The Wireless Future? Look To South Korea   14 Nov 2005 05:00 GMT
Videoconferencing to TV to grocery payments on tap via cell phones, but providers must first build 3G networksCameras, 8-channel TV, and grocery payments the norm from Korean phones, and may be here, too, in 18 months
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Mobile Internet Searches For A Clear Roadmap   14 Nov 2005 05:00 GMT
Google, Yahoo seed a promising market with 'mobile desktop' plans and mapping app
Source: Mobile Pipeline

New Linux phone standards effort in the works   14 Nov 2005 05:00 GMT
PalmSource, France Telecom's Orange and several other companies plan to standardize aspects of Linux running on mobile phones.
Source: ZDNet

Philips targets $20 mobile phone for Chinese market (AFP)   11 Nov 2005 17:00 GMT

AFP - Dutch electronics giant Philips plans to launch a low-cost mobile phone in China priced at less than 20 dollars (17 euros) between now and 2008, the company said in a statement on Friday.

Source: Yahoo

WiMAX Forum Claims 150 Nets Deployed   11 Nov 2005 16:24 GMT
More than 150 pilot and commercial deployments of WiMAX networks are in use; certified fixed network products are expected by the end of the year, the WiMAX Forum reported late Thursday.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

In Brief: Compuware offers DevPartner products for Visual Studio 2005   11 Nov 2005 15:55 GMT
Compuware has announced Compuware DevPartner Studio 8.0 and Compuware DevPartner Fault Simulator 1.5, both of which offer full integration with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005.
Source: InfoWorld

Canadian Cellcos Form Mobile Payment Joint Venture   11 Nov 2005 15:02 GMT
Canada's three top national cellular operators have created a joint venture to develop ways to use cell phones to make payments.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Finding More Juice For Power-Thirsty Devices   11 Nov 2005 14:22 GMT
With mobile devices getting smaller and packed with more functionality, battery-makers are forced to pull out the stops to improve their products.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Google Proposes Free Wi-Fi In Its Home Town   11 Nov 2005 14:05 GMT
After putting in a bid to provide free Wi-Fi for San Francisco, Google is also proposing free Wi-Fi for nearby Mountain View, the location of its headquarters.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Sidekick maker seeks new partner (Reuters)   11 Nov 2005 13:55 GMT
Reuters - Danger Inc., creator of the popular Sidekick mobile phone, hopes to make a profit by the end of 2006 and to sign up a second phone manufacturing partner by the end this year, its chief executive said on Thursday.
Source: Yahoo