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One in five adults now using mobile commerce in the USA

The Mobile Marketing Association and Luth Research have published research that shows about a fifth of US adult mobile phone owners have used their handsets for shopping (mobile commerce or 'm-commerce') in the last month.

It's defining mobile commerce as "the one- or two-way exchange of value facilitated by a mobile consumer electronic device, which is enabled by wireless technologies and communication networks."

The new survey found that 17% of respondents used their mobile phone to purchase applications, ringtones and other digital content. 6% used their phone to receive coupons or discounts and 6% used their mobile phone to purchase physical goods or non-mobile content/services.

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US wireless market generates $12.5 billion from data in Q1 2010

Chetan Sharma Consulting has published its Q1 2010 update on the US wireless data market. It says mobile data service revenue was up 5% on the previous quarter and 22% year-on-year, exceeding exceed $12.5 billion (around £8.6 billion) and on track to hit $54 billion for the year.

In addition, it notes that Verizon Wireless has overtaken NTT DoCoMo to become the world's biggest mobile data operator by data revenues.

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Nokia asks International Trade Commission to investigate patent claims

Nokia has followed up its recent legal action against Apple by filing a complaint with the USA's International Trade Commission.

It alleges that Apple infringes seven Nokia patents in almost all of its mobile phones, portable music players and computers.

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Finland, the Netherlands and Sweden have cheapest mobile calls

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development says Finland, the Netherlands and Sweden have the lowest prices for mobile phone calls among its 30 member countries.

The highest mobile call charges were according found in Canada, Spain and the USA.

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Tram driver crashes while sending text message

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