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RSS mobile phonesBT Internet to tempt users with mobile giveaway
News BT Internet is to give away free mobile phones and connection to the Cellnet network in an effort to cash in on a Christmas rush on the Net. The offer applies to customers who sign up to its annual... [13 Nov 1998]
Welsh biologist loses mobile phone health scare case
News On day one of the trial, witness for the prosecution, Alasdair Philips produced evidence which he said proves mobile phones lead to "headaches, loss of concentration, skin tingling or burning or... [11 Nov 1998]
NEWSFLASH: Mobile phone firm 'not guilty' of ignoring health warnings
News Coghill alleged that mobile phones can cause health problems and therefore should not be sold without a health warning. Mobile phone firms are in the clear this morning after a test case... [11 Nov 1998]
Scientist plays down mobile lawsuit fears
News Dr Roger Coghill, a biologist who heads a laboratory looking into phenomena such as sick building syndrome, electromagnetic therapy and the effects of mobile handsets, told Silicon.com: "We need a labelling system for... [26 Oct 1998]
Lucent and Philips in acrimonious split over mobile phones
News Lucent technologies and Philips Electronics have abandoned plans for a joint venture to supply the global market with mobile phones. The move signals an end to Philips' plans to make inroads into the US... [23 Oct 1998]
Insurance firms told to wise up to the Web
News A number of speakers agreed that the advent of digital TV and the availability of Internet services on GSM mobile phones mean that customers will be demanding more interactive Web sites. IT directors in... [22 Oct 1998]
Toshiba plans mobile chip for email and Net access
News The company told the Microprocessor Forum in Silicon Valley this week that the chips will be used in mobile phones. Toshiba has announced plans to integrate communications technology into forthcoming... [16 Oct 1998]
IBM highlights wireless boom
News Big Blue claims the process will lead to smaller, lighter and less power hungry pagers and mobile phones. The technology was originally intended to improve mainframe computing, but IBM believes the... [13 Oct 1998]
Iridium handsets get ITU seal of approval
News The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) said Iridium phones will now be able to carry an official approval mark. Pekka Tarjanne, secretary general of the ITU, said the phones will reach "the... [13 Oct 1998]
Vodafone launches second hand mobiles
News Vodafone has linked up with Australian pawnbrokers and second hand goods group Cash Converters International to sell second hand mobile phones in the UK. Once returned, the mobile... [12 Oct 1998]
Communications failure blamed for man's death
News One hundred ambulances have now been issued with mobile phones to provide a temporary back up system. The Greater Manchester Ambulance Service has been forced to take emergency measures after a... [12 Oct 1998]
Lucent bucks chip trend and expands manufacturing plant
News IBM is today expected to unveil chips based on silicon germanium technology, which are also intended to target the markets for mobile phones and pagers. Showing its strength in the face of a global chips... [12 Oct 1998]
IBM and France Telecom woo Minitel users
News He pointed out that by choosing to develop a platform based on screen phones and other mobile devices, the two companies hope to capture regular users of Minitel who do not own a PC. France Telecom has... [07 Oct 1998]
Siemens adopts trendy new image
News Siemens plans to sell mobiles with a wooden veneer - it claims research has found that people are not interested in the technology of phones but in the brand image and aesthetics. The German phone manufacturer will also... [13 Sep 1998]
In brief: Olivetti speeds introduction of Italian telephony
News However, Infostrada is unable to offer local call services except to mobile phones, because Italian regulations prohibit new operators from connecting numbers with the same area code as that of the caller. [11 Sep 1998]
