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The Mobile Web

MEPs agree to slash cost of mobile phone ‘roaming’ throughout the EU25 Mar

MEPs today approved a deal to slash the cost of mobile calls, texts and internet surfing when travelling in the EU by even more than that proposed by the European commission. The deal on "roaming" takes effect from 1 July 2010 – two months earlier than proposed by Viviane Reding, EU media and telecoms commissioner – and lasts for three years.

… and another thing

Did you know that more people access the internet using a mobile device than a PC?

Facebook currently has in excess of 350 million active users on global basis. Six months ago, this was 250m… meaning around a 40% increase of users in less than half a year.