Comcast, Cisco and Nortel seek interoperability   12 Dec 2005 18:35 GMT
The largest cable operator in the U.S. works with vendors to ensure its equipment is interoperable, making its broadband more flexible.
Source: ZDNet

Sprint Makes a Run for Movies (The Motley Fool)   12 Dec 2005 18:22 GMT
The Motley Fool - Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S - News) has made no secret of wanting a piece of the mobile digital content revolution. On Monday, the company announced plans to move quickly into video services -- maybe too quickly. Sprint said that full-length movies will be available for users of many of its mobile phones. The jury's still very much out as to whether the mobile phone providers have all the right moves in this area, though, and so far the Sprint offering doesn't sound too compelling.
Source: Yahoo

Study: Online shopping on upswing   12 Dec 2005 17:55 GMT
Holiday shopping on Internet up more than 30 percent this year over last, according to Nielsen/NetRatings.
Source: ZDNet

Europe's IT industry losing ground   12 Dec 2005 17:07 GMT
European IT firms are viewed as inflexible and expensive compared to their U.S. and Asian counterparts, traits that could make it hard for them to tap expanding Asian markets, according to a new survey of chief information officers (CIOs) by KPMG and the Economist Intelligence Unit.
Source: InfoWorld

Russia's MTS buys Kyrgyz Bitel for $150 mln (Reuters)   12 Dec 2005 16:34 GMT
Reuters - Mobile TeleSystems , Russia's leading mobile phone company, said on Monday it had taken over Kyrgyzstan's biggest mobile operator Bitel in a deal worth $150 million.
Source: Yahoo

In Brief: BenQ Mobile to launch 3 co-branded handsets   12 Dec 2005 15:40 GMT
BenQ Mobile plans to launch three new mobile phones in January that will for the first time use the new BenQ-Siemens brand. The new mobile phone company born from Taiwanese electronics maker BenQ's acquisition of Siemens' mobile phone division earlier this year, plans to hold launch events for the handsets in two locations, Germany and Shanghai, a BenQ official said on condition of anonymity.
Source: InfoWorld

In Brief: BenQ Mobile to launch 3 co-branded handsets (InfoWorld)   12 Dec 2005 15:37 GMT
InfoWorld - BenQ Mobile plans to launch three new mobile phones in January that will for the first time use the new BenQ-Siemens brand. The new mobile phone company born from Taiwanese electronics maker BenQ's acquisition of Siemens' mobile phone division earlier this year, plans to hold launch events for the handsets in two locations, Germany and Shanghai, a BenQ official said on condition of anonymity.
Source: Yahoo

Sprint To Launch Cell Phone Film Service   12 Dec 2005 14:59 GMT
The $6.95 per month service initially will offer older movies that subscribers can view in segments.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

OECD: China Tech Exports Overtake U.S. (AP)   12 Dec 2005 14:35 GMT
AP - China has overtaken the United States as the world's largest exporter of a broad category of electronic goods including computers, mobile phones and digital cameras, the OECD said Monday.
Source: Yahoo

Bluetooth Group Seeks To Harmonize Wireless Technologies   12 Dec 2005 14:18 GMT
The Bluetooth SIG Monday committed to working with trade groups representing other wireless technologies to make sure all the technologies work well together.
Source: Mobile Pipeline