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Android smart phones to be used for contactless payment
Google could be set to team up with Mastercard and Citigroup to allow contactless payments using Android smart phones. The Wall Street Journal reports that Google is planning the project in a bid to increase advertising revenue. The payment system would mean Google could give retailers more inf...
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Parents not controlling mobile phone internet risks
The majority of parents still do not install control measures on their children's mobile phones to prevent them from accessing unsuitable material, according to a new set of research. The study by clinical psychologist and government internet safety advisor, Tanya Byron, warned that 9 out of ...
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'Distracting' mobile phones posing increasing human danger
The prevalence of the mobile phone in modern life is putting users lives at risks, after recent research revealed that at least one in ten people have suffered some kind of injury as a result of using their mobile phone. Texting while walking has caused a dramatic rise in the number of people admit...
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Apple launch redesigned iPhone
The latest in the Apple stable of iPhone technology has been unveiled and, as promised, it is a complete upgrade on the original model. Apple officially introduced the new phone, iPhone 4, to the world at a conference in San Francisco, describing the handset as the ‘biggest leap’ in red...
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MeeGo launched by Nokia and Intel
Nokia and Intel have released the first code from MeeGo, their first joint mobile device Linux project. It is seen as an effort on their part to challenge Android, by Google. The joint project was announced three months ago, and now the two IT companies have launched MeeGo 1.0. MeeGo for touch-base...
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New Ofcom rules for mobile phone operators
The telecoms regulator Ofcom has proposed a set of new rules which should result in a reduction in the cost of calls to UK mobile phones by 2011. Under the new rules proposed by Ofcom, the fee that mobile phone companies can charge to connect a call from another network operator will fall from its ...
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Japanese develop mobile to keep tabs on staff
The Japanese phone company, KDDI, has developed a mobile phone that can tell if an employee is working or idling. The phone works using accelerometers. It needs to be worn on the back of the employee's wrist and the accelerometers track the movements of the wearer. The phone can tell what kind...
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Apple tops touchscreen smartphone shipments for 2009
More than half of all smartphones shipped in the final three months of last year were touchscreen models, the latest stats show. Apple came top of the touchphone charts, just ahead of Nokia and followed by HTC and Samsung. Analysts at Canalys reveal that the iPhone manufacturer shipped over 25 mill...
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Symbian takes on Google Android by opening up
The Symbian operating system - the world's most popular smartphone platform, associated most with Nokia phones - has been made open source. From now on developers will be able to download free source code and experiment with it, paving the way for faster and more exciting development of mobile...
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Apple iPad finally unveiled by Steve Jobs
Apple's claiming it bridges the gap between laptops and smartphones, and we now know it's neither an iSlate nor an iTablet but an iPad. The iPhone manufacturer's chief executive, Steve Jobs, finally revealed his latest creation to the world yesterday and confirmed it can be used for...
