Virgin eyes mobile JV in China
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Virgin Group chief Richard Branson said yesterday he has earmarked US$300 million for a cellular phone joint venture on the Chinese mainland, the world&#39;s largest mobile market by users.
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October launch for Lobster 700TV handset Virgin has announced an October launch for its Lobster 700TV handset, which can receive video and radio over the Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) network.â¦
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SEPTEMBER 28, 2004 -- London -- The ultimate high-end incentive trip took another step closer to reality yesterday when Richard Branson, head of the Virgin Group, announced plans to launch commercial space flights by 2007.
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Virgin will use Airbus A340-600 aircraft on the London-Sydney route, but plans to increase capacity by using Boeing 747s or adding a second daily service.
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China Mobile is considering a bid for CSL, Hong Kong's second-largest mobile phone operator, owned by Australia's Telstra, in a deal that could be worth about US&#36;1.8bn and mark the latest overseas foray by a state-owned Chinese group.
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HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--UK-based conglomerate Virgin Group Ltd. (VGN.YY) is in talks with a Chinese telecom company to set up a 50-50 joint venture to provide mobile phone services in China, Virgin Group Chairman Richard Branson said Tuesday.
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Sci/Tech News, New York - British tycoon Richard Branson&#39;s Virgin Group said on Monday it was jumping into the market for online music, with a &quot;Digital Megastore&quot; offering US customers song downloads for 99 cents.
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Virgin Electronics is challenging Apple&#39;s iPod digital-music player, launching its own 5-GB device. Virgin&#39;s player can store more than 1,200 tracks and sells for $249.
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LONDON - Virgin launches its rival to Apple&#39;s iTunes and Roxio&#39;s Napster in the US today, although consumers will get no break on price because the service charges the same 99 cents a song to download.
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(InfoWorld) - China launched the first trials of a home-grown 4G (fourth-generation) mobile communications network in a district of Shanghai on Sunday, despite the fact it hasn't even decided on standards for 3G (third-generation) services, the Web site of the state-run China Daily reported. The field test in Shanghai's Changning District will cost about 150 million Chinese renminbi ($19.3 million) by the time it's completed and marks an important step for China. It will be the final trial of a system made in China and fulfills a goal ofÂ developing technology at homeÂ to meet the needs of Chinese users. The group of 10 Chinese institutions involved in the 4G project have obtained more than 200 patents for the system since starting research in 2001, and some of its fundamental technologies have been adopted by international standards organizations, the China Daily said, without naming the organizations. The goal has been to put the 4G system into trial commercial use between 2006 and 2010. The 4G system was designed to transmit data and images wirelessly at speeds as fast as landline optical fiber, the China Daily said. Research on the 4G system, called the FuTURE Project, short for Future Technology for Universal Radio Environment, was started as part of China's national high-tech initiative. China hasn't yet released aÂ timetable for the rollout of 3GÂ mobile networks, nor said how many licenses it will issue. Chinese officials have said they want 3G services up and running in time for the 2008 Olympic Games, to be held in Beijing. One issue surrounding the opening of 3G services in China has been the selection of the technology or technologies to be used. Many Chinese officials favor a home-grown standard, TD-SCDMA (Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access), but a TD-SDCMA rollout could prove slow because of a lack of support from equipment and handset manufacturers. Â
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Richard Branson&#39;s Virgin Digital went live today offering some 1,000,000 tracks - This being 250,000 more than iTunes. In March Branson said he will be adding digital music to his Virgin brand at the time
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Virgin launched its 5 GB player, whose battery life (eight hours) and retail price ($249) both match the iPod Mini&#39;s. There are also reports of the impending release of Creative&#39;s
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British billionaire Richard Branson of Virgin Group is touted to be taking a stake in Malaysia&#39;s new AirAsia long-haul budget airline, the Star newspaper reported.
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The airline's frequent fliers will soon be able to check in using text messages on cell phones. Also: Netflix and TiVo are reportedly close to a deal to let subscribers download movies.... Sony unveils a digital high-definition camcorder.... and more.
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LOS ANGELES : Richard Branson&#39;s Virgin Group said it was jumping into online music, with a &quot;Digital Megastore&quot; for US customers offering song downloads for 99 cents.
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Sir Richard Branson is set to unveil a mock-up of the Virgin vehicle that will carry customers into space.
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RICHARD Branson&#39;s Virgin Group said today it was jumping into the market for online music, with a &quot;Digital Megastore&quot; offering US customers song downloads for 99 US cents ($1.