Prince next single free to mobile phone listeners (Reuters)   31 May 2007 21:59 GMT
Reuters - Prince is giving away the first single from an upcoming album to mobile phone users as the rock star, who is also launching a perfume, looks to create a buzz around his "Planet Earth" album, due out in weeks.
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Verizon, gearing for iPhone fight, offers free Prince tune   31 May 2007 21:53 GMT
Wireless carrier is giving away digital copies of musician's latest single as it sets the stage for a mobile-music battle with Apple.
Source: ZDNet

Zander: Motorola will rebound with new handsets   31 May 2007 19:50 GMT
The day after announcing that 4,000 employees will be laid off, Motorola CEO Ed Zander told investors that he plans to boost profits with a wide range of multimedia handsets instead of relying on a single blockbuster product like the Razr cell phone.
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Manitoba chiefs' claim on cellphone signals unprecedented: expert (Canadian Press)   31 May 2007 19:01 GMT
Canadian Press - WINNIPEG (CP) - An expert in telecommunications law says a resolution by the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs to seek revenue from cellphone signals that pass over its land is unprecedented.
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Nokia unveils three new phones   31 May 2007 18:22 GMT
Two phones in the middle price range are scheduled for release in the third quarter; a third, high-end phone is due out this quarter.
Photos: Nokia's 3 new phones
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Chinese city halts work on chemical plant after getting more than 1M text messages (Canadian Press)   31 May 2007 18:14 GMT
Canadian Press - BEIJING (AP) - A Chinese city has halted construction of a chemical plant after residents sent more than 1 million mobile phone text messages protesting possible pollution dangers, news reports said Thursday.
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Malaysia's Maxis unveils mobile phone money transfer service to the Philippines (Canadian Press)   31 May 2007 18:09 GMT
Canadian Press - KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Thousands of Filipino workers in Malaysia can now remit money to their families back home under a new mobile phone money transfer service unveiled by Malaysia's top mobile phone operator Maxis.
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Motorola to slash 4,000 more jobs in new belt-tightening move (AFP)   31 May 2007 16:42 GMT

AFP - Motorola will cut an additional 4,000 jobs as the mobile phone maker tries to cope with tough global competition.

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Nokia unveils three new phones (Reuters)   31 May 2007 16:11 GMT
Reuters - Leading mobile phone maker Nokia (NOK1V.HE) said on Thursday it would introduce three new phone models to its line-up, two of them mid-range and one at the higher end of the market.
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Samsung Adds 4GB to 3G Phones (PC World)   31 May 2007 14:00 GMT
PC World - Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has squeezed 4G bytes of storage into a mobile phone chipset that the manufacturer believes could eliminate the need for external memory card slots.
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