AFP - Cutting-edge technology is fuelling Olympic fever in South Korea, with employees using hand-held TVs or mobile phones to follow the Games live during work or off-duty hours.

NewsFactor - Apple CEO Steve Jobs has confirmed that the iPhone 3G has a kill switch that can remotely remove software from the devices.

NewsFactor - You've been there -- late for a business flight, you forget your cell phone charger. Or, with a six-hour family vacation flight staring you in the face, the kids need something to keep them busy. You can relax: Chargers, Sony PSPs and even digital cameras will now be easily available in 12 U.S. airport terminals, courtesy of Best Buy.

Reuters - Leap Wireless International Inc said on Monday it had asked the U.S. telecom regulator to refuse permission for the Verizon Wireless' $28.1 billion plan to buy Alltel and become the No. 1 U.S. mobile service.

AFP - Singapore Telecommunications said Tuesday first quarter net profit fell 5.3 percent from the previous year as a stronger Singapore dollar cut earnings from its regional mobile businesses.

Reuters - For the first time Research In Motion Ltd's BlackBerry cornered 10 percent of U.S. cell phone sales in the second quarter in a market that grew more than 5 percent despite economic concerns, Strategy Analytics said on Monday.

AFP - Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) said Monday its regional mobile user base was up 45 percent to almost 198 million in the second quarter against a year earlier.