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- March 2005
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Fri Mar 04, 2005 7:11 pm
LG Mobile Phones and Cingular Wireless introduced the LG F9100, the first handset from LG Mobile Phones designed to provide wireless users with a convenient instant messaging experience. The F9100 allows easy typing and constant access to all of the most popular IM applications.
In addition, LG has partnered with Cingular to feature the F9100 in promotional activities surrounding Cingular's sponsorship of the 2005 season of "American Idol." With the F9100's unique design and text messaging ca... [Continue reading Cingular And LG Release F9100 For Voting On American Idol]
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Fri Mar 04, 2005 6:58 pm
Motorola announced that Gartner Inc. affirmed the company's position as the world's second-largest handset manufacturer. The company commented following the release of Gartner's 2004 Market Share Report. The report estimates Motorola's fourth quarter 2004 global market share to be 16.3% based on sales to end users.
In addition to launching RAZR, the new design icon of 2004, Motorola launched 60 new wireless handsets, expanded its leadership in 3G-UMTS technology and broke new ground in the mo... [Continue reading Motorola Confirmed No. 2 Spot with Fastest Growth in Q4 2004]
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Fri Mar 04, 2005 6:50 pm
SBS Finland's Kiss FM today became the first radio station in the world to begin Visual Radio broadcasts. This unique new concept developed by Nokia offers the listeners the possibility to give feedback and to participate in programs easier than ever before. Radio is a medium which encourages participation and which people perceive as very personal. Visual Radio is the natural next evolution step; it brings the radio station and its listeners even closer together.
Kiss FM Visual Radio provide... [Continue reading Nokia's Visual Radio Lets Listeners Interact]
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Fri Mar 04, 2005 6:36 pm
Internet portal, Yahoo, has announced today the launch if its studio to develop video games for mobile devices. Taking on the $20 billion industry, it hopes to develop games for Verizon Wireless, and expand to other carriers. Acquiring Stadeon, Yahoo plans to create multiplayer games such as chess and poker, allowing consumers to play online against each other through their phones.
Competing with the recently public Jamdat Mobile and private companies such as Sorrent, In-Fusio and Mforma, "Ya... [Continue reading Yahoo Enters Mobile Gaming Industry]
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Fri Mar 04, 2005 2:19 pm
Motorola today announced the "Race to Recycle," a first-of-its-kind fund-raising effort by a leading mobile-phone manufacturer to connect community involvement, classroom experience, and environmental awareness.
The core objective of the Race to Recycle is to help schools raise money for scholastic and extra-curricular activities. Any accredited K-12 school in the United States is eligible to earn cash by collecting mobile phones that people no longer use. Motorola will accept mobile phones m... [Continue reading Motorola Launches The 'Race To Recycle' For Schools]
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Fri Mar 04, 2005 2:12 pm
The new Volkswagen Passat will come equipped with the PREMIUM handset integration product from Nokia Automotive, harnessing Bluetooth wireless technology. This makes Volkswagen the first automaker to offer its customers a factory-fitted automotive communication solution that supports the Bluetooth SIM Access Profile. The handset integration product provides compatibility with a wide range of mobile phones from various manufacturers. A mobile phone holder is also offered as an option for users w... [Continue reading Volkswagen Passat With New Nokia Bluetooth Integration]
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Thu Mar 03, 2005 1:12 pm
Alltel is the first wireless company to combine text, picture or video messaging in one pricing bundle that gives customers freedom to send any of the three messages at a flat rate.
The new price plans, marketed as the Axcess Messaging Pack, simplify wireless messaging in two ways. First, the price plans include all three message services, which means customers do not have to keep track of separate rates for video, picture and text messages. Second, the plans apply equally to incoming and out... [Continue reading Alltel Offers Flat Rate Plans for Text Messaging]
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Thu Mar 03, 2005 11:57 am
Sprint and Sierra Wireless today announced that the Sprint PCS Connection Card by Sierra Wireless (AirCard 580) is now available for sale through Sprint business sales channels. Designed to operate on CDMA 1xEV-DO (Evolution, Data Optimized) and 1xRTT networks, the AirCard 580 by Sierra Wireless will support broadband-like speeds when Sprint launches EV-DO service later this year and is backwards compatible to 1xRTT speeds in areas where Sprint EV-DO coverage is not available.
The card will e... [Continue reading Sprint Offers EV-DO-Ready PCS Cards By Sierra]
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Wed Mar 02, 2005 10:21 pm
With continuing technological advances, the cell phone has become an all-in-one device, taking on several roles in communication, photography, and gaming. However a growing, more alarming, trend has also added cheating among the list.
Using technology to cheat is nothing new. "We have had students who have been caught using photo copies of notes or photo copies of other information during exams," said Peter W. Pappas, a coordinator of the Ohio State University Committee on Academic Misconduct... [Continue reading Students Using Cell Phones For High-Tech Cheating]
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Wed Mar 02, 2005 9:59 pm
Three bombs disguised as cell phones were defused at a Philippine shopping mall in General Santos. Designed to cause fires, the motives included extortion, a business rivalry and an attack by militants.
"Vigilant sales staff alerted us about the bombs after a mobile phone was found in the pocket of a pair of pants on display," said Chief Superintendent Antonio Billiones, police chief of the southern part of Mindanao.
Bomb-sniffing dogs found two similar devices on the second floor of the K... [Continue reading Philippine Police Defuse Cell Phone Bombs]
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