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  • US authorities recall mobile batteries

    Verizon Wireless has recalled 50,000 cell phone batteries, some of which may be counterfeit, after reports suggesting that they may cause minor fires and injuries.

  • RIAA warns individual swappers

    The Recording Industry Association of America said it has sent cease-and-desist letters to five people whom it suspects of illegally offering massive amounts of copyrighted music through peer-to-peer networks.

  • Why telecoms back the pirate cause

    Telecommunications lobbyists are lining up to oppose Hollywood's demands for new copyright laws. Verizon lawyer Sarah Deutsch explains what's behind this confrontation.

  • Google Android's new battleground: Developers

    Google executives have a lot of work ahead of them as they court application developers skeptical of the search king's new open software platform for mobile devices.

  • Hole opens way to free MSN Premium

    A flaw in Microsoft's MSN Explorer software has allowed some Web surfers to gain free access to features and services that normally cost US$9.95 a month, the software giant confirmed on Thursday.

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  • Linux law group sues Verizon over GPL violation

    The Software Freedom Law Center alleges that the telco has violated the terms of the open source General Public License

  • VoIP wants to cut the computer cord

    Software-based phones are coming to the fore as big changes come to the way people make calls.

  • Microsoft does open source u-turn

    Microsoft is now cosying up to the open source movement, and there are sound business reasons behind the about-face.

  • BT bets on open development

    BT, long considered a risk-taker in the telecommunications market, has laid a US$105 million bet to open its network to application developers in the hopes of creating innovative voice services. But will other phone companies take a similar gamble?

  • Sol Trujillo: The interview

    In his role as Telstra's chief executive, Sol Trujillo is the most talked about and controversial telecommunications executive in Australia. ZDNet.com.au sister site CNET News.com sat down with Trujillo during a recent trip to the US to quiz him about wireless and handsets.

Reviews (2)

  • New mobile phone Java holds promise

    Allies of Sun Microsystems have completed a second version of Java software for mobile phones that they hope will fill some of the gaps left by the first, but many expect challenges moving to the new technology.

  • Short Messaging Service (SMS) explained

    More cellular carriers are offering SMS than ever before. Want to be continuously connected? Here's how.

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