Reuters - Nokia Corp plans to launch a mobile phone service in Japan next spring, a move expected to intensify competition among Japanese cell phone carriers, Japanese daily Yomiuri Shimbun reported on Saturday. -- read full article
Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:36:49 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
PC Magazine - Several Verizon Wireless employees gained unauthorized access to the cell phone account of President-elect Barack Obama, the provider revealed Thursday. -- read full article
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:26:08 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
Investor's Business Daily - Round two in the heavyweight class of the touch-screen smart phone fight officially rings in on Friday when Verizon Wireless starts selling the BlackBerry Storm. -- read full article
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:35:12 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
InfoWorld - Seeking to bridge "the now to the next," Nokia has set its sights on Internet services, next-generation wireless technology, and mobile application development. -- read full article
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
NewsFactor - All eyes were on Research in Motion Friday as the BlackBerry Storm rolled out across the United States with Apple-like fanfare. The phone is available exclusively through Verizon Wireless. -- read full article
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:07:48 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
Reuters - Hundreds of people lined up at some Verizon Wireless stores on Friday to buy the BlackBerry Storm, the first touch-screen phone from Research In Motion that aims to compete with Apple's iPhone.
PC Magazine - Clearwire Corp said on Thursday its shareholders had voted to approve its proposed high-speed wireless joint venture with Sprint Nextel Corp that includes an investment of $3.2 billion from cable, Web and chip partners. -- read full article
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:53:30 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
NewsFactor - Nokia and IBM on Thursday launched IBM Lotus Notes support for Nokia's S60-based mobile phones. That means millions of Lotus Notes users will be able to access their e-mail on Nokia devices in December. -- read full article
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:50:54 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
Reuters - The contents of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's voicemail messages and emails were not breached by the Verizon employees who gained unauthorized access to his cell phone account, an Obama aide said on Thursday. -- read full article
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:42:11 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
Reuters - Verizon Wireless said on Thursday that some employees had gained unauthorized access and viewed a personal cell phone account held by President-elect Barack Obama that is now inactive.
Reuters - Residents in the Republic of Ireland spent the most time on their mobile phones and sent the most text messages per head in the world in 2007, according to a report which examines changes in the communications industry. -- read full article
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:50:31 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
AP - With the recent releases of three new BlackBerrys across three different wireless providers, Research In Motion Ltd. has fired back at Apple Inc. in the Great Smart Phone Skirmish of 2008. -- read full article
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:02:28 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
Reuters - Yahoo Inc announced an expansion of its mobile Web portals to T-mobile, so its smart phone users who get data will have Yahoo search by default. -- read full article
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:38:30 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology
AFP - The top emerging economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China will drive mobile services growth in the coming years, a new report by Britain's telecoms regulator Ofcom said Thursday.
Reuters - British cable operator Virgin Media said it did not believe mobile broadband had mass appeal in the short term, but it entered the market to offer the service in its high-end mobile, broadband and TV bundles. -- read full article
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:46:20 GMT - Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology