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Another mobile phone giant has landed in Australia, bringing with it "true 3G"--the ability to make real time video phone calls--and intensifying the mobile battle in the country.
Over-packed travellers will soon be able to leave one thing out of their backpack, as Lonely Planet institutes plans for their giant travel guides to be available on mobile phones.
Hutchison Telecoms, which owns Orange, has outsourced the operation of its Australian mobile networks to Ericsson Australia in a seven-year deal that is expected to save the telco over AU$40 million.
Nokia has leveraged its association with Telstra subsidiary Hong Kong CSL to snap up a contract to supply MMS network components to Telstra in Australia.
ARM is to integrate security into its popular processor cores for mobile devices, paving the way for Palladium-style secure systems.
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