AFP - Sony Corp. said Monday it will invest 40 billion yen (372 million dollars) to boost production of lithium-ion batteries amid growing demand for their use in mobile phones, cameras and other products.
Reuters - Motorola Inc named Sanjay Jha,
Qualcomm Inc's former chief operating officer, to head
its loss making mobile devices business and become co-chief
executive with Greg Brown, the company said on Monday. -- read full article
Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:11:46 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
AP - Motorola Inc. snagged Sanjay Jha, the chief operating officer of Qualcomm Inc. and a star of the wireless industry, to head its handset division as that unit prepares to become an independent company.
NewsFactor - The Linux Mobile Foundation has announced that 11 new companies have joined the global consortium for the open-source mobile platform. -- read full article
Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:28:54 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The industry's premier networking event, held in New York Sept. 15-19, will host keynotes from Marc Benioff of Salesforce.com, Marie Hattar of Cisco, and Ronald W. Hovsepian of Novell. Also on tap are deep dives in virtualization, green IT, and security, and the Mobile Business Expo. -- read full article
Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
TechWeb - InformationWeek - An unofficial T-Mobile user site says the company will launch the high-speed service in 27 major cities. -- read full article
Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:28:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
TechWeb - InformationWeek - A group ended its effort to launch a paid mobile TV service, while others are moving forward with a free service for handheld devices. -- read full article
Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:23:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
NewsFactor - A new application enabling Apple's iPhone to share EDGE or 3G Internet connections with other wireless devices briefly appeared in Apple's App Store, only to be pulled minutes later. -- read full article
Fri, 01 Aug 2008 21:15:38 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The Hang Up Act, which will be voted on by the House of Representatives, would permanently ban mobile phone calls during flights. -- read full article
Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:25:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The application makes it possible for people to use the high-speed Internet connections on the mobile phones to provide wireless access to the Web on a mobile PC. -- read full article
Fri, 01 Aug 2008 23:23:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Vendors shipped 306 million handsets during the second quarter, a 15% increase from the year before, according to IDC. -- read full article
Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:42:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
The Motley Fool - If you're not moved much by the effort-to-payoff ratio of comparison shopping and coupon clipping (guilty!), this article is for you. Put down your scissors and recycle those Sunday circulars. Don't even bother fiddling with the calculator on your cell phone while you're navigating the supermarket aisles. That's right, with minimal-to-no pre-shopping preparation even sloths like me can save money on groceries. -- read full article
Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:36:28 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
PC World - Can cell phones lead to cancer? That's a never-ending debate, but until conclusive data arrives, users can take small steps to... -- read full article
Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:40:12 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
