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AFP - Swedish mobile phone network supplier Ericsson won contracts to supply broadband Internet to millions of users in China by a deal with three operators there, it said Friday.

Reuters - Researchers are using Bluetooth technology to observe the meanderings of tens of thousands of festival-goers at a top European rock festival, hoping their findings will launch a new generation of tracking devices.

Reuters - Treasure Hunting will go fully digital on Friday night when players chase a mysterious oriental wand with special powers along the narrow streets and bridges of Venice.

PC World - A Web site for China Mobile's upcoming mobile application store appeared online on Friday, giving a preview of what free and paid downloads the carrier will offer to its more than 480 million subscribers.

AFP - The biggest German telecommunications operator, Deutsche Telekom, is looking to swap its loss-making T-Mobile unit in Britain for an asset in another country, a press report said.

NewsFactor - European space transportation provider Arianespace launched its largest satellite ever on Wednesday on behalf of TerreStar Networks -- a Virginia-based company that intends to inaugurate a hybrid satellite/cellular service in the United State...

Reuters - Thieves are increasingly going after iPhones and other smartphones but victims now can fight back with technology.

PC Magazine - Dell will begin adding GPS to its Dell Mini 10 netbook next week, hoping that users will want GPS functions in netbooks as well as mobile phones.

PC World - Apple has issued a warning on its support pages regarding iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS overheating, marking the first time the company has officially acknowledged the problem. Reports that the iPhone 3GS is having overheating problems have surfaced...

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Turkey’s privatisation body said that it has not started the process of selling a second tranche of state-owned shares in Turk Telekom. Turkey’s Privatisation Administration was reportedly planning to sell a 15...

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: MegaFon, largest mobile operator in terms of subscribers, is reportedly eyeing at the possibility of buying up to 5% of shares in rival cellco Vimpelcom on the stock market. According to the sources, the proposal was on th...

www.WirelessFederation.com/news:For the first time ever in Malta, Melita Mobile is introducing the cheapest mobile rates for roaming in EU countries after the Company decided to go one step further than mandatory EU regulations by setting its new roaming ...

www.WirelessFederation.com/news:SFR (incl neuf Cegetel) Chief Executive Frank Esser, has reportedly said that the French group had a ‘strong’ second quarter in terms of subscriber additions for fixed and mobile services, and is ahead of its target for...

www.WirelessFederation.com/news:Digicel BVI has announced Bigger, Better Savings for its subscribers which will allow for more FREE talk on its network. The subscribers signing up for the new caibbean plan will get all local Digicel to Digicel calls total...

Wow, two Android scoops in one day! After playing with, and being impressed by, the HTC Hero earlier today I decided to head to the shops after work on the off chance of finding out some news about the ‘missing in action' Samsung i7500. Today is the fir...

Jonathan Mulholland here! I just got to have a 10 minute play with an HTC Hero, and I'm impressed. First impressions - it feels great in the hand. It's a very angular shape but is very comfortable to hold. The material is a soft plastic. It seems to re...

There is, I think, a market for a well run, focused mobile virtual network operator. At CTIA back in March, there was a small but significant buzz about Zer01 Mobile — a totally new entrant proposing unlimited voice and data within the United States fo...

If you work in mobile marketing/advertising, chances are, your eyes are on Adfonic here in Europe. Over to the seriously useful Farney Media for more information: Adfonic launched a self-service mobile ad marketplace this week. The platform allows advert...