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A method for acquiring information is i imp 1 onion tod in a hand-held mobile communications device to access information in a remote information server through the Intemet . The method includes enabling the communications device to acquire information from the information server at predetermined times, to filter the acquired information according to a filtering rule, and to display information complying with the filtering rule or a notification message relating to the information complying with the filtering rule according to a user setting. The method and device permits user convenience and ensures information confident iality, without incurring extra fees.