Tempe Claims Largest Dual-Use Muni Wireless Network   28 Nov 2005 13:27 GMT
The Arizona city is formally launching what it claims is the largest municipal wireless network to serve both citizens and city government.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Hardware isn't enough   28 Nov 2005 11:00 GMT
IT buyers live in a golden age of commodity hardware. Processors, servers, networks, storage, you name it: Every segment of the IT stack keeps getting faster, cheaper, and more commoditized. No surprise, then, that IT managers often resort to a checkbook-waving strategy, throwing hardware at every IT problem, from a balky WAN to an application speed bump.
Source: InfoWorld

Product Previews   28 Nov 2005 11:00 GMT
SAP pulls unstructured data into ERP systems SAP next month will unveil the SAP conversion Agent, a technology licensed from Itemfield that integrates unstructured and semistructured data into ERP systems. The add-on to SAP NetWeaver will facilitate collaboration and transactions between companies by transforming unstructured data into structured data for access on the NetWeaver platform. The Conversion Agent will include three major components: The Studio, a development environment for creating data transformations; The Engine, which integrates transformed data into business processes during execution; and Libraries, a set of prepackaged transformation templates for standard b-to-b processes for the insurance, health care, and banking industries. SAP Conversion Agent, SAP
Source: InfoWorld

Can The Tablet PC Get Out Of Its Niche?   28 Nov 2005 05:00 GMT
Can touch-screen technology, lighter systems, and wider use of 'digital ink' move pen-based computing beyond health-care, pharmaceutical, and education markets?
Source: Mobile Pipeline

What's a parent to do when kids beg for cellphones and MP3 players? (Canadian Press)   27 Nov 2005 22:24 GMT
Canadian Press - (AP) - Debra Scott's daughter had a birthday wish list typical for kids turning 11 these days. She wanted a cellphone, an IPod, a PlayStation 2 and maybe a new laptop.
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Police blotter: Legal flap over secret sex video   25 Nov 2005 18:00 GMT
An appeals court OKs wiretapping suit against ex-boyfriend accused of making secret sex video and distributing it online.
Source: ZDNet

Nokia's cell phone sales skyrocket in China (AFP)   25 Nov 2005 16:50 GMT

AFP - Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, said that over the first nine months of the year it had sold 23 million handsets in China, an increase of 77 percent compared to the same period a year ago.

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Nokia sees 2006 market beating expectations (Reuters)   25 Nov 2005 12:53 GMT
Reuters - The chief executive of top mobile-phone maker Nokia (NOK1V.HE) said on Friday that the global market is likely to grow faster next year than many people expect.
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ESPN wants to ring you up with highlights (USATODAY.com)   25 Nov 2005 12:16 GMT
USATODAY.com - For the big day-after Thanksgiving shopping stampede: How about going online to give the fanatic in your life a way to watch sports on a 2-inch screen costing $400? While the $400 ESPN Mobile cellphones won't be in stores nationwide until February, they go on sale online Friday at mobileespn.com.
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Nokia to Expand Mobile Networks in India (AP)   24 Nov 2005 18:57 GMT
AP - Nokia Corp. will expand mobile networks for BSNL in northern India, in a deal valued at $140 million, the world's largest mobile phone maker said Thursday.
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