Mobile phone English lessons a hit in Bangladesh

Every morning, Ahmed Shariar Sarwar makes it his daily ritual to call number 3000 on his mobile phone to get lessons in English -- his passport to a better life in impoverished Bangladesh.

Google search getting eyes and ears

Google search is getting eyes and ears, moving beyond typed key words to let people scour the Internet with mobile telephone cameras or spoken words in multiple languages.

Samsung expects strong 3rd-quarter profit

(AP) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday that profit likely surged in the third quarter on higher sales, amid a brightening outlook for the world's largest manufacturer of computer memory chips and flat screen televisions.

Rivals to form UK's top mobile operator

(AP) -- Deutsche Telekom AG and France Telecom SA said Tuesday they intend to combine their British mobile phone units - shaking up the country's intensely competitive market and forming the country's biggest mobile operator.

LG Electronics posts record Q2 earnings

South Korea's LG Electronics Wednesday reported a record quarterly net profit, boosted by brisk sales of flat panel televisions and mobile phones.

DoCoMo invests $45.5M in US mobile video firm

(AP) -- NTT DoCoMo, Japan's largest mobile phone operator, said Monday it spent $45.5 million to take a 35 percent share in a U.S. company that makes multimedia technology for its mobile phones.

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