PC World - Verizon has tweaked the cost of exceeding its 3G service plan caps each month in a good way, making it easier for customers to avoid enormous bills. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The original 8 GB iPhone cost $226 to build. iSuppli attributed the 23% decrease to component price declines. -- read full article
AP - China's fast-growing number of mobile phone accounts has risen more than 8 percent since the start of the year to 592 million, while demand for traditional fixed-line service is falling, a state news agency reported Thursday. -- read full article
Reuters - Nokia Corp (NOK1V.HE) will add public
wireless LAN access to its handsets in Japan in a bid to keep
pace with smaller Japanese rivals that already provide such
network connections.
USATODAY.com - SAN FRANCISCO - On July 1, California will become the largest state to ban unlimited cellphone use by drivers. The law prohibits drivers under 18 from talking on the phone, and it requires older drivers to use a hands-free headset. A similar law goes into effect the same day in Washington state. What's a chatty driver to do? -- read full article
NewsFactor - Two weeks ago, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the much-anticipated iPhone 3G. Now iSuppli is sharing how much it costs Apple to build the mobile device -- and the company's profit. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - With the Verizon Wireless deal on the horizon, Alltel will increase upload speeds and expand its 3G network. -- read full article
Reuters - Nokia Corp (NOK1V.HE) will add public
wireless LAN access to its handsets in Japan in a bid to keep
pace with smaller Japanese rivals that already provide such
network connections.
Reuters - What do you do if you're stuck in a
field at a pop festival but there's trouble ahead because your
mobile phone's battery is about to run out?
Reuters - European mobile carriers have crossed
the 100 million mark with subscribers on their third-generation
networks, market research firm Informa Telecoms and Media said. -- read full article
