Nokia 6220 candy-bar Smartphone launched
Nokia has launched their latest Smartphone model.
The company introduced their Nokia 6220 device.
Nokia 6220 is a quad-band GSM phone which is capable of using 3G mobile networks.
It comes with support for HSDPA technology capable of a top downlink speed of 3.6 Mbps.
The phone switches to EDGE where 3G networks are [...]

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O2: One iPhone per person
Apple iPhone would be sold by O2 in the UK market and the company has revealed that they would limit the sale to just one unit per person.
The company has already started sending out messages to their customers to sign up for the Apple iPhone 3G which is coming out later [...]

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Toshiba laptops to get Ericsson mobile broadband technology
Ericsson has announced that they are collaborating with PC manufacturer Toshiba to provide mobile broadband technology.
Toshiba’s business laptops would now get integrated support for mobile broadband access using HSPA standard.
The Japanese company aims to launch the first products in the second half of 2008. These would be sold [...]

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Microsoft’s Boston Concept Development Center established
Microsoft has announced the establishment of their Boston Concept Development Center.
This is the first of its kind set up which would be researching new technologies to enable the company to take on rivals like Google and Yahoo.
Boston is the hometown of Ray Ozzie who took over from Bill Gates as [...]

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EMI sues VideoEgg, Hi5 and others for copyright infringement
EMI is targeting video sharing services like Hi5 and VideoEgg for copyright infringement.
The company claims that users of these services have uploaded media content which is owned by them.
The lawsuit includes 10 other unnamed defendants.
Market sources tell that EMI was in talks with these companies on a [...]

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Bill Gates last day at Microsoft

Today is the last day Bill Gates would be working at Microsoft. The c0-founder of the company would now focus entirely on philanthropy with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation he established along with his wife.
Gates is leaving the company at a time when it is struggling to compete [...]

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Nokia N78 lands in US market
Mobile customers in the US market can now get their hands on the Nokia N78 model.
Nokia N78 is a sleek Smartphone that comes loaded with features like integrated Wi-Fi, 3G network support.
It is also compatible with HSDPA networks enabling the user to get 3.6-Mbps downlink speed while using mobile Internet [...]

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iSuppli: Apple iPhone 3G costs USD 173 to make
Market researcher iSuppli has come out with their much awaited study and the company claims that the Apple spends just around US$173 to manufacture a unit of their Apple iPhone 3G.
The company last month surprised the analysts when they announced that the 8GB edition of the Apple [...]

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Reva launches REVAi electric car in Delhi
Delhi government has said that they are considering plans to give tax breaks and other incentives to hybrid cars.
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said in a statement: “Let them (automakers) come out, we will definitely see and consider (plans for incentives).”
She was speaking at the launch ceremony of the [...]

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Virgin Mobile USA launches $79.99 unlimited plan
Virgin Mobile USA has gone offensive against the market leaders. The company has launched a new unlimited plan which would cost the customer $79.99 per month.
The company said that this prepaid plan will be available July 1.
Till now Virgin was charging the customers $99.99 for 1000 minutes per [...]

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NBC announces NBC Olympics on the Go service
Media giant NBC has announced their new service for the upcoming Beijing Olympics…
This new service is named NBC Olympics on the Go.
Customers would be able to select the games they are interested in and the service would download the coverage once it’s available.
As a result, users would [...]

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Nokia acquires Plazes social networking service
World’s largest mobile phone maker Nokia has announced that they are acquiring Plazes.
Plazes is a social networking service that helps friends locate each other using GPS enabled mobile devices.
The service is currently in beta testing and enables the user to update their locations and activities.
They can do that directly [...]

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Hyundai Avante coming next month to India
South Korean automaker Hyundai is expected to launch their Hyundai Avante model in the Indian market next month.
They had showcased this model at the 2008 Auto Expo in Delhi.
Hyundai would sell this car in both petrol and diesel models.
This would be their replacement for the Elantra model which was [...]

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Hyundai i20, i30 and i40 planned for India
South Korean automaker Hyundai has already launched their i10 hatchback in the Indian market.
The company is now scheduled to launch the sedan model i20 later this year.
Hyundai also has plans to launch other models in the same series i30 and i40 in the coming years.
These new models could [...]

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GOOG-411 arrives in Canada
Search engine giant Google has launched their GOOG-411 service in Canada.
The service was till now available only in the US market.
GOOG-411 is Google’s voice-recognition local search phone service which enables anyone with a telephone to dial in and ask for nearby destinations.
The service responds to questions asked by the user using speech [...]

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AFP Mobile Journal service launched
News media service Agence France-Presse has announced the launch of their new service for mobile users.
This new service is named AFP Mobile Journal.
The company said that AFP Mobile Journal is designed to deliver global news coverage and also comes with multimedia and messaging options.
The content is delivered in text, photos and [...]

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Sprint providing Microsoft Exchange Server and Lotus Notes on some handsets
US based mobile service provider Sprint has said that they are now enabling the owners of some of their mobile devices to connect to Microsoft Exchange Server and Lotus Notes accounts.
This new service is being called Sprint Mobile E-Mail Work and it is now available [...]

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Motorola launches MOTOROKR E8 in India
US based mobile phone maker Motorola has launched their latest mobile phone model MOTOROKR E8 in the Indian market.
This new model comes loaded with application to access the company’s music portal MOTOMUSIC through GPRS connectivity.
Motorola said that they are providing this mobile service through their recently acquired unit Soundbuzz.
Moto ROKR [...]

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Google can cancel deal with Yahoo in case of a takeover
Yahoo and Google have entered into a four year long deal which would see Google providing advertising on Yahoo Search pages.
However, the search engine giant has the power to cancel this agreement in case majority of Yahoo’s current board is replaced at the behest of [...]

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MySpace revamping to improve image, enhance popularity
News Corp. owned social-networking service MySpace has announced that they are now revamping the site to improve its image and boost popularity.
MySpace is often used as a perfect example of how not to develop a web service. This is despite the fact that it remains the most popular social [...]

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