Africans change the face of mobility   14 May 2008 11:19 GMT
Mobile money transfers, payments, how to charge customers and e-health are some of the areas where the rest of the world can look to Africa for inspiration.
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Nokia sees half of cellphones with GPS in 2010-12 (Reuters)   14 May 2008 08:51 GMT

Reuters - Nokia (NOK1V.HE) plans to add navigation to half of the phones it sells within a few years to find new revenue streams amid decreasing handset prices, a senior official at the world's top cellphone maker said.

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Apple's 3G iPhone Faces Challenges Overseas (NewsFactor)   13 May 2008 20:40 GMT
NewsFactor - Apple's red-hot iPhone is currently unavailable from the company's online stores in the U.S. and the United Kingdom, fueling speculation that the company is reducing its inventory in advance of the rollout of a new 3G model. Some industry observers speculate that the slowdown is intended to help Apple avoid customer complaints about buying an older model just before the new 3G iPhone hits store shelves.
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Taiwanese firm debuts potential rival to Apple's iPhone2 (AFP)   13 May 2008 16:19 GMT

AFP - Taiwan's High Tech Computer Corp. unveiled Tuesday a mobile phone it said was designed make web-browsing as easy as making phone calls, with the device seen as a rival to Apple's upcoming iPhone2.

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Mobile phones more important than wallets: survey (Reuters)   13 May 2008 16:02 GMT
Reuters - More than one-third of workers would choose their mobile phone over their wallet, keys, laptop or digital music player if they had to leave the house for 24 hours and could take only one item, a new survey has found.
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Microsoft eyes 40 percent of smartphone market by 2012   13 May 2008 11:54 GMT
Microsoft is aiming to capture 40 percent of the smartphone market with Windows Mobile by the year 2012, an executive said Tuesday.
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Nokia extends its phone maps to the Web   13 May 2008 11:24 GMT
Nokia is extending its mobile navigation system to the Web via its Ovi.com site, where people will be able to save map locations and routes and then synchronize them with their phones.
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Disney to create lab to test ads for ABC, ESPN (AP)   13 May 2008 00:28 GMT
AP - Will people remember three-second video ads on their mobile phones? Do high-definition commercials on big screens get people's hearts racing more than other pitches? Is the sports ticker crawl distracting or does it add value to the 30-second TV spot?
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RIM's 'Bold' Assault On Upgraded iPhone Adds 3G, GPS, Tunes (Investor's Business Daily)   12 May 2008 22:53 GMT
Investor's Business Daily - Shares of Research In Motion hit an all-time high on Monday as the company unveiled a new cell phone it hopes will dissuade business customers from buying Apple's upgraded iPhone.
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iPhone out of stock 'company wide,' say Apple sales reps   12 May 2008 16:31 GMT
The iPhone is of-of-stock "company wide," Apple sales representatives said Sunday. The outage has fueled rumors that the next-generation 3G model will be released shortly.
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