Phone-record scam bills cleared for final votes   02 Mar 2006 19:21 GMT
Senate and House panels approve pair of bills aimed at putting phone-record thieves in prison.
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Nokia sees mass mobile TV takeup by '08 (Reuters)   02 Mar 2006 17:43 GMT
Reuters - Television viewing on mobile phones will reach the masses by 2008, the world's largest cellphone maker Nokia said on Thursday.
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Flat-screen war heats up, LCD catching up   02 Mar 2006 17:21 GMT
Sales of LCD televisions are expected to gain ground on plasma displays in 40-44-inch range.
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Wal-Mart details its RFID journey   02 Mar 2006 16:51 GMT
GRAPEVINE, Texas -- Retailer Wal-Mart Stores continues to build momentum around its radio frequency identification (RFID) tag initiatives, adding new uses for the supply chain technology and getting more suppliers and partners to comply with its RFID mandates.
Source: InfoWorld

Czech T-Mobile boosts profits (AFP)   02 Mar 2006 13:51 GMT

AFP - Czech mobile phone company, T-Mobile, reported a 2005 net profit of 4.9 billion koruna (173.0 million euros, 206.8 million US dollars), a 12.9-percent rise from the outcome in 2004.

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D.Telekom Q4 profit up, raises dividend 16 pct (Reuters)   02 Mar 2006 07:01 GMT
Reuters - Deutsche Telekom (DTEGn.DE) reported a 10 percent rise in fourth-quarter core earnings on Thursday, driven by its mobile phone business, and proposed a 16 percent increase in its dividend payout.
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Microsoft Working on Paperback-Sized PC (AP)   02 Mar 2006 06:11 GMT
AP - Start with what the much-hyped Microsoft Corp. project code-named Origami is not. It's not a music player designed to take on Apple Computer Inc.'s mega-popular iPod. And it's not a portable version of Microsoft's Xbox videogame console. And it won't — at least not yet — replace your cellular phone or your regular computer.
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Phone, media firms see mobile ads soon (Reuters)   02 Mar 2006 01:55 GMT

Reuters - Cellphone and media companies expect to see a sizable market for advertising on cellphones in coming years, with options including advertising-subsidized video services, top executives said on Wednesday.

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Study: Cell phones a hazard on flights   02 Mar 2006 01:23 GMT
Despite the ban on cellular calls on planes, many passengers can't resist--and often during critical stages of flights.
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Canadian film makers think small, seek big break (Reuters)   01 Mar 2006 21:15 GMT
Reuters - Budding Canadian film makers looking for a big break may want to think small -- about 2 inches by 2 inches to be exact -- organizers of Canada's first mobile film festival said on Wednesday.
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