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.
AP - Virgin Mobile USA is introducing a plan with unlimited calling for $79.99 per month, helping feed the price-cutting frenzy that has washed over the cellular carriers this year. -- read full article
Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:17:55 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
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
Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:18:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
NewsFactor - On Tuesday, Nokia made a cash offer to acquire the 52 percent of Symbian it doesn't already own. Nokia is willing to pay $410 million for the mobile-platform software found on most cell phones today. -- read full article
Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:12:55 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
AFP - Finnish mobile telephone giant Nokia said on Tuesday it will take full control of Symbian, a London-based software group, buying out the other shareholders for 264 million euros.
Reuters - Motorola Inc shares slumped 7
percent on Monday to their lowest levels in five years after
analysts downgraded the mobile-phone maker on fears it cannot
staunch market share losses in North America.
Reuters - Mobile phones under development
by Google Inc and its partners face slipping delivery
schedules, with the first phones not likely to arrive until
late 2008, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
AP - Virgin Mobile USA is introducing a plan with unlimited calling for $79.99 per month, helping feed the price-cutting frenzy that has washed over the cellular carriers this year. -- read full article
Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:45:03 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology