Vodafone could face $2bn tax bill (FT.com)   01 Nov 2007 02:45 GMT
FT.com - The Indian government on Wednesday scored an early win in its efforts to force Vodafone to pay what lawyers estimate could be $2bn in capital gains tax on its acquisition of domestic mobile phone operator Hutchison Essar this year.
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Google shares break $700 on reports of wireless talks (InfoWorld)   31 Oct 2007 16:21 GMT
InfoWorld - Google's stock broke through the $700 mark on Wednesday, after press reports that the search engine giant is in advanced talks with U.S. wireless carriers over adoption of mobile phone software Google is reportedly developing.
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Report: Google phone platform due out in mid 2008 (InfoWorld)   30 Oct 2007 16:02 GMT
InfoWorld - Google will come out in mid-2008 with a mobile phone platform that incorporates a variety of Google online services and lets outside developers create applications, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
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Report: Google phone platform due out in mid 2008   30 Oct 2007 15:58 GMT
Google will come out in mid-2008 with a mobile phone platform that incorporates a variety of Google online services and lets outside developers create applications, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
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Matsushita Electrical reports declining profit on battery recall costs (Canadian Press)   30 Oct 2007 12:20 GMT
Canadian Press - TOKYO - Costs for a massive cellphone battery recall depressed profit for the second fiscal quarter 17 per cent at Matsushita, which makes Panasonic-brand products.
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3 reveals low-cost Skypephone handset (FT.com)   30 Oct 2007 02:05 GMT
FT.com - Mobile phone operator 3on Monday took a large bet on using disruptive technology to woo new customers in the UK and other big markets.
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Jazztel set for virtual deal with Orange (Reuters)   29 Oct 2007 18:48 GMT
Reuters - Spanish broadband operator Jazztel said on Monday it was in exclusive talks to offer mobile phone services via France Telecom's Orange unit.
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Panama to auction cellular licenses by March 2008 (Reuters)   29 Oct 2007 18:37 GMT
Reuters - Panama will auction two new cellular phone licenses at a minimum price of $36 million each, in a bid to increase competition and encourage lower prices and improved services, the government said on Monday.
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No credit card, no iPhone   29 Oct 2007 17:59 GMT
People looking to walk into an Apple retailer and buy an iPhone with cash will be out of luck. The company is now accepting only credit or debit card payments for the devices so they can track who purchases the phone, according to an employee at the Apple Store in New York's SoHo neighborhood.
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Hutchison 3 to release Skypephone in eight countries (InfoWorld)   29 Oct 2007 15:20 GMT
InfoWorld - U.K. mobile phone operator Hutchison 3G UK on Monday rolled out the Skypephone, a handset designed to simplify use of the Skype VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) application.
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