Consumers Want Cell Phone Video, But Won't Pay: Survey   17 May 2005 13:51 GMT
A newly-released survey finds general interest in watching video on cell phones, but most users say they won't pay for it and fewer still consider it a priority.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Toshiba Launches Mobile Access Service For Enterprises   17 May 2005 13:27 GMT
The service, which is similar to services provided by vendors like iPass, will provide service from 50,000 points of access, including Wi-Fi hotspots throughout the world.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Industry Veteran Ed Colligan Named palmOne CEO   17 May 2005 13:12 GMT
Company's board selects Ed Colligan, an insider who has been involved with Palm since it's inception, to lead the company.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Standards deadlock looms over UWB   17 May 2005 12:30 GMT
A deadlock between competing camps over UWB (ultra wideband) could derail efforts to establish an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standard for the short-range wireless technology, according to an executive familiar with the process.
Source: InfoWorld

Cellphone risk may be higher in countryside -study (Reuters)   17 May 2005 05:58 GMT
Reuters - Mobile phones could pose a higher health risk to rural dwellers because they emit more intense signals in the countryside, Swedish scientists said Tuesday.
Source: Yahoo

Sprint, Microsoft team on wireless location service   16 May 2005 22:50 GMT
Sprint, with support from Microsoft, on Monday will announce a nationwide service designed to help businesses locate, track and direct mobile workers via wireless text and voice messages.
Source: InfoWorld

Microsoft touts real-time location service   16 May 2005 21:53 GMT
Junk remover 1-800-Got-Junk is among first to latch onto package combining MapPoint Location Server with Sprint network.
Source: ZDNet

Raza Micro jumps into Ethernet-everywhere craze   16 May 2005 20:14 GMT
Company's new chip family marries the traditional phone network with Ethernet, the basis for corporate networks.
Source: ZDNet

XM in talks with carriers about radio on phones (Reuters)   16 May 2005 18:51 GMT
Reuters - XM Satellite Radio is holding active discussions with wireless carriers about offering some form of its radio service on mobile phones, XM chief executive Hugh Panero said on Monday.
Source: Yahoo

Dell Aims To Bridge Wi-Fi, Mobile-Phone Gap (NewsFactor)   16 May 2005 17:14 GMT
NewsFactor - No. 1 personal computer maker Dell Inc. (Nasdaq: DELL) revealed plans to incorporate connectivity to high-speed mobile-phone networks in its notebook models, according to a Reuters report.
Source: Yahoo