Libya gets new mobile phones

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The use of mobile phones in Latin
America continues to rise with
approximately 123 million mobile phones
in Latin America compared with 89
million fixed line phones

The use of mobile phones in Latin
America continues to rise with
approximately 123 million mobile phones
in Latin America compared with 89
million fixed line phones 07/21/2004 02:32 AM
Research and Markets are delighted to announce the addition of 2004 Latin America - Mobile Communications Market to their offering [PRWEB Jul 21, 2004]

New GSM/EDGE and 3G/UMTS mobile network
in Libya

New GSM/EDGE and 3G/UMTS mobile network
in Libya 09/21/2004 02:34 PM
3G Sep 21 2004 4:28PM GMT

Howdy Corporation - Cheaper Global Phone
Calls Using Howdy's Unique IP Telephony
Technologies For Your Mobile Phones And
Desktop Phones

Howdy Corporation - Cheaper Global Phone
Calls Using Howdy's Unique IP Telephony
Technologies For Your Mobile Phones And
Desktop Phones 08/05/2004 03:56 AM
[PRWEB Aug 5, 2004]

Nokia signs $146 million mobile network
deal with Libya

Nokia signs $146 million mobile network
deal with Libya 09/13/2004 01:01 PM
SiliconValley.com Sep 13 2004 4:34PM GMT

Sumea and T-Mobile partner to publish
official UEFA EURO 2004™ Java game for
mobile phones

Sumea and T-Mobile partner to publish
official UEFA EURO 2004™ Java game for
mobile phones 06/09/2004 02:37 AM
Sumea’s EURO 2004™ FOOTBALL Brings the Action From Portugal to T-Mobile Subscribers [PRWEB Jun 9, 2004]

NTT DoCoMo Turns Mobile Phones Into
Mobile Wallets

NTT DoCoMo Turns Mobile Phones Into
Mobile Wallets 06/17/2004 11:44 AM
MobileMag Jun 17 2004 3:34PM GMT

Howdy Corporation – Cheaper Global Phone
Calls Using Howdy’s Unique IP Telephony
Technologies For Your Mobile Phones And
Desktop Phones

Howdy Corporation – Cheaper Global Phone
Calls Using Howdy’s Unique IP Telephony
Technologies For Your Mobile Phones And
Desktop Phones 08/12/2004 02:07 AM
Howdy Corporation – Cheaper Global Phone Calls Using Howdy’s Unique IP Telephony Technologies For Your Mobile Phones And Desktop Phones [PRWEB Aug 12, 2004]

Smart phones: Gen next of mobile phones

Smart phones: Gen next of mobile phones 08/11/2004 02:57 AM
indiaexpress.com Aug 11 2004 6:56AM GMT

LG Mobile Phones and Verizon Wireless
Introduce the Next Advancement in
Wireless Phones - the VX7000 Camera Ph

LG Mobile Phones and Verizon Wireless
Introduce the Next Advancement in
Wireless Phones - the VX7000 Camera Ph 07/01/2004 10:28 AM
Linux Electrons Jul 1 2004 1:45PM GMT

Indiagames to Bring “World Cyber Games
Mobile Competition”, the World’s Largest
Computer & Video Game Festival, to
Mobile Phones

Indiagames to Bring “World Cyber Games
Mobile Competition”, the World’s Largest
Computer & Video Game Festival, to
Mobile Phones 03/14/2005 05:26 PM
Indiagames secures global rights to bring the WCG Mobile Game Competition. [PRWEB Mar 7, 2005]

Q&A: 3G mobile phones

Q&A: 3G mobile phones 08/20/2004 01:02 AM
News.bbc.co.uk - Thu Aug 19, 10:43 am GMT

Mobile Phones Shouldn't Be TVs

Mobile Phones Shouldn't Be TVs 11/17/2003 05:45 AM
In the past few months three major mobile phone makers (Sony, Samsung and Nokia) have announced plans to add TV tuners to their mobile phones and one major carrier (Sprint PCS) has launched a painfully slow (2 frames per second!) streaming TV option for some of their subscribers. The whole thing reminds me of the hype around portable TVs that were popular for a week or two in the eighties as the second coming of the walkman system. The idea was that if you liked carrying around your radio, wouldn't you like to carry around your TV as well? The answer turned out to be a big fat no, and most of the people who bought the TVs realized they never actually needed to watch TVs when they were out and about - because they were out and about doing something. So, why is the industry making the same mistake? Douglas Rushkoff thinks it's even worse, because having the mobile phone industry focusing on silly things like adding television to phones means they're spending less attention on improving the real reason people buy mobile phones: to have good voice calls. All the money and effort being spent on adding TVs no one wants could be better spent improving the mobile phone networks. He also has an interesting categorization of screen device "scales": inch, foot, yard. Inch devices (PDAs, phones) are for personal content or small bits of content - not for massive data retrieval. Foot devices (TVs, monitors) work as well for data input and data retrieval - and can be shared by just a few people at the same time. Yard devices (movie screens, big screen TVs, whiteboards) are better designed for one-to-many broadcast communication. He points out that realizing the basic size of the screen suggests the type of applications it's good for - and focusing too much on applications out of the sensible realm doesn't make sense.

Let Them Eat Mobile Phones

Let Them Eat Mobile Phones 09/22/2004 09:15 PM
Reuters is reporting that African leaders want to buy a bunch of mobile phones because "there are more telephones in Manhattan than in all Africa." Apparently, if you just add mobile phones to a bunch of poor countries, all else will be solved. I've taken a deeper look at this story over at TheFeature, where I compare the situation to the famous "cargo cults" of the South Pacific in World War II, where a confusion over the big picture (and cause and effect) led groups of people to think they could solve all their problems by mimicking the basic actions of others, but not getting to the root causes of the situation. I do think that technology can be a huge help to developing nations, but ad hoc solutions to "just add technology X" are never going to help unless the real issues are addressed first.

mobile phones are seeing more threats

mobile phones are seeing more threats 12/29/2004 08:44 PM
TechSpot Dec 30 2004 12:49AM GMT

One third of US mobile phones to have
Bluetooth in '04

One third of US mobile phones to have
Bluetooth in '04 12/05/2003 05:36 AM
The Register Dec 5 2003 4:23AM ET

Have Your Say Do we rely too much on our
mobile phones?

Have Your Say Do we rely too much on our
mobile phones? 07/22/2004 06:09 AM
BBC Jul 22 2004 10:32AM GMT

New NEC 3G Chip for Mobile Phones

New NEC 3G Chip for Mobile Phones 07/19/2004 06:03 AM
3G Jul 19 2004 9:39AM GMT

Mobile Phones With Manners

Mobile Phones With Manners 02/13/2004 02:20 AM
I'm humbled and honored that I was asked to join Mark, Doug Rushkoff, Howard Rheingold, Justin Hall, and the rest of the big thinkers contributing to TheFeature. My first article is about MIT researchers who are technologically instilling mobile phones with some manners. I hope you enjoy it! Link

LG launches 3G mobile phones

LG launches 3G mobile phones 02/01/2005 09:37 PM
The Tribune Feb 1 2005 10:53PM GMT

Mobile phones to the rescue

Mobile phones to the rescue 01/05/2005 10:01 PM
ZDNet Australia Jan 6 2005 1:47AM GMT

Doctors Want Their Mobile Phones

Doctors Want Their Mobile Phones 07/01/2004 03:41 PM
There have been some questions lately on why exactly hospitals ban mobile phones. The common reasoning, of course, is that the phones may interfere with medical equipment -- but most medical equipment is pretty well shielded, and there are lots of other items, such as emergency service radios that would seem likely to cause a lot more interference, but don't. So, now, many doctors in the UK are standing up and saying the ban on mobile phones should be dropped. They point out that risks are minimal, and it would make their lives much easier. They also point out (probably quite accurately) that they're positive plenty of people are wandering around hospitals all the time with mobile phones turned on in their pockets, and they don't see why they should be banned. Of course, there are other reasons for keeping mobile phones away from doctors -- such as the fact that they can pick up germs. Good thing there's now a sterilizing phone charger.

Why Mobile Phones Are Annoying

Why Mobile Phones Are Annoying 04/13/2004 07:20 AM

411 coming to mobile phones

411 coming to mobile phones 03/19/2003 10:45 PM
Cellular companies are preparing to open their customer-databases to 411 service next year (on an opt-out basis) so that directory assistance will include wireless numbers. Link Discuss (via Gizmodo)

"Why Mobile Phones are Annoying"

"Why Mobile Phones are Annoying" 04/18/2004 03:21 AM

Mobile phones rot your balls

Mobile phones rot your balls 06/28/2004 06:54 AM
Hello Moto. Goodbye Mojo

US Doctors Want Mobile Phones In
Hospitals Too

US Doctors Want Mobile Phones In
Hospitals Too 09/27/2004 11:27 AM
While we've already written about doctors in the UK saying hospital bans on mobile phones should be dropped it appears that there's a similar movement in the US. Healthcare officials are starting to call the ban a "myth," an "old wives' tale" and "a silly thing." Some, though, are still worried, and claim anecdotal evidence that mobile phones can interfere with equipment -- despite increasing evidence that it's very specific, more reasonably blocked, circumstances that would cause the interference. In fact, some are saying that allowing mobile phones in hospitals would do much more to save lives, noting how many deaths there are due to prescription mistakes that might be solved by a simple, quick phone call in the hospital -- while also pointing out that "there is no evidence that a cell phone has ever killed a patient."

Secure mobile phones will use
fingerprint ID

Secure mobile phones will use
fingerprint ID 09/01/2004 09:13 PM

Do Mobile Phones Attract Lightning?

Do Mobile Phones Attract Lightning? 07/26/2004 05:31 AM
China is warning people not to use mobile phones during thunderstorms after a report that fifteen people were injured when a mobile phone acted as a lightening rod. The story certainly has all the elements of an urban legend, so it seemed worthwhile to dig a bit deeper on this one. According to a hoax-busting site, this story has been making the rounds over email for quite some time, with no facts to support it. In fact, many sites recommend you use a mobile phone rather than a fixed line phone in a thunderstorm, since they're much safer. While the news article quotes a professor claiming that "the electromagnetic waves emitted by mobile phones are quite good conductors of electricity," the hoax busting site quotes someone from Motorola saying: "No, lightning won't 'follow the radio waves' back to your phone.... I really doubt that 600 mW of omnidirectional RF can ionize anything, let alone make a more conductive path between the clouds and ground. It does make a nice urban legend, though." From the sound of all this, it sounds like the injuries in question from the article may simply be because the people struck by lightning were the tallest items around (they were standing on the Great Wall) and not because of the mobile phone someone was using.

Sending Money Via Mobile Phones

Sending Money Via Mobile Phones 08/16/2004 02:27 PM
While there's been a lot of talk lately about various mobile payment systems like DoCoMo's FeLiCa (which is similar to Moneta in Korea, Dexit in Canada, and Speedpass in the US among others) it looks like the Korea Financial Telecommunications & Clearings Institute is trying a slightly different approach, where users will be able to send money to anyone just by knowing their mobile phone number. This isn't just for mobile-to-mobile payments, but for any payment, so that someone doesn't have to reveal their bank account info. In many ways it's similar to PayPal, but instead of using an email address, you can pay to a mobile phone number. Of course, if I remember correctly, this was actually PayPal's original plan... to let people easily transfer cash between PDAs.

FCC moves to ban spam on mobile phones

FCC moves to ban spam on mobile phones 08/05/2004 05:37 PM
Marketers that don't want to run afoul of a national antispam law will be able to check a list of Internet domains used by mobile phone carriers to make sure they're not sending unsolicited messages to mobile phones.

"virus spread by mobile phones"

"virus spread by mobile phones" 06/17/2004 10:44 PM

Mobile Phones As A Way Of Life In Japan

Mobile Phones As A Way Of Life In Japan 02/19/2004 02:17 PM
That the Japanese have have adopted mobile phones much faster than the US is no surprise. For years, people have been looking to Japan to see "what's coming next" in mobile phones (though, some suggest that South Korea is a much better example). A few years ago, before text messaging was used in the US, there were stories everywhere about how popular it was in Japan. Now that it's catching on in the US, people are looking at Japan again to see what they're doing, and what might be coming next to the US. The article paints a picture of a society where mobile phones are more than just a tool, but have become "a way of life" or an virtual extension of its owner. Many Japanese use their mobile phones in the same way that others use laptop computers, finding it easier to just use the mobile phone instead. Some are apparently worried that people are talking less and are less aware of the outside world around them, preferring to focus all their attention into the world at their thumb tips - though, this feels like the typical reaction people often have to new technologies (it's the same way some people initially reacted to the internet in general). The article also quotes some in Japan who dispute the notion that the Japanese experience is abnormal, and saying the only reason it hasn't gone this far in the US is that US wireless carriers have screwed up. Of course, as with any such article (especially coming from such a mainstream news source), this one simplifies a lot of the factors, both in Japan and elsewhere, that have helped drive mobile phone use in Japan, but is still an interesting read.

A Web Services Strategy for Mobile
Phones

A Web Services Strategy for Mobile
Phones 02/05/2005 09:51 PM
XML Feb 5 2005 12:10AM GMT

Mobile phones 'safe for brains'

Mobile phones 'safe for brains' 04/11/2005 07:55 PM
Using a mobile phone does not increase the risk of developing a brain tumour, the latest research suggests.

N. Korea bans mobile phones

N. Korea bans mobile phones 06/04/2004 04:20 AM
No 3G for you lot, then

Blackberry grows on mobile phones

Blackberry grows on mobile phones 09/07/2004 12:01 PM
Computer Shopper Sep 7 2004 4:01PM GMT

Virus for mobile phones emerged

Virus for mobile phones emerged 06/15/2004 10:41 PM

Grundig Mobile Announces First Phones

Grundig Mobile Announces First Phones 03/14/2005 06:02 PM

Grundig, probably best known for their radios, has started up a new brand called 'Grundig Mobile,' with the obvious end of creating cellular phones. Six new phones have been announced, including two new models designed to work on DoCoMo's i-Mode systems. None of the phones are going to blow you away, so we won't get into the dirty details of each model, but it's an interesting move all the same. I've had limited experience with Grundig products, but have always been impressed with their attention to detail. Perhaps they'll be launching a high-end phone, too, with a built-in shortwave radio. (I know, but how great would that be?)

The A110 and M130 are simple VGA candybars with MP3 playering, FM radio, and Bluetooth. The M240 is a slider with a 1.3-megapixel camera. The G34i [pictured, I think] and G40i are the i-Mode phones, a candybar and a slider, respectively. Finally, the C310 is a CDMA clamshell.

Debutta al Cebit Grundig Mobile [KatawebIT]
Machine Translation [Google]

Great clarification of these phones (look like rebrands, sadly) by Jose after the jump:

China goes large for mobile phones

China goes large for mobile phones 06/07/2004 09:03 AM
One in four fully equipped by year end
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Libya gets new mobile phones

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