John Bond steps down as HSBC head (AFP)   26 May 2006 15:27 GMT

AFP - John Bond retired as HSBC chairman, ending a 45-year career with the global banking giant to take up the same role at Vodafone, the world's biggest mobile phone company.

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3G phones banned in anti-porn drive (Reuters)   26 May 2006 13:32 GMT
Reuters - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has banned 3G mobile phones after a complaint from his wife and her friends about receiving pornography on them.
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Verizon Wireless passes mark for 911 call location   26 May 2006 11:35 GMT
More than 95 percent of provider's subscribers have phones that show their location when they call 911.
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Vonage future looks troubled   26 May 2006 11:00 GMT
The VoIP service provider has a tough road ahead as it tries to recover from a disappointing opening on the stock market.
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U.S. to repeal long-distance phone tax   26 May 2006 05:00 GMT
Treasury Department concedes dispute over the 3 percent federal excise tax and says $13 billion would be refunded to taxpayers.
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Wavion to launch MIMO-ready outdoor APs   25 May 2006 21:00 GMT
Despite a market already saturated with Wi-Fi technology, Wavion debuted this week and unveiled a metro-scale access point technology. Products are expected to follow before the end of the year.
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Review: BlackBerry 8700g Smartphone (NewsFactor)   25 May 2006 17:20 GMT
NewsFactor - The new BlackBerry 8700g improves upon earlier models by incorporating the latest high-speed EDGE technology for mobile phones and doubling the amount of available memory. As it turns out, those are just two of the features that make Research In Motion's new smartphone for T-Mobile a winner.
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Sony Ericsson plans more specialized phones   25 May 2006 12:43 GMT
After an enthusiastic consumer reaction to Walkman-branded cell phones, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications is planning more handsets that are focused around a single, major feature, the company's president said in an interview in Tokyo this week.
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China 3G licensing delayed again   25 May 2006 11:51 GMT
China will not issue 3G (third-generation) mobile telephony licenses until late 2006 or 2007, Chinese media reported Thursday.
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Qualcomm sues Nokia in U.K.   25 May 2006 11:47 GMT
Qualcomm took its battle with Nokia one step further on Wednesday, filing a new patent infringement lawsuit against the Finnish mobile phone maker, this time in the U.K.
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