Almost one mobile phone for every South Korean, statistics show (AFP) AFP - Tech-savvy South Korea now has 45 million mobile phones, equivalent to 91 percent of the total population, the Korea Communications Commission said Wednesday. Publ.Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:06:57 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
Vodafone completes purchase of Ghana Telecom stake (AFP) AFP - British mobile phone giant Vodafone said Monday it had completed the purchase of a 70-percent stake in state-run Ghana Telecommunications. Publ.Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:05:29 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
Softbank to offer Casio Computer mobile phones (Reuters) Reuters - Wireless operator Softbank Corp (9984.T) said on Tuesday it would offer mobile phones from Casio Computer Co (6952.T) by the end of the year, broadening a handset lineup that already includes Apple Inc's iPhone. Publ.Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:19:19 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
Apple's iPhone 3G Firmware Update Bombs (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - After lots of complaints about iPhone 3G connection issues, Apple released a firmware update Monday with hopes it would fix the issues. But early reports suggest it didn't work as planned. Publ.Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:34:14 GMT Source: Yahoo.com