Cellphones look to gain a greater voice in an Internet world

The cellphone world, dominated by giant telecommunications corporations, is colliding head-on with the Internet, where hackers abound and a good idea can grow into a Google – spawning a full-fledged mobile media industry. The intersection of the wireless world with the Internet’s openness has long been anticipated, but it is edging closer to reality as new technologies, devices and consumer behavior finally chip away at the telephone’s long legacy as a device used for talking.

The cellphone world, dominated by giant telecommunications corporations, is colliding head-on with the Internet, where hackers abound and a good idea can grow into a Google – spawning a full-fledged mobile media industry.The intersection of the wireless world with the Internet’s openness has long been anticipated, but it is edging closer to reality as new technologies, devices and consumer behavior finally chip away at the telephone’s long legacy as a device used for talking.
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