As well as being able to send and receive text messages, subscribers with camera phones can also swap photos.

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Translation is virtually instantaneous after the device's camera captures the text.

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Pinched wallets are putting the so-called feature phone--which includes a camera, Bluetooth, text messaging and Web surfing capabilities--at risk, says Avi Greengart, research director of mobile devices at Current Analysis.

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