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2006 March

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Spy program snoops on cell phones

First we have to deal with mobile viruses, then comes the fun with mobile spyware? Hmm, I guess it was bound to happen eventually. Just wish the mobile world could have been spared from the spyware threat.

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Samsung SBH-300 2GB Bluetooth MP3 Player

It’s a rough market for MP3 players, especially in an iPod world. Apparently some companies feel that adding things like Bluetooth can better the chances of a MP3 player’s success.

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Naomi Campbell on mobile phone assault rap

Mobile phones are not just effective communication devices. As one Naomi Campell has shown us, they also make fairly worthwhile projectiles.

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Long-term mobile phone use raises brain tumor risk: study

Well the most recent study has brought us back full circle by stating that cell phones cause brain tumors. OK, so this should remain the case until next week when someone else does another study nullifying this one.

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Mobile Providers Target U.S. Hispanic Customers

The recent effort to market mobile products to a hispanic audience will likely be met with mixed results. While demographically speaking, certain groups of people do indicate a strong brand loyalty, they also expect real may also be expecting real value for their dollar. Can mobile providers actually provide this? I tend to doubt […]

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US Carriers Eager for Mobile WiMAX

Once again, we hear all about the WiMAX promise, yet I am still waiting for some concrete substance or proof of concept ready for the PUBLIC eye.

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MSN Local: Send to Phone

While we are some progress with the mobile scene in the MS universe, I am curious as to whether they are just copying others in their efforts? Perhaps not…

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China and India raise Nokia’s expectations

Like anything in sales, it all comes down to numbers. I believe that this has been proven time and time again thanks to the business world. So now the question becomes whether or not India and China become the standard for the rest of the world?

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Sprint Nextel outlines 3G expansion, upgrade

OK, so will 3G services be the catalyst needed to finally push data services over the edge and into hands of more users? Never thought I would be saying this, but yes, I do believe so.

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Mobile users drive up traffic offences

You know, I believe this to be a likelihood in most countries and not just in the West. When you are yacking away on the phone and happen to be behind the wheel, chances are high that an accident just just around the corner.

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‘Death calls’ rumour sweeps Orissa

For all of their modern progress, it appears that some regions of the world still fall into the old habit of believing in superstitions. And it all starts with one phone call to your mobile…

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Handsets get taken to the grave

Disturbing trend or sign of the times? I suppose it really depends on who you would care to ask. Speaking for myself, I think that taking your phone to the grave has to be the dumbest thing that I have heard of in a very long time.

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China’s home-grown tech firms

As their personal freedoms have not seemed to grow much over the past few years, it appears that the mobile sector has. China has been able to churn out a number of home-grown tech companies recently.

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Leave Your Wireless Cards at Home

When you practically live on your notebook PC, having access to a decent wireless connection is a must. But since so many areas do not offer reliable wireless connectivity, it is refreshing to see that notebook manufacturers are understanding the value of wireless network independence.

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It’s confirmed: Palm is building their own OS

Why would they bother? What’s in it for them and why would Palm decide to create a distro of their own? Maybe they know something that we don’t?

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Full-Track Downloads Taking Off, Apparently

Remember that concept for downloading mobile music that we kept hearing about? Ya, you remember. Well, it seems these puppies are really start to move out the door; or onto the phone, rather.

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‘Mr. RFID’ Discusses RFID Security

Is RFID the next coming plague? Or is it perhaps instead, a really great way to track and sort? Mr RFID himself shares his thoughts of this technology and the security issues involved.

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Ten Years of Testing Palms

“Palm reading, it’s not just for fortune tellers any more!” OK, that was really lame. Regardless of this, it is fun to take the occasional trip down memory lane. And this article in eWeek empowers us to do this with great style.

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Analysts: Apple’s Next Move Likely To Be an iPod Phone

OK, so we have all heard the ideas or should I say; rumors, about the iPod phone. Maybe they could call it something like iPhone? Whatever the name, it does appear more and more like it would become the next logical step for the computer company.

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Mobile firms vow to fight ‘heavy-handed’ charges crackdown

Guess the mobile companies don’t plan on rolling over without a fight. Well, this is the case in Europe, anyway. Being this is happening across the pond though, chances are pretty good that the companies will come out the loser in this drama.