Koreans resort to Internet to buy sex (Canadian Press)   11 Oct 2007 17:21 GMT
Canadian Press - SEOUL, South Korea - South Koreans are increasingly turning to the Internet and mobile phones to buy sex following a tougher anti-prostitution law in 2004 targeting brothels.
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Sanyo in talks to sell mobile unit (AP)   11 Oct 2007 16:17 GMT
AP - Troubled electronics maker Sanyo Electric Co. is in final negotiations to sell its mobile phone operations to Japanese rival Kyocera Corp., the companies said Thursday.
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Mozilla Plans Firefox for Mobile Web (NewsFactor)   11 Oct 2007 15:42 GMT
NewsFactor - Mozilla, the organization responsible for creating the popular Firefox Web browser, is bringing Firefox to mobile phones. The open-source developer is planning to launch its mobile browser in 2008.
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Sony Ericsson 3Q profit slips (AP)   11 Oct 2007 15:23 GMT
AP - Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB said Thursday that its third-quarter profit slipped as it sold more lower-priced phones.
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Telecom Corp to take stake in HTAL (FT.com)   11 Oct 2007 03:00 GMT
FT.com - Hutchison Whampoa on Wednesday said it would sell a stake in its Australian 3G mobile telephone arm to New Zealand's Telecom Corp (NYSE:NZT)oration.
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Phantom Vibrations: Is that a new BlackBerry message, or is it all in your head? (Canadian Press)   10 Oct 2007 20:42 GMT
Canadian Press - NEW YORK - If your hipbone is connected to your BlackBerry or your thighbone is connected to your cellphone, those vibrations you're feeling in the car, in your pajamas, in the shower, may be coming from your headbone.
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Google Buys Microblogging Startup Jaiku (NewsFactor)   10 Oct 2007 17:10 GMT
NewsFactor - On Tuesday, Google made yet another move in mobile social networking. This time, the acquisition target was Finnish startup Jaiku, a company that develops a mobile phone application that lets people send messages, view Web feeds, and even blog. It's what has come to be called a "microblogging" service.
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Route1 Inc. wins distribution agreement with Novatel Wireless (Canadian Press)   10 Oct 2007 15:15 GMT
Canadian Press - TORONTO - Route1 Inc. (TSXV:ROI), a Toronto-based supplier of security and identity management software and equipment, has won a distribution deal with Novatel Wireless, a global provider of 3G wireless broadband systems.
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Koreans resort to Internet to buy sex (AP)   10 Oct 2007 14:24 GMT
AP - South Koreans are increasingly turning to the Internet and mobile phones to buy sex following a tougher anti-prostitution law in 2004 targeting brothels.
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October's coolest gadgets   10 Oct 2007 13:30 GMT
Japan's largest electronics show, Ceatec, kicks off October every year with all that's new and coming from the country's consumer electronics vendors. The 2007 show was certainly no let down and provided visitors a chance to catch some world-first technology, like a 3-millimeter thick TV, a laptop with super-charged graphics processing and new high-def video recorders.
Source: InfoWorld