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Forbes India: Maxx mobile, the Shanzhai warrior

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Maxx Mobiles has used off-the-shelf technology to erode Nokia’s dominance in India’s mobile phone market. (read the story…) Related items Developers backing new phone OS (Investor’s Business Daily) Nokia, Intel Team on 3D Holographic Phone Tech (PC World) Nokia, Intel say MeeGo software off to good start (Reuters) Summary Box: Nokia...
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Google plans to sell music online (Investor’s Business Daily)

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Investor’s Business Daily – The search giant is in talks with music labels on plans for a download store and a digital song locker that would let its mobile phone users play songs wherever they are. Google (NMS:GOOG) hopes to launch the service by Christmas, according to sources. Google is trying to compete with...
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Ryanair, Maxroam to slash up to 70pc off mobile roaming charges

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Ryanair will slash mobile phone roaming charges by up to 70 percent as it launched a new partnership with Maxroam, the low cost roaming SIM card provider. (read the rest…) Related items China Mobile’s Profits Rise for First Half of 2010 (PC World) Nokia Q2 profit falls 40 pct to $290 million ...
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Summary Box: China requires ID to buy cell numbers (AP)

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AP – CAN I SEE YOUR ID?: China is now requiring identification from anyone purchasing a new mobile phone number. (read on….) Related items NF Railway uses Net, GSM to save energy Vodafone ‘to sell China Mobile stake’ (AFP) Nokia, Intel Team on 3D Holographic Phone Tech (PC World) Nokia, Intel say MeeGo software...
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China requires ID to buy mobile phone numbers (AP)

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AP – China began requiring identification on Wednesday from anyone purchasing a new mobile phone number in what it says is a bid to stamp out rampant junk messages but that some say gives the government a new tool for monitoring its citizens. (read on….) Related items Forbes India: Maxx mobile, the Shanzhai warrior Google plans to sell...
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NF Railway uses Net, GSM to save energy

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Guwahati, Sep 1 (PTI) The North East Frontier Railway has started using the internet and mobile phone technology GSM based system for running water pumps to save power and also distributed energy saving bulbs among its employees. (read on…) Related items China Mobile and Xinhua agree to set up search engine (AFP) GSM Phone Hack...
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Discover Financial Services (Investor’s Business Daily)

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Investor’s Business Daily – Discover Financial Services has no plans to sell its transaction-processing network system, CEO David Nelms said, despite estimates from analysts that it could be worth as much as $1 bil for what some call an undervalued asset. Discover is working with mobile- phone carriers to enable payments via mobile...
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Sony Ericsson launches smartphone for China Mobile (Reuters)

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Reuters – Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson said on Tuesday it would introduce its first smartphone for the Chinese market that runs on the network of China Mobile, the world’s biggest mobile carrier. (read on….) Related items Sony Ericsson reports profits bounce (AFP) Smartphones boost Sony Ericsson Q2, sees more growth (Reuters) Sony...
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