Vodafone sells China Mobile stake (AFP)

Vodafone sells China Mobile stake (AFP)

AFP - British mobile phone giant Vodafone has announced the sale of its 3.2 percent stake in China Mobile for around 4.3 billion pounds (6.6 billion dollars, 5.2 billion euros). Full text

Mobile Phones

On the Strengths of Linux, Android Will Win the Mobile Contest (PC World)

2010.07.29 - Mobile Phones - Source: rss.news.yahoo.com - Comments [0]

PC World - Mirror, mirror, on the wall, which mobile operating system is fairest of all? That's a common question, given the many contenders in the mobile arena--and the well-publicized glitches that have recently come up. Full text

Why Android Will Win the Mobile Platform War (PC World)

2010.07.29 - Mobile Phones - Source: rss.news.yahoo.com - Comments [0]

PC World - Mirror, mirror, on the wall, which mobile operating system is fairest of all? That's a common question, given the many contenders in the mobile arena--and the well-publicized glitches that have recently come up. Full text

Apple's iOS4 Issues Take Center Stage (PC World)

2010.07.29 - Mobile Phones - Source: rss.news.yahoo.com - Comments [0]

PC World - Now that Apple has pacified iPhone 4 customers with free bumper cases to alleviate antenna issues, the company is looking into problems with iOS 4 and the iPhone 3G. Full text

iPhone iOS 4 Complaints Could Be Apple's 'Vistagate' (NewsFactor)

2010.07.29 - Mobile Phones - Source: rss.news.yahoo.com - Comments [0]

NewsFactor - Just when you thought it was safe to turn on your iPhone ... Antennagate may be over, but complaints are now rolling in from iPhone 3G users who downloaded the latest Apple mobile operating system. Full text

Motorola rings up sharply higher net profit (AFP)

2010.07.29 - Mobile Phones - Source: rss.news.yahoo.com - Comments [0]

AFP - Motorola posted a six-fold increase in quarterly net profit Thursday and an optimistic outlook for its mobile phone division ahead of its separation next year. Full text

Foreign firms sink teeth into Brazil mobile market (AFP)

2010.07.29 - Mobile Phones - Source: rss.news.yahoo.com - Comments [0]

AFP - Multi-billion-dollar deals by Spain's Telefonica and Portugal Telecom in Brazil's booming cellphone market this week underline the growth potential of Latin America's biggest economy, analysts say. Full text

Mobile Apps Leak Personal Info on Android, Apple Phones (NewsFactor)

2010.07.29 - Mobile Phones - Source: rss.news.yahoo.com - Comments [0]

NewsFactor - Mobile apps on Android-powered smartphones and Apple's iPhone can disclose more personal data than most users realize, security vendor Lookout revealed Wednesday at the Black Hat USA 2010 conference in Las Vegas. Rather than being malicious, users often give the apps permission to access data when they are installed. Full text

Best Buy to Offer Clearwire Service in 2011 (PC Magazine)

2010.07.29 - Mobile Phones - Source: rss.news.yahoo.com - Comments [0]

PC Magazine - Best Buy said Thursday that it will offer a branded version of Clearwire's 4G WiMAX service for its recently launched Best Buy Connect wireless service. Full text

Android App Data Theft: Advantage Apple? (PC World)

2010.07.29 - Mobile Phones - Source: rss.news.yahoo.com - Comments [0]

PC World - Mobile security firm Lookout embarrassed Android by revealing that a popular wallpaper app was sending sensitive user data to a mysterious Website in China. Full text

Rogue Android Apps Secretly Grab User Data (PC World)

2010.07.29 - Mobile Phones - Source: rss.news.yahoo.com - Comments [0]

PC World - A number of popular Android applications can reportedly collect your mobile device's personal information and then send that data to a Chinese-owned Website. The information in question includes your device's phone number, subscriber identifier number and, in some cases, your voicemail password, according to Phandroid. Full text

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