THE ISEQ started the new week with a gain of 36.96 points to 2,823.94 yesterday.

The FTSE 100 Index surged ahead for the third session in a row today as a multi-billion dollar telecoms deal offset concerns over military strikes in Libya and the ongoing nuclear crisis in Japan.

World markets took another step in their recovery today after a multi-billion dollar deal in the telecoms sector boosted confidence.

The world’s largest mobile phone operators, including the four largest in the US, announced today that they are combining forces to make it easier for software developers to write applications that will run on as many phones as possible.

GOOGLE launched its first branded “superphone” – Nexus One – last night.

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A hacker broke into an American wireless carrier network over at least seven months and read emails and personal computer files of hundreds of customers - including the Secret Service agent investigating him.

Mobile solutions provider Macalla Software is to deliver a remote prepaid phone payment solution for pre-paid phone service company Fonepool for J1 students working in the United States.