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Mobile phones 20 years old in the UK
The BBC has reminded us that it's now 20 years since the first conventional 'direct dial' mobile phone call was made in the UK, although it's worth pointing out that mobile phone services had been available in the UK since the late 1950s.
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2.1.05 11:13
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Telecoms sans Frontieres
The Times has an article about Telecoms sans Frontieres, a charity that is providing emergency communications services in areas affected by the Asian tsunami.
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3.1.05 10:21
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Text donation to tsunami aid
The Disasters Emergency Committee has set up a text donation number for anyone with a mobile phone connected to a UK network. Customers can make a £1.50 donation to the tsunami earthquake appeal by texting DONATE to 83321. All the money will be received by DEC with no deductions by the mobile networks and no VAT deducted.
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5.1.05 10:10
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Vodafone man to join Interactive Advertising Bureau
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6.1.05 10:08
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133 million New Year texts sent in the UK
The ever-increasing number of text messages sent on New Year's Eve is becoming part of the 'traditional' celebration for many people. The BBC reports that 133 million texts were sent across the UK in the first 24 hours of 2005.
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6.1.05 12:40
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New mobile phones to convert speech into text messages
Two new Samsung mobile phones will contain speech-to-text technology, enabling users to speak a brief message that will be sent by text to another user.
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6.1.05 20:14
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