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    Review: TextBuyIt fun, easy to use, but limited (AP)

    A text message showing book prices received via Amazon.com Inc.'s TextBuyIt shop-by-cell phone service is shown in New York, Wednesday, July 23, 2008. If you're in a store and want to compare prices on something that seems appealing, you can text the item's name or bar code number to '262966,' which corresponds with 'AMAZON' on the phone keypad. Then the service sends back matching items available for sale on Amazon. (AP Photo/Dan Goodman)AP - TextBuyIt, a recently launched shop-by-cell phone service from Amazon.com Inc., seemed like the ultimate comparison shopping tool — perfect for an unabashed bargain hunter like myself.


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    Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:02:01 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
    UN agency pushes global ID for emergency contacts (AP)
    AP - In the English-speaking world, many cell phone users leave emergency contact information in the devices' address books under an entry labeled "ICE" — for "in case of emergency." -- read full article
    Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:52:29 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
    iPhone 3G Shortages Could Last for Weeks (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - Last week's iPhone 3G launch appears to have been a success, with the device sold out in virtually all U.S. locations. Calls to local AT&T stores in the metropolitan Chicago area, for example, turned up no phones, and long wait lists. Reasons for the shortage range from Apple underestimating demand to a shortage of components from overseas suppliers. -- read full article
    Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:55:31 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
    Verizon offers to divest assets for Alltel deal (Reuters)
    Reuters - Verizon Wireless, the No. 2 U.S. mobile service, has offered to divest assets in 85 cell phone markets in a bid to gain regulatory approval for its proposed $28.1 billion purchase of smaller rival Alltel. -- read full article
    Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:10:11 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
    Pitt's Cancer Institute warns of cell phone risks (AP)

    Susan Juffe, right, talks with her 10-year-old daughter, Jayne, about cell phone use after a visit to a museum in Pittsburgh's Oakland section on Wednesday, July 23, 2008. Juffe had heard that the head of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute is advising faculty and staff to limit cell phone use because of 'the growing body of literature linking long-term cell phone use' to cancer and other possible health problems. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)AP - The head of a prominent cancer research institute issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and staff Wednesday: Limit cell phone use because of the possible risk of cancer.


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    Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:56:49 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
    Qualcomm posts quarterly profit, revenue rises (Reuters)

    The U.S. flag flies next to one of Qualcomm's many buildings in San Diego, California, July 22, 2008. (Mike Blake/Reuters)Reuters - Mobile phone chip and technology supplier Qualcomm Inc on Wednesday posted a profit for its fiscal third quarter and revenue rose amid increasing demand for phones with high-speed Web links.


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    Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:43:08 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
    Nokia, Qualcomm End Patent Disputes (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - The companies have entered into a 15-year agreement regarding wireless technology patents, and have dropped all litigation. -- read full article
    Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:08:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
    Intel Takes on Embedded Market With Atom Chip (PC World)
    PC World - Intel on Wednesday said it was developing new x86 chips to put in devices ranging from consumer electronics to mobile phones... -- read full article
    Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:10:10 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
    China Mobile Phone Subscribers Pass 600 Million Mark (PC World)
    PC World - The number of Chinese mobile phone subscribers topped 600 million in June. -- read full article
    Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:00:11 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
    Nokia, Qualcomm settle long-running dispute (AP)

    In this Jan. 9, 2008 file photo, show attendees trying out Nokia phones at the Nokia booth at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The world's No. 1 mobile phone maker Nokia Corp. on Thursday, July 17, 2008, said profit fell 61 percent in the second quarter from the same period a year ago, when the company booked a large gain from its network joint venture with Siemens AG. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, file)AP - The legal salvos between Nokia Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. stopped months ago, part of what officials at the wireless industry heavyweights described as a truce in a long-running battle that spanned three continents.


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    Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:43:56 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
    Motorola Unveils Updated PEBL in South Korea (PC World)
    PC World - Motorola unveiled on Thursday in South Korea a new version of its PEBL cell phone with a outer display that's hidden under the... -- read full article
    Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:40:11 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
    Nokia shares rise on Qualcomm deal (Reuters)

    The U.S. flag flies next to one of Qualcomm's many buildings in San Diego, California, July 22, 2008. (Mike Blake/Reuters)Reuters - Shares in the world's top cellphone maker, Nokia (NOK1V.HE), rose on Thursday after it signed a patent agreement with U.S. firm Qualcomm , ending three years of legal battles.


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    Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:25:02 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
    CE Giants Back Amimon's Wireless HDTV Tech (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - Four top consumer-electronic companies are backing a wireless multimedia CE interface developed by Amimon, by forming a special interest group devoted to the technology. -- read full article
    Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:29:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
    Vodafone announces share buy-back worth £1.0 bln (AFP)

    A man speaking on his cellphone walks past a Vodafone sign. British mobile phone giant Vodafone said Wednesday it would repurchase shares worth 1.0 billion pounds (1.3 billion euros, 2.0 billion dollars) and stressed that it was undervalued.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)AFP - British mobile phone giant Vodafone said on Wednesday that it had launched a programme to repurchase shares worth 1.0 billion pounds (1.3 billion euros, 2.0 billion dollars) from investors.


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    Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:58:12 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
    Vodafone unveils surprise $2 billion share buyback (Reuters)
    Reuters - Mobile phone group Vodafone moved quickly to defend its share price on Wednesday, announcing a surprise 1 billion-pound ($2 billion) buyback program after its stock crashed a day earlier on a weaker-than-expected trading update. -- read full article
    Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:19:57 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
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