AP - The government is quietly negotiating to help cell phone customers avoid expensive fees when they cancel contracts with wireless companies, The Associated Press has learned.
AFP - French researchers said on Wednesday they had invented a hydrogen fuel cell as a backup power source for mobile phones, thus easing dependence on an electricity supply to charge the gadget.
Reuters - A U.S. appeals court sided with
Alcatel-Lucent and Nokia (NOK1V.HE) on Wednesday,
upholding a lower court's finding that a Golden Bridge
Technology cell phone patent was invalid. -- read full article
Wed, 21 May 2008 16:02:28 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
USATODAY.com - The outcome raises a pointed question: Can a scrappy second-tier carrier like Alltel survive in an increasingly saturated cellphone market when it's losing ground in the race for airwaves - the most vital building block of a wireless network? -- read full article
Mon, 19 May 2008 12:23:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
TechWeb - InformationWeek - MetroFi once had big plans for Portland, Ore., as it intended to cover the city's 134 square miles with an ambitious ad-supported deployment. -- read full article
Mon, 19 May 2008 19:17:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
TechWeb - Intelligent Enterprise - Many BI vendors now offer modules that let you deliver just about any report to smart phones, but as a major retailer, a health care provider and a major government agency have discovered, practical, tactical wins are the key to mobile success. -- read full article
Mon, 19 May 2008 19:59:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Troubles at MetroFi and EarthLink are leaving business needs open for collaborations from companies like Sprint and Clearwire as well as deployments by Verizon and AT&T. -- read full article
Mon, 19 May 2008 20:05:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
NewsFactor - Apple is in talks with major music labels to beef up its ringtones and offer over-the-air music downloads on its upcoming 3G iPhone, according to The New York Times. -- read full article
Mon, 19 May 2008 20:39:14 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
Reuters - Research in Motion
is expected to resolve in two months Indian security
concerns about its BlackBerry wireless e-mail device, Indian
Minister for Communications and Information Technology
Andimuthu Raja said on Tuesday. -- read full article
Tue, 20 May 2008 04:55:31 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
PC World - Mobile operators may be counting on LTE (Long-Term Evolution) technology to offer high-speed mobile data access in coming... -- read full article
Tue, 20 May 2008 05:40:10 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
PC World - The unlikely story of advanced 3G cellular service in the world's most tightly controlled and secretive country has turned... -- read full article
Tue, 20 May 2008 10:40:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
Reuters - U.S. mobile navigation device company
Garmin Ltd is the mystery bidder behind a takeover
approach for Britain's Raymarine Plc , the Sunday
Telegraph reported, citing sources close to the deal. -- read full article
Sun, 18 May 2008 12:14:58 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
AFP - Italian authorities are probing fashion designers Dolce and Gabbana,creators of luxury items ranging from clothes to beachwear, sunglasses, jewelry and mobile phones, for alleged tax evasion, a report said Saturday.
AFP - Merger talks between India's biggest mobile phone services firm, Bharti Airtel, and South Africa's flagship MTN Group could wind up this weekend, a report said on Saturday.
