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European Mobile Advertising Moving Mainstream?
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Mobile Content Bits: Germany 3G Auctions; Diet Coke Portal; Sprint’s MoneyManager; Nokia Data
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3G Adoption In The U.S. Exceeds Western Europe: Report
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