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26th of July to 2nd of August 2007 AFRICA: Atlantique Telecom partners with Thuraya to extend GSM coverage PT to merge its African subsidiaries into one holding company BOTSWANA: Mascom introduces mobile Internet service EGYPT: Egypt’s mobile phone company...

Samsung has officially announced a sleek new camera phone, the Samsung G600. Housed in a fashionable black two-toned slider shell and equipped with a 5 mega-pixel camera, the Samsung G600 is a fusion of design, photography and the ultimate in phone functionality....

According to Telecoms Korea , Samsung Electronics is in discussions with luxury brand Giorgio Armani on jointly producing electronics items. "We are now in talks with Armani to work together in making premium goods such as mobile phones and televisions,"...

The Yomiuri Shimbun The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry will start developing jointly with 10 automakers an operating system for automotive electronics, it has been learned. The decision will be announced this week, a ministry source said. European...

Flexible displays that can be rolled up are due to set the world alight, or so we are told. The trick is to find a way to make them cheaply and easily. LG Philips LCD Company, a joint venture between Philips and the Korean consumer electronics maker LG,...

19th of July to 26th of July 2007 AFRICA: World Bank to finance MTC’s expansion plan BAHRAIN: Batelco to upgrade its network EGYPT: Egyptian Communications Ministry grants 3G licence to Mobinil Orascom Telecom bids for Raya GHANA: Ghana Telecom launches...

Published: Monday 23 July 2007 | 11:11 AMCET Maroc Telecom reported first-half revenues of MAD 13.007billion, up 19.5 percent form a year earlier, driven by its mobile and internet activities and expansion outside its home market of Morocco. Excluding...

EE Times (07/23/2007 9:00 AM EDT) LONDON — The past few weeks have seen frenetic activity in the still largely untested business of femtocells--also known as home basestations or 3G access points. A group of about 25 companies--including chip suppliers,...

July 25, 2007 Avanquest Software is bundling its Mobile PhoneTools application with the T500 PCI Express Data Cards from Taiwanese electronics manufacturing giant Asustek Computer Inc. (ASUS). Mobile PhoneTools gives high-speed Internet access over 3G...

12th of July to 19th of July 2007 AFRICA: MTL and TDM collaborate to enhance cross-border telecommunication BAHRAIN: Batelco posts improved 1H 2007 results EGYPT: Vodafone Egypt ties up with Visto to enhance mobile email service GHANA: GLU urges Diasporan...