Yahoo Japan steps up mobile content distribution (Reuters)   13 Oct 2005 13:01 GMT
Reuters - Yahoo Japan Corp. said on Thursday it had launched a mobile content distribution service, in which cellphone users can buy games, ring tones, news and other entertainment and information from 59 content providers.
Source: Yahoo

Japan To Offer VoIP For Cell Phones   13 Oct 2005 12:26 GMT
A Japanese government agency is said to be readying a new network that will enable users to place VoIP calls using their cell phones.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

BT plans Bluephone boosts for 2006   13 Oct 2005 11:33 GMT
British Telecommunications plans to sell 20 different converged Wi-Fi and cellular phone models next year as part of its BT Fusion service, an executive said on Wednesday during the Smartphone Show in London. BT also has other plans to expand the service and has a keen eye on the competition.
Source: InfoWorld

Software defines picoChip's WiMax chips   13 Oct 2005 11:09 GMT
Chip vendor picoChip Designs aims to bridge a chasm that is one barrier in the path of WiMax wireless broadband networks.
Source: InfoWorld

New WLAN group shakes up standards process   12 Oct 2005 23:25 GMT
The formation this week of a consortium for high-speed wireless LANs brings together more than two dozen vendors from both sides of an ongoing standards debate, but a prominent chip vendor believes core members of the group have sidestepped and disrupted the standards process.
Source: InfoWorld

Review: Kodak's Wi-Fi EasyShare Digital Camera   12 Oct 2005 22:37 GMT
Kodak's new $599 Wi-Fi enabled digital camera is a cool and, for now, unique gadget, but a mixed bag in the usability, picture quality and networking departments. Don’t buy this camera for its photographic features. A similarly priced camera from other major maker might have image stabilization, much higher optical zoom, and a higher pixel count.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Intel calls the Wi-Fi shots   12 Oct 2005 17:14 GMT
By touting its own version of a key specification, the chip giant may be rendering a formal standards-setting process moot.
Source: ZDNet

Symbian CEO: Keep the smart in smart phone   12 Oct 2005 15:32 GMT
And then spread it to the mass market, Nigel Clifford says at its Smartphone Show in London. Company wants to move beyond niche.
Source: ZDNet

Competitors Catching Up With Symbian Smartphone Platform: Study   12 Oct 2005 15:08 GMT
Symbian still is the dominant smartphone platform worldwide, but Microsoft and Linux are likely to start catching up, a new study claims.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Intellisync Unveils 'Always-On' IM For Mobile Phones (TechWeb)   12 Oct 2005 14:56 GMT
TechWeb - Intellisync Corporation has announced availability of its "always-on" instant message solution for users of Symbian OS smartphones.
Source: Yahoo