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The Bold and the Beautiful
Wireless subscribers are attracted to bold handset colors, according to data from Wirefly, which provides comparison shopping for wireless subscribers. Among the 10 most popular phones this spring are the Motorola RAZR, the BlackBerry Pearl and the LG Chocolate, which all come in a variety of bold colors, said Wirefly. “Wirefly is seeing a strong and growing trend-robust sales of colorful cellphones that appeal to different tastes while providing the same strong feature sets,” said Brian Westrick, president of Wirefly.
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Continent connection
Iridium Satellite said it has been named an official supplier to Connect Africa, which is a non-profit organization that aims to bring mobile communication and public service facilities to rural areas in Africa. The group will deploy Mobile Multi-Purpose Service Units to rural communities and offer telephone, Internet and data services. The mobile units will operate as individual businesses.
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Healthy cells
In Japan, public health insurance offices in Osaka are testing a new service that aims to help citizens use their cell phone to help them maintain healthy eating habits. The service would allow dieters to send photos of their meals to a nutritionist via their cell phone for a nutritional analysis. About 100 heart patients signed up for the trial in its first year, and now diabetes and obesity patients are testing it as well. Public health officials say the service is easier than keeping meal logs and provides a more accurate picture of portion size.