Dutch Police Use Text Messages in Hunt (AP)   01 Sep 2005 01:56 GMT
AP - In a high-tech hunt for hooligans, Dutch police sent 17,000 text messages to the mobile phones of fans who attended a soccer match marred by rioting.
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China Telecom Looking to Go Mobile (The Motley Fool)   31 Aug 2005 20:20 GMT
The Motley Fool - Get your last looks at the China Telecom (NYSE: CHA - News) you know and love, because I don't think it will stay this way for much longer. While China Telecom is a major player in fixed-line telephony in China (serving largely the south, including the city of Shanghai and the Guangdong province), both it and rival China Netcom (NYSE: CN - News) realize that their growth potential rests more on future mobile phone franchises than fixed-line telephony.
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Casio to procure LCDs from Taiwan's HannStar (Reuters)   31 Aug 2005 16:39 GMT
Reuters - Casio Computer Co. Ltd. (6952.T) said on Wednesday it would buy liquid crystal displays from Taiwan's HannStar Display Corp. (6116.TW), aiming to boost its presence in the cellphone-use panel market without investing in its own production facilities.
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Cell phones do not cause tumors, study finds   31 Aug 2005 15:52 GMT
Using a mobile phone for 10 years does not significantly increase the risk of developing a tumor, according to a new study from the U.K.'s Institute of Cancer Research.
Source: InfoWorld

In Brief: IBM software aids business process management in SOAs   31 Aug 2005 15:05 GMT
IBM announced software to help businesses easily map IT transactions to business functions by taking advantage of the Business Process Execution Language (BPEL) open standard. BPEL Tracking for Tivoli Monitoring for Transaction Performance works in conjunction with Tivoli software to let companies view a single business function, showing users which business functions are impacted by IT transaction problems and allowing them to prioritize which problems to address based on the business processes that are most critical. The software is available on IBM's alphaWorks.
Source: InfoWorld

Boingo Adds 36 Airports To Hotspot Roaming Network   31 Aug 2005 14:54 GMT
New roaming agreements bring to 169 the total number of airports worldwide in which Boingo customers can access public Wi-Fi networks.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Branson: "I Love to Try Everything" (BusinessWeek Online)   31 Aug 2005 13:59 GMT
BusinessWeek Online - Sir Richard Branson is the thrill-seeking chairman of the $8 billion Virgin Group, a vast business empire comprising 200 companies in some 30 countries. The flamboyant entrepreneur first went into business for himself at age 15, publishing Student magazine. Virgin Group, which now includes such businesses as air and rail travel, mobile phones, finance, insurance, beverages, hotels, Internet, and modeling ventures, got its start as a mail-order record company on Oxford Street in London.
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Study: No Link Between Cell Phones, Tumors (AP)   31 Aug 2005 13:45 GMT
AP - Mobile phone users can dial without concern after another study found no evidence of a link between the ubiquitous devices and brain tumors.
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Vendors Claim Mobile Viruses Worsening   31 Aug 2005 13:42 GMT
One anti-virus vendor notes first attack on smartphones within a specific enterprise while another says new threats spiked in July.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

India's cellular revenue to skyrocket, study says   31 Aug 2005 13:20 GMT
India's cellular services revenue will reach $24 billion by the end of 2009, recording a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 35.6 percent, according to figures released Wednesday by Gartner.
Source: InfoWorld