Kaspersky releases mobile antivirus beta   14 Apr 2006 11:42 GMT
Kaspersky Lab has released a beta version of mobile antivirus software for smart phones using the Symbian OS, it announced Thursday.
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Samsung profit slumps on phones, chips (Reuters)   14 Apr 2006 02:53 GMT

Reuters - Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (005930.KS) posted a bigger-than-expected 25 percent slump in quarterly operating profit on Friday, hit by sliding margins in mobile phones and memory chips.

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Spy on your kids with a Sprint GPS phone   13 Apr 2006 22:57 GMT
For some kids with overprotective parents, maybe owning a cell phone won't be so cool after all. Sprint Nextel Corp. launched a service on Thursday allowing parents to track their children with the help of GPS (Global Positioning System) technology embedded in their children's mobile phones.
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Buffalo ships early 802.11n WLAN gear   13 Apr 2006 20:10 GMT
Faster wireless LAN equipment based on the draft of a new standard came out of the chute Thursday from Buffalo Technology (USA).
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Update: Sony Ericsson profits surge   13 Apr 2006 15:21 GMT
Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications reported a surge in first-quarter profits Thursday, helped by a large increase in the number of phones it shipped.
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U.S. says China will let companies pick their own mobile standard (Canadian Press)   13 Apr 2006 14:54 GMT
Canadian Press - BEIJING (AP) - China promises to let its phone companies pick their own standard for next-generation mobile phones even as it develops its own technology, the U.S. government said.
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Helio bundles Yahoo into phones   13 Apr 2006 13:20 GMT
Helio, the U.S. mobile service provider formed by EarthLink and SK Telecom, continues to line up content services prior to launch, announcing on Thursday a tie-up with Yahoo.
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US: China to Let Cos. Pick Mobile Standard (AP)   13 Apr 2006 13:18 GMT
AP - China promises to let its phone companies pick their own standard for next-generation mobile phones even as it develops its own technology, the U.S. government said.
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Sony Ericsson net profit more than triples in first quarter to US$132M (Canadian Press)   13 Apr 2006 12:08 GMT
Canadian Press - STOCKHOLM (AP) - Mobile-phone maker Sony Ericsson said Thursday its first-quarter earnings more than tripled as demand grew for its popular Walkman music phones and the company upped its global market forecast for 2006.
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BlackBerry debuts on Treo 650   13 Apr 2006 11:57 GMT
Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) on Wednesday became the first operator in the world to offer access to the BlackBerry e-mail service for Treo 650 smart phone users, according to Research In Motion (RIM).
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