Mobile phones may soon replace debit cards at checkout tills (Belfast Telegraph)
Consumers could soon be able to use their mobile phones to pay for items in shops following a tie-up between Barclaycard and Orange.
Source: rss.feedsportal.com
Smartphones to Account for 23% of All New Mobile Phones by 2013 (Cellular-News.com)
Rising demand for complex multimedia-centric applications is forcing handset manufacturers to design increasingly smart and highly personalised mobile devices.
Source: www.cellular-news.com
Mobile tariffs to come down as Trai lowers termination charges (Express India)
International calls from mobile phones is set to become cheaper as the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on Monday increased the termination charge for overseas incoming calls from Re 0.30 per minute to Re 0.40 per minute.
Source: www.financialexpress.com
Are Hospital Mobile Phones Dialing Up Superbugs? (MedicineNet.com)
Title: Are Hospital Mobile Phones Dialing Up Superbugs? Category: Health News Created: 3/7/2009 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 3/9/2009
Source: www.medicinenet.com
Paymo Strikes Deal With hi5 To Use Mobile Payments For Virtual Goods (TechCrunch)
Global mobile payments network Paymo and social network hi5 have partnered to let members in 24 countries use their mobile phones to purchase hi5 Coins, hi5 s virtual currency. Countries where Paymo will be made available to hi5 users include the U.S., Canada, France, Hong Kong, Thailand, Russia and Colombia. Paymo’s mobile payment system doesn’t require users to have a credit card or bank …
Source: www.techcrunch.com
T-Mobile USA Obtains Another Injunction Against Prepaid Phone Traffickers (Centre Daily Times)
T-Mobile USA, Inc. today announced it obtained a final judgment and permanent injunction as part of T-Mobile s efforts to combat the unauthorized bulk purchase and resale of T-Mobile s prepaid mobile phones and accessories, a practice that can be harmful and misleading to consumers. The order was handed down by a federal court in Brooklyn, N.Y., permanently enjoining DK Wireless Inc. (which does …
Source: www.centredaily.com
India mobile market defies gloom (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Amidst all the economic gloom, one business is still booming — India’s mobile phones — thanks to the world’s lowest call rates driven by fierce competition among cellular operators, experts say.
Source: news.yahoo.com
Internet, Mobile Phones Named Most Important Inventions (New York Times)
A panel voted the Internet as the biggest innovation of the last three decades, followed by computers, mobile phones and e-mail.
Source: www.nytimes.com
