Mobile phones still being used primarily for conversations (New Kerala)
Montreal, Aug 18 : Mobile phones are primarily used for conversations, despite also being equipped to let people watch videos, listen to music, surf the Internet and check e-mail.
Source: www.newkerala.com
Softbank Will Buy Mobile Phones From Casio Computer (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) — Softbank Corp. , Japan’s third-largest mobile-phone operator, said today it will buy handsets from Casio Computer Co. Softbank, based in Tokyo, will start selling the phones by the end of this year, the two companies said in a statement today.
Source: www.bloomberg.com
Mobile phones: Vodafone puts up prices (Guardian Unlimited)
Mobile phone company’s pay-as-you-go customers will see the cost of calling increase from 15p a minute to 20p from the start of September. By Richard Wray
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Habit of Filipino buyers changes, turn to less pricey mobile phones (Sun Star)
MOBILE phone manufacturer Nokia said its sales have remained strong despite rising prices of goods in the country.
Source: www.sunstar.com.ph
Softbank to offer Casio Computer mobile phones (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Wireless operator Softbank Corp (9984.T) said on Tuesday it would offer mobile phones from Casio Computer Co (6952.T) by the end of the year, broadening a handset lineup that already includes Apple Inc’s iPhone.
Source: news.yahoo.com
12 Months’ Jail For Stealing Mobile Phones (BruDirect.com)
Bandar Seri Begawan - A 21-year-old permanent resident was sentenced to 12 months in prison by the Bandar Magistrate’s Court yesterday after he pleaded guilty to stealing mobile phones.
Source: www.brudirect.com
Mobile phones: Vodafone puts up prices (Guardian Unlimited)
Vodafone has become the latest mobile phone company in the UK to raise the cost of making a call to try and claw back some of the money lost through increased regulation, with prices for its pay-as-you-go customers due to rise by a third next month. The move will heap further pain on consumers who already face a winter of financial strain as a result of increased household bills. Food prices …
Source: www.guardianfeeds.co.uk
Taiwan offers comics on mobile phones (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Taiwanese mobile service providers have started a comics service on cell phones following the huge success of the business in nearby Japan.
Source: biz.yahoo.com
Synchronica targets entry-level phones with push email (VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Synchronica has announced plans to acquire AxisMobile, a firm specialising in mobile email for entry-level phones.
Source: uk.news.yahoo.com
Telecasts of 8 NFL games to be shown on phones (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Live telecasts of eight NFL games will be shown on mobile phones this season. Sprint announced Monday that the Thursday and Saturday broadcasts on NFL Network will be free for subscribers to its data service plans.
Source: biz.yahoo.com
