Cingular Wireless Joins Palm Powered Mobile World   24 May 2005 15:15 GMT
PalmSource, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSRC), provider of Palm OS®, a leading operating system powering next generation phones and mobile devices today announced Cingular Wireless has joined the Palm Powered™ Mobile World (PPMW) program. The combination of PalmSource and Cingular Wireless is ...
Source: CellPhoneKB.com

SCAN USA Launches National Sex Offender Alerts on PCs and Mobile Devices   24 May 2005 15:13 GMT
Houston, TX - SCAN USA Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sharp Holding Corporation announced today that the SCAN service has been expanded to alert the public of registered sex offender movement into their neighborhoods. The new predator alert feature of SCAN is available ...
Source: CellPhoneKB.com

Bluetooth Shipments Climb to Five Million Per Week   24 May 2005 15:11 GMT
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) today announced that as a result of the growing consumer demand for Bluetooth wireless technology, the technology met the significant milestone of five million Bluetooth units shipping per week. The five million milestone demonstrates ...
Source: CellPhoneKB.com

Vodafone Posts Narrower Annual Loss (AP)   24 May 2005 15:02 GMT
AP - Vodafone Group PLC, Europe's largest mobile phone company, reported a narrower annual loss Tuesday and said it expects improvements next year in its key Japanese market, where it has struggled to keep up with technology.
Source: Yahoo

Bluetooth Milestone: Five Million Units Per Week   24 May 2005 14:55 GMT
After a slow start, the Bluetooth SIG claims that five million Bluetooth-enabled devices are shipped every week.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Update: Vodafone adds users but warns that growth will slow   24 May 2005 14:21 GMT
Mobile phone giant Vodafone Group on Tuesday reported a 2 percent increase in revenue for its fiscal year 2005 while narrowing its losses. The company's chief executive officer warned that high levels of market penetration and increased competition are expected to weaken profitability in the current financial period.
Source: InfoWorld

As The Palm Turns   24 May 2005 13:34 GMT
The intrigue is increasing this week in my favorite mobile industry soap: As The Palm Turns. Can Linux save the Palm OS? Will palmOne save its one-time sibling PalmSource? Will Microsoft save palmOne?
Source: Mobile Pipeline

PalmOne buys Palm brand name (Reuters)   24 May 2005 13:20 GMT
Reuters - PalmOne Inc., a maker of pocket-sized computers and mobile phones on Tuesday said it will pay $30 million to software maker PalmSource Inc. for all rights to the "Palm" brand name.
Source: Yahoo

Review: PepperPad Amazes, But What Is It?   24 May 2005 12:40 GMT
This Web-browsing, Wi-Fi-enabled, IM-ready, hard-disk equipped device is to "media player" what DisneyWorld is to "amusement park."
Source: Mobile Pipeline

WLAN Gear Shows Explosive Growth, Study Says   24 May 2005 12:30 GMT
Paced by wireless switches for enterprises and routers for home and small businesses, worldwide sales of WLAN gear showed strong growth in the first quarter, according to a new study.
Source: Mobile Pipeline