The Battle Over Your Future Phone   11 May 2005 12:40 GMT
A high-stakes battle over the future of smartphones and other converged devices will determine the nature of the mobile devices you use in the future.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

W3C gets proactive with Mobile Web Initiative   11 May 2005 12:18 GMT
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) formally launched the Mobile Web Initiative at its WWW2005 Conference in Chiba, Japan, on Wednesday, putting out a call for participants to join two working groups focused on making Web access from mobile devices as natural and easy as making a telephone call.
Source: InfoWorld

Microsoft forms Chinese joint venture for MSN   11 May 2005 11:42 GMT
Hoping to tap into one of the largest markets in the world for Internet and mobile phone services, Microsoft has formed a joint venture with a Chinese firm to launch MSN China and acquired assets of a local mobile software provider to offer MSN Mobile products and services in the country.
Source: InfoWorld

Microsoft, Philips marry Windows with Nexperia   11 May 2005 11:29 GMT
Koninklijke Philips Electronics will make semiconductors for consumer electronics devices capable of playing Windows Media audio and video files as part of a nonexclusive deal with Microsoft, the companies said Wednesday.
Source: InfoWorld

Microsoft unwraps Windows Mobile 5.0   10 May 2005 22:49 GMT
Microsoft as expected on Tuesday unveiled a new version of its operating system for mobile devices that it says offers increased reliability, improved hardware support and a host of new features to both entertain users and make them more productive.
Source: InfoWorld

Sony prepares WWAN-equipped Vaio   10 May 2005 22:30 GMT
 Sony is teaming with Cingular Wireless to release in June the first mass-market notebook PCs with built-in WWAN (wireless wide area network) access technology.
Source: InfoWorld

Developers Hold Key To Windows Mobile 5.0 Success (TechWeb)   10 May 2005 20:47 GMT
TechWeb - With its new Windows Mobile 5.0 platform, Microsoft is attempting to extend its software hegemony beyond PDAs and into converged portable devices, which combine smart cellular phones with media players.
Source: Yahoo

Microsoft launches new version of Windows Mobile for cellphones and PDAs (Canadian Press)   10 May 2005 17:10 GMT
Canadian Press - NEW YORK (AP) - Microsoft Corp. unveiled Tuesday a new version of its Windows operating system for mobile devices that unifies the platform for cellphones and Pocket PC handheld computers while adding such features as PowerPoint viewing and internal hard drive support.
Source: Yahoo

Napster To Offer Ringtones, Shoutouts, Graphics (NewsFactor)   10 May 2005 16:53 GMT
NewsFactor - Online digital music provider Napster (Nasdaq: NAPS) and mobile-entertainment content provider Dwango Wireless today announced the debut of the Napstertones mobile phone service.
Source: Yahoo

Microsoft phone software runs hard drives (Reuters)   10 May 2005 16:40 GMT
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. , on Tuesday released a new version of its mobile phone software with the ability to run miniature hard drives and new features like a walkie-talkie style "push-to-talk."
Source: Yahoo