Kenyans to transfer money using cell phones   06 Mar 2007 14:58 GMT
One of the first of its kind, mobile service aims to make it easy to send money to far-flung rural areas.
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LG Electronics shares surge on handset profit hopes (Reuters)   06 Mar 2007 05:49 GMT

Reuters - Shares in LG Electronics Inc. (066570.KS) rose as much as 4.7 percent on Tuesday amid market speculation its operating profit margins in mobile phones are stronger than expected so far in the current quarter.

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Cisco takes communications software mobile   06 Mar 2007 01:25 GMT
The company now supports mobility in its latest upgrade of Cisco Unified Communications.
Source: ZDNet

Nokia supplier Perlos ends Finland production, over 1,100 laid off (AFP)   05 Mar 2007 17:59 GMT

AFP - Finnish company Perlos, which makes mobile phone casings for Nokia, said on Monday it would end production with the loss of 1,132 jobs, as part of a bid to return to profitability.

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Motorola rejects Icahn's board bid   05 Mar 2007 16:40 GMT
Company urges shareholders not to sign proxy cards for billionaire Carl Icahn, who wants a seat on Motorola's board.
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Palm speculation builds as its share price rises (Reuters)   05 Mar 2007 13:57 GMT

Reuters - Treo smartphone maker Palm Inc. could bring a buyer a decade's worth of digital assistant design and mobile phone know-how, but at a hefty price for a company no longer viewed as cutting edge.

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Sources: Morgan Stanley advising as Palm seeks buyer   05 Mar 2007 13:44 GMT
Nokia seen as potential suitor for maker of Treo smart phone, but Palm's rising stock price poses challenges.
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RIM to restate results after options review   05 Mar 2007 12:48 GMT
No intentional misconduct found; Balsillie will keep co-CEO title but agrees to step down as chairman of the board.
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More IT war stories   05 Mar 2007 11:00 GMT
Off the Record, the real-world slice of life that graces the last page of InfoWorld, is one of our most popular columns. I know this from reader surveys and from all the e-mail I receive about it. As reader Roland Sickenberger put it recently, “It’s my favorite part of the magazine, kind of like a ‘Dilbert come to life’ thing.”
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Palm Speculation Builds As Its Share Price Rises (TechWeb)   05 Mar 2007 01:31 GMT
TechWeb - Treo smartphone maker Palm Inc. could bring a buyer a decade's worth of digital assistant design and mobile phone know-how, but at a hefty price for a company no longer viewed as cutting edge.
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