Researchers work on low-cost 4G   13 Dec 2005 12:56 GMT
Researchers in Dublin and scientists from Bell Labs will collaborate as part of a government-funded effort to explore new applications for 4G (fourth-generation) mobile phone technology and ways to ensure low-cost service delivery.
Source: InfoWorld

NTT DoCoMo Expands Mobile Payment Holdings   13 Dec 2005 12:54 GMT
Japanese operator acquires a Chinese vendor of mobile payment services.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Vodafone buys Telsim for $4.5 billion   13 Dec 2005 12:49 GMT
Vodafone Group on Tuesday said it plans to buy Turkish operator Telsim Mobil Telekomunikasyon Hizmetleri for $4.5 billion.
Source: InfoWorld

December's coolest gadgets   13 Dec 2005 12:17 GMT
The year-end products are launched, and now Japan's electronics companies are hoping for a profitable end to 2005.
Source: InfoWorld

Cellphone technology rings in pornography in USA (USATODAY.com)   13 Dec 2005 12:02 GMT
USATODAY.com - Quickly developing into big business overseas, cellphone pornography is a step closer to taking off in the USA. Cingular Wireless quietly has launched filtering devices and password-enabled blockers that help thwart underage consumers from buying adult content.
Source: Yahoo

Cellphone rulings could mean billions in tax refunds (USATODAY.com)   13 Dec 2005 12:02 GMT
USATODAY.com - Phone customers are due $9 billion in tax refunds and a 3% cut in wireless phone and long-distance bills, according to a series of federal court decisions. But the federal government continues to collect the tax and requires so much paperwork for refunds that only big corporations are likely to benefit.
Source: Yahoo

Vonage to sell Wi-Fi phone   13 Dec 2005 05:00 GMT
Vonage teams up with UTStarcom to develop a Wi-Fi phone that can be used over any public Wi-Fi network.
Source: ZDNet

Can Wi-Fi make it in Manhattan?   13 Dec 2005 02:00 GMT
New York City is taking a long, hard look at municipal wireless services in an effort to bring affordable broadband to the masses.
Source: ZDNet

Self-Destructing Message Service Comes to Mobile Phones (NewsFactor)   12 Dec 2005 21:46 GMT
NewsFactor - With technology seemingly straight out of spy movies, a British company has launched a text-messaging service that will automatically delete instant messages after recipients read them. The StealthText technology from Staellium UK is being touted as a way to increase corporate security because executives will no longer need to worry about the security of highly sensitive text messages.
Source: Yahoo

Bluetooth, other wireless groups synch up   12 Dec 2005 20:39 GMT
Bluetooth SIG will team with competing technology groups to speed development of interoperatable wireless technologies.
Source: ZDNet