Microsoft to offer subscription-based PCs in Russia (InfoWorld)   13 Feb 2008 19:53 GMT
InfoWorld - A Russian mobile-phone operator is the latest service provider to team with Microsoft to offer Windows-based PCs on a subscription basis through the company's Unlimited Potential program.
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Apple Expected to Offer 3G iPhone This Year (NewsFactor)   13 Feb 2008 19:35 GMT
NewsFactor - Reports that Apple is cutting production orders on current iPhone models support rumors that a 3G version of the cutting-edge device is in the works for midyear, analysts say.
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'Friend locator' could become next craze for social networkers (AFP)   13 Feb 2008 17:22 GMT

AFP - Users of social network sites like Facebook will soon be sharing their exact whereabouts with their friends in real-time, owing to new technology that uses the mobile phone as a tracking device, experts say.

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Top 10 trends at the Mobile World Congress   13 Feb 2008 12:29 GMT
There's something to interest almost everyone at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week:
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Mobile phone viruses are rare, but concern high: survey (AFP)   13 Feb 2008 12:15 GMT

AFP - Viruses on mobile phones are still rare but nearly three-quarters of mobile phone users in developed countries are worried about security on their handsets, a survey showed on Wednesday.

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Outage gives BlackBerry a black eye   13 Feb 2008 12:14 GMT
The second lengthy BlackBerry outage in less than a year has one consulting company advising clients not to rely solely on the popular smart phones for critical e-mail messages.
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'Friend locator' could become next craze for social networkers (AFP)   13 Feb 2008 01:46 GMT

AFP - Users of social network sites like Facebook will soon be sharing their exact whereabouts with their friends in real-time, owing to new technology that uses the mobile phone as a tracking device, experts say.

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System upgrade caused Blackberry blackout: RIM (AFP)   12 Feb 2008 22:58 GMT

AFP - A disruption of BlackBerry cellphones in North America for several hours Monday was caused by the failure of one of its recently upgraded systems, Research in Motion said Tuesday.

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Linux-based Android and LiMo Dominate Mobile-Phone Show (NewsFactor)   12 Feb 2008 22:26 GMT
NewsFactor - Open-source Linux is coming of age for mobile phones. While Google's Android platform has attracted attention at the World Mobile Congress in Barcelona, Spain, so has LiMo, another Linux-based platform.
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Sony Ericsson's Xperia X1 Challenges Apple's iPhone (NewsFactor)   12 Feb 2008 21:46 GMT
NewsFactor - Sony Ericsson has launched a shot across Apple's bow with its Experia X1 multimedia cell phone. Announced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, the X1 features a three-inch VGA touch screen, an arc slider and a full keyboard. It supports the fast 3G networks HSDPA/HSUPA, as well as slower EDGE and GSM networks, and it supports WiFi. The X1 weighs 5.1 oz.
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