RIM, NTP In Patent Suit Settlement Talks   09 Dec 2005 13:31 GMT
RIM says it has resumed negotiations with NTP about settling a patent dispute that threatens to shut off BlackBerry service in the U.S.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Panasonic to kill GSM phones for 3G Linux handsets   09 Dec 2005 12:38 GMT
Panasonic Mobile Communications is ending development of 2G (second generation) cell phones in the face of "severe global competition" to concentrate on development of 3G (third generation) Linux-based handsets, it said Friday.
Source: InfoWorld

Alcatel, South Korea's KT team on mobile WiMax   09 Dec 2005 12:23 GMT
French telecoms equipment maker Alcatel and South Korean telco KT have agreed to establish a center in Seoul to conduct interoperability tests on infrastructure systems and devices based on the newly approved mobile WiMax standard, the companies said Friday.
Source: InfoWorld

Panasonic maker Matsushita to revamp cellphone business (AFP)   09 Dec 2005 11:01 GMT

AFP - Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial, maker of the Panasonic brand, announced up to 1,400 layoffs with the Philippines bearing the brunt of the cuts as it scales down its output of mobile handsets.

Source: Yahoo

IT, health care, and TV don't mix   09 Dec 2005 11:00 GMT
I don't usually watch ER-type TV shows, but I've lately been intrigued by the latest ABC hit, Grey's Anatomy. If you've seen it, then you know that the whole staff of Seattle Grace Hospital is young, has lots of sex, and hardly ever sleeps. But have you noticed that they don't spend much time at computers either?
Source: InfoWorld

LG sees 2006 handset shipment up: Lehman (Reuters)   09 Dec 2005 09:58 GMT
Reuters - South Korea's LG Electronics Inc. (066570.KS) forecasts its mobile phone shipments to grow between 25 and 30 percent in 2006 over this year's estimated 55 million units, Lehman Brothers said on Friday.
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Matsushita to restructure mobile business (Reuters)   09 Dec 2005 06:26 GMT
Reuters - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. will end production of current generation mobile phones for overseas markets and cut more than 1,000 related jobs, company sources said, making it the latest Japanese handset maker to scale back operations abroad.
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Telstra Hong Kong unit to merge with New World (AFP)   08 Dec 2005 23:54 GMT

AFP - Australia's dominant telecommunications firm, Telstra, announced Friday that its wholly-owned Hong Kong CSL will merge with New World to become the largest mobile phone company in Hong Kong.

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Mobile WiMax gets green light   08 Dec 2005 22:39 GMT
IEEE approves the 802.16e standard. Product and interoperability testing will begin in the first quarter of 2006.
Source: ZDNet

Qualcomm Inc. current quarter view up on strong chipset sales (Canadian Press)   08 Dec 2005 21:34 GMT
Canadian Press - NEW YORK (AP) - Qualcomm Inc. raised its earnings forecast for the current quarter based on robust sales of chips for third-generation cellphones.
Source: Yahoo