Initiative To Spur Wireless Payment Systems: Researcher   20 May 2005 13:45 GMT
A new initiative by a credit card company will spur use in the U.S. of contactless payment systems such as those that use cell phones to pay for items, a new study says.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

The Australian patent the Wi-Fi giants want to squash   20 May 2005 13:37 GMT
Some of the biggest names in the wireless industry are taking legal action against claims that the Australian government owns patents for basic wireless LAN technology.
Source: InfoWorld

Aeroprise Wins First Prize at Mobile Showcase 2005   20 May 2005 13:18 GMT
Aeroprise, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise mobility solutions for Service Management organizations, today announced that it has been awarded first prize at Mobile Showcase 2005. Mobile Showcase, the prestigious invite-only annual event hosted by mobile and wireless analyst ...
Source: CellPhoneKB.com

Vodafone goes no-frills with new UK phones (Reuters)   20 May 2005 12:13 GMT
Reuters - Vodafone Group Plc , the world's largest mobile phone company by revenue, is launching two stripped-down handsets in Britain in a move to chase customers who want just basic voice and text services. The British-based giant, which earlier this week announced it was targeting frugal Germans with a SIM mobile phone card deal called "Payback Volkstarif," said its UK service would be a phone and card deal called "Vodafone Simply."
Source: Yahoo

IBM, Nortel to collaborate on telecom products   20 May 2005 11:39 GMT
Nortel Networks has entered into an agreement with IBM to jointly develop networking products for the telecommunications industry. The agreement, signed Thursday, will initially focus on the development of carrier-grade servers for communications providers that will be based on IBM's BladeCenter server design.
Source: InfoWorld

Game developers calling on mobile phones (Reuters)   20 May 2005 11:34 GMT
Reuters - When people think of video gaming on the go, the Nintendo DS and the Sony PSP come to mind, but smaller devices are becoming bigger competitors as mobile phones tap into fast new networks.
Source: Yahoo

Net phone 911 mandate may hit nomads hardest   20 May 2005 01:30 GMT
Customers who have VoIP phone numbers not based on where they actually live could put pressure on Net phone service providers.
Source: ZDNet

New Wi-Fi standard takes the slow road   20 May 2005 00:15 GMT
An industry group developing a new wireless networking standard fails to approve one of its leading components. Next: a compromise.
Source: ZDNet

Game developers calling on mobile phones (Reuters)   19 May 2005 20:18 GMT
Reuters - When people think of video gaming on the go, the Nintendo DS and the Sony PSP come to mind, but smaller devices are becoming bigger competitors as mobile phones tap into fast new networks.
Source: Yahoo

FCC requires VOIP providers to offer E911   19 May 2005 19:58 GMT
WASHINGTON - VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) carriers that connect to the U.S. public telephone network will be required this year to provide their customers with enhanced 911 emergency calling service, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ruled Thursday.
Source: InfoWorld