Japanese auto makers connect to iPod   04 Aug 2005 08:35 GMT
TOKYO -- Three major Japanese auto-makers will offer car stereos in 2006 models that can be hooked up to Apple Computer's iPod digital music players, Apple said Thursday.
Source: InfoWorld

Feds approve Sprint-Nextel merger   04 Aug 2005 00:05 GMT
FCC and Department of Justice's Antitrust Division approve the mega-merger of the U.S. cell phone operators.
Source: ZDNet

Boston airport tries to kill free Wi-Fi node   03 Aug 2005 21:25 GMT
Continental offers free wireless in its lounge. The agency running Logan Airport sells it for $7.95 a day, and doesn't like competition.
Source: ZDNet

Boston airport tries to kill free WiFi node   03 Aug 2005 21:25 GMT
Continental offers free wireless in its lounge. The agency running Logan Airport sells it for $7.95 a day, and doesn't like competition.
Source: ZDNet

FCC Signs Off On Sprint-Nextel Merger   03 Aug 2005 20:57 GMT
The Federal Communications Commission approved Sprint Corp.'s acquisition of Nextel Communications Inc.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Alien unveils next-generation RFID reader   03 Aug 2005 18:00 GMT
Supply-chain infrastructure providers like Alien Technology and Symbol Technologies are prepping now for second-generation, or Gen 2, RFID tags expected in the second half of 2006. They're unveiling more capable readers and forming new alliances among the major enterprise software vendors.
Source: InfoWorld

Japan's NTT reports profit drop on shrinking mobile, fixed-line revenue (Canadian Press)   03 Aug 2005 17:40 GMT
Canadian Press - TOKYO (AP) - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp., Japan's biggest telecommunications company, said Wednesday its first-quarter profit slid 4.4 per cent as efforts to cut costs were overcome by shrinking revenue at its mobile phone and domestic fixed-line service business.
Source: Yahoo

NTT Posts Profit Dip on Shrinking Revenue (AP)   03 Aug 2005 14:46 GMT
AP - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp., Japan's biggest telecommunications company, said Wednesday its first-quarter profit slid 4.4 percent as efforts to cut costs were overcome by shrinking revenue at its mobile phone and domestic fixed-line service business.
Source: Yahoo

'Car Whisperer' puts hackers in the driver's seat   03 Aug 2005 14:28 GMT
If you happen to hear a disembodied computer voice tell you to "drive carefully" next time you're behind the wheel, you've probably met the Car Whisperer.
Source: InfoWorld

In Brief: EasyAsk enhances its e-commerce search capabilities   03 Aug 2005 14:10 GMT
EasyAsk, a division of Progress Software, has released the latest version of EasyAsk for Commerce, which adds more than two dozen new features.  EasyAsk for Commerce's synchronized natural-language search and navigation capabilities are used by customers to drive advanced merchandising. The enhancements allow companies to better promote relevant products through the use of metrics such as shopping history, product inventory, or special business-sponsored promotions.  EasyAsk was acquired by Progress Software last month.
Source: InfoWorld