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“We find many Iraqi refugees have mobile phones to keep in touch with family or friends who have been displaced or who have left Iraq. It is a very effective way of getting the message out to tens of thousands of people”

UN agencies harnessed mobile phone technology Friday to inform more than 30,000 Iraqi refugees in Syria of the first food distribution programme by sending them a text with the details. via Earth Times

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“With the addition of an 8GB SanDisk M2 card, consumers will instantly have the same amount of storage as the largest capacity iPhone”

SanDisk Corporation today announced that it is shipping 8-gigabyte Memory Stick Micro flash memory cards to phone manufacturers and mobile network operators for testing and evaluation purposes. via Tracy and Matt’s Blog

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The estate of late reggae superstar BOB MARLEY is considering taking legal action to halt a deal to turn the EXODUS singer’s anthems into mobile phone ringtones. via PR-inside.com

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“At the end of the day, they want to improve their ratings and increase their advertising revenue.”

Inspired in part by “American Idol,” Chinese talent shows have captivated millions of viewers in the past two years — and unnerved some Chinese officials. via The Washington Post

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“The significance lies in showing cells do react to cellphone radiation in a non-thermal way”

LONDON: Just 10 minutes of chatting on cellular phones is enough to trigger such chemical changes in the brain that can increase the risk of cancer, warn scientists. via The Times of India

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“Alltel, Sprint Nextel, and U.S. Cellular failed to meet this critical deadline by a significant margin, despite the clear requirements of the Commission and the needs of their consumers”

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Regulators said on Thursday they had proposed penalizing three wireless carriers which the government says failed to meet new stricter standards for being able to locate cellular telephone callers in an emergency.

The Federal Communications Commission said it proposed fines totaling $2.825 million against Sprint Nextel Corp, Alltel Corp and United States Cellular Corp for failing to meet the new standards.

The new standards require all carriers to ensure that by the end of 2005, 95 percent of their subscribers have handsets with enhancements that would enable emergency workers to locate someone who has dialed 911 from a cellular telephone. Read more

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“It is RIM’s standard policy to not comment on rumors or speculation”

TORONTO (Reuters) - Research in Motion Ltd moved higher on Thursday on renewed market speculation that Microsoft Corp could be interested in buying the BlackBerry maker.

“Microsoft has been mentioned as a possible buyer,” said Frederic Ruffy, an analyst at options education firm Optionetics in California.

“According to speculation, the software giant might be interested in RIM in response to Google’s recent announcement that it is interested in making its own mobile phone operating system, which would compete with Windows Mobile,” he added. Read more

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“Like the floating lids, the rail spur will expand our product options as well as provide transportation flexibility and cost reductions”

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“In the not too distant future we envisage NAB customers being able to walk into a shop, give their mobile a quick wave over a reader and simply walk out with their purchases”

An Australian-first trial to pay for goods and services with a mobile phone instead of a plastic card will start in Melbourne early next year. via The Age

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The surveillance system, called DCSNet, for Digital Collection System Network, connects FBI wiretapping rooms to switches controlled by traditional land-line operators, internet-telephony providers and cellular … via The View From North Central Idaho

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