Cellular TV next big money spinner, but who profits? (Reuters)   06 Apr 2006 15:24 GMT

Reuters - Global mobile phone operators hope mobile TV will be the next big money spinner, but if South Korea is anything to go by, their optimism may be misplaced.

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PayPal goes mobile with payment service   06 Apr 2006 15:18 GMT
EBay's online processing unit PayPal is rolling out a new service that allows customers in the U.S. and Canada to use mobile phones and other wireless devices to pay for products and services.
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EarthLink and Google win San Francisco Wi-Fi bid   06 Apr 2006 15:07 GMT
City selects joint bid to provide residents a wireless network. Decision marks fourth municipal deal for EarthLink.
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Vodafone in senior-management reshuffle   06 Apr 2006 15:00 GMT
U.K. head takes up CTO position as company is reorganized into three units, including one focused on IP and integrated services.
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Edward C. Baig: Personal Tech - ESPN scores with sports-focused cell (USATODAY.com)   06 Apr 2006 14:00 GMT
USATODAY.com - Talk about the power of mobile marketing. I was getting a haircut the other day when the phone in my pocket rang. The barber at the next chair didn't miss a beat. "What's that, ESPN?" I was testing a cellphone from Sanyo and the unlikeliest of national wireless carriers, ESPN.
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Phones rain down on Las Vegas   06 Apr 2006 12:43 GMT
It's raining phones in the desert. Mobile phone makers from around the globe are using the CTIA Wireless trade show in Las Vegas this week to deliver a downpour of new handsets with an almost endless stream of new features.
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Samsung shows off BlackBerry handset   06 Apr 2006 12:40 GMT
Samsung Electronics is showing several new cell phone handsets at the CTIA Wireless show in Las Vegas, including models with support for the BlackBerry service and with Wi-Fi connectivity, it said Thursday.
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PayPal launches text messaging for goods   06 Apr 2006 12:37 GMT
MTV, NBA and others will accept payment from a new PayPal service allowing purchases via cell phone text message.
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MTV, NBA store in new PayPal mobile text deal (Reuters)   06 Apr 2006 11:18 GMT
Reuters - Online payment company PayPal on Thursday said MTV and the National Basketball Association (NBA) and others will accept payments from a new service allowing purchases by mobile phone text message.
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Cellphone opens more paths for marketers (USATODAY.com)   06 Apr 2006 11:14 GMT
USATODAY.com - Marketers are cooking up creative ways to get at you through the cellphone in your pocket. That is evident in Las Vegas this week at the CTIA Wireless trade show. Marketers are dabbling in text messaging, video, location-based services and mobile-payment schemes.
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