Uniform charger for mobile phones planned (The Hindu)
BARCELONA (Spain): One of the banes of having different brands of mobile phones in the same home or office is the problem of forgotten and tangled chargers.
Source: www.thehindubusinessline.com
Google’s Mobile App comes to Windows phones (CNET)
Google’s new, free app for Windows Mobile gives you access to Google’s search, e-mail, documents, and photos with just a couple keystrokes.
Source: www.download.com
Mobile phones aim to be a ‘doctor in your pocket’ (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Not content with offering calls, texts and Internet access, the mobile phone industry is convinced it can help save lives and offer health services to millions worldwide.
Source: news.yahoo.com
Nearly 120 million Chinese access the Internet via mobile phones (People’s Daily)
By the end of 2008, there were already over 640 million mobile phone users in China, and the number of users who access the Internet via mobile phone already exceeded 117.6 million, according to the Research Report on Behavior of Internet Access via Mobile Phone released by the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) on February 18 in Beijing. Those born in the eighties became the main …
Source: english.people.com.cn
Microsoft unveils Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system for cell phones (Boston Herald)
Microsoft Corp. officially announced on Monday a new mobile operating system for smart phones. Called Windows Mobile 6.5, it will be the latest version of software found on…
Source: www.bostonherald.com
Battered Economy Taking Toll on Mobile Phones (The Gadsden Times)
The softness in the market for new mobile phones was readily apparent at the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona. (Feb. 17)
Source: www.gadsdentimes.com
Mobile phones aim to be a ‘doctor in your pocket’ (TODAYonline)
Vittorio Colao CEO of Vodafone attends a conference during the Mobile World Congress (GSMA) in Barcelona, on February 17. The Rockefeller Foundation, the UN Foundation and The Vodafone Foundation announced the Mobile Health (mHealth) Alliance this week, a partnership to advance the use of mobile technology in healthcare.
Source: www.todayonline.com
BMGF offers financial services to unbanked through mobile phones (TG Daily)
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced today a program that will expand the availability of financial services to the developing world through the use of mobile phones. The Mobile Money for the Unbanked (MMU) program, supported by a $12.5 million grant from the foundation, will work with mobile operators, banks, governments and other institutions to encourage “the expansion of reliable, …
Source: www.tgdaily.com
iPhone features everywhere in rivals’ new phones (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Copying a few pages from the playbook of Apple Inc’s iPhone strategy, which brings many of the powers of the Internet to mobile phones, is no way to beat the computer interloper at its game.
Source: news.yahoo.com
Round-up: Solar-Powered mobile phones at MWC (Geek.com)
Mobile World Congress is showing us lots of new mobile phones. This year we re seeing something totally new and very cool: solar powered phones that are good for the environment. Whether you re looking for a better way to protect the environment or to keep your phone s battery alive, these phones may be for you. The […]
Source: www.geek.com
