IEEE approves mobile WiMax spec   08 Dec 2005 13:12 GMT
The standard for the broadband wireless technology known as mobile WiMax has been approved. Mobile WiMax networks will allow customers to wirelessly access the Internet anywhere they may be in a city.
Source: InfoWorld

Virgin Mobile shares ease after rejection of NTL bid (AFP)   08 Dec 2005 12:31 GMT

AFP - The share price of Virgin Mobile fell in early trade after the mobile phones group rejected a takeover bid from NTL, the biggest British cable TV provider.

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NEC develops razor-thin battery   08 Dec 2005 12:30 GMT
Engineers at Japan's NEC have developed a flexible battery that is less than a millimeter thick that can be charged in half a minute, the company said Wednesday.
Source: InfoWorld

New satellite service offers alternative to 3G roaming   08 Dec 2005 12:28 GMT
The problem is familiar to many users seeking a wireless connection while on the road: how to locate and pay for a Wi-Fi connection, or how wide is the 3G (third-generation) coverage and how high is the roaming fee. Inmarsat has launched a new satellite-based service that it claims will solve these issues.
Source: InfoWorld

Cops and crooks find new uses for mobile phones   08 Dec 2005 12:06 GMT
Mobile phones are changing the lives of both criminals and the investigators that hunt them, mobile phone security experts said at the Infosecurity conference held in New York on Wednesday. And corporate IT departments should be aware of their criminal capabilities, and take steps to gain more control of the mobile devices used by their workers, they said.
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Nokia shares hit 20-month high (Reuters)   08 Dec 2005 11:29 GMT
Reuters - Shares in Nokia (NOK1V.HE), the world's largest mobile phone maker, rose to a 20-month high on Thursday after key supplier Texas Instruments Inc. said fourth-quarter results would be at the high end of forecasts.
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Verizon Wireless to deliver CBS clips to phones (Reuters)   08 Dec 2005 05:59 GMT
Reuters - Verizon Wireless plans to start sending clips of popular CBS shows "CSI," "Survivor" and "Late Show with David Letterman" to mobile phones, marking CBS's first foray into wireless video, the companies said on Wednesday.
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Ericsson wins its largest ever contract (Reuters)   07 Dec 2005 23:52 GMT

Reuters - Mobile phone equipment maker Ericsson (ERICb.ST) said on Tuesday it had won a deal to run the network of operator 3 UK, its biggest contract ever and one which topped a 15 to 20 billion crown agreement signed earlier this year.

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Mobile WiMAX Standard Approved   07 Dec 2005 23:21 GMT
A mobile WiMax standard has been approved by the IEEE and will be designated 802.16e-2005.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Review: Palm Treo 650 for Verizon Wireless (NewsFactor)   07 Dec 2005 21:17 GMT
NewsFactor - The CDMA version of Palm's (Nasdaq: PLMO) Treo 650 smartphone for Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) combines the capabilities of a dual-band (800/1900 MHz) CDMA mobile phone with the advanced e-mail, messaging, and Web-access functions of a full-blown wireless PDA.
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