portions of wireless spectrum, freeing that spectrum up for use by cellular carriers.
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South Korea To Deliver Legal Notices To Cell Phones   30 Dec 2005 14:06 GMT
South Korea is instituting a system in which legal notices, including indictments, will be delivered to mobile phones via text and voice messages.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

More tech losers, Dell support snoozes   30 Dec 2005 11:00 GMT
I really thought it was going to be my year. But then Time named Bill and Melinda Gates and Bono its men/woman of 2005. Sure, they’ve done plenty to fight Third World poverty and disease, but have they contributed anything to the world of geek gossip? And I don’t know about that Bono guy. He was never really the same after Cher left him.
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Vendor Launches Interactive Voice Response For Devices   29 Dec 2005 23:10 GMT
A company that delivers text-message answers to questions on any topic will officially launch an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) technology into its service as a step closer to integrating voice recognition capabilities early in 2006.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

XM To Deliver Voice-Enabled Digital Car Radio   29 Dec 2005 23:00 GMT
XM Satellite Radio and VoiceBox Technologies say they are jointly developing a voice-controlled digital radio for the car.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Google To Supply Search For Opera's Mobile Browsers   29 Dec 2005 17:54 GMT
Google will supply the default search function for Opera Software's mobile browsers, the company said Thursday. Opera supplies two separate browsers for mobile and wireless devices.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

S. Korea to Send Notices Via Mobile Phones (AP)   29 Dec 2005 16:50 GMT
AP - South Korea will begin sending legal notices — including indictments — to people through mobile phones instead of ordinary mail next year.
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