Vodafone To Support Microsoft Instant Messaging (TechWeb)   30 Jun 2005 19:42 GMT
TechWeb - British wireless company Vodafone plans to support Microsoft Corp.'s instant-messaging service, which will provide subscribers with PC-to-mobile phone communications.
Source: Yahoo

Replacements Will Soon Drive Mobile Phone Market (TechWeb)   30 Jun 2005 19:03 GMT
TechWeb - Mobile phone production will continue to grow but the drivers of the business will shift from purchases by new subscribers to replacement handset purchases.
Source: Yahoo

MSN, Vodafone Partner on PC-Mobile Messaging (NewsFactor)   30 Jun 2005 18:36 GMT
NewsFactor - Internet portal MSN and wireless operator Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) are joining forces on an instant-messaging service that links PCs and mobile phones. The partnership will expand the communications options for each company and tap in to a huge audience of messaging users.
Source: Yahoo

Olivetti resurfaces with new printers   30 Jun 2005 15:31 GMT
Olivetti, once a household name in Europe for typewriters, later printers, and computers, is being relaunched by Telecom Italia as the brand name of the Italian telecommunication group's new business and consumer IT product unit.
Source: InfoWorld

Senators want to nix 1898 telecom tax   30 Jun 2005 15:23 GMT
The Spanish-American War is over. So, Republican senators ask, why does a tax created to finance the war effort still exist?
Source: ZDNet

Verizon Confirms Mobile Music Service In Works   30 Jun 2005 14:54 GMT
A spokesman confirmed that the service will launch in six to eight months and that a phone that will support the service may be available sooner.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Etch-A-Sketch Goes Cellular   30 Jun 2005 14:20 GMT
Sure, the toy's always been mobile, but now dedicated doodlers can save up to three of their sketches on their cell phone. No shaking required.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Treo Leads PalmOne To Higher Revenue, Profits   30 Jun 2005 14:06 GMT
Dramatically increasing sales of the Treo smartphone led to a surge in both revenues in profits in the most recent quarter, palmOne says.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Sprint To Start WiMAX Trials   30 Jun 2005 13:44 GMT
Announcement comes on the heels of Nextel's announcement that it will trial non-WiMAX UMTS TDD wireless broadband in the Washington D.C. area.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Virginia Cities Slated For Mobile Wireless Broadband   30 Jun 2005 13:26 GMT
Wireless ISP will use FLASH-OFDM technology to provide fast mobile coverage in a three-city area.
Source: Mobile Pipeline