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Cellcom offers free mobile air time for watching ads

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Mobile phone operator Cellcom (CEL.TA: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) (CEL.N: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) on Sunday launched a new advertising model in Israel enabling subscribers to accumulate free air time...

Majority of Consumers Willing to Use Mobile Banking Services

Consumer interest in mobile banking and payments services offered by their financial institution has increased significantly in the past two years, according to new findings from a consumer research study released by financial services provider, Fiserv.

Sprint Will Launch 4G WiMAX with Localized Features

Sprint is lining up partners to help localize the WiMAX experience it plans to roll out this fall. Sprint users will get local news, weather, restaurant reviews, and other features on the XOHM 4G network through "geobrowsing."

GPS a route to conviction

Like millions of motorists, Eric Hanson used a Global Positioning System unit in his Chevrolet TrailBlazer to find his way around. He probably didn't expect that prosecutors would eventually use it too — to help convict him of killing four family members.

Mobile plan trades cash for ads

A new mobile plan offers customers a 65 percent monthly discount for customers who agree to receive mobile advertisements. Australian telco ComTel, who runs on the Vodafone network, launched the new service this week.

Apple’s ‘misleading’ iPhone advert banned

Apple has been forced to withdraw an advert for the original iPhone after its claims that the device could access "all parts of the internet" were deemed inaccurate.

Visual search makes sense

Just when you thought no one could possibly launch yet another search engine along comes Viewzi .

LG Unveils Netbook PC with Embedded 3G At IFA

LG Electronics will launch in October a netbook-class laptop PC based on Intel's Atom processor that also includes 3G wireless, it said Wednesday at the IFA show in Berlin.

Nokia Shares More Details About the N85 and N79

This morning Nokia officially announced the N85 and N79 handsets, which are targeted at the North American market. Both run S60 3rd Edition with Feature Pack 2 and house tri-band HSDPA 3G and quad-band GSM/EDGE radios for world-wide roaming.

HTC’s big-talking talker

The design of HTC’s latest slider handset may hark back to early smartphone formats, but the S740 still packs in all the technology necessary to make it a leading contender in the modern mobile market, its maker claims.

Loopt: iPhone app keeps track of friends

I've been playing with a free iPhone application called Loopt (Web site, App Store ). It allows you to stay connected to your friends, colleagues and relatives who are also members of the service.

Google drops Bluetooth, GTalkService APIs from Android 1.0

Google dropped Bluetooth and the GTalkService instant messaging APIs (application program interfaces) from the set of tools for the first version of the mobile phone OS, Android 1.0, according to the Android Developers Blog .

Virgin completes Helio takeover for $38m

Virgin Mobile completed its acquisition of struggling cellular carrier Helio for US$38 million in stock, an Associated Press report said.

Vodafone Australia Signs MVNO Agreement

People Telecom, an Australian retailer of telecoms services has announced a three-year agreement with Vodafone for an MVNO platform.

Keeping smartphones from becoming a security threat

My company is considering purchasing new smartphones for all employees and I am concerned about the implications of what this means for tracking our sensitive data.

Cellphones may make wallets obsolete

The financial functionality of mobile phones is poised to explode.

Smartphone startups have friend in fund

MENLO PARK, California -- Matt Murphy eats at expensive steakhouses, likes to watch his kids play soccer and is a loyal fan of Peet's Coffee & Tea. And if he has his way, mobile phone users will know as much about each other as...

How Disney Mobile Is Succeeding In Japan (After Failing In the U.S.)

Disney embarked on a cellular phone business in the US as early as June 2006 but pulled the plug at the end of last year, citing delays in the spread of 3G networks as the major reason.

Verizon, Google Close To Mobile Search Deal

Verizon Communications Inc. is nearing an agreement with Google Inc. on a wide-ranging partnership, according to people familiar with the situation, in what could be a much-needed jolt for the anemic mobile search business.

iPhone App Store and Web apps a hit with users

iPhone 2.0 make waves with thousands of downloadable applications. Despite complaints from some users about iPhone 3G wireless connections, Apple Inc.

Nortel paying up to $10 million for DiamondWare

Nortel Networks ( NT ) said it's paying up to $10 million for DiamondWare, a provider of positional voice technology. It's paying $7 million in cash, plus up to $3 million more depending on future business milestones over the next 40 months.

Apple faces lawsuit over wobbly 3G claims

An Alabama woman is suing Apple for claiming its latest iPhone offers 3G connectivity when she can't get connected most of the time, despite AT&T having decent coverage where she lives.

Mobile Banking Takes Off … Or Does It?

Bankers report adoption exceeds industry expectations, but not everyone is convinced.