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Biting the hand that feeds IT

Reding threatens to cap data roaming in July - June 13, 2008

And wants half of digital dividend EU Telecoms Commissioner Viviane Reding put the frighteners on operators and national regulators today, by reiterating her July 1 deadline to cut data roaming rates and making a grab for the digital dividend.
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LG premieres world's first phone with built-in Bluetooth headset - June 13, 2008

LG has launched a sliderphone handset with an integrated Bluetooth earpiece - a world first, the company claimed.
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Irish mobile numbers just too portable - June 13, 2008

Easily stolen, quickly recovered The number portability system used by Ireland's mobile operators has been shown to allow someone buying a new SIM online to port any number to it, even if they neither own nor have access to the number.
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EU to 'guide' local regulators on digital dividend - June 12, 2008

Mme Reding readies big stick for Ofcom EU Telecoms Commissioner Viviane Reding will produce a set of guidelines for countries planning to sell off their analogue TV spectrum, in the interests of ensuring a reasonable return on investment.
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Bubbles mean O2, but anyone can use them - June 12, 2008

UK carrier takes an early bath O2 has lost its appeal to the European Court to prevent a competitor using bubbles to represent the company when comparing prices, in a ruling that will have implications beyond the mobile-phone industry.
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Apple chucks PA Semi at Jesus Phone - June 11, 2008

'We will build our own mega-chips' Steve Jobs has admitted that Apple will design its very own super-chips for both the iPhone and the iPod.
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Canadian spectrum auction brings in the bacon - June 11, 2008

Up to $3.4bn and rising The Canadian spectrum auction has hit twice its estimate of $1.5bn (700m), and the bidding is raging on as newcomers and incumbents vie for control of the airwaves.
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T-Mobile calls it a day for WAP - June 11, 2008

No more circuit-switched data tariffs UK operator T-Mobile is disconnecting its CSD-WAP subscribers from July 9th, suggesting customers might like to switch to GPRS or something a little more 21st century, and disposing of pay-per-minute internet access.
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Apple takes the operator's shilling - June 11, 2008

You are no longer the customer Apple's new iPhone is faster, better and cheaper than its predecessor, but the low cost is achieved by taking a subsidy from the network operator: a business model that Apple rejected last time, and one that will drive the unlockers quickly out of business.
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Blue Whale pushes email for free - June 11, 2008

Only it's really pulling, obviously Blue Whale Systems is providing a push email client for a variety of phone handsets, and plans to pay for it by putting a banner at the top of the screen.
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