Google nets search deal with China Mobile (InfoWorld)   04 Jan 2007 12:57 GMT
InfoWorld - Google has signed a deal to provide mobile search services for China's biggest mobile phone operator, China Mobile, the company announced Thursday.
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Forget the triple play--wireless ups the ante   04 Jan 2007 12:02 GMT
This could be the year of the quadruple bundle, as cable and phone companies integrate mobile wireless services into service packages.
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India's Essar targets Hutchison buyout: report (AFP)   04 Jan 2007 08:36 GMT

AFP - India's Essar group, which has a minority stake in the nation's fourth-largest mobile phone group Hutchison Essar, is poised to offer 14 billion dollars to buy out majority shareholder Hutchison Telecommunications, the Economic Times has said.

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NTT DoCoMo to launch ultrafast mobile service in 2010: report (AFP)   04 Jan 2007 04:17 GMT

AFP - Japanese mobile phone giant NTT DoCoMo plans to launch a high-speed, low-cost data communications service in 2010 that is capable of showing high-quality video, a news report has said.

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DoCoMo to spend up to $1.7 billion on super 3G (Reuters)   04 Jan 2007 02:30 GMT
Reuters - Japan's NTT DoCoMo Inc. (9437.T) will keep initial investment on its so-called super 3G network down to 100-200 billion yen ($841 million-$1.7 billion), the Nikkei business daily said on Thursday.
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NTT DoCoMo to launch ultrafast mobile service in 2010 (AFP)   04 Jan 2007 00:31 GMT

AFP - Japanese mobile phone giant NTT DoCoMo plans to launch a high-speed, low-cost data communications service in 2010 that is capable of showing high-quality video, a news report said.

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Patent suit filed against three electronics firms over Bluetooth technology (Canadian Press)   03 Jan 2007 22:31 GMT
Canadian Press - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Three major electronics makers have been accused of violating patented work from the University of Washington with their use of the Bluetooth wireless technology found in millions of computers, cellphones and headsets.
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Autonet Takes Wi-Fi on the Road (NewsFactor)   03 Jan 2007 18:55 GMT
NewsFactor - A Silicon Valley startup is bent on converting cars into mobile Wi-Fi hotspots, allowing laptops inside the car or in close proximity outside the car to connect to the Internet over 3G cellular networks.
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EarthLink CEO Garry Betty dies at 49   03 Jan 2007 16:22 GMT
Executive who oversaw company's broadband operations and led its foray into citywide Wi-Fi loses battle with cancer.
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Negative image undermines BenQ sell-off   03 Jan 2007 16:11 GMT
In the end, plummeting sales and a devastated brand scared away potential investors from financially troubled BenQ Mobile GmbH & Co. OHG, which failed to find a buyer to rescue it, according to the company's insolvency administrator
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