Reuters - The new technology which enables small
payments from mobile phones by just flashing the handset is
likely to reach masses only around 2012, when one phone from
five sold will be equipped with the technology.
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Questions about a one-per-customer policy may suggest Apple is reducing inventories to make way for a new version of a 3G iPhone. -- read full article
Reuters - Telefonica's O2 and Apple
will be making a joint announcement in the "coming
weeks," prompting speculation that the U.S. firm is set to
announce a new third-generation model of its iPhone. -- read full article
Reuters - The world's top cellphone maker Nokia
said on Wednesday it would sell its line fit automotive
business to Germany's Novero GmbH. -- read full article
AFP - Wireless telecommunications group Virgin Mobile USA, Inc., said Wednesday it was holding "strategic" talks with SK Telecom, South Korea's biggest mobile phone group.
NewsFactor - Apple's announcement Tuesday that CEO Steve Jobs will keynote the company's Worldwide Developers Conference is fueling speculation that Apple will announce a 3G version of the iPhone. Jobs will speak on Monday, June 9, at 10 a.m. The conference runs June 9-13 in San Francisco. -- read full article
AP - NEC Corp.'s profit for the fiscal year through March more than doubled from the previous year as the Japanese electronics maker's mobile phone and computer-chip businesses swung to profit.
