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Internet security company Trusteer has managed to get access to the log files of Web servers that hosted phishing Websites. Their conclusion? Cell phone users are idiots compared to their desktop computing counterparts. Well, they don't say it as bluntly as that, but their data is damning.

In October IDC Financial Insights conducted a web poll of 385 individuals to determine if they were users of mobile banking. Fifty three of the respondents did indicate that they have in fact interacted with their financial institution using their mobile device. That would seem like great news for heads of retail banking who are finally starting to see some traction in usage and acceptance of mobile banking. However, what is interesting is that the vast majority of people who have used their mobile device, simply called into the bank's toll free number. The breakdown was as follows (respondents could choose more than one method):

In a surprise move, Nokia announced Monday it's taking back control of the open source Symbian project. Symbian is one of the oldest mobile phone operating systems around and has been a Nokia favourite almost since the company's inception.

Shares of technology giant IBM Corp. (NYSE: IBM) reached an all-time high in mid-afternoon trading Monday before falling off slightly. IBM shares got as high as $139.94 around 2:30 p.m. before settling back to 139.66 at market's close. IBM ended the day up 81 cents, or 0.58 percent, from Friday's closing price of 138.85.

A recent UN report perfectly encapsulated the way India is both a high-tech center and beset by poverty.

Citibank is starting a large trial of the use of mobile phones to make credit card payments at retail outlets and other points-of-sale in Bangalore, which the company is branding as "Citi Tap and Pay".

ITRI revealed a bendable screen technology for mobile phone that enables 5-inch screens.

Sony Ericsson w580i comes with 262k TFT colour screen with high resolution of 240 pixels by 320 pixels. The device is packed with 2 mega pixels camera with 8 x digital zoom option. Video player and video record features allow the user to play latest songs on the handset and to capture moving footage from his handset.

Nokia N96 comes with 2.8 Inch with QVGA LCD TFT colour screen with high resolution of 240 pixels by 320 pixels. It comes with five mega pixels camera with Carl Zeiss Optics Tessar Lens option, which allows the user to capture nice photos from the handset. Dual LED Flash feature allows one to capture photo from two different angels.

Before any attempt is made to understand the nuances of SIM free mobile phones, the user must know the definition of a SIM or Subscriber Identity Module.