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Asians make the most payments with mobile phones: research

The number of people using mobile phones to make payments is expected to rise 50 percent this year to nearly 109 million with Asians leading the pack, technology research firm Gartner said Monday.

Technology / Telecom

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PC users can now use computers to test stress levels

A new gadget that helps computer users check their stress and mood levels was unveiled Thursday at Asia's biggest IT trade fair.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

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Health impacts of mobile phone use to be explored in huge new study

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new decades-long study launches today to investigate whether there is a link between the use of mobile phones and long-term health problems such as cancer.

Medicine & Health / Health

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Microsoft’s 'Manual Deskterity' Enhances User Touchscreen Experience (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Microsoft's "Manual Deskterity" combines touch and pen for a more natural user experience working with Microsoft Surface (tabletop touchscreen) and newer versions of Windows 7 tablet.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

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India's billion-dollar 3G auction set to open

In an auction set to open Friday, India's mobile firms will bid billions of dollars to provide superfast third generation (3G) service in the country's booming cellular market.

Technology / Telecom

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Survey: 26 pct of Americans get news via phone

(AP) -- Just over a quarter of American adults now read news on their cell phones, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center.

Technology / Telecom

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Cell phone use linked positively to face-to-face social activities

(PhysOrg.com) -- Cell phone use actually strengthens bonds and supports face-to-face contact with friends and family, new research shows.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 19, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Text service resumes 6 months after Xinjiang riots

(AP) -- Text messaging services restarted with some restrictions Sunday for cell phone users in far western China, more than six months after deadly ethnic rioting prompted the government to shut them down.

Technology / Telecom

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Haiti text donations to Red Cross pass $5M (Update)

(AP) -- U.S. cell phone users have contributed more than $5 million in $10 increments to the Red Cross for Haiti disaster relief, by far the largest outpouring of support via mobile devices in history.

Technology / Other

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S.Korea halves ceiling on text messages to fight spam

South Korean authorities on Wednesday halved the daily limit on text messages sent out by mobile phones as part of a campaign against spam, officials said.

Technology / Telecom

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Google buying display ad startup Teracent

Google is acquiring Web display advertising startup Teracent, the Internet giant announced on Monday.

Technology / Internet

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Mobile multimedia revenues tipped to dethrone text

Multimedia services will surpass text messaging this year as the main source of mobile operators' non-voice revenue in the Asia-Pacific region, industry analyst IDC said Monday.

Technology / Telecom

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Not all is lost on the Sidekick: contacts recouped

(AP) -- T-Mobile Sidekick phones that lost the information stored on them now can at least get the contact lists back.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

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SKorea unveils new guidelines on mobile fees

South Korea's telecoms watchdog on Sunday unveiled new guidelines on mobile phone fees following mounting complaints over high charges.

Technology / Telecom

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Online payment startup Zuora wants to rescue newspapers

Tien Tzuo on Wednesday called on fellow technology entrepreneurs to join him on a quest to rescue newspapers that are dying as their readers get stories free on the Internet.

Technology / Internet

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