AFP - Agence France-Presse will add mobile phone information services in Arabic, German and Portuguese in 2009 as it seeks to further boost revenues from the key new sector, agency chairman Pierre Louette said.
Reuters - Nokia, the world's top mobile phone maker, launched its free music package on Thursday, issuing a challenge to Apple Inc's dominance of the digital music market.
Reuters - Microsoft launched on Friday a software package for a Portuguese ultra-cheap laptop for school children that the government hopes will boost the country's technological edge in education.
Reuters - Nokia's answer to Apple's iPhone will go on sale in seven countries in Asia, the Middle East and Europe this year but will miss the Christmas shopping season in most developed markets.
PC Magazine - A free beta app called reQall for the RIM BlackBerry transcribes your voice reminders into actual to-do calendar and shopping items. -- read full article
Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:03:06 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
NewsFactor - Nokia, the world's largest manufacturer of mobile phones, has seen its market become more volatile and competitive. In remarks Wednesday at the Churchill Club, a Silicon Valley business and technology forum, Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo told attendees that the face of mobile technology is changing. -- read full article
Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:50:21 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
Reuters - Japan's Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.OS) expects to have more of its Wii game consoles available in the U.S. this holiday season, but stopped short of guaranteeing there will be no shortages of the popular device. -- read full article
Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:02:55 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
NewsFactor - After putting up a wall protecting its iPhone technology, Apple instead started a war with developers -- but now the company is waiving the white flag. -- read full article
Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:45:45 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
Reuters - Nokia, the world's top mobile phone maker, launched its free music package on Thursday, issuing a challenge to Apple Inc's dominance of the digital music market.
AFP - Nokia will start offering unlimited music through mobile phones in Britain on October 16, the Finnish company said Thursday, as it seeks to muscle in on a market dominated by Apple's iPod.
Reuters - Tired of running out of batteries and having to find a socket to charge your cell phone or iPod? An Argentine fashion designer may have the answer: a timeless jacket with a built-in solar panel. -- read full article
Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:09:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
Reuters - Freescale Semiconductor said on Thursday it was exploring strategic options for its cell phone chip business and intends to complete a sale, joint venture or other options in the coming months. -- read full article
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:09:14 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
Reuters - Microsoft Corp's Xbox 360 outsold Sony's PlayStation 3 in Japan in September, beating the rival machine in monthly unit sales for the first time in Sony's home market, a game magazine publisher said.
