One-third of U.S. Internet users have connected to the Web using a wireless network to send e-mails, check the latest news or read other things, according to a survey released on Sunday by the Pew Internet Project.

Cell phone companies and third-party vendors, eager to pry more money from subscribers' wallets, are marketing extra services like ringtones, games, music, and more. But an increasingly angry chorus of cell phone customers complain that they're getting mysterious bills for monthly services that they did not intend to sign up for, and that then take months to cancel.

Customers are also upset about paying for spam text messages to their phones. And lawsuits and consumer groups are targeting the huge early termination fees most companies charge and the seeming myriad of taxes that can make up as much as a fifth of monthly phone bills.

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The UK and US armed forces are trialling private mobile GSM networks. The system allows two armed forces to communicate with remote bases.

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From a cell phone with just six buttons to one that lets users dictate text messages and another that delivers the results of a breathalyzer test, mobile handset makers put their most eye-catching gadgets on display at this week's wireless industry conference.

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In a report on the wireless industry released on Thursday, Columbia law professor Tim Wu argues that domineering wireless carriers are hindering innovation, to the detriment of consumers.

In the wired world, Wu says, the policies of mobile carriers "would, in some cases, be considered simply misguided, and in other cases be considered outrageous and perhaps illegal."

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China's cellular operators estimate Chinese customers will send around 14 billion Lunar New Year text messages on their mobile phones during the week-long holiday, the Xinhua news agency said on Monday.

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Deaf people could soon be using video mobiles to chat with their friends using sign language. Video compression tools made by US researchers make it possible to send live pictures of people signing across low bandwidth mobile networks.

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People already use their cellphones to surf the Web, take photos and text message - besides making calls. Now, a growing number of banks are also letting them pay bills and transfer money through their cellphones.

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Jealous teenagers often use cell phones and computers to harass and control their romantic partners, and most victims of the abuse are reluctant to discuss it with their parents, a survey showed on Thursday.