Nokia says sold almost 40 million multimedia phones in 2006 (Reuters)   08 Jan 2007 06:26 GMT

Reuters - Nokia (NOK1V.HE), the world's biggest mobile phone maker, said on Monday it had sold close to 40 million multimedia phones in 2006 and nearly 70 million music phones.

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Nokia unveils three new, thin N-Series phones (Reuters)   08 Jan 2007 05:35 GMT
Reuters - Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, unveiled on Sunday three new multimedia N-Series phone models at the Consumer Electronics Show, including a thin flip phone in the N7x range which sell in large volumes.
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Vodafone to examine Hutch Essar accounts for deal (AFP)   08 Jan 2007 05:13 GMT

AFP - Britain's telecom giant Vodafone will go through the books of India's mobile phone operator Hutchison Essar as it moves into position to buy a controlling stake in the company.

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Verizon offers live TV on cell phones   08 Jan 2007 00:10 GMT
Verizon and Verizon Wireless announce plans for new TV services including a live mobile TV service and an upgrade to the Fios TV service.
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CES: Cingular Gets a 3G Treo (PC World)   07 Jan 2007 23:00 GMT
PC World - Palm's New Windows Mobile-based Treo 750 supports Cingular's 3G UMTS network.
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Apple expected to unveil cellphone or TV set-top box this week at Macworld show (Canadian Press)   07 Jan 2007 18:01 GMT
Canadian Press - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Technophiles are eagerly waiting to learn whether the king of digital music can colonize an entirely new category of consumer electronics.
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NYC cabs will spot cellular dead zones (Canadian Press)   06 Jan 2007 21:22 GMT
Canadian Press - NEW YORK (AP) - Ever wanted to stuff that "Can you hear me now?" guy into the trunk of your car and take him on a tour of those maddening spots where your cellphone won't work?
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Verizon to offer TV shows on cellphones: NY Times (Reuters)   06 Jan 2007 06:19 GMT
Reuters - Verizon Wireless is expected to announce on Sunday that it will offer full-length programing to its cellular subscribers from major U.S. television networks, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
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Wireless power gets recharged   05 Jan 2007 22:09 GMT
At CES 2007, more companies will aim to persuade consumers to recharge gadgets without wires.
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Nokia joins Sprint WiMax bandwidth-wagon   05 Jan 2007 21:14 GMT
Sprint Nextel has signed up another big partner for its deployment of a WiMax mobile broadband network around the U.S.
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