USATODAY.com - Many employees - frustrated that their companies are unwilling to pay for the laptops, cellphones and other electronic devices that they want on the road - are spending their own money to get them. -- read full article
PC World - Europe's telecommunications commissioner will soon announce plans to cut the cost of termination charges for mobile phone... -- read full article
Reuters - The world's top cellphone maker Nokia
unveiled two new phone models aimed at corporate clients on
Monday, revamping its somewhat aging offering to business
customers.
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The manufacturer of advanced cell phone components increased its revenue and earnings projections based on strong second quarter results. -- read full article
PC World - Yahoo CEO and cofounder Jerry Yang probably spoke for more people than he could possibly imagine when he said, "clearly it is... -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The company is trying to reposition the technology that elevated Nextel before it was acquired by Sprint. -- read full article
Reuters - Motorola Inc , the No. 3 mobile
phone maker, said on Friday it would roughly halve the size of
its research labs to about 300 people as it plans to halt some
projects and move at least 180 people to other units.
AP - The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission laid out a plan Thursday to regulate the high fees that cellular phone companies charge consumers for canceling their contracts early. -- read full article
Reuters - The world's No. 2 cellphone maker
Samsung is seeking to grow in Finland, the home of top player
Nokia, with touch-screen phones, the company said on Friday.
PC World - Higher-than-expected shipments of handset chips and more expensive phones led Qualcomm to raise its revenue and profit... -- read full article
NewsFactor - Verizon Wireless and handset maker Palm are raining on Apple's iPhone 3G parade this week. The companies announced the Palm Centro smartphone will go on sale through Verizon on Friday -- for $99. -- read full article
Reuters - The head of the U.S. Federal
Communications Commission on Thursday voiced doubts about
differing state regulations covering mobile phones as the
agency considers what to do about controversial
early-cancellation fees. -- read full article
Reuters - Wireless chip developer Qualcomm Inc
raised its outlook for the June quarter and full year
on Thursday amid higher demand for advanced mobile phones,
sending its shares up 5.5 percent.
Reuters - Sprint Nextel Corp said on
Thursday it will launch a walkie-talkie style mobile phone
service in 40 U.S. markets on June 15, based on Qualcomm Inc's
QChat technology.
NewsFactor - Apple says it is poised to extend the reach of its red-hot iPhone into the enterprise space. CEO Steve Jobs recently told ABC News that Apple has followed through on business user requests for push e-mail, calendar and contacts capabilities, compatibility with Microsoft Exchange, and various security features missing from the original iPhone. -- read full article
