Cell phone market to exceed 800 mln units -surveys (Reuters)   25 Oct 2005 17:06 GMT
Reuters - The world's mobile phone makers are expected to sell more than 800 million units this year, up from earlier estimates of around 775 million handsets, the world's top cell phone market researchers said on Tuesday.
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Consumers ready to ditch landlines   25 Oct 2005 16:50 GMT
New research indicates a sharp increase in consumers using wireless phones and Internet telephony.
Source: ZDNet

Chip-enabled ball at 2006 World Cup soccer games?   25 Oct 2005 16:09 GMT
Engineers working on a chip-enabled soccer ball are optimistic about the technology being used at the FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) World Cup soccer tournament in Germany next year.
Source: InfoWorld

Roamware lets CDMA users roam on GSM networks   25 Oct 2005 12:40 GMT
Roamware has introduced a roaming gateway that enables CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) mobile users to roam on GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) networks, while retaining their CDMA numbers, according to an executive of the company.
Source: InfoWorld

In Brief: Telelogic enhances System Architect   25 Oct 2005 12:20 GMT
Telelogic announced version 10.3 of its Telelogic System Architect business process management solution.  This version integrates System Architect with Telelogic's solutions for Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), providing the capability to design optimized business processes and services across the enterprise.
Source: InfoWorld

Japan credit card cos form 'mobile wallet' alliance (Reuters)   25 Oct 2005 10:31 GMT
Reuters - Japan's credit card companies, headed by Japanese top-ranked JCB Co., formed an alliance on Tuesday to promote a standard that will allow use of mobile phones in lieu of credit cards regardless of the issuer.
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Texas Instruments 3Q Profit Up 12 Percent (AP)   24 Oct 2005 23:40 GMT
AP - Texas Instruments Inc. said Monday profit rose 12 percent in the third quarter on strong sales of chips for mobile phones and electronic devices, but company shares slumped in late trading as investors digested a slightly weaker than expected outlook for fourth-quarter revenue.
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Texas Instruments quarterly profit rises (Reuters)   24 Oct 2005 20:56 GMT
Reuters - Texas Instruments Inc. , the world's top maker of chips used in mobile phones, on Monday said earnings rose as revenue increased 10 percent on strong demand for communications and entertainment products.
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Cisco's new tool for emergency communications   24 Oct 2005 20:56 GMT
The company unveils an Internet Protocol technology that links incompatible radio networks.
Source: ZDNet

UK's Branson plots Virgin cell foray into France (Reuters)   24 Oct 2005 15:01 GMT

Reuters - UK entrepreneur Richard Branson's Virgin Mobile UK is in talks with Carphone Warehouse , Europe's top independent cell phone retailer, about forming a joint venture to bring Virgin mobile phone service to France.

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