Rock star Bono launched a new red mobile phone in the UK on Monday, sales of which are expected to raise hundreds of millions of dollars to fight AIDS in Africa…
The $282 Moto SLVR handset can be used on all major UK mobile networks, and will see Motorola and retailers such as Carphone Warehouse contribute 10 pounds from the sale of each phone into a global fund to fight AIDS and other diseases. Britain’s mobile operators will donate a further 5 percent of the monthly phone bill of each consumer to the fund. So rack up as much in content charges as you want, if you want to contribute…
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