AFP - Indian mobile phone group Reliance Communications and Africa's largest cellular firm MTN have called off talks for a tie-up because of "legal and regulatory issues", the companies said.
PC Magazine - After previous misfires, we probably should have just assumed that this morning's promise of free Wi-Fi for iPhone users was just too good to be true. It was. -- read full article
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:21:36 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Google executives reportedly said the company was making its own branded mobile phone to compete with Apple's iPhone. -- read full article
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:48:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Saying Apple wasn't prepared for the demand, a Piper Jaffray analyst predicts iPhone 3G shortages for two to four weeks. -- read full article
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:04:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
AP - South Africa's largest mobile phone network operator said Friday it was unable to agree on a deal in talks with an Indian telecom company. -- read full article
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:57:13 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
NewsFactor - Oops, again. AT&T once more announced free hotspot access for iPhone owners early Friday on its Web site, but then quickly removed the posting. The exclusive carrier for Apple's iPhone made a similar blunder in May. -- read full article
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:38:40 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
Reuters - Motorola Inc has sued a
former executive for allegedly violating a non-compete
agreement and threatening to reveal its trade secrets by taking
a job with Apple Inc's iPhone division, the cell phone
maker said in a lawsuit.
AP - Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson on Friday posted a 97 percent drop in second-quarter earnings and said it would slash 2,000 jobs worldwide in a move to cut costs. -- read full article
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:41:56 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
AFP - Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson announced Friday it was cutting 2,000 jobs worldwide after reporting an operating loss in the second quarter due to difficult market conditions and the global economic slowdown.
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Despite rumors of an acquisition, the Korean wireless company said it is only seeking a technology collaboration with Sprint. -- read full article
Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:44:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The latest version aimed at Windows Mobile touchscreen phones offers a redesigned user interface, integrated debugging tool, and improved standards support. -- read full article
Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:32:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
Reuters - Nokia (NOK1V.HE) has reached high
volumes in single-chip mobile phone sales, the company's head
was quoted in a newspaper as saying on Friday. -- read full article
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:47:27 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
Reuters - The European Union's consumer chief on
Thursday launched a crackdown on websites offering mobile phone
services such as ringtones after a probe found most were
ripping people off, notably teenagers. -- read full article
Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:44:02 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
