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Microsoft plans "iPod phone"

Microsoft's CEO has said - in answer to "can you crack the iPod market?" - that his company is looking at creating a music player combined with a mobile phone.
2.4.06 10:37


Europe could cut 'roaming' fees

The European Commission is proposing that the cost of using a mobile phone abroad should be cut to the same level as using it at home. I can't see many consumers complaining about this... although why stop at mobile phone charges?  Why not standardise the price of a bottle of wine?  Petrol, too?
2.4.06 10:45


Japan takes another step towards paying by mobile phone

Japan's biggest mobile phone network is buying a share in the country's second-largest convenience store chain. It's then planning to allow customers to pay for goods using their mobile phones.
2.4.06 10:48


Heavy mobile phone use could increase health risk

A new study from Sweden appears to show that heavy mobile phone use - at least an hour every working day for ten years - could increase the risk of a brain tumour.
3.4.06 11:51


Alcatel and Lucent to merge

French telecomms company Alcatel is to buy USA-based Lucent, creating the "world's leading communications solutions provider" according to their press release.
3.4.06 12:10


Download music from the radio to your mobile

Chrysalis, the company behind UK radio stations including Magic and Galaxy, is trialling a mobile phone service that lets customers listen to digital radio stations by mobile phone. It's then possible to purchase the song that's playing by selecting a special 'buy' option on their handset.
7.4.06 09:27


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