Pay by waving your phone

“The Nokia 6216 classic will be amongst the first commercial devices in the market complying with operator requirements using the SIM card in connection to secure transactions with Near Field Communications,” says Jeremy Belostock, head of near field communications at Nokia. “With the Nokia 6216 classic in your pocket and the ticketing applications on the SIM you can replace the multitude of cards in your wallet. Having the applications on the SIM consumers can bring their secure applications to their next Nokia NFC enabled phone.”

Owner’s credit card information can be stored securely on the SIM card and waving the device in front of a contactless terminal enables quick payment and simple ticketing services*

7000 sms / day or 583 sms / hour.

Two pals from Pennsylvania sets a new text messaging record by sending 217.000 sms in one month. Thats 7000 sms / day or 583 sms / hour.

Nick and Doug were surprised by a whopping $26,000 phone bill because they were relying on their “unlimited texting’ plan. T-Mobile is reportedly investigating the charges.

Good luck paying that bill guys!

http://dailymobile.se/2009/04/23/sms-record-217000-sms-sent-in-one-month/

Computer giant Acer launches mobile phones in Asia (AFP)

from Yahoo! News: Technology News

AFP - Taiwan-based computer giant Acer on Wednesday launched a series of advanced mobile phones for the Asia-Pacific region, ramping up its expansion into the wireless communication market.

Pirate Bay fileshare four guilty, get year in jail (Reuters)

Reuters - A Swedish court handed down a guilty verdict and a year in prison on Friday to all four defendants in a copyright test case involving The Pirate Bay, one of the world's biggest free file-sharing websites.

Google growth slows dramatically in 1Q (AP)

AP - Google Inc. eked out a higher profit in the first quarter as the Internet search leader trimmed its work force and winnowed other expenses to overcome the slowest revenue growth since the company went public nearly five years ago.

Nokia has reported an 88% fall in profits

Nokia has reported an 88% fall in profits to 514m euros (£107m) as the handset market continues to wilt under worsening economic conditions. The manufacturer reported its results for the first quarter ended 31 March 2009 today (16 April).

Play graphically heavy weight games... without ever updating pc or buying console

AFP - Californian technology firm OnLive is poised to launch a service that streams videogames over the Internet, meaning players can avoid buying expensive consoles or packaged software.