More mobile devices can access Web
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11 Feb 2008 20:29 GMTAP - Several companies announced moves at the World Mobile Conference on Monday to increase and enhance Internet access from mobile phones.
Source: Yahoo Android comes to life in Barcelona 11 Feb 2008 19:02 GMTGoogle's Android software platform for mobile phones is coming to life in Barcelona with a number of chip manufacturers showing it running on prototype or proof-of-concept phones at the Mobile World Congress on Monday.
Source: InfoWorld Only in Japan: The best technologies you can't buy 11 Feb 2008 18:56 GMTJust a few years ago, Japan's lead in all things digital was easy to see. Japanese consumers could buy new domestic gadgets from companies like Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic, often a year or two before they hit the market in other countries. But now things have changed. With gadgets increasingly coming out at the same time around the world, it's no longer the hardware that makes something cool, but what you can do with it.
Source: InfoWorld EU: Internet roaming fees must drop
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11 Feb 2008 18:54 GMTAP - A European Union official told mobile phone operators Monday their charges for wireless Internet and text messages must drop by July 1 to avoid EU intervention.
Source: Yahoo Microsoft buys mobile software company Danger 11 Feb 2008 18:30 GMTContinuing its push into the mobile consumer market, Microsoft announced that it plans to acquire Danger, the developer of software and services that run the Sidekick.
Source: InfoWorld Microsoft steps up mobile consumer push 11 Feb 2008 16:57 GMTMicrosoft is releasing a new application for delivering "snippets" of data to Windows Mobile devices, one of several announcements planned for the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Monday.
Source: InfoWorld Nokia rolls out successor to N95 mobile phone 11 Feb 2008 16:05 GMTNokia introduced the successor to its popular N95 mobile phone, the N96, featuring a slightly larger screen, as well as an upgraded mapping program.
Source: InfoWorld