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O2 'to get UK iPhone contract' — Mobile phone operator O2 is reported to have won the sought-after deal to sell Apple's iPhone in the UK. — Press reports said that O2 is set to sign an exclusive contract shortly and should have the new phones on sale in time for Christmas.
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Nic Fildes / The Independent:
O2 closes in on exclusive deal to sell iPhone in UK — O2 is on the verge of wrapping up a deal to exclusively sell the Apple iPhone in the UK with a view to launching the iPod-based handset by Christmas. — A number of Europe's largest operators have been linked with a deal to sell the iPhone in Europe over recent weeks.
John Oates / The Register:
O2 gets UK iPhone deal — Mobile network O2 is close to getting the exclusive right to sell Apple's ludicrously-hyped iPhone in the UK. — The handset has gone on sale in the US with one network partner, AT&T, and Apple is looking to set up similar exclusive deals across Europe.
Gavin O'Malley / MediaPost Publications:
NBBC, We Hardly Knew Ye — THE NATIONAL BROADBAND COMPANY, THE unit created by NBC Universal last September to handle online video distribution, is being rolled into NewSite — the still-unnamed co-venture between NBC and News Corp. — Unfortunately, NBBC's partners …
USA Today:
The house that helped build Google — MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Susan Wojcicki is reminiscing about her old home in Menlo Park, Calif. — "It's a very humble house, less than 2,000 square feet," she recalls fondly. A cozy, four-bedroom home — and incredibly historic.
Reuters:
Microsoft to launch Xbox 360 Elite in Japan in Oct — TOKYO, July 5 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Thursday it would launch the advanced version of its Xbox 360 game console, Xbox 360 Elite, on Oct. 11 in Japan, a country where sales …
Marie Boran / SiliconRepublic.com:
Irish technology claims energy breakthrough — Today, the public have been invited to come and observe Orbo technology, developed by Irish company Steorn, which produces a free, constant supply of energy that will change history if it does what it claims. — Orbo technology, which Sean McCarthy …
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George Gardner / TECH.BLORGE.com:
MPAA's Media Defender sets up 'fake' site to catch pirates — Don't get caught up in the Motion Picture Association of America's (MPAA) latest sting. Media Defender, a company which does the dirty work for the MPAA, has been caught setting up 'dummy' websites in an attempt to catch …
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Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times:
South Koreans Connect Through Search Engine — Park Hye Ran, a 15-year-old high school student, wanted to know the shortest route from a bus terminal in the southern port city of Busan to a fish market to the east. — That is precisely the kind of question that Cho In Joon, 50, a seller of lottery tickets in Busan, loves to answer.
Hugh Macleod / gapingvoid:
THE TIME OF THE A-LIST IS DEAD. THANK CHRIST. NOT A MOMENT TOO SOON. — From Robert Scoble: … For once I disagree with Robert. I DO want to talk about it. Because I actually concur with Robert's thesis. And I am utterly delighted to do so. — In the past, say …
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IFPI:
IFPI hails court ruling that ISPs must stop copyright piracy on their networks — A court in Belgium has confirmed that an Internet Service Provider must take responsibility for stopping illegal file-sharing on its network. The ruling is the first of its kind in Europe and …
Glenn Fleishman / CNN:
Service allows users to make calls on Wi-Fi network — (PopSci.com) — Bad call reception at home? A new mobile service allows you to seamlessly place calls on both your cellular network and on any open Wi-Fi hotspot cell phones, which are supposed to let you call from anywhere …
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Matt Sullivan / Popular Mechanics:
More than 750 parts — stretching a half-mile long. Some 350 engineers working round-the-clock. Thousands of rusty, old mechanic photos — clutch plates, transmissions, brake discs — spilling across the table. All for one beat-up Camaro? Sure doesn't sound like your average auto manufacturer.
ZDNet:
Mobile broadband popularity rockets — Europe will have five million mobile broadband connections by the end of this year, a Swedish analyst firm has predicted. — According to Berg Insight, the countries where people are signing up most quickly to HSDPA (high-speed 3G) services are Austria and Sweden.
