Motorola sees rapid Latam mobile growth for 3 years (Reuters)   09 Nov 2006 03:11 GMT
Reuters - Latin America's mobile phone market will continue rapid growth for at least three years until 75 percent of people in the region own a cellphone, U.S. mobile-maker Motorola said Wednesday.
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Robert Redford backs short films for cell phones (Reuters)   09 Nov 2006 03:07 GMT

Reuters - Actor Robert Redford's Sundance Institute will commission independent filmmakers to make short films for mobile phones, Redford said on Wednesday.

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Sundance puts cell phones in the spotlight   08 Nov 2006 21:51 GMT
Recognizing mobile video as a new medium, the filmmaking institute is piloting a program to showcase indie shorts made just for phones.
Robert Redford thinks small
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IBM clips RFID’s wings to stop private data’s flight   08 Nov 2006 20:45 GMT
Trying to balance the cost-saving benefits of RFID with consumers’ privacy concerns, IBM's Watson Research Center has developed a technology dubbed Clipped Tag.
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Emirates to allow in-flight mobile phone service (AFP)   08 Nov 2006 19:17 GMT

AFP - Dubai-based carrier Emirates said it will become in January the world's first airline to introduce in-flight mobile phone services after fitting its fleet with safety equipment.

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FIC debuts open Linux-based smartphone   08 Nov 2006 17:41 GMT
Taiwanese electronics company First International Computer (FIC) hopes to replicate the open nature of the PC in mobile phones with the debut of a smartphone running an open Linux-based mobile software platform developed by one of its product managers.
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Samsung Shows Combo Mini-Phone (PC World)   08 Nov 2006 16:00 GMT
PC World - New 3G hybrid sports fold-out keyboard along with camera, music player.
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Microsoft to offer Live search in India (AP)   08 Nov 2006 15:04 GMT

AP - Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday agreed to provide Internet search services to Indian mobile phone users as Chief Executive Steve Ballmer met with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to discuss the company's expansion in the country.

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Portable music's future could be in your phone (USATODAY.com)   08 Nov 2006 13:57 GMT
USATODAY.com - The wireless phone industry will tell you that the days of the stand-alone digital music device are numbered. In coming years, they say, more music lovers will listen to music on their cellphones.
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Samsung debuts combined mini-PC phone   08 Nov 2006 13:13 GMT
Samsung Electronics has taken a stab at what the next generation of wireless broadband devices will look like, unveiling a converged computer and mobile phone that uses 3G (third generation) and mobile WiMax connections.
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