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• Fronde calls lawyers over Google patent

  New Zealand mobile application developer Fronde has referred a new US patent lodged by search engine giant Google to its lawyers.

• Massey launches mobile computing centre

  Massey University is officially launching a centre for mobile computing at the end of May. The centre, which has been up and running for six months, is focusing on research in the areas of mobile business, mobile health and mobile learning, says Dennis Viehland, associate professor of information systems at Massey University’s Auckland campus.

• The value of text messaging

  Today we look into mobile computing, this time on the issue of text messaging over wireless phones.

• Text scam doing rounds

  Vodafone is warning customers not to be fooled by a text message hoax doing the rounds.

• Textual intercourse

  Users of Telecom and Vodafone cellphones are now able to text message each other across the network divide, although Telecom users will have to have the latest models of cellphone.

• Cellphones to get forecasts on the piste

  Trio expect to get "reasonable" income stream