Vodafone agrees to buy controlling stake in Hutchison Essar (AFP)   12 Feb 2007 02:24 GMT

AFP - British mobile phone giant Vodafone has 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.

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Mobile carriers facilitate cash transfers   12 Feb 2007 01:50 GMT
Mobile communications operators and banks join forces to make it easier for immigrants and migrant workers to send money home by using their mobile phones.
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Operators to take on Apple's iPhone (FT.com)   12 Feb 2007 00:45 GMT
FT.com - The mobile phone and music industries are hoping to kick-start mass-market consumption of music over mobile handsets by unveiling on Monday a new, low-priced flat-rate service intended to challenge Apple's plans to offer music on its iPhone device.
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Mobile phone companies eye money transfers (FT.com)   12 Feb 2007 00:45 GMT
FT.com - Leading mobile operators are supporting an initiative aimed at enabling people working outside their home countries to use mobile phones to send money back to their families.
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Mobile carriers facilitate cash transfers (Reuters)   12 Feb 2007 00:22 GMT
Reuters - Mobile communications operators and banks joined forces on Monday to make it easier and cheaper for hundreds of millions of immigrants and migrant workers to send money home by using their mobile phones.
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Content is key at Barcelona cell phone convention (AFP)   12 Feb 2007 00:04 GMT

AFP - Internet, computer and music giants are expected to flock to the 3GSM World Congress 2007 in the Spanish city of Barcelona in an attempt to court the mighty mobile phone industry.

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Vodafone agrees to buy controlling stake in Hutchison Essar (AFP)   12 Feb 2007 00:02 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.

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Wireless industry heads to Spain meeting (AP)   11 Feb 2007 20:11 GMT
AP - The wireless industry meets in Barcelona this week with a bevy of flashy new cell phones, faster networks and more entertainment geared for the small screen taking center stage at the 3GSM World Congress.
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Microsoft's On the Go, Launching Windows Mobile 6 (NewsFactor)   10 Feb 2007 23:36 GMT
NewsFactor - Microsoft recently disclosed details about its new Windows Mobile 6 operating system for smartphones, which will be formally introduced at the 3GSM telecommunications conference in Barcelona this coming week. Major advances over earlier versions of Windows Mobile include better security, more accurate search capabilities, and more desktop-like functionality. Enhancements include the ability to edit Office documents, which can be especially important for business users on the go.
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Neonode Challenges Apple iPhone Over Navigation Interface (TechWeb)   09 Feb 2007 21:02 GMT
TechWeb - The Swedish company uses its "pregnant man" spin to promote its buttonless handset that executives will present at the 3GSM World Congress.
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