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2 hrs ago | MSN Money

Costco sales down an in-line 6 percent

Costco Wholesale Corp on Thursday reported an in-line 6 percent fall in sales, hit by a slide in demand during the recession for higher ticket items such as cameras and cell phones.

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Related Topix: Costco Wholesale, Retail, Computers

6 hrs ago | InformationWeek

AT&T Defends Exclusive Wireless Deals

Apple iPhone 3GS AT&T is defending itself as it is facing increased scrutiny from the government.

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Related Topix: iPhone, US Politics, Herb Kohl, US Senate, Democrat, Cell Phones, Electronics

10 hrs ago | GISUser.com

Nokia introduces the Nokia 3720 classic, its most rugged mobile handset to date

Nokia today introduced the new Nokia 3720 classic, an IP-54 certified mobile phone designed to resist water, dust and shock.

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, Electronics, Twitter

15 hrs ago | BreakingNews.ie

4,000 children under nine have mobile phones

A new survey has revealed that more than 4,000 children under the age of nine living in Ireland have a mobile phone.

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, Electronics

19 hrs ago | Xinhuanet

T-Mobile launch Android challenge to popular iPhone

Deutsche Telekom subsidiary T-Mobile has announced the launch of a second Google Android mobile phone which it hopes will challenge the well established Apple iPhone.

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Related Topix: iPhone, Deutsche Telekom AG, Telecom, Cell Phones, Electronics, Keyboards

23 hrs ago | Penticton Herald

Wireless carriers start to offer netbooks with subsidies and contracts

As wireless carriers look for more customers, they're starting to offer netbooks with contracts and subsidies just like they sell mobile phones.

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, Electronics, Laptops/Notebooks, Wireless, Science / Technology, Wi-Fi, Emerging Technology, CPU

Fri Jul 10, 2009

Small Times

Analyst: Accelerometers in 1/3 of mobile phones in 2010

July 9, 2009: Spurred by the two hottest devices -- Apple's iPhone and the Palm Pre -- accelerometers will be shipped in one out of every three phones in 2010, up from out of five phones this year and just one out of 10 phones in 2008, according to a new analysis from iSuppli Corp.

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, Electronics, iPhone

News.com.au

Obama at Vatican for meeting with Pope

US President Barack Obama has arrived at the Vatican for his first meeting with Pope Benedict and what the White House says will be frank discussions on issues they agree and disagree on.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Pope Benedict XVI, Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Cell Phones, Electronics, George Bush

New York Times

Sprint Taps Ericsson to Run Its Network

In its latest move to cut spending and stem continued declines in subscribers to its cellphone services, Sprint Nextel announced on Thursday that it would transfer operation of its networks to Ericsson , a Swedish telecommunications equipment maker.

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Related Topix: Sprint, Telecom, IT Services, Overland Park, KS, Outsourcing, Cell Phones, Electronics, Business News

The Globe and Mail

Apps a nail in coffin of broadcast mobile TV

Now, just three letters are hastening the demise of that vision. App. Short for "application", the programs people download from online stores to run on their portable phones have enabled consumers to choose for themselves which moving pictures to take in when they are on the go.

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Related Topix: Europe, Finland, World News,

Gadgetell

Amazon launches AmazonWireless, a new place to purchase cell phones

Today, Amazon launched a new website called "AmazonWireless" that aims to sell cell phones at affordable and competitive prices.

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, Electronics

Thu Jul 09, 2009

NewsChannel 8

MTA Adopts Zero-tolerance Policy

The Maryland Transit Administration says it will adopt a zero-tolerance policy for any operator found using a cell phone or text-messaging device on the job.

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, Electronics

CNET News.com I Tech Blog

Amazon hooks up wireless store

If you want to quickly buy a phone, or just check out what AT&T and Verizon Wireless have to offer, it just got a little more convenient.

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, Electronics, iPhone

wcbstv.com

NYC School Nurse Recounts Swine Flu Triage

The line of sick students outside school nurse Mary Pappas' door was too long. So she thrust thermometers and a pad of Post-It notes at a security guard: Take their temperatures and slap the numbers on their chests.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu

SlashGear.com

Nokia 3720 classic rugged cellphone announced, abused on video

Nokia have announced a new, rugged cellphone, the 3720 classic, and to celebrate they've been kicking it around a little.A Entirely leak-proof, shock-resistant andA dust-sealed, the Nokia 3720 classic still squeezes in a 2-megapixel camera, Nokia Maps and Bluetooth 2.1. A Videos of the Nokia 3720 being mistreated after the cut There's also a media ...

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Related Topix: Cameras, Bluetooth, Cell Phones, Electronics

Hispanic Business

Exclusives Between Cell Phone Makers and Carriers Scrutinized

Regulators in Washington appear to be drawing a bead on one of the more frustrating features of the cell-phone business: The exclusive deals that tie certain cell phone models to a particular carrier, such as the one that makes Apple's iPhone available only through AT&T. The Federal Communications Commission has said it will explore the issue, and ...

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, Electronics, The Regulators, Country, iPhone, Business News, Federal Communications Commission, Telecom

ComputerWorld RFID News

Android, Chrome OS differ over voice communications

As soon as Google Inc. announced it was working on the new Chrome operating system , questions arose over how the new OS will differ from the Android mobile OS, and whether it might spell the end of Android.

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, Electronics

Wed Jul 08, 2009

I4U Future Technology News

Corning Gorilla Glass Screens to be used in Samsung Phones

Corning has announced that it will be providing its Gorilla Glass to Samsung for use in touchscreen Ultra Touch mobile phones.

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, Electronics

Mobile Marketing Magazine

IMIMobile Buys Mobytec

IMImobile, hich provides converged mobile and online technology platforms and managed services, has announced the acquisition of Mobytec, whose technology platform powers the award-winning Mobyko social aggregation service.

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, Electronics, Social Software

Customer Interaction Solutions

ARM Mali-SVG-t Software for 2D Graphics Rendering is Incorporated Into Range of Samsung Mobile Phones

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a leading mobile handset provider, has licensed ARM Mali-SVG-t software for use in a wide range of mobile handsets, enabling clear graphical rendering of 2D objects and easy scaling for different display resolutions and zoom factors.

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, Electronics, CPU, Science / Technology

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