Court stays import ban while Qualcomm appeals   13 Sep 2007 10:46 GMT
U.S. mobile users waiting for the next crop of phones could breathe a sigh of relief Wednesday when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted a stay on an import ban against handsets that use some Qualcomm chips.
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Sprint to offer online shopping on cell phones (Reuters)   13 Sep 2007 04:53 GMT
Reuters - Sprint Nextel Corp customers can now use mobile phones to shop for everything from shoes to televisions in a new service the No. 3 U.S. wireless company has launched to boost revenue.
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Court puts hold on Qualcomm import ban (AP)   13 Sep 2007 00:14 GMT
AP - A federal judge Wednesday halted an import ban on mobile phones by Qualcomm Inc., a rare legal victory in a long-standing patent dispute with rival Broadcom Corp.
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Vodafone launches consumer-targeted Palm Treo smartphone   12 Sep 2007 14:12 GMT
As part of a strategy to generate greater revenue from mobile data services, Vodafone Group has collaborated with Palm to launch a smartphone modeled after the Treo 750v but at a fraction of the price and with a newly designed user interface.
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Cell phone use safe in the short-term (Reuters)   12 Sep 2007 12:14 GMT

Reuters - Cellular phones do not pose short-term health risks, but it remains too soon to say whether they can cause brain cancer or whether children face greater risks than adults, British scientists said on Wednesday.

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TI narrows 3Q forecast (AP)   12 Sep 2007 04:07 GMT

AP - Texas Instruments Inc., the world's largest maker of chips used in cellular phones, expects third-quarter earnings to come in on the higher end of a range it had previously forecast.

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Mobile advertising prepares for takeoff   11 Sep 2007 21:23 GMT
Spending on mobile search and display advertising will skyrocket in the coming years in the U.S., finally making cell phones a viable vehicle for this type of online marketing, according to research firm The Kelsey Group.
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Startup may sue FCC over handling of wireless plan   11 Sep 2007 20:42 GMT
M2Z Networks may sue the U.S. Federal Communications Commission after the agency turned down its request for radio frequencies for a national broadband wireless network.
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Analysts: Apple network doesn't make much sense   11 Sep 2007 20:08 GMT
Google and Intel have already expressed interest in the forthcoming 700MHz spectrum auction. Now, speculators say Apple may throw its hat into the ring.
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Nokia says maps service downloads hit one million (Reuters)   11 Sep 2007 18:31 GMT
Reuters - The world's top cellphone maker Nokia (NOK1V.HE) said on Tuesday its Nokia Maps application has been downloaded over a million times since its launch in February this year.
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