| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : MAY 3, 1999 ISSUE | ||||||||
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| SPECIAL REPORT
On the Cutting Edge -- For the equivalent of 60 cents, Finns call a Web site to pick out pop songs to replace the ring on incoming calls. The songs are zapped to the phone's memory through a short message. -- Nokia's new entry-level phone, popular among teens, is capable of transmitting photos to other mobile phones. -- Swedes and Finns can pay for gasoline by dialing a number on the pump from their mobile phones--the purchase then is added to their phone bill. The same system works to get a car wash or a Coke. -- Hoping to entice teens to use their phones for hours at a time, Finland's wireless carrier Radiolinja now is offering text chat sessions on mobile phones. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
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