NINJ launches new MP3 Radio Player for mobile phones   19 May 2005 18:36 GMT
Unlike embedded FM receivers on some handsets, VirtualRadio is a piece of software installed on the users mobile phone. By receiving radio via data stream VirtualRadio allows listeners to tune into their favourite radio station outside of the stations FM transmission area. This ...
Source: CellPhoneKB.com

Ericsson teams up with ZTE, opens research center in China (AFP)   19 May 2005 16:31 GMT
AFP - Swedish telecommunications giant Ericsson said it had teamed up with China's leading telecom equipment maker ZTE for mobile network solutions in China and that it would open a third-generation (3G) wireless research and development center in the country.
Source: Yahoo

Congress pushes 911 mandate on VoIP   19 May 2005 16:11 GMT
New legislation that would require Internet phone services to handle emergency calls nudges the FCC along.
Source: ZDNet

Town Picks Wi-Fi Over WiMAX For Public Network   19 May 2005 15:11 GMT
Two phased-array antennas form the basis of the Outer Banks Wireless Access Network, (OBXwan) a 15-square-mile network launched this week.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

FCC requires VoIP to clean up its 911 act   19 May 2005 15:05 GMT
Net phone operators face a fall deadline to fix their 911 systems, or else, the FCC rules.
Source: ZDNet

In Brief: Popular Japanese Web site hard hit by major hack   19 May 2005 14:15 GMT
Japan's largest price comparison Web portal, Kakaku.com, said Trojan horse programs were installed on the company's servers during an unauthorized intrusion on May 11. The company detected the intrusion soon after it occurred. Instead of closing the site, Kakaku.com decided to keep it open until May 14 in an attempt to trace the hack, company president Yoshiteru Akita said at a news conference in Tokyo Wednesday. The Trojan programs have been identified as "trojandownloader.small.AAO" and "PSW.Delf.FZ," and can affect PCs running Windows 95, 98, ME, XP, 2000, and NT operating systems, Kakaku.com said. Delf is a Trojan program that installs a keystroke logger and remote control software. The programs record all keystrokes made on an infected PC. If a PC gets hit and the user logs into a server, the attacker can get the user's password for the server and access the user's account. The company said the site wouldn't be back in operation until May 23 at the earliest.
Source: InfoWorld

Australian Group Fights Heavyweights Over WLAN Patents   19 May 2005 13:52 GMT
Microsoft, HP, Apple and others are teaming up to overturn an Australian research group's patents that cover commonly-used WLAN technology.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Hands High Software Releases WiFile Pro 2.0 for Palm OS Smartphones   19 May 2005 13:49 GMT
Hands High Software, Inc. announced the release of WiFile Pro™ for Palm Powered™ handhelds and smartphones. WiFile Pro enables Palm OS® handheld computer users to view, copy, and manage files on networked computers. With WiFile Pro and a Palm Powered device that is connected to a ...
Source: CellPhoneKB.com

In Search Of The Seamless Cell-Wi-Fi Connection   19 May 2005 13:13 GMT
Seamless switching between cellular and Wi-Fi networks provides compelling benefits, which explains why five separate groups are working on the problem.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Wireless Continues Record Worldwide Growth Rate: Study   19 May 2005 12:36 GMT
Record growth coming from emerging markets even as more mature markets are seeing flat or declining growth, according to a new study.
Source: Mobile Pipeline