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Tuesday, 20 May 2008 |
 A new 3G industry player owned by Smart Communications has announced what it touts as the first ad-supported 3G mobile phone service targeted at niche markets.
Called “uMobile,” the service was announced by Connectivity Unlimited Resource Enterprise, Inc. (CURE). In a statement, the company said the service will begin this June.
uMobile is intended as a mobile marketing platform for advertisers heavily dependent on subscriber participation. |
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Monday, 12 May 2008 |
 Globe Telecom will be among the first telecom operators in Asia to officially carry Apple's popular iPhone handset.
A two-paragraph statement on Globe's website said the mobile communications firm had signed an agreement with Apple along with Singapore's Singtel, India's Bharti Airtel and Australia's Optus.
More information will be released at a later date, according to the statement.
A source from Globe said the iPhone may be launched locally starting September this year. |
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Monday, 18 February 2008 |
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In the words of lead organizer Kriengsak Tantiphipop, senior managing director of the Emporium Shopping Complex, producing the first ever “Emporium World Fashion Showcase” in Bangkok was like putting several fierce and proud cats in one box and making sure they were all happy enough not to claw each other. A first in Thailand, and perhaps the rest of Asia, the recently concluded six-day event dubbed by many as the high-end equivalent of Bangkok’s annual fashion week featured the 2008 Spring-Summer RTW collections of such European powerhouses as Chanel, Chloe, Emilio Pucci, Kenzo and Valentino. “Some of these super brands have done shows here before, but not on this scale,” said Tantiphipop. “The clothes weren’t just pulled out from their stores in Bangkok. They were flown here direct from Europe a few weeks after they were shown there.” |
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Monday, 18 February 2008 |
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Local officials and congressmen can help the police improve its job in solving crimes by working on the possible procurement of better tools and equipment, especially for forensic investigation, Bacolod City Councilor Jocelle Batapa-Sigue yesterday said. Batapa-Sigue, chairperson of the city council's Women and Gender committee, issued the statement in the wake of the killing of 3-year-old Jasmine Lampinid of Brgy. Alijis, Wednesday. In November last year, Roselyn Elumban, 9, was killed in Brgy. Banago, Bacolod , and the suspect is still at large. |
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