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Air passengers go mobile above 3000 metres
Communications regulator Ofcom has confirmed plans to allow passengers on UK-registered aircraft to use their mobile phones while in flight in European airspace.
iTunes is biggest US music retailer
Apple's iTunes online music store has surpassed Wal-Mart Stores to become the biggest music retailer in America, a report finds.
HP leads Dell in PC sales
Hewlett-Packard, commonly referred to as HP, easily outsold its biggest rival Dell in the lucrative personal computer market last year, figures show.
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