PC Magazine - A new hands-free calling law went into effect in California this week. What role could a wireless headset play if it could access and control our personal digital stuff? -- read full article
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:50:40 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
AP - The hedge fund cheat who faked his death before going on the lam told a Manhattan judge Thursday that he tried to kill himself with a drug overdose before he surrendered in Massachusetts.
AFP - British mobile phone giant Vodafone said on Thursday it had agreed to buy a 70-percent stake in Ghana Telecommunications for 452 million pounds (566 million euros, 900 million dollars).
Reuters - Three mobile phone operators in Spain
fixed tariffs in March 2007 to compensate for a new law banning
rounding up call periods, Spain's Competition Commission said
on Thursday, citing initial findings of an investigation. -- read full article
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:48:53 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
Reuters - The world's top cellphone maker Nokia
said on Thursday it had signed a cooperation agreement with
Norwegian telcom group Telenor for its "Ovi" Internet services
platform.
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Consumers are drawn to the price point, 3G capabilities, and the integrated GPS, a study from RBC Capital said. -- read full article
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:15:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The "Neo FreeRunner" touchscreen device will be fully modifiable and features integrated Wi-Fi, assisted-GPS, and Bluetooth capabilities. -- read full article
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:50:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
AFP - A probe by Spain's competition authority has ruled that mobile telephone operators Telefonica, Orange and Vodafone unlawfully agreed to raise their fees at the same time last year, Spanish media reported Wednesday.
NewsFactor - Last month, Apple announced that its new iPhone 3G would cost just $199 for the 8GB version and $299 for the 16GB version. AT&T confirmed that pricing Tuesday, but clarified that those prices are only for certain users -- buyers of any iPhone before the iPhone 3G goes on sale July 11, new AT&T customers, or subscribers eligible for an upgrade discount. -- read full article
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:49:22 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The groups also want to know the number of times the government has sought cell-phone location information without court permission and how many times it has obtained the information. -- read full article
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:07:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
AP - A hedge fund swindler who set off a national manhunt when he faked his suicide to avoid reporting to prison rode his scooter to a small-town police station in Massachusetts on Wednesday and turned himself in while talking to his mother on his cell phone.
