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New text service custs costs to under 1p each

Chatterbox MX-Chat is a new mobile phone service that enables users to send text-based messages to each other at a fraction of the cost of standard texts. The MX-Chat program sends information over the internet and then converts it back into a text message when it arrives.
1.6.04 09:04


Partner leaves 3 network

Japanese mobile phone company NTT DoCoMo, which owns 20% of UK network 3, is leaving the venture. There have recently been rumours that this was likely and that NTT DoCoMo is already looking for another UK partner.
1.6.04 09:13


New Nokia can 'write' text in the air

The new Nokia 3220 can 'write' text messages in the air, thanks to a series of LEDs on the side of the case. The entire handset can also be used as a control for the built-in games by tilting it from side to side.
2.6.04 10:24


Cost of calling mobiles will fall

Ofcom, the UK telecommunications regulator, has ruled that the cost of calling mobile phones from a fixed-line phone must fall from September this year. The cost reductions will not apply to phones on the '3' network.
2.6.04 10:27


Research shows mobile usage gender split

New research from marketing company Enpocket shows that more men than women download games to their mobile phones, whilst women prefer to download ringtones.
3.6.04 09:05


Watch out for WAP scam

A new premium-rate scam is hitting mobile phone customers. Unscrupulous companies are sending new WAP settings as a text message to unsuspecting users. If the settings are activated, they connect to the mobile internet service via a premium-rate number instead of using the standard network settings.
3.6.04 12:32


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