The worlds largest mobile phone carriers say they are joining forces to make it easier for software developers to write apps that will run on as many phones as possible.

The Wholesale Applications Community announced Monday at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is an attempt to retake the initiative from phone makers like Apple and Nokia, which have applications stores of their own.

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2010 is shaping up to be a good year for Skype. A few weeks back, spokesperson Peter Parkes confirmed the companys VoIP iPhone App would soon be able to access AT&Ts 3G network. Now it appears Skype could be making its way to Verizons network.

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Few French seniors are embracing mobile phones compared to their counterparts in Sweden where nearly all people older than 65 use the technology, while three in four British and US pensioners own handsets, a study said Tuesday.

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The White House and major mobile carriers have launched a text-messaging campaign aimed at improving the health of babies in the U.S.

The Text4baby campaign, with support from health-care providers and several government agencies, will deliver health information to women from early pregnancy through their babies first birthdays. The campaign, created by the Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition, will attempt to provide health tips to combat high rates of premature births and infant deaths in the U.S., the White House said in a press release.

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Nokia, the worlds top mobile phone maker, said Monday a class action complaint alleging securities fraud was filed against it in New York on Friday.

The U.S. telecommunications regulator asked Verizon Wireless, AT&T Inc, Google Inc ( and other mobile companies to explain how they tell their customers about early termination fees due when they bow out of service contracts early.

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Cellular phones and other mobile devices often contain toxic materials that can pollute the environment. The chemicals contained in the cell phones and electronics are harmful to the health of both humans and animals. Cell phones and their accessories contain a large number of hazardous substances known as Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Chemicals (PBTs). Some of the chemicals contained in the PBTs have been known to cause damage to nervous systems, reproductive systems, and developmental systems, as well as causing cancer.

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Ever make a personal call on your company cell phone? Did you record the value of that call as taxable income, as required by law?

Join the club, but do not worry. President Barack Obama will propose repealing the widely ignored requirement as part of his 2011 budget plan, a Treasury Department official said Saturday.

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