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FunMail Now Available: Free iPhone App Allows Consumers to Visualize Any Tweet, Text and or Message (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

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PLEASANTON, Calif.----A picture is worth a thousand words, and now that descriptive power lies in the hands of iPhone, Twitter and Facebook users worldwide.

The strange death of illegal downloading (Taipei Times)

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Stand by for the death of illegal music downloads.

Beware of web tests that trigger pricey messages (Toronto Star)

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If you're smart enough to test your IQ, you're smart enough to heed this warning.

EU Closes 54 Web Sites for Consumer Law Violations (PC World via Yahoo! News)

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The European Union published findings of an 18-month investigation Tuesday finding that 301 Web sites that sold mobile phone ringtones, wallpapers and other services had "serious breaches of EU consumer law," according to a statement.

EU cracks down on ringtone websites (Computer Active)

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Seven out of ten websites selling mobile phone services, which were under investigation by the EU have been closed down or improved their behaviour. Many of these sites were targeting children with premium-rate services for ringtones, music downloads and more.

EU cracks down on mobile content scams (telecomasia.net)

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The European Union has concluded an 18-month long investigation into 301 websites selling ringtones and wallpapers, resulting in hefty fines and the closure of at least 54 companies.

EU Closes 54 Web Sites for Consumer Law Violations (PC World)

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301 European Web sites that sell mobile phone ringtones, wallpapers and other services violated consumer law

FunMail Takes The Work Out Of Picture Messaging (TechCrunch)

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Everyone loves picture messaging - or at least, they love the idea of it. The iPhone carrying masses clamored for it, then celebrated once they got it by sending everyone pictures of their immediate surroundings and beloved pets before forgetting the feature exists. After the novelty wears off, it's generally reserved for the occasions when there is genuinely something interesting to show. Need ...

EU Concludes 18-Month Investigation Into Ringtone Scams; Nine Companies Fined (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance)

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The EU has concluded an 18-month long investigation into 301 websites selling ringtones and wallpapers, which has resulted in Italian authorities fining some of the industry's top brand name companies in the space, The Register reports.

EU identifies 301 ringtone websites that break consumer law (PC Advisor)

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54 closed while others corrected The EU has closed 54 websites selling mobile phone ringtones and wallpapers, saying they were in "serious breaches of EU consumer law".