Microsoft offers RFID system for postal services   22 Aug 2005 11:34 GMT
Microsoft is marketing an RFID (radio frequency identification device) package for postal services at a stamp exhibition in Taiwan, hoping to woo the government's post office and potentially forge a new line of business for the software maker.
Source: InfoWorld

VeriSign eyes seamless Wi-Fi cellular roaming   22 Aug 2005 11:00 GMT
Playing the role of stalking horse for wireless carriers, VeriSign last week announced trials at three major universities to integrate on-campus Wi-Fi to any wide-area wireless carrier network for data and voice roaming between networks.
Source: InfoWorld

Training to Become Wireless Heavyweight (washingtonpost.com)   22 Aug 2005 05:00 GMT
washingtonpost.com - Reston-based Sprint Nextel Corp. is betting it can pull off a merger of Kansas and Northern Virginia to create a wireless giant that does everything from connecting construction workers at the press of a button to beaming NFL highlights to your mobile phone.
Source: Yahoo

Universal Music Group gets a phone of its own (Reuters)   20 Aug 2005 03:51 GMT
Reuters - Universal Music Group and partner SingleTouch Interactive are bringing to market a music-focused mobile phone, called MoveU Mobile, which will provide access to such personalized entertainment as ringtones, wallpaper images and other music-related downloads.
Source: Yahoo

Text messages driving activism at concerts   20 Aug 2005 00:49 GMT
Oxfam International will give Coldplay fans at a Mountain View, California, concert on Friday a chance to use text messaging to sign a petition advocating changes in trade laws.
Source: InfoWorld

Philly narrows Wi-Fi equipment choice   19 Aug 2005 22:22 GMT
Philadelphia has narrowed down its choice of vendor to build its citywide Wi-Fi network to two candidates.
Source: ZDNet

Podcasting goes mobile   19 Aug 2005 19:38 GMT
A company making peer-to-peer software for music sharing on cell phones now offers cell phone software for finding and downloading podcasts.
Source: ZDNet

Telstra to launch 3G service Sept. 5   19 Aug 2005 18:53 GMT
Telstra, Australia's largest telecommunications company, plans to launch a host of new high speed services for mobile phone users, including new video features, as part of its official 3G (third generation) opening on Sept. 5, a spokesman said Friday.
Source: InfoWorld

Software Will Play Podcasts On Cell Phones   19 Aug 2005 14:18 GMT
Software will enable cellular subscribers to find and then play back podcasts on their phones.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Philadelphia Chooses Wireless Finalists   19 Aug 2005 14:05 GMT
Groups led by EarthLink and HP have been selected as the finalists to deploy Philadelphia's city-wide network, with city officials expecting deployment to begin this October.
Source: Mobile Pipeline