Samsung rules out Motorola mobile unit buy (Reuters)   12 Feb 2008 01:56 GMT
Reuters - The head of the mobile phone unit at Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) ruled out acquiring Motorola's handset business, saying Samsung has little to gain from the combination, Yonhap News reported on Tuesday.
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Outage knocks BlackBerry users offline   12 Feb 2008 00:55 GMT
BlackBerry mobile data services were disrupted Monday afternoon due to a problem with Research In Motion's infrastructure, apparently affecting customers of all major North American mobile operators, an AT&T Wireless spokesman said.
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More mobile devices can access Web (AP)   12 Feb 2008 00:14 GMT

AP - Several companies announced moves at the World Mobile Conference on Monday to increase and enhance Internet access from mobile phones.

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Analysts: 3G iPhone may reach users by midyear (InfoWorld)   12 Feb 2008 00:10 GMT
InfoWorld - Users may see an iPhone with 3G technology in the next six months, a financial analyst said Monday, citing waning inventory of Apple's current iPhone and the increasing demand in Europe for 3G products.
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BlackBerry hit by major disruption in US, Canada (AFP)   11 Feb 2008 23:27 GMT

AFP - Email and Internet service to BlackBerry cellphones in North America stopped working on Monday, according to US telecommunications giant AT&T.

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Android Comes to Life in Barcelona (PC World)   11 Feb 2008 22:10 GMT
PC World - A number of chip manufacturers are showing Google's Android software platform for mobile phones running on prototype or proof-of-concept phones at the Mobile World Congress.
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Starbucks dumps T-Mobile in favor of AT&T   11 Feb 2008 21:56 GMT
Starbucks has upgraded its Wi-Fi offering from a tall to a venti, switching partners from T-Mobile USA to AT&T in a deal that will mean free coffee-shop wireless for millions of U.S. broadband subscribers.
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Sony Ericsson Offers Windows Mobile Phone for Business (NewsFactor)   11 Feb 2008 21:50 GMT
NewsFactor - Sony Ericsson is launching its first Windows Mobile phone, a business-oriented, touchscreen "arc slider" device called the Xperia X1.
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Microsoft to buy mobile startup Danger (AP)   11 Feb 2008 21:25 GMT
AP - Microsoft Corp. agreed Monday to buy cell phone software maker Danger Inc., strengthening its position in consumer mobile phones and building its defenses against a major Google Inc. initiative.
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Touch-based interfaces infect show with 'iPhoneitis'   11 Feb 2008 20:41 GMT
Sony Ericsson, LG, and Samsung have all caught "iPhoneitis," joining in on one of the hottest trends at the Mobile World Congress -- touch-based user interfaces.
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