HP targets business market with iPaq smartphone   12 Feb 2007 13:10 GMT
Hewlett-Packard announced a smartphone for business users on Monday, appealing to IT administrators by offering remote software management from Bitfone.
Source: InfoWorld

Vodafone gains limit FTSE losses (FT.com)   12 Feb 2007 12:20 GMT
FT.com - The FTSE 100 was trading lower on Monday despite sharp gains for Vodafone after the UK's largest mobile phone company sealed the $18.8bn battle for control of Hutchison Essar.
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3GSM: Wireless sharpens its edge in Barcelona   12 Feb 2007 12:00 GMT
One of the industry's largest trade shows is underway this week in Spain as new phones, services and strategies take the spotlight.
Source: ZDNet

Nokia CEO sees mobile mkt grow (Reuters)   12 Feb 2007 10:25 GMT
Reuters - The world's biggest mobile handset maker, Nokia (NOK1V.HE), repeated on Monday it expects the cellphone market to grow overall by up to 10 percent in 2007.
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Symbian, Sony Ericsson urge cheaper mobile Web (Reuters)   12 Feb 2007 10:24 GMT
Reuters - Mobile phone software maker Symbian and phone maker Sony Ericsson said on Monday mobile operators need to make wireless Internet services cheaper to appeal to more consumers.
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Vodafone set for entry into India as local rivals welcome stake buy (AFP)   12 Feb 2007 09:30 GMT

AFP - British mobile-phone giant Vodafone's purchase of a 11.1-billion-dollar stake in India's Hutchison Essar has been welcomed by local contenders, smoothing its entry into the world's fastest-growing wireless market.

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Pricey phones seen holding back mobile TV (Reuters)   12 Feb 2007 09:20 GMT
Reuters - The mobile phone industry has been predicting for years that the future of television is wireless.
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Yahoo runs mobile phone advertising in 18 nations (Reuters)   12 Feb 2007 08:06 GMT
Reuters - Yahoo Inc. said on Sunday it has signed up top corporate advertisers to use its advertising system to run brand ads on mobile phones in 18 countries, marking a major diversification beyond computers.
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Vodafone wins India's Hutch Essar with $11 bln bid (Reuters)   12 Feb 2007 08:00 GMT
Reuters - Shares in Vodafone are expected to open higher on Monday after it beat rival suitors with an $11.1 billion bid for a controlling stake in Hutchison Essar, India's fourth-biggest mobile phone firm.
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Vodafone agrees to buy controlling stake in Hutchison Essar (AFP)   12 Feb 2007 02:55 GMT

AFP - British mobile phone giant Vodafone agreed to buy an 11-billion-dollar controlling stake in India's Hutchison Essar in an attempt to move into the world's fastest-growing mobile phone market.

Source: Yahoo