First Solar Phone in America Is ZTE Coral 200FM? | Mobile Magazine (MobileMag)
So many cell phones these days suffer from poor battery life, because we are increasingly using them for high-speed mobile web surfing, video recording, Twitter updating, and so much more. Wouldn’t it be nice if your phone could keep charging while you’re on the go?
Ethiopia: ETC Says Working to Boost Mobile Phone Service Quality (AllAfrica.com)
Addis Abeba — The Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation (ETC) disclosed that it was working on mobile phone upgrading project as of March 2009 in a bid to centralize the mobile network service that was formerly rendered separately by different companies and improve the overall quality of the service in the capital.
Mobile phone load to have longer shelf life (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Bowing to pressure from lawmakers, government regulators were finalizing on Thursday new rules requiring mobile phone companies to treble the shelf life of prepaid credits amid persistent complaints of “vanishing load” from consumers.
Uganda: Nokia to Lobby for Drop in Mobile Phone Vat (AllAfrica.com)
Nairobi — Nokia, one of the world's leading mobile phone manufacturers, will this month send representatives to Uganda, to push for the removal of Value Added Tax on mobile phones sold in the country.
Microsoft prepares 'Pink' mobile phone launch - report (Digital Media Europe)
(Telecompaper) Microsoft is preparing to launch its own mobile phone in a project code-named Pink, ZDNet reports. The Microsoft-branded phone will launch with a set of accompanying consumer services being developed largely by the Danger team that Microsoft acquired last year. Pink will build on top of the core Windows Mobile 7 platform, according to ZDnet's sources, but will look different from ...
Huge drop in mobile phone services complaints (Computer Active)
The number of complaints about mobile phone services has decreased, according to a report by Payphone Plus. The regulator of phone-paid services said the total complaints regarding mobile services are down by 57 per cent from June 2008 where the number of complaints totalled 2,125. In May 2009 this dropped to 919.
Slower growth for mobile phone operators (The Edge Daily)
KUALA LUMPUR: Mobile phone operators will have to brace for slower revenue growth in the short term due to the fallout from the recession, says Ovum, a global advisory and consulting firm.
Strong signals of mobile phone bid war (Yorkshire Post Today)
A potential bidding war for mobile phone operator T-Mobile was in prospect yesterday after reports said O2 owner Telefonica was eyeing the business. (02/07/2009 18:50:30)
Samsung launches 'Marine B 2100' mobile phone at Rupees 7,030 (New Kerala)
Lucknow, Jul 2 : Samsung Electronic Company Ltd, one of the leading mobile phone providers, today launched its first outdoor mobile phone 'Samsung Marine B 2100', priced at Rupees 7.030.
Lost phone reveals scary truth about mobile Web charges (ZDNet)
I knew that mobile data charges - for those without an unlimited usage plan - could add up fast. But this is crazy. My mother-in-law lost her phone - at the grocery store on Monday morning, she thinks - but didn't notice until she went to make a call on Tuesday morning that it was missing. So she did what any of us would do - she called her cell phone number from her house phone, hoping she'd ...