Telecoms group O2 triples annual profits, issues first dividend (AFP)   18 May 2005 14:44 GMT
AFP - British mobile phone operator O2 has more than tripled annual pre-tax profits and will reward investors with the first full-year dividend in its short history.
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In Brief: Zero G Software ships InstallAnywhere 7   18 May 2005 13:45 GMT
Zero G Software has released InstallAnywhere 7, the latest version of its multiplatform software deployment solution. New features in InstallAnywhere 7 make it easy for different applications to share components, enabling development teams to better collaborate while ensuring consistency and reducing footprint. Version 7 adds support for new platforms, including the latest versions of SuSE 9, RedHat Enterprise Server 4.0 and Fedora, Solaris 10, and Mac OS X Tiger.  Both 32-bit and 64-bit platforms are supported. InstallAnywhere is available in three editions: Enterprise Edition, priced at $2,999; Standard Edition, priced at $999; and InstallAnywhere.Net for $999.
Source: InfoWorld

Home, SOHO WLAN Vendors Struggle For Profits   18 May 2005 13:28 GMT
Even though unit sales are increasing rapidly, price competition is making life difficult for vendors of WLAN equipment aimed at home and small office vendors, a new study says.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Philips Says New Display Will Enhance Cell Phone TV   18 May 2005 13:23 GMT
Display vendor says its patented technology provides nearly twice the number of pixels and enhances color compared to standard mobile device displays.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Nokia To Build N-Gage Gaming Platform Into Smarthones   18 May 2005 13:17 GMT
Finish phone vendor says first smartphones with built-in gaming capabilities will be available in the first half of 2006.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Review: palmOne's LifeDrive Redefines The PDA   18 May 2005 12:25 GMT
By adding a hard drive and business and multimedia capabilities, PalmOne boldly updates the idea of the PDA. The resulting device is both strong and a bit clumsy.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Mobile operator O2 triples profits in 2005 (AFP)   18 May 2005 10:37 GMT
AFP - British mobile phone operator O2 said it more than tripled its annual 2005 pre-tax profits and unveiled the first shareholder dividend its short history.
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Cellphone technology to track dolphins (Reuters)   18 May 2005 08:29 GMT
Reuters - Flipper is going wireless.
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palmOne unveils handheld with 4GB hard drive   18 May 2005 07:00 GMT
Going where no other handheld has gone before, palmOne unveiled today the LifeDrive Mobile Manager, a device that includes a 1-inch, 4GB hard drive. LifeDrive also includes the capability to synchronize entire directories of data, pictures and video from desktop to device and back.
Source: InfoWorld

Mobile Phones Can Now Receive Amber Alerts (AP)   18 May 2005 00:56 GMT
AP - The Amber Alert system used by police to let the public know when a child is missing is being expanded to mobile phones.
Source: Yahoo