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LG Electronics Inc. said Tuesday that the mobile phone market was holding up despite the global slump and announced plans to launch three models powered by Google's Android operating system this year. http://www.physorg.com/news164353727.html Technology Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:18:03 EST news164353727 Mobile phone manufacturers will show off their most advanced models at Asia's biggest telecommunication fair this week, hoping to prove they can rival or even better the phenomenal Apple iPhone. http://www.physorg.com/news164253432.html Technology Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:57:28 EST news164253432 The main mobile telephone network in Iran was cut in the capital Tehran Saturday evening while popular Internet websites Facebook and YouTube also appeared to be blocked, correspondents said. http://www.physorg.com/news164174928.html Technology Sun, 14 Jun 2009 05:09:03 EST news164174928 Traditional cell phones have been immune to viruses because they lack standardized operating systems. However, as smart phones rapidly increase in market share, viruses pose a serious threat to mobile communications. http://www.physorg.com/news163952190.html Technology Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:16:39 EST news163952190 (AP) -- A few months from now, a highly contagious disease will spread through a Japanese elementary school. The epidemic will start with several unwitting children, who will infect others as they attend classes and wander the halls. http://www.physorg.com/news163600177.html Technology Sun, 07 Jun 2009 13:30:10 EST news163600177 (PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers believe they have achieved what has remained an almost impossible dream in the wireless world: powerful mobile services that work simply, seamlessly and intuitively. http://www.physorg.com/news162484211.html Technology Mon, 25 May 2009 15:30:41 EST news162484211 (AP) -- North Korea has begun limited Internet service for mobile phone users, a government Web site reported, months after launching an advanced network in cooperation with an Egyptian telecommunications company. http://www.physorg.com/news162194473.html Technology Fri, 22 May 2009 07:02:23 EST news162194473 (PhysOrg.com) -- If you own a computer, chances are you have experienced the aftermath of a nasty virus at some point. In contrast, there have been no major outbreaks of mobile phone viral infection, despite the fact that over 80 percent of Americans now use these devices. A team headed by Albert-Laszlo Barabasi, director of the Center for Complex Network Research at Northeastern University, set out to explain why this is true. http://www.physorg.com/news162140058.html Technology Thu, 21 May 2009 15:55:00 EST news162140058 In the United States, where driving while using telephones without hands-free adaptor kits and texting at the wheel are not widely illegal, one in four people confesses to texting and driving, a survey found Wednesday. http://www.physorg.com/news162041596.html Technology Wed, 20 May 2009 12:33:39 EST news162041596 (AP) -- Japan's top chipmaker Toshiba Corp. said Wednesday it will end production of mobile phones in Japan due to plummeting demand amid an economic slump. http://www.physorg.com/news162041429.html Technology Wed, 20 May 2009 12:30:58 EST news162041429 (AP) -- Nokia Corp. said Tuesday it will lay off 170 workers worldwide to further cut costs as the global downturn continues to weaken demand in the mobile phone industry. http://www.physorg.com/news161954917.html Technology Tue, 19 May 2009 12:29:15 EST news161954917 The IEA world energy watchdog urged action on Wednesday to make computers, mobile phones and other devices more energy-efficient as the number of users worldwide soars. http://www.physorg.com/news161438693.html Electronics Wed, 13 May 2009 13:05:21 EST news161438693 Shake things up with MOTO W7 Active Edition, a motion-enabled 3G mobile device announced today by Motorola. Designed for those who want a "moving" phone experience, MOTO W7 is equipped with an accelerometer that senses your body`s motions, orientation and hand gestures to perform tasks. http://www.physorg.com/news161276906.html Electronics Mon, 11 May 2009 16:09:02 EST news161276906 France has delayed a tender for a fourth mobile phone licence to examine the conditions, a top official said Wednesday, as existing operators warned they could go to court if the price were set too low. http://www.physorg.com/news160232032.html Technology Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:54:09 EST news160232032 Nokia, the world's leading mobile phone maker, said Tuesday it planned to cut some 450 jobs globally as it reorganises its services unit. http://www.physorg.com/news160147689.html Technology Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:28:51 EST news160147689 The leaders of Japan and China may this week discuss jointly developing a next-generation mobile telephone network for the Chinese market, a government official said Tuesday. http://www.physorg.com/news160130912.html Technology Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:49:20 EST news160130912 US wireless technology titan Qualcomm delayed the release of its quarterly results on Wednesday, saying it was in "advanced" settlement talks with Broadcom over a long-running patent dispute. http://www.physorg.com/news159647672.html Technology Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:35:01 EST news159647672 Taiwan-based computer giant Acer on Wednesday launched a series of advanced mobile phones for the Asia-Pacific region, ramping up its expansion into the wireless communication market. http://www.physorg.com/news159599238.html Technology Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:08:36 EST news159599238 South Korea's anti-trust watchdog said Monday it has found no evidence that leading chipmakers in South Korea and other countries colluded to fix prices. http://www.physorg.com/news159425559.html Technology Mon, 20 Apr 2009 05:53:02 EST news159425559 (AP) -- Nokia Corp. on Thursday said profits plummeted 90 percent in the first quarter because of fading demand for mobile phones amid the worldwide downturn - but its shares surged as analysts had expected an even gloomier report. http://www.physorg.com/news159099507.html Technology Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:18:56 EST news159099507 (PhysOrg.com) -- Northeastern researchers say that it`s only a matter of time before computer viruses attack smartphones, like the Blackberry and iPhone, on a massive scale. But their study may also hold the key to blunting the effects of these attacks. http://www.physorg.com/news158948620.html Technology Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:24:09 EST news158948620 NEC Corporation announced today the development of two new technologies that evaluate an author's feelings based on text data in order to automatically generate entertaining blog content. The technologies produce a variety of text decorations and feature an entertaining text-to-speech function that generates synthesized speech based on the positive or negative emotions expressed in a body of text. http://www.physorg.com/news158259748.html Technology Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:03:09 EST news158259748 (PhysOrg.com) -- The explosive growth of mobile phones in the developing world has sidelined tens of millions of people, according to new research. http://www.physorg.com/news158255519.html Other Sciences Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:52:40 EST news158255519 A year after they were authorised, the use of mobile phones aboard planes remains very limited in Europe, with only 27 planes equipped to allow them, the European Commission said Thursday. http://www.physorg.com/news157902970.html Technology Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:56:38 EST news157902970 European travellers will pay less to send text messages and access the internet via mobile phone networks, under a compromise deal thrashed out by EU negotiators Tuesday, a spokesman said. http://www.physorg.com/news157129802.html Technology Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:10:31 EST news157129802 IPhone lovers can use their hot devices to view steamy adult videos in 3D. http://www.physorg.com/news156795419.html Electronics Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:17:33 EST news156795419 China Mobile, the world's largest mobile phone network operator, said Thursday its profits jumped by 30 percent last year, but warned China's telecoms market faced a tough 2009. http://www.physorg.com/news156664715.html Technology Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:59:07 EST news156664715 (AP) -- Nokia Corp. said Tuesday it will lay off 1,700 people worldwide to cut costs, as the global economic downturn strikes deeper into the mobile phone sector. http://www.physorg.com/news156517326.html Technology Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:03:31 EST news156517326 Mobile phone sales grew by six percent in 2008 over the previous year but fell nearly five percent in the fourth quarter as the global economy weakened, market research firm Gartner said on Tuesday. http://www.physorg.com/news155308101.html Technology Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:08:52 EST news155308101 Canada's Research In Motion said Friday it has ruled out faulty batteries as the likely cause of keyboards heating up during recharging of its BlackBerry Bold smart phones sold in Japan. http://www.physorg.com/news155012934.html Electronics Sat, 28 Feb 2009 03:10:33 EST news155012934