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Mexicans will soon be able to pay for small purchases such as restaurant meals and taxi rides using their mobile telephones, the country’s banks said on Monday. Telephone operators Telefonica and Iusacell are teaming up with big banks such as Citigroup and BBVA to launch the service, marketed at first toward technology savvy teenagers and […]

Nokia’s N79 (left) and N85 phones. Source: Reuters Nokia unveiled two new high-end phone models, the N79 and the N85, as the world’s top mobile phone maker battles against increasing competition from the likes of Apple and Samsung. The news lifted shares in Nokia more than 2 percent on Tuesday as it reassured investors the […]

TORONTO — Rogers Communications (TO: RCIb) could have a record quarter for wireless subscriber growth following the launch of Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone and Research In Motion’s (NASDAQ: RIMM) BlackBerry Bold on its network, an analyst said on Monday. The two smartphones target complementary segments of the market, with the iPhone aiming for retail customers […]

Hydrogen fuel cell cars from nine automakers completed a 13-day cross-country trip this weekend, in the first such mass U.S. crossing for vehicles powered by a zero-emission technology still in its infancy. As firsts go, the event, which ran from Portland, Maine, to the Los Angeles Coliseum, probably would not qualify for the record books. […]

Mobile device and TV chip maker Broadcom said on Monday it plans to buy Advanced Micro Devices’ (NYSE: AMD) digital television chip business for $192.8 million in cash, to expand into the low-end television screen market. Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) makes chips for mobile phones, network equipment and a range of consumer electronics, and has previously […]

WASHINGTON — The head of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission has put on hold a plan to revise the rules governing the right of small wireless phone carriers to “roam” on the networks of larger rivals. At issue is whether carriers should be allowed to roam in areas where they own airwaves, but have not […]

Source: Reuters As the world’s best athletes compete in Beijing, the summer Olympic games are setting the stage for a battle between Microsoft and Adobe Systems over the Internet’s next big competition. Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Silverlight technology and rival Adobe’s (NASDAQ: ADBE) Flash format are currently locked in a race over who delivers the world’s […]

Apple expects to sell 3.5 million iPhones in Russia in the next two years, according to market sources familiar with new deals being struck by Russian carriers. Up to 600,000 iPhones have already flooded into Russia through unauthorized sales, but now at least two carriers have signed an official framework agreement with the manufacturer. One […]

A new iPhone 3G owner in New Delhi. Source: Reuters Apple’s hugely popular 3G iPhone made its debut in India on Friday, but with a price of $700, none of the mass hysteria occurred that marked its launch in the United States, Europe and parts of Asia last month. At about three times the U.S. […]

U.S. mobile service provider Verizon Communications is nearing an agreement with Google on a wide-ranging partnership, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the situation. The deal under discussion would make Google the default search provider on Verizon (NYSE: VZ) devices and give it a share of ad revenue, the paper said. Verizon […]

The downloading of music for iPod players has hit a mysterious glitch in China, stumping scores of users and raising fears the government has blocked Apple’s iTunes site over pro-Tibet lyrics, analysts said on Thursday. Since Monday, more than 60 people have posted messages in an Apple Inc discussion forum complaining that they could not […]

QUERETARO, Mexico — Wealthy Mexicans, terrified of soaring kidnapping rates, are spending thousands of dollars to implant tiny transmitters under their skin so satellites can help find them. No matter if they’re tied up in a safe house or stuffed in the trunk of a car. Kidnapping jumped almost 40 percent between 2004 and 2007 […]