Moving Beyond Ringtones (washingtonpost.com)   02 Jul 2005 05:00 GMT
washingtonpost.com - First, there were musical ringtones. Then came "ring-back" tones -- tunes that play while a caller waits for someone to pick up a mobile phone. Now cell phones are offering streaming music, with access to online music stores on the way.
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Rival Groups Near Deal On High-Speed WLANs   01 Jul 2005 20:04 GMT
Two groups that have been dueling within the 802.11n high-speed wireless LAN task group have agreed to formulate a joint proposal to end their stalemate.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Philips Develops Platform for $20 Cell Phones (PC World)   01 Jul 2005 20:00 GMT
PC World - Goal is to make mobile phones more widely available.
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New tax for broadband customers?   01 Jul 2005 19:55 GMT
Legislators say broadband companies should contribute to fund for rural areas. Customers would bear load.
Source: ZDNet

More alarms over cell phone E911   01 Jul 2005 18:35 GMT
Cell phone operators tell the FCC they need more time to get location-sensitive phones into customers' hands.
Source: ZDNet

Norway's Opera Software signs Motorola phone deal (Reuters)   01 Jul 2005 15:47 GMT
Reuters - Norwegian Internet browser firm Opera Software has agreed with U.S. mobile phone group Motorola to expand an existing contract and license its browser for Motorola phones for three years, Opera said on Friday.
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In Brief: Micromuse to acquire GuardedNet   01 Jul 2005 14:50 GMT
Micromuse has entered into an agreement to acquire GuardedNet for $16.2 million in cash. The acquisition of privately held GuardedNet will broaden Micromuse's portfolio in the area of security information and event management. Combining Micromuse's suite of Netcool business and service assurance solutions with GuardedNet's neuSecure product family of centralized security management solutions will provide customers with enhanced capability to assure services, monitor infrastructure, and mitigate security risks within a single, integrated management platform. The acquisition is expected to close during Micromuse’s fourth quarter, which ends September 30. GuardedNet was founded in 1999 and has approximately 42 employees.
Source: InfoWorld

Motorola, Samsung In Technology Sharing Agreement   01 Jul 2005 14:28 GMT
The two sometimes-competitive companies will share undisclosed mobile technology, according to Samsung filing in Korea.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

If I Were (Palm) King For A Day   01 Jul 2005 13:45 GMT
PalmOne just turned another quarterly profit based on strong sales of its Treo smartphone. But it's going to take more than that to make palmOne a significant player in the future or, for that matter, to ensure its long-term survival.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Malaysia's Maxis sees 3G profits in 4 to 5 years (Reuters)   01 Jul 2005 12:59 GMT
Reuters - Malaysia's top mobile phone operator, Maxis Communications , said it will spend aggressively to expand its third-generation (3G) mobile phone service but would not show a profit on it for 4 or 5 years.
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