Facebook links up with Vodafone on mobile platform   07 Feb 2008 12:11 GMT
Facebook took a new step into the mobile realm on Thursday, launching a platform for operators designed to make its social networking application work better on portable devices.
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Japan's Softbank says nine-month profit up four-fold (AFP)   07 Feb 2008 11:24 GMT

AFP - Japan's Softbank Corp. said Thursday that its net profit more than quadrupled in the nine months to December as customers flocked to its mobile phones and its affiliate Alibaba.com listed in Hong Kong.

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Israeli company to launch tiny phone that slips into MP3, GPS gadgets (Canadian Press)   07 Feb 2008 06:25 GMT
Canadian Press - NEW YORK - An Israeli startup has persuaded wireless carriers in three countries to try a new concept: a tiny cellphone that pops into interchangeable "jackets" to become a bigger, smarter phone - or into other gadgets to connect them to the Internet.
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Modu unveils flexible phone with "jacket" range (Reuters)   07 Feb 2008 05:02 GMT
Reuters - With a nod to the notion that mobile phones have become fashion accessories, Israel's Modu says it can make $1 billion in revenue by selling "jackets" for its tiny new cell phone that give the device new functions as well as a new look.
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France Telecom says 2007 profit jumps 52 per cent on strong mobile phone business (Canadian Press)   06 Feb 2008 21:05 GMT
Canadian Press - PARIS - France Telecom SA said Wednesday that 2007 net profit rose 52 per cent on better margins and lower taxes, with its mobile phone businesses fueling sales.
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More than half of world's population will have mobile phones this year, UN says (Canadian Press)   06 Feb 2008 21:03 GMT
Canadian Press - GENEVA - The number of mobile phone users will overtake the number of nonusers this year for the first time, according to the U.N. telecoms agency.
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Rich-poor "digital divide" still broad, says UNCTAD (Reuters)   06 Feb 2008 19:11 GMT

Reuters - The digital divide between rich and poor countries is narrowing as mobile phones and Internet use become more available, but the developing world still lags far behind, a United Nations report said on Wednesday.

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UN: mobile haves to overtake have-nots (AP)   06 Feb 2008 18:08 GMT
AP - The number of mobile phone users will overtake the number of nonusers this year for the first time, according to the U.N. telecoms agency.
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Better margins boost France Telecom 2007 (AP)   06 Feb 2008 12:27 GMT
AP - France Telecom SA said Wednesday that 2007 net profit rose 52 percent on better margins and lower taxes, with its mobile phone businesses fueling sales.
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Apple beats Microsoft, Motorola in Q4 phone sales   06 Feb 2008 11:45 GMT
Even after being on the market for less than half a year, more iPhones sold in the fourth quarter than Windows Mobile phones in the U.S., according to research from Canalys.
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