With new breed of cell phone, money talks

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Nokia Corp. has a new high-end cellular phone, the 8810, which costs 700 pounds sterling or $1,183. The 8080-10 is considered one of the most stylish of the phone models in the market. It earned the nicknames Zippo and LadyShave for its metallic cover and elegant shape. The phone combines both retro and futuristic appeals. Nokia has another high-end phone, the older Communicator 9000. The phone is a cellular phone, fax, e-mail and pocket organizer in one. It has been offered since 1996. Nokia plans to introduce a new version of the model by the end of 1998.

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Has a new high-end cellular phone, the 8810, which costs 700 pounds sterling or $1,183

Finland, Cellular Mobile Tel Equip, Nokia Corp., Article

GM food scare inspires simple test, not a rallying cry

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Richard Lamotte's Alchemy Laboratories Inc is at the center of public controversy in Europe over genetically modified foods. The Scottish lab has produced a device that detects the genetic makeup of food which could become widely used since the European Union requires all packaged foods to be labeled.

Scotland, Testing Laboratories, Testing Laboratories NEC, Innovations, Biotechnology industry, Biotechnology industries, Food industry, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Services industry, Service industries, Genetically modified plants, Public opinion, Genetic research, Food law, Lamotte, Richard, Alchemy Laboratories Inc.

Immobile phones: the WAP bubble has sprung a leak; futuristic service is long on hype, short on handsets

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The article discusses how WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) phones, intended to allow advanced mobile phones to operate within a subset of the Internet, have some problems and are not available everywhere.

Radio & TV communications equipment, Mobile Telephones ex Cellular, Brief Article, Telecommunications equipment industry