Samsung net profit falls 6.6 percent (AP)   15 Jan 2008 02:57 GMT
AP - Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter net profit fell 6.6 percent amid sharp declines in prices for computer memory chips, though sales of mobile phone handsets surged to a record.
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Softbank eyes free mobile-IP phone calls: sources (Reuters)   15 Jan 2008 02:27 GMT
Reuters - Japan's Softbank Corp (9984.T) is considering offering free calls between its mobile phone and Web-based fixed line phone users to boost its subscriber base, sources close to the matter said on Tuesday.
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iPhone briefly becomes No. 1 Google user   14 Jan 2008 20:14 GMT
Google released an update to its offerings for the iPhone, hoping to continue a trend that recently saw the iPhone briefly become the No. 1 mobile phone hitting Google sites.
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iPhone briefly becomes No. 1 Google user (InfoWorld)   14 Jan 2008 20:14 GMT
InfoWorld - Google released an update to its offerings for the iPhone, hoping to continue a trend that recently saw the iPhone briefly become the No. 1 mobile phone hitting Google sites.
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Rogers stock jolted by report of Telus competition in GSM mobile space (Canadian Press)   14 Jan 2008 16:49 GMT
Canadian Press - TORONTO - Shares in Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX:RCI.B) fell four per cent Monday morning on a report that its Canadian monopoly on the GSM mobile-phone standard could be challenged by Telus Corp. (TSX:T).
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Cellphone obsession leads Japanese children into a 'scary world' (AFP)   11 Jan 2008 17:48 GMT

AFP - Young Japanese people are evolving a new lifestyle for the 21st century based on the cellphones that few are now able to live without.

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Orange chief hires trio of ex-colleagues (FT.com)   11 Jan 2008 00:10 GMT
FT.com - The new head of Orange has hired three senior managers who worked at his old business as he seeks to revive the fortunes of the UK's third-largest mobile phone operator.
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Slouching toward Convergence 2.0   10 Jan 2008 12:19 GMT
Gadgets have always taken center stage at the Consumer Electronics Show, but this year more than ever, even the coolest devices seem to be mere means to an end -- access to content and services whenever and wherever you want them.
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Swiss Army Knife makers branch out (Reuters)   10 Jan 2008 00:11 GMT
Reuters - IBACH, Switzerland (Reuters) -- It was the flip-open tool of the 20th century, but the Swiss Army Knife fell out of favor as mobile phones and MP3 players vied for pocket space.
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Pocket-sized gadgets get picture projection power (AFP)   09 Jan 2008 00:18 GMT

AFP - Mobile phones that project video and GPS devices that display maps on anything from table tops to walls are some of the products showcasing hot new projection technologies at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week.

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