Indian decision on Vodafone deal likely Friday: official (AFP)   26 Apr 2007 16:48 GMT

AFP - India's foreign investment body is expected to decide on Friday whether to clear Vodafone's 11.1-billion-dollar plan to buy mobile phone operator Hutchison Essar, a government official said.

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Standard for secure mobile phone payments is on the way (InfoWorld)   26 Apr 2007 15:49 GMT
InfoWorld - The mobile phone industry has moved forward in its efforts to agree to a global standard for delivering secure services such as credit-card payments on handheld devices, according to an industry executive.
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Standard for secure mobile phone payments is on the way   26 Apr 2007 15:40 GMT
The mobile phone industry has moved forward in its efforts to agree to a global standard for delivering secure services such as credit-card payments on handheld devices, according to an industry executive.
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Standard for Secure Mobile Payments Coming (PC World)   26 Apr 2007 15:00 GMT
PC World - Mobile phone industry is moving forward on global standard for secure payment services on handheld devices.
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Mobile entertainment faces barriers   26 Apr 2007 13:21 GMT
Even as mobile data revenue grows and subscribers enjoy more options for entertainment on the go, a series of barriers are holding back the race toward a mobile multimedia future.
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Toshiba Chips, Phone Sales Squeeze Profits (PC World)   26 Apr 2007 13:00 GMT
PC World - Toshiba Corp. saw healthy increases in sales at its main business units in the fiscal year just ended, but competition in the mobile phone market and price declines of memory chips hurt profitability in its electronics operations.
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Corrected: Ericsson Q1 profit up 24 pct, still sees '07 growth (Reuters)   26 Apr 2007 10:49 GMT
Reuters - Ericsson (ERICb.ST), the world's largest supplier of equipment for mobile phone networks, reported a 24 percent rise in first-quarter pretax earnings on Thursday and said it was taking market share from rivals.
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India to let foreign cos bid for 3G licenses: paper (Reuters)   26 Apr 2007 06:56 GMT
Reuters - India plans to allow new international players to bid in auctions for third generation (3G) mobile licenses, Indian media reported on Thursday.
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Ericsson Q1 profit up 24 pct, wins market share (Reuters)   26 Apr 2007 06:36 GMT
Reuters - Ericsson (ERICb.ST), the world's largest supplier of equipment for mobile phone networks, reported a 24 percent rise in first-quarter earnings on Thursday and stuck to its 2007 market forecast, boosting its shares in pre-trading.
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FCC seeks more comment on airwaves auction   26 Apr 2007 03:40 GMT
Commissioners to seek more public comment on how the sale of valuable wireless airwaves will work, a move that could delay the auction.
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