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Virgin Mobile launches contract without month-13 catch
Virgin Mobile announces the launch of Britain’s most consumer-friendly contract Virgin Mobile Pay Monthly.

Mobile TV channel launches in three markets
The mobile TV distributor Kamera has signed a deal with the mobile operator Tele2 for the launch of WOW! TV in Sweden, Luxembourg and Norway. WOW! TV is an entertainment focused TV channel optimized for mobile distribution.

Yahoo goes mobile on Nokia smartphones
Nokia, the global leader in mobility, and Yahoo!, the number one global internet brand, today announced an agreement that allows millions of Nokia smartphone users to stay informed, entertained and in touch through Yahoo!’s rapidly developing internet services.

Guinness World Record set on a Treo 650 smartphone
To celebrate the UK launch of the Treo 650 smartphone from palmOne, former World Text Champion Arttu Harkki has exchanged his mobile phone for a palmOne smartphone, to type the fastest-ever email on the move using a QWERTY keyboard.

Nokia today announced the N90 mobile phone with Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus and 2 Megapixel camera.
Nokia today announced three new high-end 3G phone models N90. N90 highlights are Carl Zeiss optics, USB 2.0 connection, dual display and VGA video capture.

Mobile Phone Users Have Mixed Feelings on Future Features
Mobile phone users have mixed feelings about predicted new handset features.

First Single To Be Released On Mobiles Before Sale In Stores
For the first time a new single will be released on a mobile phone prior to being for sale in the stores.

Fifty Two Different Mobile Viruses
SimWorks, a U.S. based security firm has announced that it has discovered fifty-two new viruses that affect series 60 mobile phones using the Symbian operating system. The recently found Trojans are mostly hidden in games meant for smartphones.

Sony Ericsson reports 2005 First Quarter Results
Tokyo and Stockholm, April 15 -- Sony and Ericsson today announced the consolidated financial summary for the first quarter ended March 31, 2005 of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB (Sony Ericsson), the 50:50 joint venture of Sony and Ericsson.